diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeInspection.java
index a38b9e5ebb4f..aa2103406ded 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeInspection.java
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ public class CloneReturnsClassTypeInspection extends BaseInspection {
       if (!(element instanceof PsiTypeElement)) {
         return;
       }
-      final PsiElement parent = element.getParent();
+      final PsiTypeElement typeElement = (PsiTypeElement)element;
+      final PsiElement parent = typeElement.getParent();
       if (!(parent instanceof PsiMethod)) {
         return;
       }
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class CloneReturnsClassTypeInspection extends BaseInspection {
                                               commentTracker);
         }
       });
-      element.replace(newTypeElement);
+      typeElement.getFirstChild().replace(newTypeElement.getFirstChild());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igfixes/cloneable/change_return_type/TypeUseAnnotation.after.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igfixes/cloneable/change_return_type/TypeUseAnnotation.after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f91932a126c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igfixes/cloneable/change_return_type/TypeUseAnnotation.after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+class TypeUseAnnotation implements Cloneable {
+
+  public @NonNull TypeUseAnnotation clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
+      return (TypeUseAnnotation) super.clone();
+  }
+}
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE})
+@interface NonNull {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igfixes/cloneable/change_return_type/TypeUseAnnotation.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igfixes/cloneable/change_return_type/TypeUseAnnotation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66e7d9363242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igfixes/cloneable/change_return_type/TypeUseAnnotation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+class TypeUseAnnotation implements Cloneable {
+
+  public @NonNull <caret>Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
+    return super.clone();
+  }
+}
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE})
+@interface NonNull {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeFixTest.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeFixTest.java
index 159c15bc8778..bad38b0d378a 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeFixTest.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/cloneable/CloneReturnsClassTypeFixTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class CloneReturnsClassTypeFixTest extends IGQuickFixesTestCase {
 
   public void testSimple() { doTest("Change return type to 'Simple'"); }
   public void testReturnNull() { doTest("Change return type to 'ReturnNull'"); }
+  public void testTypeUseAnnotation() { doTest("Change return type to 'TypeUseAnnotation'"); }
   public void testCast() { doTest("Change return type to 'Cast'"); }
   public void testAnonymousClass() { doTest("Change return type to 'B'"); }
   public void testNested() { doTest("Change return type to 'Nested'"); }