diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
index 841561fe0ace..12fb964c4ccb 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
@@ -265,16 +265,15 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionBase extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalInspection
           if (context != null) {
             checkRedundantInContainerScope(annotation, manager.findDefaultTypeUseNullability(context), nullability);
           }
-          if (nullability == Nullability.NOT_NULL && PsiUtil.resolveClassInClassTypeOnly(type) instanceof PsiTypeParameter) {
-            PsiType notAnnotated = type.annotate(TypeAnnotationProvider.EMPTY);
-            TypeNullability notAnnotatedNullability = notAnnotated.getNullability();
-            if (notAnnotatedNullability.nullability() == Nullability.NOT_NULL &&
-                notAnnotatedNullability.source() instanceof NullabilitySource.ExtendsBound) {
-              reportProblem(holder, annotation,
-                            new RemoveAnnotationQuickFix(annotation, null),
-                            "inspection.nullable.problems.redundant.annotation.inherited.notnull");
-              
-            }
+        }
+        if (type != null && nullability == Nullability.NOT_NULL && PsiUtil.resolveClassInClassTypeOnly(type) instanceof PsiTypeParameter) {
+          PsiType notAnnotated = type.annotate(TypeAnnotationProvider.EMPTY);
+          TypeNullability notAnnotatedNullability = notAnnotated.getNullability();
+          if (notAnnotatedNullability.nullability() == Nullability.NOT_NULL &&
+              notAnnotatedNullability.source() instanceof NullabilitySource.ExtendsBound) {
+            reportProblem(holder, annotation,
+                          new RemoveAnnotationQuickFix(annotation, null),
+                          "inspection.nullable.problems.redundant.annotation.inherited.notnull");
           }
         }
         if (type instanceof PsiPrimitiveType) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/RedundantNotNull2.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/RedundantNotNull2.java
index ea2a7f8be55a..7d93471415ae 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/RedundantNotNull2.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/RedundantNotNull2.java
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
-class Container<T> {
-
+class Container<T extends CharSequence> {
+  <warning descr="Redundant nullability annotation: type parameter upper bound is already non-null">@NotNull</warning> T getT() {
+    return null;
+  }
 
   <L extends @Nullable Object> List<@NotNull L> get() {
     return null;