diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA116493.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA116493.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..53e3d1ff254c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA116493.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import java.util.List;
+
+class Test {
+    void foo() {
+        List<List<?>> a = bar();
+    }
+    
+    <T> List<List<T>> bar() {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
index 8fed1be305c0..9d7673d770f5 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ public class GenericsHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testIDEA71582() { doTest5(false); }
   public void testIDEA65377() { doTest5(false); }
   public void testIDEA113526() { doTest5(true); }
+  public void testIDEA116493() { doTest(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_7, false); }
 
   public void testJavaUtilCollections_NoVerify() throws Exception {
     PsiClass collectionsClass = getJavaFacade().findClass("java.util.Collections", GlobalSearchScope.moduleWithLibrariesScope(getModule()));