diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/GenericsUtil.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/GenericsUtil.java
index d8cdf4758148..ef793fb5e721 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/GenericsUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/GenericsUtil.java
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ public class GenericsUtil {
             if (acceptExtendsBound(extendsType, extendsBound)) continue nextTypeParam;
           }
         }
+        else if (substituted instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType) {
+          final PsiType extendsBound = ((PsiCapturedWildcardType)substituted).getUpperBound();
+          if (acceptExtendsBound(extendsType, extendsBound)) {
+            continue nextTypeParam;
+          }
+        }
         if (extendsType != null && !TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(extendsType, substituted, allowUncheckedConversion)) {
           return Pair.create(typeParameter, extendsType);
         }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java
index a47977db6e89..964dca8b8e04 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class GenericsHighlighting8Test extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testInferenceWithUpperBoundPromotion() {
     doTest();
   }
-  public void _testVariance() {//todo
+  public void testVariance() {
     doTest();
   }
   public void testForeachTypes() {
@@ -321,9 +321,13 @@ public class GenericsHighlighting8Test extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testIDEA57486() {
     doTest();
   }
-  public void testIDEA57492() {
+
+  //compiles with java 6
+  public void _testIDEA57492() {
     doTest();
   }
+  
+  //compiles with java 6
   public void _testIDEA57493() {
     doTest();
   }