diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/ReturnTypeApplocabilityIfCapturedWildcardInferred.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/ReturnTypeApplocabilityIfCapturedWildcardInferred.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4acb9d6db14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/ReturnTypeApplocabilityIfCapturedWildcardInferred.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+class Test {
+
+  {
+    Function<Entry<? extends String, Integer>, String> getKey = Entry::getKey;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java
index 59624a3099fc..d02a0801b4ec 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ public class NewMethodRefHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testReturnTypeApplocabilityIfCapturedWildcardInferred() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   private void doTest() {
     doTest(false);
   }