diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaMethodsConflictResolver.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaMethodsConflictResolver.java
index eaaa8b8d475c..47e99bbe4077 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaMethodsConflictResolver.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaMethodsConflictResolver.java
@@ -713,7 +713,11 @@ public class JavaMethodsConflictResolver implements PsiConflictResolver{
       ProgressManager.checkCanceled();
       LOG.assertTrue(typeParameter != null);
       if (!substitutor.getSubstitutionMap().containsKey(typeParameter)) {
-        substitutor = substitutor.put(typeParameter, TypeConversionUtil.erasure(siteSubstitutor.substitute(typeParameter), substitutor));
+        PsiType type = siteSubstitutor.substitute(typeParameter);
+        if (type instanceof PsiClassType && ((PsiClassType)type).resolve() instanceof PsiTypeParameter) {
+          type = TypeConversionUtil.erasure(type, substitutor);
+        }
+        substitutor = substitutor.put(typeParameter, type);
       }
     }
     return substitutor;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA120153.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA120153.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..afca96396931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA120153.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+class Idea {
+  class Library<T> {
+    public void f(Base<T> x) {
+    }
+    public void f(Derived<T> x) {
+    }
+  }
+
+  class Wrapper<T> {
+  }
+
+  class Base<In> {
+  }
+  class Derived<In> extends Base<In> {
+  }
+
+  public void main(Derived<Wrapper<String>> x) {
+    new Library<Wrapper<String>>().f(x);
+  }
+}
\ 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 f0cac18d908e..9455c0ec0493 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ public class GenericsHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testIDEA118037() { doTest(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_7, false); }
   public void testIDEA119546() { doTest(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_7, false); }
   public void testIDEA118527() { doTest(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_7, false); }
+  public void testIDEA120153() { 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()));