diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnnecessaryOptInAnnotationInspection.kt b/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnnecessaryOptInAnnotationInspection.kt
index 87f787f1588d..0fa7072d2bdc 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnnecessaryOptInAnnotationInspection.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnnecessaryOptInAnnotationInspection.kt
@@ -236,7 +236,12 @@ private class MarkerCollector(private val resolutionFacade: ResolutionFacade) {
      * @param moduleApiVersion the API version of the current module to check `@WasExperimental` annotations
      */
     private fun KotlinType.collectMarkers(moduleApiVersion: ApiVersion) {
-        arguments.forEach { it.type.collectMarkers(moduleApiVersion) }
+        arguments.forEach {
+            if (!it.isStarProjection) {
+                it.type.collectMarkers(moduleApiVersion)
+            }
+        }
+
         val descriptor = this.constructor.declarationDescriptor ?: return
         descriptor.collectMarkers(moduleApiVersion)
     }
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
index fbffc5368646..89243014176e 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
@@ -15414,6 +15414,11 @@ public abstract class LocalInspectionTestGenerated extends AbstractLocalInspecti
             runTest("testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/noArguments.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("recursive.kt")
+        public void testRecursive() throws Exception {
+            runTest("testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/recursive.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("redundantClassTwoMarkers.kt")
         public void testRedundantClassTwoMarkers() throws Exception {
             runTest("testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/redundantClassTwoMarkers.kt");
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/recursive.kt b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/recursive.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..286452abf5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/recursive.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// WITH_STDLIB
+// COMPILER_ARGUMENTS: -Xopt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn
+
+@RequiresOptIn
+annotation class Marker
+
+lateinit var variable: RecType<*>
+
+@OptIn(<caret>Marker::class)
+fun t() {
+    variable
+}
+
+interface RecType<R : RecType<R>>
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/recursive.kt.after b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/recursive.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6259668fc3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/unnecessaryOptInAnnotation/recursive.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// WITH_STDLIB
+// COMPILER_ARGUMENTS: -Xopt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn
+
+@RequiresOptIn
+annotation class Marker
+
+lateinit var variable: RecType<*>
+
+fun t() {
+    variable
+}
+
+interface RecType<R : RecType<R>>