diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/KotlinSealedInheritorsInJavaInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/KotlinSealedInheritorsInJavaInspection.kt
index 572f5b00f55..435a6c71f05 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/KotlinSealedInheritorsInJavaInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/KotlinSealedInheritorsInJavaInspection.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class KotlinSealedInheritorsInJavaInspection : LocalInspectionTool() {
     override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor {
         return object : JavaElementVisitor() {
             override fun visitClass(aClass: PsiClass?) {
+                if (aClass is PsiTypeParameter) return
                 aClass?.listSealedParentReferences()?.forEach {
                     holder.registerProblem(
                         it, KotlinBundle.message("inheritance.of.kotlin.sealed", 0.takeIf { aClass.isInterface } ?: 1),
diff --git a/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/before/JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed.java b/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/before/JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed.java
index 2ab7d257214..0e35807aa1a 100644
--- a/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/before/JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed.java
+++ b/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/before/JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ public class JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed {
     interface OkToExtend extends KotlinInterface {}
     class OkToExtendClass extends KotlinClass{}
 
+    public <OkTypeParam extends KotlinSealedClass> void getSealed() {}
+
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         KotlinSealedInterface sealedInterface = new KotlinSealedInterface() {}; // anonymouns class implements interface
         KotlinSealedClass sealedClass = new KotlinSealedClass() {};
diff --git a/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/expected.xml b/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/expected.xml
index 585da3710b0..ea2c35e8958 100644
--- a/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/expected.xml
+++ b/idea/testData/multiFileInspections/kotlinSealedInJavaTest/expected.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
   <problem>
     <file>JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed.java</file>
-    <line>12</line>
+    <line>14</line>
     <module>testKotlinSealedInJavaTest_KotlinSealedInJavaTest</module>
     <package>&lt;default&gt;</package>
     <entry_point TYPE="class" FQNAME="JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed$1" />
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
   <problem>
     <file>JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed.java</file>
-    <line>13</line>
+    <line>15</line>
     <module>testKotlinSealedInJavaTest_KotlinSealedInJavaTest</module>
     <package>&lt;default&gt;</package>
     <entry_point TYPE="class" FQNAME="JavaTriesToExtendKotlinSealed$2" />