diff --git a/analysis/symbol-light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/light/classes/symbol/fields/SymbolLightFieldForProperty.kt b/analysis/symbol-light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/light/classes/symbol/fields/SymbolLightFieldForProperty.kt
index 0b6eb371708..8cc50d56a99 100644
--- a/analysis/symbol-light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/light/classes/symbol/fields/SymbolLightFieldForProperty.kt
+++ b/analysis/symbol-light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/light/classes/symbol/fields/SymbolLightFieldForProperty.kt
@@ -66,10 +66,15 @@ internal class SymbolLightFieldForProperty private constructor(
                 (kotlinOrigin as? KtProperty)?.delegateExpression?.getKtType()
             else
                 propertySymbol.returnType
+            // See [KotlinTypeMapper#writeFieldSignature]
+            val typeMappingMode = if (propertySymbol.isVal)
+                KtTypeMappingMode.RETURN_TYPE
+            else
+                KtTypeMappingMode.VALUE_PARAMETER
             ktType?.asPsiType(
                 this@SymbolLightFieldForProperty,
                 allowErrorTypes = true,
-                KtTypeMappingMode.RETURN_TYPE
+                typeMappingMode,
             )
         } ?: nonExistentType()
     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/asJava/lightClasses/lightClassByPsi/generics.fir.java b/compiler/testData/asJava/lightClasses/lightClassByPsi/generics.fir.java
index dd9e1a195cd..6ceea95f88f 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/asJava/lightClasses/lightClassByPsi/generics.fir.java
+++ b/compiler/testData/asJava/lightClasses/lightClassByPsi/generics.fir.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 public abstract class C /* C*/<T>  {
   @org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull()
-  private java.util.List<java.lang.CharSequence> constructorParam;
+  private java.util.List<? extends java.lang.CharSequence> constructorParam;
 
   @org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable()
   private java.util.HashSet<java.lang.String> sHashSetProp;
 
   @org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable()
-  private java.util.List<java.lang.CharSequence> csListProp;
+  private java.util.List<? extends java.lang.CharSequence> csListProp;
 
   @org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable()
   private java.util.List<java.lang.String> sListProp;