diff --git a/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/ResultTypeResolver.kt b/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/ResultTypeResolver.kt
index 2e1fd389be1..d0c5ba94164 100644
--- a/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/ResultTypeResolver.kt
+++ b/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/ResultTypeResolver.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.checker.intersectTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.isPrimitiveNumberType
 
 class ResultTypeResolver(
-    val typeApproximator: TypeApproximator
+    val typeApproximator: TypeApproximator,
+    val trivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle: TrivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle
 ) {
     interface Context {
         fun isProperType(type: UnwrappedType): Boolean
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ class ResultTypeResolver(
             if (!isProperType(constraint.type)) continue
             if (!checkConstraint(constraint.type, constraint.kind, resultType)) return false
         }
+
+        if (!trivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle.isSuitableResultedType(resultType)) return false
+
         return true
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/TrivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle.kt b/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/TrivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle.kt
index 417447504fb..14b02efcfed 100644
--- a/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/TrivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle.kt
+++ b/compiler/resolution/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/components/TrivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ class TrivialConstraintTypeInferenceOracle {
         // TODO: probably we also can take into account `T <: Any(?)` constraints
         return constraint.kind == ConstraintKind.LOWER && constraint.type.isNothingOrNullableNothing()
     }
+
+    // This function controls the choice between sub and super result type
+    // Even that Nothing(?) is the most specific type for subtype, it doesn't bring valuable information to the user,
+    // therefore it is discriminated in favor of supertype
+    fun isSuitableResultedType(resultType: UnwrappedType): Boolean {
+        return !resultType.isNothingOrNullableNothing()
+    }
 }
 
 private fun UnwrappedType.isNothingOrNullableNothing(): Boolean =
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52abf154c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// !LANGUAGE: +NewInference
+// !DIAGNOSTICS: -UNUSED_PARAMETER -UNUSED_VARIABLE
+
+fun <K> select2(x: K, y: K): K = TODO()
+fun <K> select3(x: K, y: K, z: K): K = TODO()
+
+fun test2(f: ((String) -> Int)?) {
+    val a0: ((Int) -> Int)? = select2({ it -> it }, null)
+    val b0: ((Nothing) -> Unit)? = select2({ it -> <!UNUSED_EXPRESSION!>it<!> }, null)
+
+    select3({ it.length }, f, null)
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d489348554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package
+
+public fun </*0*/ K> select2(/*0*/ x: K, /*1*/ y: K): K
+public fun </*0*/ K> select3(/*0*/ x: K, /*1*/ y: K, /*2*/ z: K): K
+public fun test2(/*0*/ f: ((kotlin.String) -> kotlin.Int)?): kotlin.Unit
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/nothingWithCallableReference.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/nothingWithCallableReference.kt
index ec96bfb1418..33e9f9ffc45 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/nothingWithCallableReference.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/nothingWithCallableReference.kt
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ fun test(f1: (Int) -> Unit, f2: kotlin.Function1<Int, Unit>) {
     dependantSelect2(null, ::foo)
     dependantSelect3(null, ::foo, ::cloneFoo)
     dependantSelect3(null, f1, ::bar)
-    // Here we have LOWER(Nothing?), UPPER(Function1) and therefore type variable is fixed to the former
-    dependantSelect3(null, <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>::bar<!>, f1)
+    dependantSelect3(null, ::bar, f1)
 
     // These errors are actually can be fixed (and, probably, should) if we force resolution of callable reference
     dependantSelect3(null, ::foo, <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>::bar<!>)
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index 8783b5e8bef..076f24956ec 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -9962,6 +9962,11 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTest {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/complexDependancyOnVariableWithTrivialConstraint.kt");
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.kt")
+                public void testLambdaNothingAndExpectedType() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.kt");
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("nothingWithCallableReference.kt")
                 public void testNothingWithCallableReference() throws Exception {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/nothingWithCallableReference.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/javac/DiagnosticsUsingJavacTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/javac/DiagnosticsUsingJavacTestGenerated.java
index dd204d970fd..2c41bcd16ed 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/javac/DiagnosticsUsingJavacTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/javac/DiagnosticsUsingJavacTestGenerated.java
@@ -9962,6 +9962,11 @@ public class DiagnosticsUsingJavacTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsUsing
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/complexDependancyOnVariableWithTrivialConstraint.kt");
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.kt")
+                public void testLambdaNothingAndExpectedType() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/lambdaNothingAndExpectedType.kt");
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("nothingWithCallableReference.kt")
                 public void testNothingWithCallableReference() throws Exception {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/nothingType/nothingWithCallableReference.kt");