diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ArgumentTypeResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ArgumentTypeResolver.java
index 1aa9a9de86e..557f4f056fa 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ArgumentTypeResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ArgumentTypeResolver.java
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ public class ArgumentTypeResolver {
             @NotNull JetScope scope,
             @NotNull BindingTrace trace
     ) {
-        List<JetParameter> valueParameters = expression.getValueParameters();
-        if (valueParameters.isEmpty()) {
+        if (expression.getFunctionLiteral().getValueParameterList() == null) {
             return PLACEHOLDER_FUNCTION_TYPE;
         }
+        List<JetParameter> valueParameters = expression.getValueParameters();
         TemporaryBindingTrace temporaryTrace = TemporaryBindingTrace.create(
                 trace, "trace to resolve function literal parameter types");
         List<JetType> parameterTypes = Lists.newArrayList();
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/functionPlaceholderError.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/functionPlaceholderError.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..869b1b6a2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/functionPlaceholderError.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package a
+
+fun <T> emptyList(): List<T> = throw Exception()
+
+fun foo<T>(f: T.() -> Unit, l: List<T>): T = throw Exception("$f$l")
+
+fun test() {
+    val q = foo({ Int.() -> }, emptyList()) //type inference no information for parameter error
+    q: Int
+
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>foo<!>({}, <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>emptyList<!>())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index dd077dee827..f56e0c727e6 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -2755,6 +2755,11 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithEage
                 doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/dependantOnVarianceNullable.kt");
             }
             
+            @TestMetadata("functionPlaceholderError.kt")
+            public void testFunctionPlaceholderError() throws Exception {
+                doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/functionPlaceholderError.kt");
+            }
+            
             @TestMetadata("hasErrorInConstrainingTypes.kt")
             public void testHasErrorInConstrainingTypes() throws Exception {
                 doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/hasErrorInConstrainingTypes.kt");