diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CandidateResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CandidateResolver.java
index 16493038736..b6d8e00ac16 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CandidateResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CandidateResolver.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class CandidateResolver {
 
         JetType effectiveExpectedType = getEffectiveExpectedType(valueParameterDescriptor, valueArgument);
         JetType expectedType = constraintSystem.getCurrentSubstitutor().substitute(effectiveExpectedType, Variance.INVARIANT);
-        if (expectedType == null || expectedType == DONT_CARE) {
+        if (expectedType == null || TypeUtils.isDontCarePlaceholder(expectedType)) {
             expectedType = argumentTypeResolver.getShapeTypeOfFunctionLiteral(functionLiteralExpression, context.scope, context.trace, false);
         }
         if (expectedType == null || !KotlinBuiltIns.getInstance().isFunctionOrExtensionFunctionType(expectedType)
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ClosureExpressionsTypingVisitor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ClosureExpressionsTypingVisitor.java
index 7a8f1f64961..dbf8374ddec 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ClosureExpressionsTypingVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ClosureExpressionsTypingVisitor.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.util.Function;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import kotlin.Function0;
+import kotlin.Function1;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.*;
@@ -232,7 +233,13 @@ public class ClosureExpressionsTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
             }
         }
         else {
-            if (expectedType == null || expectedType == DONT_CARE || ErrorUtils.isUninferredParameter(expectedType)) {
+            boolean containsUninferredParameter = TypeUtils.containsSpecialType(expectedType, new Function1<JetType, Boolean>() {
+                @Override
+                public Boolean invoke(JetType type) {
+                    return TypeUtils.isDontCarePlaceholder(type) || ErrorUtils.isUninferredParameter(type);
+                }
+            });
+            if (expectedType == null || containsUninferredParameter) {
                 context.trace.report(CANNOT_INFER_PARAMETER_TYPE.on(declaredParameter));
             }
             if (expectedType != null) {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a52a3eb0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// !DIAGNOSTICS: -UNUSED_PARAMETER
+
+fun <T, R : Any> foo(body: (R?) -> T): T = fail()
+
+fun test1() {
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>foo<!> {
+        true
+    }
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>foo<!> { <!CANNOT_INFER_PARAMETER_TYPE!>x<!> ->
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun <T, R> bar(body: (R) -> T): T = fail()
+
+fun test2() {
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>bar<!> {
+        true
+    }
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>bar<!> { <!CANNOT_INFER_PARAMETER_TYPE!>x<!> ->
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+fun <T, R> baz(body: (List<R>) -> T): T = fail()
+
+fun test3() {
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>baz<!> {
+        true
+    }
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>baz<!> { <!CANNOT_INFER_PARAMETER_TYPE!>x<!> ->
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+fun <T, R : Any> brr(body: (List<R?>) -> T): T = fail()
+
+fun test4() {
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>brr<!> {
+        true
+    }
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER!>brr<!> { <!CANNOT_INFER_PARAMETER_TYPE!>x<!> ->
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+fun fail() = throw Exception()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.lazy.log b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.lazy.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..421e7fe4edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.lazy.log
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+DescriptorResolver@0 {
+    <name not found> = JetTypeImpl@1['Nothing']
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassDescriptor@2['Exception'] {
+    constructors = ArrayList@3[5] { JavaConstructorDescriptor@4['<init>'], JavaConstructorDescriptor@5['<init>'], JavaConstructorDescriptor@6['<init>'], ... } // through LazyJavaClassMemberScope@7
+    defaultType = JetTypeImpl@8['Exception']
+    functionTypeForSamInterface = null
+    typeConstructor = LazyJavaClassTypeConstructor@9['Exception']
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassTypeConstructor@9['Exception'] {
+    parameters = ArrayList@10[empty]
+    supertypes = ArrayList@11[1] { LazyJavaClassifierType@12['Throwable'] }
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@13['String'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@14[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@15['String']
+    nullable = 'false': Boolean@16
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@17
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@18['String'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@19[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@20['String']
+    nullable = 'false': Boolean@16
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@17
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@21['String'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@22[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@23['String']
+    nullable = 'false': Boolean@16
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@17
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@24['String'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@25[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@23['String']
+    nullable = 'true': Boolean@26
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@17
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@27['String'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@28[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@15['String']
+    nullable = 'true': Boolean@26
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@17
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@29['String'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@30[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@20['String']
+    nullable = 'true': Boolean@26
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@17
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@31['Throwable'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@32[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@33['Throwable']
+    nullable = 'false': Boolean@16
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@34
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@35['Throwable'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@36[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@37['Throwable']
+    nullable = 'false': Boolean@16
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@34
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@38['Throwable'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@39[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@40['Throwable']
+    nullable = 'false': Boolean@16
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@34
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@41['Throwable'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@42[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@33['Throwable']
+    nullable = 'true': Boolean@26
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@34
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@43['Throwable'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@44[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@37['Throwable']
+    nullable = 'true': Boolean@26
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@34
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@45['Throwable'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@46[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@40['Throwable']
+    nullable = 'true': Boolean@26
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@34
+}
+
+LazyJavaClassifierType@12['Throwable'] {
+    arguments = ArrayList@47[empty]
+    classifier = JavaClassImpl@48['Throwable']
+    typeConstructor = DeserializedClassTypeConstructor@34
+}
+
+LazyJavaPackageFragmentProvider@49 {
+    packageFragments('<root>': FqName@50) = LazyJavaPackageFragment@51['<root>']
+    packageFragments('Any': FqName@52) = null
+    packageFragments('List': FqName@53) = null
+    packageFragments('R': FqName@54) = null
+    packageFragments('T': FqName@55) = null
+    packageFragments('java': FqName@56) = LazyJavaPackageFragment@57['java']
+    packageFragments('java.lang': FqName@58) = LazyJavaPackageFragment@59['lang']
+    packageFragments('java.lang.Any': FqName@60) = null
+    packageFragments('java.lang.List': FqName@61) = null
+    packageFragments('java.lang.R': FqName@62) = null
+    packageFragments('java.lang.T': FqName@63) = null
+    packageFragments('kotlin': FqName@64) = null
+    packageFragments('kotlin.Any': FqName@65) = null
+    packageFragments('kotlin.List': FqName@66) = null
+    packageFragments('kotlin.R': FqName@67) = null
+    packageFragments('kotlin.T': FqName@68) = null
+    packageFragments('kotlin.io': FqName@69) = null
+    packageFragments('kotlin.jvm': FqName@70) = null
+    topLevelClasses(JavaClassImpl@71['Exception']) = LazyJavaClassDescriptor@2['Exception']
+}
+
+LazyJavaPackageFragment@51['<root>'] {
+    classes('Any': Name@72) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    classes('Exception': Name@74) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    classes('List': Name@75) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    classes('bar': Name@76) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    classes('baz': Name@77) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    classes('brr': Name@78) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    classes('fail': Name@79) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    classes('foo': Name@80) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    deserializedPackageScope = Empty@81 // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    functions('Exception': Name@74) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    functions('bar': Name@76) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    functions('baz': Name@77) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    functions('brr': Name@78) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    functions('fail': Name@79) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    functions('foo': Name@80) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+    memberIndex = computeMemberIndex$1@83 // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@73
+}
+
+LazyJavaPackageFragment@57['java'] {
+    classes('lang': Name@84) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@85
+    deserializedPackageScope = Empty@81 // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@85
+    functions('lang': Name@86) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@85
+    memberIndex = computeMemberIndex$1@87 // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@85
+}
+
+LazyJavaPackageFragment@59['lang'] {
+    classes('Exception': Name@74) = LazyJavaClassDescriptor@2['Exception'] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    classes('bar': Name@76) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    classes('baz': Name@77) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    classes('brr': Name@78) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    classes('fail': Name@79) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    classes('foo': Name@80) = null // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    deserializedPackageScope = Empty@81 // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    functions('Exception': Name@74) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    functions('bar': Name@76) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    functions('baz': Name@77) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    functions('brr': Name@78) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    functions('fail': Name@79) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    functions('foo': Name@80) = EmptyList@82[empty] // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+    memberIndex = computeMemberIndex$1@89 // through LazyPackageFragmentScopeForJavaPackage@88
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d8cbe63848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package
+
+internal fun </*0*/ T, /*1*/ R> bar(/*0*/ body: (R) -> T): T
+internal fun </*0*/ T, /*1*/ R> baz(/*0*/ body: (kotlin.List<R>) -> T): T
+internal fun </*0*/ T, /*1*/ R : kotlin.Any> brr(/*0*/ body: (kotlin.List<R?>) -> T): T
+internal fun fail(): kotlin.Nothing
+internal fun </*0*/ T, /*1*/ R : kotlin.Any> foo(/*0*/ body: (R?) -> T): T
+internal fun test1(): kotlin.Unit
+internal fun test2(): kotlin.Unit
+internal fun test3(): kotlin.Unit
+internal fun test4(): kotlin.Unit
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index a9dd609b424..25eb6f5d447 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -4915,6 +4915,12 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractJetDiagnosticsTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("kt6175.kt")
+            public void testKt6175() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt6175.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("kt619.kt")
             public void testKt619() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt619.kt");
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/inference/ConstraintSystemImpl.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/inference/ConstraintSystemImpl.java
index 0d5fb1fc1e6..3286ff61247 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/inference/ConstraintSystemImpl.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/inference/ConstraintSystemImpl.java
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public class ConstraintSystemImpl implements ConstraintSystem {
     }
 
     private boolean isErrorOrSpecialType(@Nullable JetType type) {
-        if (type == DONT_CARE || ErrorUtils.isUninferredParameter(type)) {
+        if (TypeUtils.isDontCarePlaceholder(type) || ErrorUtils.isUninferredParameter(type)) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/TypeUtils.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/TypeUtils.java
index 16b5908d312..67ba5be0b5f 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/TypeUtils.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/TypeUtils.java
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ public class TypeUtils {
         return type == NO_EXPECTED_TYPE || type == UNIT_EXPECTED_TYPE;
     }
 
+    public static boolean isDontCarePlaceholder(@Nullable JetType type) {
+        return type != null && type.getConstructor() == DONT_CARE.getConstructor();
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     public static JetType makeNullable(@NotNull JetType type) {
         return makeNullableAsSpecified(type, true);
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
index b8fe455d731..ef15dbabae7 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class DescriptorRendererImpl implements DescriptorRenderer {
     private String renderInflexibleType(@NotNull JetType type) {
         assert !TypesPackage.isFlexible(type) : "Flexible types not allowed here: " + renderNormalizedType(type);
 
-        if (type == CANT_INFER_LAMBDA_PARAM_TYPE || type == DONT_CARE) {
+        if (type == CANT_INFER_LAMBDA_PARAM_TYPE || TypeUtils.isDontCarePlaceholder(type)) {
             return "???";
         }
         if (ErrorUtils.isUninferredParameter(type)) {