diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
index 7d8ddddf43b..a2ff448bc28 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
@@ -469,7 +469,13 @@ public class DescriptorRenderer implements Renderer<DeclarationDescriptor> {
         }
 
         protected void renderTypeParameter(TypeParameterDescriptor descriptor, StringBuilder builder) {
-            if (!descriptor.isReified()) {
+            if (descriptor.isReified()) {
+                String variance = descriptor.getVariance().toString();
+                if (!variance.isEmpty()) {
+                    builder.append(renderKeyword(variance)).append(" ");
+                }
+            }
+            else {
                 builder.append(renderKeyword("erased")).append(" ");
             }
             renderName(descriptor, builder);
diff --git a/compiler/testData/renderer/Classes.kt b/compiler/testData/renderer/Classes.kt
index e5e9b52e2fc..e69596a832a 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/renderer/Classes.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/renderer/Classes.kt
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ private enum class TheEnum(val rgb : Int) {
 
 //package rendererTest defined in root package
 //internal final annotation class TheAnnotation defined in rendererTest
-//public open class TheClass<T : jet.Int, X> defined in rendererTest
-//<T : jet.Int> defined in rendererTest.TheClass
+//public open class TheClass<out T : jet.Int, X> defined in rendererTest
+//<out T : jet.Int> defined in rendererTest.TheClass
 //<X> defined in rendererTest.TheClass
 //private final val privateVal : jet.Int defined in rendererTest.TheClass
 //internal final val shouldBeFinal : jet.Int defined in rendererTest.TheClass