diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index d7a100e1125..105d80fe040 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -21700,6 +21700,12 @@ public class FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractFirDiagnosti
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinOutProjection.kt");
                 }
 
+                @Test
+                @TestMetadata("kotlinStarProjection.kt")
+                public void testKotlinStarProjection() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.kt");
+                }
+
                 @Test
                 @TestMetadata("listSuperType.kt")
                 public void testListSuperType() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java
index 14d79074a15..1687ffd2f6e 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java
@@ -21700,6 +21700,12 @@ public class FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated extends Abstrac
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinOutProjection.kt");
                 }
 
+                @Test
+                @TestMetadata("kotlinStarProjection.kt")
+                public void testKotlinStarProjection() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.kt");
+                }
+
                 @Test
                 @TestMetadata("listSuperType.kt")
                 public void testListSuperType() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/jvm/checkers/expression/FirJavaGenericVarianceViolationTypeChecker.kt b/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/jvm/checkers/expression/FirJavaGenericVarianceViolationTypeChecker.kt
index e7e2fdde30f..a732cbd3f26 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/jvm/checkers/expression/FirJavaGenericVarianceViolationTypeChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/jvm/checkers/expression/FirJavaGenericVarianceViolationTypeChecker.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.jvm.checkers.expression
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.PrimitiveTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.context.CheckerContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.expression.FirFunctionCallChecker
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.diagnostics.DiagnosticReporter
@@ -162,10 +163,10 @@ object FirJavaGenericVarianceViolationTypeChecker : FirFunctionCallChecker() {
         return when (this) {
             is ConeKotlinTypeProjectionOut -> if (positive) type else this
             is ConeKotlinTypeProjectionIn -> ConeKotlinTypeProjectionIn(type.removeOutProjection(!positive))
+            is ConeStarProjection -> if (positive) PrimitiveTypes.Any else this
             // Don't remove nested projections for types at invariant position.
             is ConeKotlinTypeConflictingProjection,
-            is ConeKotlinType,
-            is ConeStarProjection -> this
+            is ConeKotlinType -> this
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/Primitives.kt b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/Primitives.kt
index 76e33308cb0..6b8dce827d9 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/Primitives.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/Primitives.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ object PrimitiveTypes {
     val Long: ConeClassLikeType = StandardClassIds.Long.createType()
     val Float: ConeClassLikeType = StandardClassIds.Float.createType()
     val Double: ConeClassLikeType = StandardClassIds.Double.createType()
+
+    val Any: ConeClassLikeType = StandardClassIds.Any.createType()
 }
 
 private fun ClassId.createType(): ConeClassLikeType = 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..799cc3c69c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// FIR_IDENTICAL
+// !DIAGNOSTICS: -UNUSED_VARIABLE
+// FILE: A.java
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+
+public class A {
+    void foo(List<Object> x) {}
+    <T> void foo2(List<T> x) {}
+    void foo3(Collection<? extends Object> x) {}
+}
+
+// FILE: B.java
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class B<T> {
+    public B(Collection<T> c) {
+
+    }
+}
+// FILE: main.kt
+
+fun test(a: A) {
+    a.foo(bar())
+    a.foo2(bar())
+    a.foo3(bar())
+    B(bar())
+    a.foo(<!JAVA_TYPE_MISMATCH!>bar2()<!>)
+    a.foo2(bar2())
+    a.foo3(bar2())
+    B(bar2())
+}
+
+fun bar(): MutableList<*> = TODO()
+fun bar2(): MutableList<MutableList<*>> = TODO()
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e55ff852348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package
+
+public fun bar(): kotlin.collections.MutableList<*>
+public fun bar2(): kotlin.collections.MutableList<kotlin.collections.MutableList<*>>
+public fun test(/*0*/ a: A): kotlin.Unit
+
+public open class A {
+    public constructor A()
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public/*package*/ open fun foo(/*0*/ x: kotlin.collections.(Mutable)List<kotlin.Any!>!): kotlin.Unit
+    public/*package*/ open fun </*0*/ T : kotlin.Any!> foo2(/*0*/ x: kotlin.collections.(Mutable)List<T!>!): kotlin.Unit
+    public/*package*/ open fun foo3(/*0*/ x: (kotlin.collections.MutableCollection<out kotlin.Any!>..kotlin.collections.Collection<kotlin.Any!>?)): kotlin.Unit
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
+
+public open class B</*0*/ T : kotlin.Any!> {
+    public constructor B</*0*/ T : kotlin.Any!>(/*0*/ c: kotlin.collections.(Mutable)Collection<T!>!)
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java
index 1b285ba9fcd..716dbfe3a95 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java
@@ -21706,6 +21706,12 @@ public class DiagnosticTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticTest {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinOutProjection.kt");
                 }
 
+                @Test
+                @TestMetadata("kotlinStarProjection.kt")
+                public void testKotlinStarProjection() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.kt");
+                }
+
                 @Test
                 @TestMetadata("listSuperType.kt")
                 public void testListSuperType() throws Exception {
diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerTestFE10TestdataTestGenerated.java b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerTestFE10TestdataTestGenerated.java
index e91e6371f34..35baea95f33 100644
--- a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerTestFE10TestdataTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerTestFE10TestdataTestGenerated.java
@@ -21700,6 +21700,12 @@ public class DiagnosisCompilerTestFE10TestdataTestGenerated extends AbstractDiag
                     runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinOutProjection.kt");
                 }
 
+                @Test
+                @TestMetadata("kotlinStarProjection.kt")
+                public void testKotlinStarProjection() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/platformTypes/genericVarianceViolation/kotlinStarProjection.kt");
+                }
+
                 @Test
                 @TestMetadata("listSuperType.kt")
                 public void testListSuperType() throws Exception {