diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/Arguments.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/Arguments.kt
index 1f7b246ea36..04a5f69e9dd 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/Arguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/Arguments.kt
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ fun Candidate.resolvePlainArgumentType(
     val position = SimpleConstraintSystemConstraintPosition //TODO
 
     val session = sink.components.session
-    val capturedType = prepareCapturedType(argumentType, session)
+    val capturedType = prepareCapturedType(argumentType)
 
     val nullableExpectedType = expectedType.withNullability(ConeNullability.NULLABLE, session.inferenceContext)
     if (isReceiver && isSafeCall) {
@@ -220,12 +220,20 @@ fun Candidate.resolvePlainArgumentType(
     checkApplicabilityForArgumentType(csBuilder, capturedType, expectedType, position, isReceiver, isDispatch, nullableExpectedType, sink)
 }
 
-fun Candidate.prepareCapturedType(argumentType: ConeKotlinType, session: FirSession): ConeKotlinType {
-    if (argumentType.typeArguments.isEmpty() || argumentType !is ConeClassLikeType) return argumentType
+fun Candidate.prepareCapturedType(argumentType: ConeKotlinType): ConeKotlinType {
+    return captureTypeFromExpressionOrNull(argumentType) ?: argumentType
+}
+
+private fun Candidate.captureTypeFromExpressionOrNull(argumentType: ConeKotlinType): ConeKotlinType? {
+    if (argumentType is ConeFlexibleType) {
+        return captureTypeFromExpressionOrNull(argumentType.lowerBound)
+    }
+
+    if (argumentType.typeArguments.isEmpty() || argumentType !is ConeClassLikeType) return null
 
     return bodyResolveComponents.inferenceComponents.ctx.captureFromArguments(
         argumentType, CaptureStatus.FROM_EXPRESSION
-    ) as? ConeKotlinType ?: argumentType
+    ) as? ConeKotlinType
 }
 
 private fun checkApplicabilityForArgumentType(
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/capturedFlexible.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/capturedFlexible.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b559137c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/capturedFlexible.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo(z: java.util.zip.ZipFile) {
+    z.entries().asSequence()
+}
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/capturedFlexible.txt b/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/capturedFlexible.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2af7e3f7089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/capturedFlexible.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+FILE: capturedFlexible.kt
+    public final fun foo(z: R|java/util/zip/ZipFile|): R|kotlin/Unit| {
+        R|<local>/z|.R|java/util/zip/ZipFile.entries|().R|kotlin/sequences/asSequence|<R|captured type: lowerType = null|>()
+    }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirDiagnosticsWithStdlibTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/resolve/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirDiagnosticsWithStdlibTestGenerated.java
index 0c7571b94fd..9af89027099 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirDiagnosticsWithStdlibTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirDiagnosticsWithStdlibTestGenerated.java
@@ -464,6 +464,11 @@ public class FirDiagnosticsWithStdlibTestGenerated extends AbstractFirDiagnostic
             KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k"), Pattern.compile("^([^.]+)\\.kt$"), null, true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("capturedFlexible.kt")
+        public void testCapturedFlexible() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/capturedFlexible.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("complexFlexibleInference.kt")
         public void testComplexFlexibleInference() throws Exception {
             runTest("compiler/fir/resolve/testData/resolve/stdlib/j+k/complexFlexibleInference.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/kt9203.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/kt9203.fir.kt
index 01d1f6f9ee0..7e4694a76ee 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/kt9203.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/kt9203.fir.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import java.util.stream.IntStream
 
 fun main() {
     val xs = IntStream.range(0, 10).mapToObj { it.toString() }
-            .<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>collect<!>(Collectors.toList())
+            .collect(Collectors.toList())
     <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>xs[0]<!>
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/j+k/collectorInference.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/j+k/collectorInference.fir.kt
index 6ae7cf7606e..b39362a17a7 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/j+k/collectorInference.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/j+k/collectorInference.fir.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors
 import java.util.stream.Stream
 
 fun test(a: Stream<String>) {
-    a.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>collect<!>(Collectors.toList()) <!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>checkType<!> { <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>_<!><MutableList<String>>() }
+    a.collect(Collectors.toList()) checkType { <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>_<!><MutableList<String>>() }
     // actually the inferred type is platform
-    a.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>collect<!>(Collectors.toList()) <!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>checkType<!> { <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>_<!><List<String?>>() }
+    a.collect(Collectors.toList()) checkType { <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>_<!><List<String?>>() }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/targetedBuiltIns/stream.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/targetedBuiltIns/stream.fir.kt
index ba756b281d9..0073efb8034 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/targetedBuiltIns/stream.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/targetedBuiltIns/stream.fir.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ interface A : Collection<String> {
 }
 
 fun foo(x: List<String>, y: A) {
-    x.stream().filter { it.length > 0 }.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>collect<!>(Collectors.toList())
+    x.stream().filter { it.length > 0 }.collect(Collectors.toList())
     y.stream().filter { it.length > 0 }
 }