diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java
index f1775739d68..83a8df6eadb 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public class QuickFixes {
 
         factories.put(CONFLICTING_PROJECTION, RemoveModifierFix.createRemoveProjectionFactory(false));
         factories.put(PROJECTION_ON_NON_CLASS_TYPE_ARGUMENT, RemoveModifierFix.createRemoveProjectionFactory(false));
+        factories.put(PROJECTION_IN_IMMEDIATE_ARGUMENT_TO_SUPERTYPE, RemoveModifierFix.createRemoveProjectionFactory(false));
 
         factories.put(NOT_AN_ANNOTATION_CLASS, MakeClassAnAnnotationClassFix.createFactory());
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/typeProjection/afterProjectionInImmediateArgumentToSupertype.kt b/idea/testData/quickfix/typeProjection/afterProjectionInImmediateArgumentToSupertype.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab4e941bc3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/typeProjection/afterProjectionInImmediateArgumentToSupertype.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// "Remove 'in' modifier" "true"
+trait A<T> {}
+
+class B : A<Int> {}
diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/typeProjection/beforeProjectionInImmediateArgumentToSupertype.kt b/idea/testData/quickfix/typeProjection/beforeProjectionInImmediateArgumentToSupertype.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7706db790ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/typeProjection/beforeProjectionInImmediateArgumentToSupertype.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// "Remove 'in' modifier" "true"
+trait A<T> {}
+
+class B : A<<caret>in Int> {}