diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt
index f4a25008d52..49dd6492f30 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ class DoubleColonExpressionResolver(
             val descriptor = possiblyBareType.bareTypeConstructor.declarationDescriptor as? ClassDescriptor
                              ?: error("Only classes can produce bare types: $possiblyBareType")
 
+            if (doubleColonExpression is KtCallableReferenceExpression) {
+                c.trace.report(WRONG_NUMBER_OF_TYPE_ARGUMENTS.on(expression, descriptor.typeConstructor.parameters.size, descriptor))
+            }
+
             KotlinTypeImpl.create(
                     Annotations.EMPTY, descriptor, possiblyBareType.isNullable || doubleColonExpression.hasQuestionMarks,
                     descriptor.typeConstructor.parameters.map(TypeUtils::makeStarProjection)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/bareType.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/bareType.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..669f4f1c27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/bareType.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fun f1() = <!WRONG_NUMBER_OF_TYPE_ARGUMENTS!>Map<!>::hashCode
+fun f2() = <!WRONG_NUMBER_OF_TYPE_ARGUMENTS!>Map.Entry<!>::hashCode
+
+class Outer<T> {
+    inner class Inner
+}
+
+fun f3() = <!WRONG_NUMBER_OF_TYPE_ARGUMENTS!>Outer.Inner<!>::hashCode
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/bareType.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/bareType.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2fd1493e181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/bareType.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package
+
+public fun f1(): kotlin.reflect.KFunction1<kotlin.collections.Map<*, *>, kotlin.Int>
+public fun f2(): kotlin.reflect.KFunction1<kotlin.collections.Map.Entry<*, *>, kotlin.Int>
+public fun f3(): kotlin.reflect.KFunction1<Outer<*>.Inner, kotlin.Int>
+
+public final class Outer</*0*/ T> {
+    public constructor Outer</*0*/ 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
+
+    public final inner class Inner /*captured type parameters: /*0*/ T*/ {
+        public constructor Inner()
+        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/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index f30393785f2..36cb9a0ce11 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -1653,6 +1653,12 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTest {
                 KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), true);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("bareType.kt")
+            public void testBareType() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/bareType.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("classVsPackage.kt")
             public void testClassVsPackage() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/classVsPackage.kt");