diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/VarianceChecker.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/VarianceChecker.kt
index 341e0340734..970c7fb2256 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/VarianceChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/VarianceChecker.kt
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ class VarianceCheckerCore(
         if (klass is KtClass) {
             if (!checkClassHeader(klass)) return false
         }
-        for (member in klass.declarations) {
+        for (member in klass.declarations + klass.getPrimaryConstructorParameters()) {
             member as? KtCallableDeclaration ?: continue
-            val descriptor = context.get(BindingContext.DECLARATION_TO_DESCRIPTOR, member) as? CallableMemberDescriptor ?: continue
+            val descriptor = when (member) {
+                is KtParameter -> context.get(BindingContext.PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_PARAMETER, member)
+                is KtCallableDeclaration -> context.get(BindingContext.DECLARATION_TO_DESCRIPTOR, member)
+                else -> null
+            } as? CallableMemberDescriptor ?: continue
             if (!checkMember(member, descriptor)) return false
         }
         return true
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt b/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt
index 7c34367a60b..12b0cdde047 100644
--- a/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ abstract class AbstractOut<T> {
 abstract class AbstractIn<T>(private val foo: T) {
     fun bar(arg: T) = foo == arg
 }
-interface Empty<T>
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+interface Empty<T>
+
+abstract class AbstractInv<T>(var foo: T)
+
+class InvUser<T>(val user: AbstractInv<T>)
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