diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/MethodTypeResolution.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/MethodTypeResolution.java
index f8c212d8f3..024f3a04c0 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/MethodTypeResolution.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/MethodTypeResolution.java
@@ -638,7 +638,10 @@ public final class MethodTypeResolution {
             // right now we only check if generic arguments are the same
             // TODO: add support for wildcard types
             // (future note: can't call subtype as it is recursively, infinite types)
-            return parameter.equals(argSuper);
+            //return parameter.equals(argSuper);
+
+            // TODO: this ignores the check for generic types!!
+            return parameter.getType().equals(argSuper.getType());
         }
 
         int indexOfParameter = PRIMITIVE_SUBTYPE_ORDER.indexOf(parameter.getType());
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java
index c76e6eb39d..03db83a5fa 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.Literals;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodAccessibility;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodFirstPhase;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodGenericExplicit;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodGenericParam;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodMostSpecific;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodPotentialApplicability;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodSecondPhase;
@@ -1659,6 +1660,11 @@ public class ClassTypeResolverTest {
         parseAndTypeResolveForClass(SubTypeUsage.class, "1.8");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testMethodWildcardParam() throws Exception {
+        parseAndTypeResolveForClass(MethodGenericParam.class, "1.8");
+    }
+
     private JavaTypeDefinition getChildTypeDef(Node node, int childIndex) {
         return ((TypeNode) node.jjtGetChild(childIndex)).getTypeDefinition();
     }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/MethodGenericParam.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/MethodGenericParam.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2db2f7d534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/MethodGenericParam.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.dummytypes.ParametrizedSubType;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.dummytypes.WildcardMethod;
+
+public class MethodGenericParam {
+
+    public void foo() {
+        ParametrizedSubType type = new ParametrizedSubType();
+
+        WildcardMethod m = new WildcardMethod();
+        m.useWildcard(type);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/GenericSuperType.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/GenericSuperType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e884b6f870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/GenericSuperType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.dummytypes;
+
+public class GenericSuperType<T> {
+
+}
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/ParametrizedSubType.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/ParametrizedSubType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01d6ea971b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/ParametrizedSubType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.dummytypes;
+
+public class ParametrizedSubType extends GenericSuperType<String> {
+
+}
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/WildcardMethod.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/WildcardMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..275d06e632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/WildcardMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.dummytypes;
+
+public class WildcardMethod {
+
+    public void useWildcard(GenericSuperType<?> param) {
+        
+    }
+}