diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Substituters.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Substituters.scala
index ab07a4d568fd..f39ec9a33913 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Substituters.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Substituters.scala
@@ -195,4 +195,28 @@ trait Substituters { this: Context =>
   final class SubstParamsMap(from: BindingType, to: List[Type]) extends DeepTypeMap {
     def apply(tp: Type): Type = substParams(tp, from, to, this)
   }
+
+  /** An approximating substitution that can handle wildcards in the `to` list */
+  final class SubstApproxMap(from: List[Symbol], to: List[Type])(implicit ctx: Context) extends ApproximatingTypeMap {
+    def apply(tp: Type): Type = tp match {
+      case tp: NamedType =>
+        val sym = tp.symbol
+        var fs = from
+        var ts = to
+        while (fs.nonEmpty) {
+          if (fs.head eq sym)
+            return ts.head match {
+              case TypeBounds(lo, hi) => range(lo, hi)
+              case tp1 => tp1
+            }
+          fs = fs.tail
+          ts = ts.tail
+        }
+        if (tp.prefix `eq` NoPrefix) tp else derivedSelect(tp, apply(tp.prefix))
+      case _: ThisType | _: BoundType =>
+        tp
+      case _ =>
+        mapOver(tp)
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala
index 14dfa73b1a1a..93b04c5bda3e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ object SymDenotations {
                   case LambdaParam(_, _) :: _ =>
                     recur(tp.superType)
                   case tparams: List[Symbol @unchecked] =>
-                    recur(tycon).subst(tparams, args)
+                    new ctx.SubstApproxMap(tparams, args).apply(recur(tycon))
                 }
               record(tp, baseTp)
               baseTp
diff --git a/tests/pos/i5844.scala b/tests/pos/i5844.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca735de7eaf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i5844.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package p1 {
+  trait A
+  trait B[X, Y]{
+    def m(): X
+  }
+  trait C[X] extends B[X, X & A]
+
+  object O{
+    def m(c: C[_]) = {
+      val x = c.m()
+    }
+  }
+}
+package p2 {
+  trait A
+  trait B[X]{
+    def m(): X
+  }
+  trait C[X] extends B[X with A]
+
+  object O{
+    def m(c: C[_]) = {
+      val x: A = c.m()
+    }
+  }
+}
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