diff --git a/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/GenericsChecks.java b/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/GenericsChecks.java
index ce31aebbef..f91b01cd70 100644
--- a/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/GenericsChecks.java
+++ b/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/GenericsChecks.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import com.sun.source.tree.AssignmentTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.ConditionalExpressionTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.ExpressionTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.MemberReferenceTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.MemberSelectTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.MethodInvocationTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.MethodTree;
@@ -876,9 +877,13 @@ public static Nullness getGenericMethodParameterNullness(
       int parameterIndex,
       Symbol.MethodSymbol method,
       Symbol enclosingSymbol,
+      @Nullable MemberReferenceTree memberReferenceTree,
       VisitorState state,
       Config config) {
-    Type enclosingType = getTypeForSymbol(enclosingSymbol, state);
+    Type enclosingType =
+        (memberReferenceTree != null)
+            ? ASTHelpers.getType(memberReferenceTree)
+            : getTypeForSymbol(enclosingSymbol, state);
     if (enclosingType == null) {
       // we have no additional information from generics, so return NONNULL (presence of a @Nullable
       // annotation should have been handled by the caller)
@@ -889,8 +894,8 @@ public static Nullness getGenericMethodParameterNullness(
 
   /**
    * Just like {@link #getGenericMethodParameterNullness(int, Symbol.MethodSymbol, Symbol,
-   * VisitorState, Config)}, but takes the enclosing {@code Type} rather than the enclosing {@code
-   * Symbol}.
+   * MemberReferenceTree, VisitorState, Config)}, but takes the enclosing {@code Type} rather than
+   * the enclosing {@code Symbol}.
    *
    * @param parameterIndex index of the parameter
    * @param method the generic method
diff --git a/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAway.java b/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAway.java
index 79c7c8ca34..8bbe51642e 100644
--- a/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAway.java
+++ b/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAway.java
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ private Description checkParamOverriding(
                         i,
                         overriddenMethod,
                         overridingParamSymbols.get(i).owner.owner,
+                        memberReferenceTree,
                         state,
                         config)
                     : Nullness.NONNULL);
diff --git a/nullaway/src/test/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAwayJSpecifyGenericsTests.java b/nullaway/src/test/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAwayJSpecifyGenericsTests.java
index 7f236cacfd..c6531ab69c 100644
--- a/nullaway/src/test/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAwayJSpecifyGenericsTests.java
+++ b/nullaway/src/test/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullAwayJSpecifyGenericsTests.java
@@ -429,8 +429,7 @@ public void testForMethodReferenceInAnAssignment() {
             "    return o.toString();",
             "  }",
             "  static void testPositive() {",
-            "    // TODO: we should report an error here, since Test::foo cannot take",
-            "    // a @Nullable parameter.  we don't catch this yet",
+            "    // BUG: Diagnostic contains: referenced method is @NonNull",
             "    A<@Nullable Object> p = Test::foo;",
             "  }",
             "  static void testNegative() {",