diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/AsmUtil.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/AsmUtil.java
index e02454a4ca58b..254438f8a301c 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/AsmUtil.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/AsmUtil.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.VOID_TYPE;
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.getType;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import org.jboss.jandex.ArrayType;
+import org.jboss.jandex.ClassType;
 import org.jboss.jandex.DotName;
 import org.jboss.jandex.MethodInfo;
 import org.jboss.jandex.ParameterizedType;
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.jboss.jandex.Type;
 import org.jboss.jandex.Type.Kind;
 import org.jboss.jandex.TypeVariable;
+import org.jboss.jandex.UnresolvedTypeVariable;
+import org.jboss.jandex.WildcardType;
 import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
 
@@ -68,49 +72,168 @@ public static org.objectweb.asm.Type autobox(org.objectweb.asm.Type primitive) {
         return WRAPPERS.get(primitive.getSort());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the Java bytecode signature of a given Jandex MethodInfo.
+     * If the Java compiler doesn't have to emit a signature for the method, {@code null} is returned instead.
+     *
+     * @param method the method you want the signature for
+     * @return a bytecode signature for that method, or {@code null} if signature is not required
+     */
+    public static String getSignatureIfRequired(MethodInfo method) {
+        return getSignatureIfRequired(method, ignored -> null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Java bytecode signature of a given Jandex MethodInfo using the given type argument mappings.
+     * If the Java compiler doesn't have to emit a signature for the method, {@code null} is returned instead.
+     *
+     * @param method the method you want the signature for
+     * @param typeArgMapper a mapping between type argument names and their bytecode signatures
+     * @return a bytecode signature for that method, or {@code null} if signature is not required
+     */
+    public static String getSignatureIfRequired(MethodInfo method, Function<String, String> typeArgMapper) {
+        if (!hasSignature(method)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return getSignature(method, typeArgMapper);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasSignature(MethodInfo method) {
+        // JVMS 16, chapter 4.7.9.1. Signatures:
+        //
+        // Java compiler must emit ...
+        //
+        // A method signature for any method or constructor declaration which is either generic,
+        // or has a type variable or parameterized type as the return type or a formal parameter type,
+        // or has a type variable in a throws clause, or any combination thereof.
+
+        if (!method.typeParameters().isEmpty()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        {
+            Type type = method.returnType();
+            if (type.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (Type type : method.parameters()) {
+            if (type.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (hasThrowsSignature(method)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasThrowsSignature(MethodInfo method) {
+        // JVMS 16, chapter 4.7.9.1. Signatures:
+        //
+        // If the throws clause of a method or constructor declaration does not involve type variables,
+        // then a compiler may treat the declaration as having no throws clause for the purpose of
+        // emitting a method signature.
+
+        // also, no need to check if an exception type is of kind PARAMETERIZED_TYPE, because
+        //
+        // JLS 16, chapter 8.1.2. Generic Classes and Type Parameters:
+        //
+        // It is a compile-time error if a generic class is a direct or indirect subclass of Throwable.
+
+        for (Type type : method.exceptions()) {
+            if (type.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the Java bytecode signature of a given Jandex MethodInfo using the given type argument mappings.
      * For example, given this method:
-     * 
+     *
      * <pre>
      * {@code
      * public class Foo<T> {
-     *  public <R> List<R> method(int a, T t){...} 
+     *  public <R> List<R> method(int a, T t){...}
      * }
      * }
      * </pre>
-     * 
+     *
      * This will return <tt>&lt;R:Ljava/lang/Object;>(ILjava/lang/Integer;)Ljava/util/List&lt;TR;>;</tt> if
      * your {@code typeArgMapper} contains {@code T=Ljava/lang/Integer;}.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param method the method you want the signature for.
      * @param typeArgMapper a mapping between type argument names and their bytecode signature.
      * @return a bytecode signature for that method.
      */
     public static String getSignature(MethodInfo method, Function<String, String> typeArgMapper) {
-        List<Type> parameters = method.parameters();
+        // for grammar, see JVMS 16, chapter 4.7.9.1. Signatures
 
-        StringBuilder signature = new StringBuilder("");
-        for (TypeVariable typeVariable : method.typeParameters()) {
-            if (signature.length() == 0)
-                signature.append("<");
-            else
-                signature.append(",");
-            signature.append(typeVariable.identifier()).append(":");
-            // FIXME: only use the first bound
-            toSignature(signature, typeVariable.bounds().get(0), typeArgMapper, false);
+        StringBuilder signature = new StringBuilder();
+
+        if (!method.typeParameters().isEmpty()) {
+            signature.append('<');
+            for (TypeVariable typeParameter : method.typeParameters()) {
+                typeParameter(typeParameter, signature, typeArgMapper);
+            }
+            signature.append('>');
         }
-        if (signature.length() > 0)
-            signature.append(">");
-        signature.append("(");
-        for (Type type : parameters) {
+
+        signature.append('(');
+        for (Type type : method.parameters()) {
             toSignature(signature, type, typeArgMapper, false);
         }
-        signature.append(")");
+        signature.append(')');
+
         toSignature(signature, method.returnType(), typeArgMapper, false);
+
+        if (hasThrowsSignature(method)) {
+            for (Type exception : method.exceptions()) {
+                signature.append('^');
+                toSignature(signature, exception, typeArgMapper, false);
+            }
+        }
+
         return signature.toString();
     }
 
+    private static void typeParameter(TypeVariable typeParameter, StringBuilder result,
+            Function<String, String> typeArgMapper) {
+        result.append(typeParameter.identifier());
+
+        if (hasImplicitObjectBound(typeParameter)) {
+            result.append(':');
+        }
+        for (Type bound : typeParameter.bounds()) {
+            result.append(':');
+            toSignature(result, bound, typeArgMapper, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasImplicitObjectBound(TypeVariable typeParameter) {
+        // TODO is there a better way? :-/
+        boolean result = false;
+        try {
+            Method method = TypeVariable.class.getDeclaredMethod("hasImplicitObjectBound");
+            method.setAccessible(true);
+            result = (Boolean) method.invoke(typeParameter);
+        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the Java bytecode descriptor of a given Jandex MethodInfo using the given type argument mappings.
      * For example, given this method:
@@ -176,30 +299,35 @@ private static void toSignature(StringBuilder sb, Type type, Function<String, St
         switch (type.kind()) {
             case ARRAY:
                 ArrayType arrayType = type.asArrayType();
-                for (int i = 0; i < arrayType.dimensions(); i++)
-                    sb.append("[");
+                for (int i = 0; i < arrayType.dimensions(); i++) {
+                    sb.append('[');
+                }
                 toSignature(sb, arrayType.component(), typeArgMapper, erased);
                 break;
             case CLASS:
-                sb.append("L");
-                sb.append(type.asClassType().name().toString().replace('.', '/'));
-                sb.append(";");
+                sb.append('L').append(type.asClassType().name().toString('/')).append(';');
                 break;
             case PARAMETERIZED_TYPE:
                 ParameterizedType parameterizedType = type.asParameterizedType();
-                sb.append("L");
-                // FIXME: support owner type
-                sb.append(parameterizedType.name().toString().replace('.', '/'));
+                Type owner = parameterizedType.owner();
+                if (owner != null && owner.kind() == Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                    toSignature(sb, owner, typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    // the typeSignature call on previous line always takes the PARAMETERIZED_TYPE branch,
+                    // so at this point, result ends with a ';', which we just replace with '.'
+                    assert sb.charAt(sb.length() - 1) == ';';
+                    sb.setCharAt(sb.length() - 1, '.');
+                    sb.append(parameterizedType.name().local());
+                } else {
+                    sb.append('L').append(parameterizedType.name().toString('/'));
+                }
                 if (!erased && !parameterizedType.arguments().isEmpty()) {
-                    sb.append("<");
-                    List<Type> arguments = parameterizedType.arguments();
-                    for (int i = 0; i < arguments.size(); i++) {
-                        Type argType = arguments.get(i);
-                        toSignature(sb, argType, typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    sb.append('<');
+                    for (Type argument : parameterizedType.arguments()) {
+                        toSignature(sb, argument, typeArgMapper, erased);
                     }
-                    sb.append(">");
+                    sb.append('>');
                 }
-                sb.append(";");
+                sb.append(';');
                 break;
             case PRIMITIVE:
                 Primitive primitive = type.asPrimitiveType().primitive();
@@ -233,22 +361,40 @@ private static void toSignature(StringBuilder sb, Type type, Function<String, St
             case TYPE_VARIABLE:
                 TypeVariable typeVariable = type.asTypeVariable();
                 String mappedSignature = typeArgMapper.apply(typeVariable.identifier());
-                if (mappedSignature != null)
+                if (mappedSignature != null) {
                     sb.append(mappedSignature);
-                else if (erased)
+                } else if (erased) {
                     toSignature(sb, typeVariable.bounds().get(0), typeArgMapper, erased);
-                else
-                    sb.append("T").append(typeVariable.identifier()).append(";");
+                } else {
+                    sb.append('T').append(typeVariable.identifier()).append(';');
+                }
                 break;
             case UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE:
-                // FIXME: ??
+                UnresolvedTypeVariable unresolvedTypeVariable = type.asUnresolvedTypeVariable();
+                String mappedSignature2 = typeArgMapper.apply(unresolvedTypeVariable.identifier());
+                if (mappedSignature2 != null) {
+                    sb.append(mappedSignature2);
+                } else if (erased) {
+                    // TODO ???
+                } else {
+                    sb.append("T").append(unresolvedTypeVariable.identifier()).append(";");
+                }
                 break;
             case VOID:
-                sb.append("V");
+                sb.append('V');
                 break;
             case WILDCARD_TYPE:
                 if (!erased) {
-                    sb.append("*");
+                    WildcardType wildcardType = type.asWildcardType();
+                    if (wildcardType.superBound() != null) {
+                        sb.append('-');
+                        toSignature(sb, wildcardType.superBound(), typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    } else if (ClassType.OBJECT_TYPE.equals(wildcardType.extendsBound())) {
+                        sb.append('*');
+                    } else {
+                        sb.append('+');
+                        toSignature(sb, wildcardType.extendsBound(), typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
             default:
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/MethodGenericSignatureReconstructionTest.java b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/MethodGenericSignatureReconstructionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0cfbb08f31099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/MethodGenericSignatureReconstructionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package io.quarkus.deployment.util;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+import org.jboss.jandex.DotName;
+import org.jboss.jandex.Index;
+import org.jboss.jandex.IndexView;
+import org.jboss.jandex.Indexer;
+import org.jboss.jandex.MethodInfo;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class MethodGenericSignatureReconstructionTest {
+
+    private static final IndexView index = index(
+            OuterRaw.class,
+            OuterRaw.NestedRaw.class, OuterRaw.NestedParam.class, OuterRaw.NestedParamBound.class,
+            OuterRaw.InnerRaw.class, OuterRaw.InnerParam.class, OuterRaw.InnerParamBound.class,
+            OuterRaw.InnerParamBound.DoubleInner.class,
+            OuterParam.class,
+            OuterParam.NestedRaw.class, OuterParam.NestedParam.class, OuterParam.NestedParamBound.class,
+            OuterParam.InnerRaw.class, OuterParam.InnerParam.class, OuterParam.InnerParamBound.class,
+            OuterParam.InnerParamBound.DoubleInner.class,
+            OuterParamBound.class,
+            OuterParamBound.NestedRaw.class, OuterParamBound.NestedParam.class, OuterParamBound.NestedParamBound.class,
+            OuterParamBound.InnerRaw.class, OuterParamBound.InnerParam.class, OuterParamBound.InnerParamBound.class,
+            OuterParamBound.InnerParamBound.DoubleInner.class);
+
+    // expected signatures here were obtained from classes compiled with OpenJDK 11.0.11
+    // and then dumped using `javap -v`
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.class, "aaa", null);
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.class, "bbb",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(TU;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.NestedRaw.class, "ccc",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<+TU;>;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw$NestedRaw;)TT;^Ljava/lang/IllegalArgumentException;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.NestedParam.class, "ddd",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<-TU;>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw$NestedParam<TX;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.NestedParamBound.class, "eee",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw$NestedParamBound<TX;>;)TT;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.InnerRaw.class, "fff",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<+TU;>;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw$InnerRaw;)TT;^Ljava/lang/IllegalArgumentException;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.InnerParam.class, "ggg",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<-TU;>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw$InnerParam<TX;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.InnerParamBound.class, "hhh",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw$InnerParamBound<TX;>;)TT;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterRaw.InnerParamBound.DoubleInner.class, "iii",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TY;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw$InnerParamBound<TX;>.DoubleInner<TY;>;)TT;^TV;");
+
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.class, "aaa",
+                "(Ljava/lang/String;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam<TW;>;)Ljava/lang/String;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.class, "bbb",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(TU;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam<TW;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.NestedRaw.class, "ccc",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<+TU;>;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam$NestedRaw;)TT;^Ljava/lang/IllegalArgumentException;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.NestedParam.class, "ddd",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<-TU;>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam$NestedParam<TX;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.NestedParamBound.class, "eee",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam$NestedParamBound<TX;>;)TT;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.InnerRaw.class, "fff",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<+TU;>;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam<TW;>.InnerRaw;)TT;^Ljava/lang/IllegalArgumentException;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.InnerParam.class, "ggg",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<-TU;>;TX;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam<TW;>.InnerParam<TX;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.InnerParamBound.class, "hhh",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TX;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam<TW;>.InnerParamBound<TX;>;)TT;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParam.InnerParamBound.DoubleInner.class, "iii",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TY;TX;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam<TW;>.InnerParamBound<TX;>.DoubleInner<TY;>;)TT;^TV;");
+
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.class, "aaa",
+                "(Ljava/lang/String;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound<TW;>;)Ljava/lang/String;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.class, "bbb",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(TU;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound<TW;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.NestedRaw.class, "ccc",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<+TU;>;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound$NestedRaw;)TT;^Ljava/lang/IllegalArgumentException;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.NestedParam.class, "ddd",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<-TU;>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound$NestedParam<TX;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.NestedParamBound.class, "eee",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TX;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound$NestedParamBound<TX;>;)TT;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.InnerRaw.class, "fff",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<+TU;>;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound<TW;>.InnerRaw;)TT;^Ljava/lang/IllegalArgumentException;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.InnerParam.class, "ggg",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<-TU;>;TX;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound<TW;>.InnerParam<TX;>;)TT;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.InnerParamBound.class, "hhh",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TX;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound<TW;>.InnerParamBound<TX;>;)TT;^TV;");
+        assertSignature(OuterParamBound.InnerParamBound.DoubleInner.class, "iii",
+                "<T:Ljava/lang/Number;:Ljava/lang/Comparable<TT;>;U::Ljava/lang/Comparable<TU;>;V:Ljava/lang/Exception;>(Ljava/util/List<*>;TY;TX;TW;Lio/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound<TW;>.InnerParamBound<TX;>.DoubleInner<TY;>;)TT;^TV;");
+    }
+
+    private static void assertSignature(Class<?> clazz, String method, String expectedSignature) {
+        DotName name = DotName.createSimple(clazz.getName());
+        for (MethodInfo methodInfo : index.getClassByName(name).methods()) {
+            if (method.equals(methodInfo.name())) {
+                String actualSignature = AsmUtil.getSignatureIfRequired(methodInfo);
+                assertEquals(expectedSignature, actualSignature);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        fail("Couldn't find method " + clazz.getName() + "#" + method + " in test index");
+    }
+
+    private static Index index(Class<?>... classes) {
+        Indexer indexer = new Indexer();
+        for (Class<?> clazz : classes) {
+            try {
+                try (InputStream stream = MethodGenericSignatureReconstructionTest.class.getClassLoader()
+                        .getResourceAsStream(clazz.getName().replace('.', '/') + ".class")) {
+                    indexer.index(stream);
+                }
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+        }
+        return indexer.complete();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam.java b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2a849c8e8120d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParam.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package io.quarkus.deployment.util;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class OuterParam<W> {
+    public String aaa(String arg, W arg2, OuterParam<W> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T bbb(
+            U arg, W arg2, OuterParam<W> self) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedRaw {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ccc(
+                List<? extends U> arg, NestedRaw self) throws IllegalArgumentException, V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedParam<X> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ddd(
+                List<? super U> arg, X arg2, NestedParam<X> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedParamBound<X extends Number & Comparable<X>> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T eee(
+                List<?> arg, X arg2, NestedParamBound<X> self) throws V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerRaw {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T fff(
+                List<? extends U> arg, W arg2, InnerRaw self) throws IllegalArgumentException, V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerParam<X> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ggg(
+                List<? super U> arg, X arg2, W arg3, InnerParam<X> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerParamBound<X extends Number & Comparable<X>> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T hhh(
+                List<?> arg, X arg2, W arg3, InnerParamBound<X> self) throws V {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public class DoubleInner<Y extends CharSequence> {
+            public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T iii(
+                    List<?> arg, Y arg2, X arg3, W arg4, DoubleInner<Y> self) throws V {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound.java b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..64097bc389245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterParamBound.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package io.quarkus.deployment.util;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class OuterParamBound<W extends Number & Comparable<W>> {
+    public String aaa(String arg, W arg2, OuterParamBound<W> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T bbb(
+            U arg, W arg2, OuterParamBound<W> self) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedRaw {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ccc(
+                List<? extends U> arg, NestedRaw self) throws IllegalArgumentException, V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedParam<X> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ddd(
+                List<? super U> arg, X arg2, NestedParam<X> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedParamBound<X extends Number & Comparable<X>> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T eee(
+                List<?> arg, X arg2, NestedParamBound<X> self) throws V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerRaw {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T fff(
+                List<? extends U> arg, W arg2, InnerRaw self) throws IllegalArgumentException, V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerParam<X> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ggg(
+                List<? super U> arg, X arg2, W arg3, InnerParam<X> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerParamBound<X extends Number & Comparable<X>> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T hhh(
+                List<?> arg, X arg2, W arg3, InnerParamBound<X> self) throws V {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public class DoubleInner<Y extends CharSequence> {
+            public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T iii(
+                    List<?> arg, Y arg2, X arg3, W arg4, DoubleInner<Y> self) throws V {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw.java b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e78160420b0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/util/OuterRaw.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package io.quarkus.deployment.util;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class OuterRaw {
+    public String aaa(String arg, OuterRaw self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T bbb(
+            U arg, OuterRaw self) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedRaw {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ccc(
+                List<? extends U> arg, NestedRaw self) throws IllegalArgumentException, V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedParam<X> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ddd(
+                List<? super U> arg, X arg2, NestedParam<X> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedParamBound<X extends Number & Comparable<X>> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T eee(
+                List<?> arg, X arg2, NestedParamBound<X> self) throws V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerRaw {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T fff(
+                List<? extends U> arg, InnerRaw self) throws IllegalArgumentException, V {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerParam<X> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T ggg(
+                List<? super U> arg, X arg2, InnerParam<X> self) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class InnerParamBound<X extends Number & Comparable<X>> {
+        public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T hhh(
+                List<?> arg, X arg2, InnerParamBound<X> self) throws V {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public class DoubleInner<Y extends CharSequence> {
+            public <T extends Number & Comparable<T>, U extends Comparable<U>, V extends Exception> T iii(
+                    List<?> arg, Y arg2, X arg3, DoubleInner<Y> self) throws V {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/deployment/RestClientReactiveProcessor.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/deployment/RestClientReactiveProcessor.java
index 8894a15c756b1..626a5cc8a028f 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/deployment/RestClientReactiveProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/deployment/RestClientReactiveProcessor.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.ConfigurationTypeBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.ExtensionSslNativeSupportBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.FeatureBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.util.AsmUtil;
 import io.quarkus.gizmo.ClassCreator;
 import io.quarkus.gizmo.MethodCreator;
 import io.quarkus.gizmo.MethodDescriptor;
@@ -307,21 +308,14 @@ void addRestClientBeans(Capabilities capabilities,
                         //      return ((InterfaceClass)this.getDelegate()).get();
                         // }
                         MethodCreator methodCreator = classCreator.getMethodCreator(MethodDescriptor.of(method));
+                        methodCreator.setSignature(AsmUtil.getSignatureIfRequired(method));
 
                         // copy method annotations, there can be interceptors bound to them:
                         for (AnnotationInstance annotation : method.annotations()) {
                             if (annotation.target().kind() == AnnotationTarget.Kind.METHOD
                                     && !BUILTIN_HTTP_ANNOTATIONS_TO_METHOD.containsKey(annotation.name())
                                     && !ResteasyReactiveDotNames.PATH.equals(annotation.name())) {
-                                AnnotationValue value = annotation.value();
-                                if (value != null && value.kind() == AnnotationValue.Kind.ARRAY
-                                        && value.componentKind() == AnnotationValue.Kind.NESTED) {
-                                    for (AnnotationInstance annotationInstance : value.asNestedArray()) {
-                                        methodCreator.addAnnotation(annotationInstance);
-                                    }
-                                } else {
-                                    methodCreator.addAnnotation(annotation);
-                                }
+                                methodCreator.addAnnotation(annotation);
                             }
                         }
 
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/AsmUtil.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/AsmUtil.java
index dc66f3b6bb255..750b68ef5e3e6 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/AsmUtil.java
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/AsmUtil.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.BOOLEAN_TYPE;
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.BYTE_TYPE;
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.CHAR_TYPE;
+import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.DOUBLE_TYPE;
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.FLOAT_TYPE;
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.INT_TYPE;
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.LONG_TYPE;
@@ -11,12 +12,14 @@
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.VOID_TYPE;
 import static org.objectweb.asm.Type.getType;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import org.jboss.jandex.ArrayType;
+import org.jboss.jandex.ClassType;
 import org.jboss.jandex.DotName;
 import org.jboss.jandex.MethodInfo;
 import org.jboss.jandex.ParameterizedType;
@@ -24,6 +27,8 @@
 import org.jboss.jandex.Type;
 import org.jboss.jandex.Type.Kind;
 import org.jboss.jandex.TypeVariable;
+import org.jboss.jandex.UnresolvedTypeVariable;
+import org.jboss.jandex.WildcardType;
 import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
 
@@ -42,7 +47,8 @@ public class AsmUtil {
             SHORT_TYPE,
             INT_TYPE,
             FLOAT_TYPE,
-            LONG_TYPE);
+            LONG_TYPE,
+            DOUBLE_TYPE);
     public static final List<org.objectweb.asm.Type> WRAPPERS = asList(
             getType(Void.class),
             getType(Boolean.class),
@@ -51,7 +57,8 @@ public class AsmUtil {
             getType(Short.class),
             getType(Integer.class),
             getType(Float.class),
-            getType(Long.class));
+            getType(Long.class),
+            getType(Double.class));
     public static final Map<org.objectweb.asm.Type, org.objectweb.asm.Type> WRAPPER_TO_PRIMITIVE = new HashMap<>();
 
     static {
@@ -64,49 +71,168 @@ public static org.objectweb.asm.Type autobox(org.objectweb.asm.Type primitive) {
         return WRAPPERS.get(primitive.getSort());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the Java bytecode signature of a given Jandex MethodInfo.
+     * If the Java compiler doesn't have to emit a signature for the method, {@code null} is returned instead.
+     *
+     * @param method the method you want the signature for
+     * @return a bytecode signature for that method, or {@code null} if signature is not required
+     */
+    public static String getSignatureIfRequired(MethodInfo method) {
+        return getSignatureIfRequired(method, ignored -> null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Java bytecode signature of a given Jandex MethodInfo using the given type argument mappings.
+     * If the Java compiler doesn't have to emit a signature for the method, {@code null} is returned instead.
+     *
+     * @param method the method you want the signature for
+     * @param typeArgMapper a mapping between type argument names and their bytecode signatures
+     * @return a bytecode signature for that method, or {@code null} if signature is not required
+     */
+    public static String getSignatureIfRequired(MethodInfo method, Function<String, String> typeArgMapper) {
+        if (!hasSignature(method)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return getSignature(method, typeArgMapper);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasSignature(MethodInfo method) {
+        // JVMS 16, chapter 4.7.9.1. Signatures:
+        //
+        // Java compiler must emit ...
+        //
+        // A method signature for any method or constructor declaration which is either generic,
+        // or has a type variable or parameterized type as the return type or a formal parameter type,
+        // or has a type variable in a throws clause, or any combination thereof.
+
+        if (!method.typeParameters().isEmpty()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        {
+            Type type = method.returnType();
+            if (type.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (Type type : method.parameters()) {
+            if (type.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (hasThrowsSignature(method)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasThrowsSignature(MethodInfo method) {
+        // JVMS 16, chapter 4.7.9.1. Signatures:
+        //
+        // If the throws clause of a method or constructor declaration does not involve type variables,
+        // then a compiler may treat the declaration as having no throws clause for the purpose of
+        // emitting a method signature.
+
+        // also, no need to check if an exception type is of kind PARAMETERIZED_TYPE, because
+        //
+        // JLS 16, chapter 8.1.2. Generic Classes and Type Parameters:
+        //
+        // It is a compile-time error if a generic class is a direct or indirect subclass of Throwable.
+
+        for (Type type : method.exceptions()) {
+            if (type.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE
+                    || type.kind() == Kind.UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the Java bytecode signature of a given Jandex MethodInfo using the given type argument mappings.
      * For example, given this method:
-     * 
+     *
      * <pre>
      * {@code
      * public class Foo<T> {
-     *  public <R> List<R> method(int a, T t){...} 
+     *  public <R> List<R> method(int a, T t){...}
      * }
      * }
      * </pre>
-     * 
+     *
      * This will return <tt>&lt;R:Ljava/lang/Object;>(ILjava/lang/Integer;)Ljava/util/List&lt;TR;>;</tt> if
      * your {@code typeArgMapper} contains {@code T=Ljava/lang/Integer;}.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param method the method you want the signature for.
      * @param typeArgMapper a mapping between type argument names and their bytecode signature.
      * @return a bytecode signature for that method.
      */
     public static String getSignature(MethodInfo method, Function<String, String> typeArgMapper) {
-        List<Type> parameters = method.parameters();
+        // for grammar, see JVMS 16, chapter 4.7.9.1. Signatures
 
-        StringBuilder signature = new StringBuilder("");
-        for (TypeVariable typeVariable : method.typeParameters()) {
-            if (signature.length() == 0)
-                signature.append("<");
-            else
-                signature.append(",");
-            signature.append(typeVariable.identifier()).append(":");
-            // FIXME: only use the first bound
-            toSignature(signature, typeVariable.bounds().get(0), typeArgMapper, false);
+        StringBuilder signature = new StringBuilder();
+
+        if (!method.typeParameters().isEmpty()) {
+            signature.append('<');
+            for (TypeVariable typeParameter : method.typeParameters()) {
+                typeParameter(typeParameter, signature, typeArgMapper);
+            }
+            signature.append('>');
         }
-        if (signature.length() > 0)
-            signature.append(">");
-        signature.append("(");
-        for (Type type : parameters) {
+
+        signature.append('(');
+        for (Type type : method.parameters()) {
             toSignature(signature, type, typeArgMapper, false);
         }
-        signature.append(")");
+        signature.append(')');
+
         toSignature(signature, method.returnType(), typeArgMapper, false);
+
+        if (hasThrowsSignature(method)) {
+            for (Type exception : method.exceptions()) {
+                signature.append('^');
+                toSignature(signature, exception, typeArgMapper, false);
+            }
+        }
+
         return signature.toString();
     }
 
+    private static void typeParameter(TypeVariable typeParameter, StringBuilder result,
+            Function<String, String> typeArgMapper) {
+        result.append(typeParameter.identifier());
+
+        if (hasImplicitObjectBound(typeParameter)) {
+            result.append(':');
+        }
+        for (Type bound : typeParameter.bounds()) {
+            result.append(':');
+            toSignature(result, bound, typeArgMapper, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasImplicitObjectBound(TypeVariable typeParameter) {
+        // TODO is there a better way? :-/
+        boolean result = false;
+        try {
+            Method method = TypeVariable.class.getDeclaredMethod("hasImplicitObjectBound");
+            method.setAccessible(true);
+            result = (Boolean) method.invoke(typeParameter);
+        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the Java bytecode descriptor of a given Jandex MethodInfo using the given type argument mappings.
      * For example, given this method:
@@ -172,30 +298,35 @@ private static void toSignature(StringBuilder sb, Type type, Function<String, St
         switch (type.kind()) {
             case ARRAY:
                 ArrayType arrayType = type.asArrayType();
-                for (int i = 0; i < arrayType.dimensions(); i++)
-                    sb.append("[");
+                for (int i = 0; i < arrayType.dimensions(); i++) {
+                    sb.append('[');
+                }
                 toSignature(sb, arrayType.component(), typeArgMapper, erased);
                 break;
             case CLASS:
-                sb.append("L");
-                sb.append(type.asClassType().name().toString().replace('.', '/'));
-                sb.append(";");
+                sb.append('L').append(type.asClassType().name().toString('/')).append(';');
                 break;
             case PARAMETERIZED_TYPE:
                 ParameterizedType parameterizedType = type.asParameterizedType();
-                sb.append("L");
-                // FIXME: support owner type
-                sb.append(parameterizedType.name().toString().replace('.', '/'));
+                Type owner = parameterizedType.owner();
+                if (owner != null && owner.kind() == Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                    toSignature(sb, owner, typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    // the typeSignature call on previous line always takes the PARAMETERIZED_TYPE branch,
+                    // so at this point, result ends with a ';', which we just replace with '.'
+                    assert sb.charAt(sb.length() - 1) == ';';
+                    sb.setCharAt(sb.length() - 1, '.');
+                    sb.append(parameterizedType.name().local());
+                } else {
+                    sb.append('L').append(parameterizedType.name().toString('/'));
+                }
                 if (!erased && !parameterizedType.arguments().isEmpty()) {
-                    sb.append("<");
-                    List<Type> arguments = parameterizedType.arguments();
-                    for (int i = 0; i < arguments.size(); i++) {
-                        Type argType = arguments.get(i);
-                        toSignature(sb, argType, typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    sb.append('<');
+                    for (Type argument : parameterizedType.arguments()) {
+                        toSignature(sb, argument, typeArgMapper, erased);
                     }
-                    sb.append(">");
+                    sb.append('>');
                 }
-                sb.append(";");
+                sb.append(';');
                 break;
             case PRIMITIVE:
                 Primitive primitive = type.asPrimitiveType().primitive();
@@ -229,22 +360,40 @@ private static void toSignature(StringBuilder sb, Type type, Function<String, St
             case TYPE_VARIABLE:
                 TypeVariable typeVariable = type.asTypeVariable();
                 String mappedSignature = typeArgMapper.apply(typeVariable.identifier());
-                if (mappedSignature != null)
+                if (mappedSignature != null) {
                     sb.append(mappedSignature);
-                else if (erased)
+                } else if (erased) {
                     toSignature(sb, typeVariable.bounds().get(0), typeArgMapper, erased);
-                else
-                    sb.append("T").append(typeVariable.identifier()).append(";");
+                } else {
+                    sb.append('T').append(typeVariable.identifier()).append(';');
+                }
                 break;
             case UNRESOLVED_TYPE_VARIABLE:
-                // FIXME: ??
+                UnresolvedTypeVariable unresolvedTypeVariable = type.asUnresolvedTypeVariable();
+                String mappedSignature2 = typeArgMapper.apply(unresolvedTypeVariable.identifier());
+                if (mappedSignature2 != null) {
+                    sb.append(mappedSignature2);
+                } else if (erased) {
+                    // TODO ???
+                } else {
+                    sb.append("T").append(unresolvedTypeVariable.identifier()).append(";");
+                }
                 break;
             case VOID:
-                sb.append("V");
+                sb.append('V');
                 break;
             case WILDCARD_TYPE:
                 if (!erased) {
-                    sb.append("*");
+                    WildcardType wildcardType = type.asWildcardType();
+                    if (wildcardType.superBound() != null) {
+                        sb.append('-');
+                        toSignature(sb, wildcardType.superBound(), typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    } else if (ClassType.OBJECT_TYPE.equals(wildcardType.extendsBound())) {
+                        sb.append('*');
+                    } else {
+                        sb.append('+');
+                        toSignature(sb, wildcardType.extendsBound(), typeArgMapper, erased);
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
             default:
@@ -287,7 +436,7 @@ public static int getReturnInstruction(String typeDescriptor) {
      * specialised return instructions <tt>IRETURN, LRETURN, FRETURN, DRETURN, RETURN</tt> for primitives/void,
      * and <tt>ARETURN</tt> otherwise;
      * 
-     * @param typeDescriptor the return Jandex Type.
+     * @param jandexType the return Jandex Type.
      * @return the correct bytecode return instruction for that return type descriptor.
      */
     public static int getReturnInstruction(Type jandexType) {