diff --git a/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/KotlinClassElement.kt b/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/KotlinClassElement.kt
index 5311a5c1a95..e444f60b880 100644
--- a/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/KotlinClassElement.kt
+++ b/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/KotlinClassElement.kt
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ internal open class KotlinClassElement(
 
     override fun isTypeVariable() = typeVariable
 
-    @OptIn(KspExperimental::class)
     override fun isAssignable(type: String): Boolean {
         val otherDeclaration = visitorContext.resolver.getClassDeclarationByName(type)
         if (otherDeclaration != null) {
@@ -481,11 +480,12 @@ internal open class KotlinClassElement(
             if (thisFullName == otherFullName) {
                 return true
             }
-            val otherKotlinType = otherDeclaration.asStarProjectedType()
-            if (otherKotlinType == kotlinType) {
+            val otherKotlinType = otherDeclaration.asStarProjectedType().makeNullable()
+            val kotlinTypeNullable = kotlinType.makeNullable()
+            if (otherKotlinType == kotlinTypeNullable) {
                 return true
             }
-            if (otherKotlinType.isAssignableFrom(kotlinType)) {
+            if (otherKotlinType.isAssignableFrom(kotlinTypeNullable)) {
                 return true
             }
         }
@@ -499,12 +499,12 @@ internal open class KotlinClassElement(
             visitorContext.resolver.getKSNameFromString(type)
         ) ?: return false
         val kotlinClassByName = visitorContext.resolver.getKotlinClassByName(kotlinName) ?: return false
-        return kotlinClassByName.asStarProjectedType().isAssignableFrom(kotlinType.starProjection())
+        return kotlinClassByName.asStarProjectedType().makeNullable().isAssignableFrom(kotlinType.starProjection().makeNullable())
     }
 
     override fun isAssignable(type: ClassElement): Boolean {
         if (type is KotlinClassElement) {
-            return type.kotlinType.isAssignableFrom(kotlinType)
+            return type.kotlinType.starProjection().makeNullable().isAssignableFrom(kotlinType.starProjection().makeNullable())
         }
         return super.isAssignable(type)
     }
diff --git a/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/inject/ast/ClassElementSpec.groovy b/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/inject/ast/ClassElementSpec.groovy
index f792783d5d2..cab2aa738df 100644
--- a/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/inject/ast/ClassElementSpec.groovy
+++ b/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/inject/ast/ClassElementSpec.groovy
@@ -1872,19 +1872,54 @@ class Test {
     fun method2() : java.util.List<String>? {
         return null
     }
+
+    @Executable
+    fun method3() : kotlin.collections.List<String>? {
+        return listOf()
+    }
+
 }
 
 ''', ce -> {
             return ce.findMethod("method1").get().getReturnType().isAssignable(Iterable.class)
                     && ce.findMethod("method2").get().getReturnType().isAssignable(Iterable.class)
+                    && ce.findMethod("method3").get().getReturnType().isAssignable(Iterable.class)
                     && ((KotlinClassElement) ce.findMethod("method1").get().getReturnType()).isAssignable2(Iterable.class.name)
                     && ((KotlinClassElement) ce.findMethod("method2").get().getReturnType()).isAssignable2(Iterable.class.name)
+                    && ((KotlinClassElement) ce.findMethod("method3").get().getReturnType()).isAssignable2(Iterable.class.name)
         })
 
         expect:
             isAssignable
     }
 
+    void "test type isAssignable between nullable and not nullable"() {
+        when:
+            boolean isAssignable = buildClassElementMapped('test.Cart', '''
+package test
+
+data class CartItem(
+        val id: Long?,
+        val name: String,
+        val cart: Cart?
+) {
+    constructor(name: String) : this(null, name, null)
+}
+
+data class Cart(
+        val id: Long?,
+        val items: List<CartItem>?
+) {
+
+    constructor(items: List<CartItem>) : this(null, items)
+
+    fun cartItemsNotNullable() : List<CartItem> = listOf()
+}
+
+''', cl -> cl.getPrimaryConstructor().get().parameters[1].getType().isAssignable(cl.findMethod("cartItemsNotNullable").get().getReturnType()))
+        then:
+            isAssignable
+    }
 
     private void assertListGenericArgument(ClassElement type, Closure cl) {
         def arg1 = type.getAllTypeArguments().get(List.class.name).get("E")
diff --git a/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/BeanIntrospectionSpec.groovy b/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/BeanIntrospectionSpec.groovy
index c8138a20684..78d56e3ee53 100644
--- a/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/BeanIntrospectionSpec.groovy
+++ b/inject-kotlin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/visitor/BeanIntrospectionSpec.groovy
@@ -2166,4 +2166,36 @@ class Holder<A : Animal>(
             animal instanceof GenericPlaceholder
             animal.isTypeVariable()
     }
+
+    void "test list property"() {
+        given:
+            BeanIntrospection introspection = buildBeanIntrospection('test.Cart', '''
+package test
+import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
+
+@io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
+data class CartItem(
+        val id: Long?,
+        val name: String,
+        val cart: Cart?
+) {
+    constructor(name: String) : this(null, name, null)
+}
+
+@io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
+data class Cart(
+        val id: Long?,
+        val items: List<CartItem>?
+) {
+
+    constructor(items: List<CartItem>) : this(null, items)
+
+    fun cartItemsNotNullable() : List<CartItem> = listOf()
+}
+        ''')
+            def bean = introspection.instantiate(1L, new ArrayList())
+            bean = introspection.getProperty("items").get().withValue(bean, new ArrayList())
+        expect:
+            bean
+    }
 }