diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/GenericSignatures.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/GenericSignatures.scala
index 9a6ab233e239..050abf7f3cb7 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/GenericSignatures.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/GenericSignatures.scala
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ package transform
 import core.Annotations._
 import core.Contexts._
 import core.Phases._
+import core.Decorators.*
 import core.Definitions
 import core.Flags._
 import core.Names.Name
 import core.Symbols._
 import core.TypeApplications.{EtaExpansion, TypeParamInfo}
-import core.TypeErasure.{erasedGlb, erasure, isGenericArrayElement}
+import core.TypeErasure.{erasedGlb, erasure, fullErasure, isGenericArrayElement}
 import core.Types._
 import core.classfile.ClassfileConstants
 import SymUtils._
 import TypeUtils._
+import config.Printers.transforms
+import reporting.trace
 import java.lang.StringBuilder
 
 import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
@@ -130,12 +133,12 @@ object GenericSignatures {
           else
             Right(parent))
 
-    def paramSig(param: LambdaParam): Unit = {
-      builder.append(sanitizeName(param.paramName))
+    def paramSig(param: TypeParamInfo): Unit = {
+      builder.append(sanitizeName(param.paramName.lastPart))
       boundsSig(hiBounds(param.paramInfo.bounds))
     }
 
-    def polyParamSig(tparams: List[LambdaParam]): Unit =
+    def polyParamSig(tparams: List[TypeParamInfo]): Unit =
       if (tparams.nonEmpty) {
         builder.append('<')
         tparams.foreach(paramSig)
@@ -236,7 +239,11 @@ object GenericSignatures {
       tp match {
 
         case ref @ TypeParamRef(_: PolyType, _) =>
-          typeParamSig(ref.paramName.lastPart)
+          val erasedUnderlying = fullErasure(ref.underlying.bounds.hi)
+          // don't emit type param name if the param is upper-bounded by a primitive type (including via a value class)
+          if erasedUnderlying.isPrimitiveValueType then
+            jsig(erasedUnderlying, toplevel, primitiveOK)
+          else typeParamSig(ref.paramName.lastPart)
 
         case defn.ArrayOf(elemtp) =>
           if (isGenericArrayElement(elemtp, isScala2 = false))
@@ -267,7 +274,7 @@ object GenericSignatures {
             else if (sym == defn.UnitClass) jsig(defn.BoxedUnitClass.typeRef)
             else builder.append(defn.typeTag(sym.info))
           else if (ValueClasses.isDerivedValueClass(sym)) {
-            val erasedUnderlying = core.TypeErasure.fullErasure(tp)
+            val erasedUnderlying = fullErasure(tp)
             if (erasedUnderlying.isPrimitiveValueType && !primitiveOK)
               classSig(sym, pre, args)
             else
@@ -334,15 +341,6 @@ object GenericSignatures {
           jsig(repr, primitiveOK = primitiveOK)
 
         case ci: ClassInfo =>
-          def polyParamSig(tparams: List[TypeParamInfo]): Unit =
-            if (tparams.nonEmpty) {
-              builder.append('<')
-              tparams.foreach { tp =>
-                builder.append(sanitizeName(tp.paramName.lastPart))
-                boundsSig(hiBounds(tp.paramInfo.bounds))
-              }
-              builder.append('>')
-            }
           val tParams = tp.typeParams
           if (toplevel) polyParamSig(tParams)
           superSig(ci.typeSymbol, ci.parents)
diff --git a/tests/generic-java-signatures/i15385/Lib.scala b/tests/generic-java-signatures/i15385/Lib.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..81b00d964b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generic-java-signatures/i15385/Lib.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+class Loc(val idx: Int) extends AnyVal
+
+class Foo:
+  def testNoParam[A <: Int]: A = 1.asInstanceOf[A]
+  def testSingleParam[A <: Int](a: A): A = 2.asInstanceOf[A]        // <A:Ljava/lang/Object;>(I)I
+  def testSingleParam2[A <: Int](a: A): Box[A] = new Box[A](a)      // <A:Ljava/lang/Object;>(I)LBox<Ljava/lang/Object;>;
+  def testSingleParam3[A <: Int](box: Box[A]): A = box.value         // <A:Ljava/lang/Object;>(LBox<Ljava/lang/Object;>;)I
+  def testOtherReturn[A <: Int](a: A): String = "3"
+  def testNoErasure[A <: String](a: A): A = "4".asInstanceOf[A]
+  def testMultiParam[A <: Int, B <: String](a: A, b: B): A = 5.asInstanceOf[A]
+
+  def testVCNoParam[A <: Loc]: A = Loc(1).asInstanceOf[A]
+  def testVCSingleParam[A <: Loc](a: A): A = Loc(2).asInstanceOf[A]
+  def testVCOtherReturn[A <: Loc](a: A): String = "3"
+  def testVCNoErasure[A <: String](a: A): A = "4".asInstanceOf[A]
+  def testVCMultiParam[A <: Loc, B <: String](a: A, b: B): A = Loc(5).asInstanceOf[A]
+
+class Box[T](val value: T)
+
+class BarParent[X, Y]
+trait BarInterface[F, G]
+abstract class Bar[A <: Int](a: A) extends BarParent[A, String] with BarInterface[Int, A]:
+  def getMap: Map[String, A]
+  def bar[B](a: A, b: B): (A, B, Int)
diff --git a/tests/generic-java-signatures/i15385/Test.java b/tests/generic-java-signatures/i15385/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..184f104d0fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generic-java-signatures/i15385/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+public class Test {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Foo foo = new Foo();
+        System.out.println(foo.testNoParam());
+        System.out.println(foo.testSingleParam(2));
+        System.out.println(foo.testSingleParam2(21).value());
+        System.out.println(foo.testSingleParam3(new Box(22)));
+        System.out.println(foo.testOtherReturn(3));
+        System.out.println(foo.testNoErasure("4"));
+        System.out.println(foo.testMultiParam(5, "5"));
+
+        System.out.println(foo.testVCNoParam());
+        System.out.println(foo.testVCSingleParam(2));
+        System.out.println(foo.testVCOtherReturn(3));
+        System.out.println(foo.testVCNoErasure("4"));
+        System.out.println(foo.testVCMultiParam(5, "5"));
+    }
+}