diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala
index 0985d8eb326a..7ff65d5c36e3 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-package dotty.tools.dotc
+package dotty.tools
+package dotc
 package typer
 
 import transform._
@@ -800,7 +801,34 @@ object RefChecks {
         report.error(problem(), clazz.srcPos)
       }
 
+      // check that basetype and subtype agree on types of trait parameters
+      //
+      // I.e. trait and class parameters not only need to conform to the expected
+      // type of the corresponding base-trait, but also to the type as seen by the
+      // inheriting subtype.
+      def checkTraitParametersOK() = for {
+        parent <- clazz.info.parents
+        parentSym = parent.classSymbol
+        if parentSym.isClass
+        cls = parentSym.asClass
+        if cls.paramAccessors.nonEmpty
+        param <- cls.paramAccessors
+      } {
+        val tpeFromParent = parent.memberInfo(param)
+        val tpeFromClazz = clazz.thisType.memberInfo(param)
+        if (!(tpeFromParent <:< tpeFromClazz)) {
+          val msg =
+            em"""illegal parameter: The types of $param do not match.
+                |
+                |  $param in $cls has type: $tpeFromParent
+                |  but $clazz expects $param to have type: $tpeFromClazz"""
+
+          report.error(msg, clazz.srcPos)
+        }
+      }
+
       checkParameterizedTraitsOK()
+      checkTraitParametersOK()
     }
 
     /** Check that `site` does not inherit conflicting generic instances of `baseCls`,
diff --git a/tests/neg/i11018.scala b/tests/neg/i11018.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..983722997582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i11018.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+trait Foo {
+  def name: String
+}
+class Bar
+
+trait CClass[+A](val a: A) {
+  val b = a
+}
+
+trait CTrait[+A](val a: A) {
+  val b = a
+}
+trait DTrait[+B] extends CTrait[B]
+trait DClass[+B] extends CClass[B]
+
+final class F1 extends DTrait[Foo] with CTrait[Bar](new Bar) // error: illegal parameter
+final class F2 extends CTrait[Bar](new Bar) with DTrait[Foo] // error: illegal parameter
+final class F3 extends DClass[Foo] with CClass[Bar](new Bar) // error: illegal parameter
+final class F4 extends CClass[Bar](new Bar) with DClass[Foo] // error: illegal parameter
+
+final class F5 extends DTrait[Foo] with CTrait[Foo & Bar](new Bar with Foo { def name = "hello"}) // ok
diff --git a/tests/neg/i3989f.scala b/tests/neg/i3989f.scala
index ce68f16b54b0..12738a83d282 100644
--- a/tests/neg/i3989f.scala
+++ b/tests/neg/i3989f.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ object Test extends App {
   class B[+X](val y: X) extends A[X](y)
   class C extends B(5) with A[String] // error: illegal inheritance
 
-  class D extends B(5) with A[Any] // ok
+  class D extends B(5) with A[Any] // error: illegal parameter
 
   def f(a: A[Int]): String = a match {
     case c: C => c.x