diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
index 9af3319c85e5..80377807dedc 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class ClassfileParser(
             accept('.')
             val name = subName(c => c == ';' || c == '<' || c == '.').toTypeName
             val clazz = tpe.member(name).symbol
-            tpe = processClassType(processInner(clazz.typeRef))
+            tpe = processClassType(processInner(TypeRef(tpe, clazz)))
           }
           accept(';')
           tpe
diff --git a/tests/pos/i5655/J_1.java b/tests/pos/i5655/J_1.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..815bfaa2cd26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i5655/J_1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class J_1{
+    public class A<T>{
+        public class B<U>{}
+    }
+    A<String>.B<String> m(){
+        J_1 j = new J_1();
+        A<String> a = j.new A<>();
+        A<String>.B<String> b = a.new B<>();
+        return b;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/pos/i5655/S_2.scala b/tests/pos/i5655/S_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e85d0183911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i5655/S_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+object O {
+  def main(args: Array[String]) = {
+    val j = new J_1
+    val ab: J_1#A[String]#B[String] = j.m()
+  }
+}
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