diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java
index f66ac157b1..adea605f59 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ static Type getGenericSupertype(Type context, Class<?> rawType, Class<?> toResol
    * @param supertype a superclass of, or interface implemented by, this.
    */
   static Type getSupertype(Type context, Class<?> contextRawType, Class<?> supertype) {
+    if (context instanceof WildcardType) {
+      // wildcards are useless for resolving supertypes. As the upper bound has the same raw type, use it instead
+      context = ((WildcardType)context).getUpperBounds()[0];
+    }
     checkArgument(supertype.isAssignableFrom(contextRawType));
     return resolve(context, contextRawType,
         $Gson$Types.getGenericSupertype(context, contextRawType, supertype));
diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/CollectionTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/CollectionTest.java
index 9a8f707b4f..0584cb63ef 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/CollectionTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/CollectionTest.java
@@ -393,4 +393,23 @@ public void testSetDeserialization() {
       assertTrue(entry.value == 1 || entry.value == 2);
     }
   }
+
+  class BigClass { Map<String, ? extends List<SmallClass>> inBig; }
+
+  class SmallClass { String inSmall; }
+
+  public void testIssue1107() {
+    String json = "{\n" +
+            "  \"inBig\": {\n" +
+            "    \"key\": [\n" +
+            "      { \"inSmall\": \"hello\" }\n" +
+            "    ]\n" +
+            "  }\n" +
+            "}";
+    BigClass bigClass = new Gson().fromJson(json, BigClass.class);
+    SmallClass small = bigClass.inBig.get("key").get(0);
+    assertNotNull(small);
+    assertEquals("hello", small.inSmall);
+  }
+
 }