--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/ClassReader.java	Mon Sep 02 22:38:36 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/ClassReader.java	Mon Sep 02 22:44:06 2013 +0100
@@ -727,12 +727,14 @@
                 ClassSymbol t = enterClass(names.fromUtf(signatureBuffer,
                                                          startSbp,
                                                          sbp - startSbp));
-                if (outer == Type.noType)
-                    outer = t.erasure(types);
-                else
-                    outer = new ClassType(outer, List.<Type>nil(), t);
-                sbp = startSbp;
-                return outer;
+
+                try {
+                    return (outer == Type.noType) ?
+                            t.erasure(types) :
+                            new ClassType(outer, List.<Type>nil(), t);
+                } finally {
+                    sbp = startSbp;
+                }
             }
 
             case '<':           // generic arguments
@@ -797,6 +799,13 @@
                 continue;
 
             case '.':
+                //we have seen an enclosing non-generic class
+                if (outer != Type.noType) {
+                    t = enterClass(names.fromUtf(signatureBuffer,
+                                                 startSbp,
+                                                 sbp - startSbp));
+                    outer = new ClassType(outer, List.<Type>nil(), t);
+                }
                 signatureBuffer[sbp++] = (byte)'$';
                 continue;
             case '/':

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/T8022162/IncorrectSignatureDeterminationForInnerClassesTest.java	Mon Sep 02 22:44:06 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8022162
+ * @summary Incorrect signature determination for certain inner class generics
+ * @library /tools/javac/lib
+ * @build ToolBox
+ * @run main IncorrectSignatureDeterminationForInnerClassesTest
+ */
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+public class IncorrectSignatureDeterminationForInnerClassesTest {
+
+    private static final String DSrc =
+        "package p1;\n" +
+
+        "public class D<T> {\n" +
+        "}\n" +
+
+        "abstract class Q<T> {\n" +
+        "    protected void m(M.E e) {}\n" +
+
+        "    public class M extends D<T> {\n" +
+        "        public class E {}\n" +
+        "    }\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    private static final String HSrc =
+        "package p1;\n" +
+
+        "public class H {\n" +
+        "    static class EQ extends Q<Object> {\n" +
+        "        private void m2(M.E item) {\n" +
+        "            m(item);\n" +
+        "        }\n" +
+        "    }\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
+        new IncorrectSignatureDeterminationForInnerClassesTest().run();
+    }
+
+    void run() throws Exception {
+        compile();
+    }
+
+    void compile() throws Exception {
+        Files.createDirectory(Paths.get("classes"));
+
+        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacParams =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .appendArgs("-d", "classes")
+                .setSources(DSrc);
+
+        ToolBox.javac(javacParams);
+
+        // compile class H against the class files for classes D and Q
+        javacParams =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .appendArgs("-d", "classes", "-cp", "classes")
+                .setSources(HSrc);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacParams);
+    }
+
+}