diff --git a/compiler/ccgutils.nim b/compiler/ccgutils.nim
index 4ba6643ecf..6dfd7b52c3 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgutils.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgutils.nim
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ proc getUniqueType*(key: PType): PType =
       gCanonicalTypes[k] = key
       result = key
   of tyTypeDesc, tyTypeClasses, tyGenericParam, tyFromExpr, tyFieldAccessor:
-    internalError("getUniqueType")
+    if key.sym != nil:
+      internalError(key.sym.info, "metatype not eliminated")
+    else:
+      internalError("metatype not eliminated")
   of tyDistinct:
     if key.deepCopy != nil: result = key
     else: result = getUniqueType(lastSon(key))
diff --git a/compiler/semgnrc.nim b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
index 9c9281da01..48d725ea88 100644
--- a/compiler/semgnrc.nim
+++ b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
         discard
       of skProc, skMethod, skIterators, skConverter, skModule:
         result.sons[0] = symChoice(c, fn, s, scOption)
-        # do check of 's.magic==mRoof' here because it might be some
+        # do not check of 's.magic==mRoof' here because it might be some
         # other '^' but after overload resolution the proper one:
         if ctx.bracketExpr != nil and n.len == 2 and s.name.s == "^":
           result.add ctx.bracketExpr
diff --git a/compiler/seminst.nim b/compiler/seminst.nim
index 64e3e8cb85..1c1d71a2f6 100644
--- a/compiler/seminst.nim
+++ b/compiler/seminst.nim
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ proc instantiateProcType(c: PContext, pt: TIdTable,
   addDecl(c, prc)
 
   pushInfoContext(info)
-  var cl = initTypeVars(c, pt, info)
+  var cl = initTypeVars(c, pt, info, nil)
   var result = instCopyType(cl, prc.typ)
   let originalParams = result.n
   result.n = originalParams.shallowCopy
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index f67ee2822a..adb1c81c11 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -957,27 +957,35 @@ proc semDo(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
 proc semInferredLambda(c: PContext, pt: TIdTable, n: PNode): PNode =
   var n = n
 
-  n = replaceTypesInBody(c, pt, n)
+  let original = n.sons[namePos].sym
+  let s = copySym(original, false)
+  incl(s.flags, sfFromGeneric)
+
+  n = replaceTypesInBody(c, pt, n, original)
   result = n
-
+  s.ast = result
+  n.sons[namePos].sym = s
   n.sons[genericParamsPos] = emptyNode
-  n.sons[paramsPos] = n.typ.n
-
+  let params = n.typ.n
+  n.sons[paramsPos] = params
+  s.typ = n.typ
+  for i in 1..<params.len:
+    if params[i].typ.kind in {tyTypeDesc, tyGenericParam,
+                              tyFromExpr, tyFieldAccessor}+tyTypeClasses:
+      localError(params[i].info, "cannot infer type of parameter: " &
+                 params[i].sym.name.s)
   openScope(c)
-  var s = n.sons[namePos].sym
   pushOwner(s)
-  addParams(c, n.typ.n, skProc)
+  addParams(c, params, skProc)
   pushProcCon(c, s)
   addResult(c, n.typ.sons[0], n.info, skProc)
   addResultNode(c, n)
   let semBody = hloBody(c, semProcBody(c, n.sons[bodyPos]))
-  n.sons[bodyPos] = transformBody(c.module, semBody, n.sons[namePos].sym)
+  n.sons[bodyPos] = transformBody(c.module, semBody, s)
   popProcCon(c)
   popOwner()
   closeScope(c)
 
-  s.ast = result
-
   # alternative variant (not quite working):
   # var prc = arg[0].sym
   # let inferred = c.semGenerateInstance(c, prc, m.bindings, arg.info)
diff --git a/compiler/semtypinst.nim b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
index 3ac145eb84..f643fb9035 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypinst.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ type
     allowMetaTypes*: bool     # allow types such as seq[Number]
                               # i.e. the result contains unresolved generics
     skipTypedesc*: bool       # wether we should skip typeDescs
+    owner*: PSym              # where this instantiation comes from
     recursionLimit: int
 
 proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType
@@ -208,6 +209,9 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsN(cl: var TReplTypeVars, n: PNode): PNode =
 
 proc replaceTypeVarsS(cl: var TReplTypeVars, s: PSym): PSym =
   if s == nil: return nil
+  # symbol is not our business:
+  if cl.owner != nil and s.owner != cl.owner:
+    return s
   result = PSym(idTableGet(cl.symMap, s))
   if result == nil:
     result = copySym(s, false)
@@ -477,22 +481,33 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType =
 
       else: discard
 
-proc initTypeVars*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, info: TLineInfo): TReplTypeVars =
+proc initTypeVars*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, info: TLineInfo;
+                   owner: PSym): TReplTypeVars =
   initIdTable(result.symMap)
   copyIdTable(result.typeMap, pt)
   initIdTable(result.localCache)
   result.info = info
   result.c = p
+  result.owner = owner
 
-proc replaceTypesInBody*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, n: PNode): PNode =
-  var cl = initTypeVars(p, pt, n.info)
+proc replaceTypesInBody*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, n: PNode;
+                         owner: PSym): PNode =
+  var cl = initTypeVars(p, pt, n.info, owner)
+  pushInfoContext(n.info)
+  result = replaceTypeVarsN(cl, n)
+  popInfoContext()
+
+proc replaceTypesForLambda*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, n: PNode;
+                            original, new: PSym): PNode =
+  var cl = initTypeVars(p, pt, n.info, original)
+  idTablePut(cl.symMap, original, new)
   pushInfoContext(n.info)
   result = replaceTypeVarsN(cl, n)
   popInfoContext()
 
 proc generateTypeInstance*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, info: TLineInfo,
                            t: PType): PType =
-  var cl = initTypeVars(p, pt, info)
+  var cl = initTypeVars(p, pt, info, nil)
   pushInfoContext(info)
   result = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, t)
   popInfoContext()
diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index f6f0299366..d28800d9af 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ proc tryResolvingStaticExpr(c: var TCandidate, n: PNode): PNode =
   # Here, N-1 will be initially nkStaticExpr that can be evaluated only after
   # N is bound to a concrete value during the matching of the first param.
   # This proc is used to evaluate such static expressions.
-  let instantiated = replaceTypesInBody(c.c, c.bindings, n)
+  let instantiated = replaceTypesInBody(c.c, c.bindings, n, nil)
   result = c.c.semExpr(c.c, instantiated)
 
 proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType, doBind = true): TTypeRelation =
diff --git a/tests/typerel/t2plus.nim b/tests/typerel/t2plus.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08378b8046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typerel/t2plus.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+discard """
+  output: "2.0"
+"""
+
+{.warning[TypelessParam]: off.}
+
+import future
+
+# bug #3329
+
+proc foldRight[T,U](lst: seq[T], v: U, f: (T, U) -> U): U =
+  result = v
+  for x in lst:
+    result = f(x, result)
+
+proc mean[T: SomeNumber](xs: seq[T]): T =
+  xs.foldRight(0.T, (xBAZ: auto, yBAZ: auto) => xBAZ + yBAZ) / T(xs.len)
+
+when isMainModule:
+  let x = mean(@[1.float, 2, 3])
+  echo x
+