diff --git a/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflector.java b/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflector.java
index e4a42382af..c2f1dd1832 100644
--- a/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflector.java
+++ b/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflector.java
@@ -47,18 +47,40 @@ private static Type mapTypeParameters(Type toMapType, Type typeAndParams) {
 			return erase(toMapType);
 		} else {
 			VarMap varMap = new VarMap();
-			Type handlingTypeAndParams = typeAndParams;
-			while(handlingTypeAndParams instanceof ParameterizedType) {
-				ParameterizedType pType = (ParameterizedType)handlingTypeAndParams;
-				Class<?> clazz = (Class<?>)pType.getRawType(); // getRawType should always be Class
-				varMap.addAll(clazz.getTypeParameters(), pType.getActualTypeArguments());
-				handlingTypeAndParams = pType.getOwnerType();
-			}
-			return varMap.map(toMapType);
-		}
-	}
+      collectVarMapEntriesForTypeVariable(toMapType, varMap);
+      collectVarMapEntriesForType(typeAndParams, varMap);
+      return varMap.map(toMapType);
+    }
+  }
 
-	/**
+  /**
+   * This will collect the {@link TypeVariable} bounds of <code>toMapType</code> into the <code>varMap</code>,
+   * if the <code>toMapType</code> is a {@link TypeVariable} and has exactly one type bound ({@link TypeVariable#getBounds()}.
+   *
+   * @param toMapType Type possibly containing type arguments
+   * @param varMap    the {@link VarMap} to save resolve variables into. Caution: This will be modified
+   */
+  private static void collectVarMapEntriesForTypeVariable(Type toMapType, VarMap varMap) {
+    if (toMapType instanceof TypeVariable) {
+      final TypeVariable<?> t = (TypeVariable<?>) toMapType;
+      final Type[] bounds = t.getBounds();
+      if (bounds.length == 1) {
+        varMap.add(t, bounds[0]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static void collectVarMapEntriesForType(Type typeAndParams, VarMap varMap) {
+    Type handlingTypeAndParams = typeAndParams;
+    while (handlingTypeAndParams instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+      ParameterizedType pType = (ParameterizedType) handlingTypeAndParams;
+      Class<?> clazz = (Class<?>) pType.getRawType(); // getRawType should always be Class
+      varMap.addAll(clazz.getTypeParameters(), pType.getActualTypeArguments());
+      handlingTypeAndParams = pType.getOwnerType();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
 	 * Checks if the given type is a class that is supposed to have type parameters, but doesn't.
 	 * In other words, if it's a really raw type.
 	 */
diff --git a/spock-specs/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflectorSpec.groovy b/spock-specs/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflectorSpec.groovy
index 0c2ab1b472..20a7ba4814 100644
--- a/spock-specs/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflectorSpec.groovy
+++ b/spock-specs/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/gentyref/GenericTypeReflectorSpec.groovy
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@
 
 package org.spockframework.gentyref
 
+import org.spockframework.runtime.model.NodeInfo
 import spock.lang.Specification
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
+import java.lang.reflect.Method
+import java.lang.reflect.Type
+
 class GenericTypeReflectorSpec extends Specification {
   def "can get exact parameter types for java.lang.Object method"() {
     when:
@@ -51,4 +57,24 @@ class GenericTypeReflectorSpec extends Specification {
     notThrown(NullPointerException)
     type == Object
   }
+
+  def "getExactReturnType"(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, Type expectedType) {
+    given:
+    def method = clazz.getMethods().find { it.name == methodName }
+    expect:
+    clazz && methodName && method != null
+    GenericTypeReflector.getExactReturnType(method, clazz) == expectedType
+
+    where:
+    clazz        | methodName      | expectedType
+    NodeInfo     | "getAnnotation" | Annotation
+    NodeInfo     | "getName"       | String
+    NodeInfo     | "getReflection" | AnnotatedElement
+    TestNodeInfo | "getReflection" | Method
+    NodeInfo     | "getParent"     | NodeInfo
+    TestNodeInfo | "getParent"     | TestNodeInfo
+    ArrayList    | "get"           | Object
+  }
+
+  private abstract class TestNodeInfo extends NodeInfo<TestNodeInfo, Method> {}
 }
diff --git a/spock-specs/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/mock/MockSpecInfoAnnotationSpec.groovy b/spock-specs/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/mock/MockSpecInfoAnnotationSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bb50a1577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spock-specs/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/mock/MockSpecInfoAnnotationSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package org.spockframework.mock
+
+import org.spockframework.runtime.model.SpecInfo
+import org.spockframework.util.Nullable
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation
+
+class MockSpecInfoAnnotationSpec extends Specification {
+
+  def "NodeInfo.getAnnotation() shall return valid Stub for Stub Issue #1163"() {
+    given:
+    def mockUtil = new MockUtil()
+    def spec = Stub(SpecInfo)
+
+    when:
+    def t = spec.getAnnotation(Nullable)
+
+    then:
+    t instanceof Annotation
+    mockUtil.isMock(t)
+  }
+
+  def "NodeInfo.getAnnotation() shall return null for Mock Issue #1163"() {
+    given:
+    def spec = Mock(SpecInfo)
+
+    when:
+    def t = spec.getAnnotation(Nullable)
+
+    then:
+    t == null
+  }
+}