diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 303751a9fb..01551f5dde 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -18531,6 +18531,7 @@ tests/webtbs/tw38051.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/webtbs/tw38054.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw38069.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/webtbs/tw38074.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
+tests/webtbs/tw38083.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/webtbs/tw3814.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw3827.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw3829.pp svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/compiler/pdecsub.pas b/compiler/pdecsub.pas
index baeb3e6acc..eb4c6d0649 100644
--- a/compiler/pdecsub.pas
+++ b/compiler/pdecsub.pas
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ implementation
         procstartfilepos : tfileposinfo;
         i,
         index : longint;
+        addgendummy,
         hadspecialize,
         firstpart,
         found,
@@ -867,6 +868,7 @@ implementation
         srsym:=nil;
         genericparams:=nil;
         hadspecialize:=false;
+        addgendummy:=false;
 
         if not assigned(genericdef) then
           begin
@@ -1071,6 +1073,7 @@ implementation
                                as if nothing happened }
                              hidesym(srsym);
                              searchagain:=true;
+                             addgendummy:=true;
                            end
                          else
                           begin
@@ -1106,6 +1109,8 @@ implementation
                   aprocsym:=cprocsym.create('$'+lower(sp))
                 else
                   aprocsym:=cprocsym.create(orgsp);
+                if addgendummy then
+                  include(aprocsym.symoptions,sp_generic_dummy);
                 symtablestack.top.insert(aprocsym);
               end;
           end;
diff --git a/tests/webtbs/tw38083.pp b/tests/webtbs/tw38083.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6e16b7bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/webtbs/tw38083.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ %NORUN }
+
+program tw38083;
+
+{$MODE Delphi}
+
+  procedure Test<T>(A: T; B: Boolean); overload;
+  begin
+
+  end;
+
+  procedure Test(A: String); overload;
+  begin
+    Test<String>(A, True);
+  end;
+
+begin
+
+end.