diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java
index 295bb192a42..ab84d372bd7 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java
@@ -3605,6 +3605,18 @@ public class Resolve {
                         ReferenceKind.BOUND;
             }
         }
+
+        @Override
+        Symbol access(Env<AttrContext> env, DiagnosticPosition pos, Symbol location, Symbol sym) {
+            if (originalSite.hasTag(TYPEVAR) && sym.kind == MTH) {
+                sym = (sym.flags() & Flags.PRIVATE) != 0 ?
+                        new AccessError(env, site, sym) :
+                        sym;
+                return accessBase(sym, pos, location, originalSite, name, true);
+            } else {
+                return super.access(env, pos, location, sym);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/lambda/methodReference/PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/lambda/methodReference/PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b87783416a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/lambda/methodReference/PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8318160
+ * @summary javac does not reject private method reference with type-variable receiver
+ * @compile/fail/ref=PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.out -XDrawDiagnostics PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.java
+ */
+
+import java.util.function.*;
+
+class PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest {
+    class Foo<X> {
+        X get() { return null; }
+    }
+
+    private String asString() {
+        return "bar";
+    }
+
+    private String asString2(Object o) {
+        return "bar";
+    }
+
+    static <T extends PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest> Function<T, String> m1() {
+        return T::asString;
+    }
+
+    static <T extends PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest> Function<T, String> m2(T t) {
+        return t::asString2;
+    }
+
+    static Function<?, String> m2(Foo<? extends PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest> foo) {
+        return foo.get()::asString2;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/lambda/methodReference/PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.out b/test/langtools/tools/javac/lambda/methodReference/PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4dac12a9ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/lambda/methodReference/PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.java:24:16: compiler.err.report.access: asString(), private, PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest
+PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.java:28:16: compiler.err.report.access: asString2(java.lang.Object), private, PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest
+PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest.java:32:16: compiler.err.report.access: asString2(java.lang.Object), private, PrivateMethodReferenceWithTypeVarTest
+3 errors