--- old/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	2019-06-06 14:48:30.685284200 -0700
+++ new/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	2019-06-06 14:48:30.365284200 -0700
@@ -2063,7 +2063,8 @@
 
         @DefinedBy(Api.LANGUAGE_MODEL)
         public Type getReceiverType() {
-            return asType().getReceiverType();
+	    Type result = asType().getReceiverType();
+            return (result == null) ? Type.noType : result;
         }
 
         @DefinedBy(Api.LANGUAGE_MODEL)
--- /dev/null	2019-06-06 10:39:25.248000000 -0700
+++ new/test/langtools/tools/javac/processing/model/element/TestExecutableReceiverType.java	2019-06-06 14:48:30.901284200 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2015, 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 8222369
+ * @summary Test behavior of ExecutableElement.getReceiverType
+ * @library /tools/javac/lib
+ * @build   JavacTestingAbstractProcessor TestExecutableReceiverType
+ * @compile -processor TestExecutableReceiverType -proc:only TestExecutableReceiverType.java
+ */
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+import javax.annotation.processing.*;
+import javax.lang.model.element.*;
+import javax.lang.model.type.*;
+import javax.lang.model.util.*;
+import static javax.tools.Diagnostic.Kind.*;
+
+/**
+ * Verify that proper type objects are returned from ExecutableElement.getReceiverType
+ */
+public class TestExecutableReceiverType extends JavacTestingAbstractProcessor {
+    public boolean process(Set<? extends TypeElement> annotations,
+                           RoundEnvironment roundEnv) {
+        if (!roundEnv.processingOver()) {
+	    int count = 0;
+	    count += testType(elements.getTypeElement("MethodHost"));
+	    count += testType(elements.getTypeElement("MethodHost.Nested"));
+
+	    if (count == 0) {
+		messager.printMessage(ERROR, "No executables visited.");
+	    }
+	}
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    int testType(TypeElement typeElement) {
+	int count = 0;
+	for (ExecutableElement executable :
+		 ElementFilter.constructorsIn(typeElement.getEnclosedElements())) {
+	    count += testExecutable(executable);
+	}
+
+	for (ExecutableElement executable :
+		 ElementFilter.methodsIn(typeElement.getEnclosedElements())) {
+	    count += testExecutable(executable);
+	}
+	return count;
+    }
+
+    int testExecutable(ExecutableElement executable) {
+	TypeKind expectedKind = executable.getAnnotation(ReceiverTypeKind.class).value();
+	TypeKind actualKind = executable.getReceiverType().getKind();
+	
+	if (actualKind != expectedKind) {
+	    messager.printMessage(ERROR,
+				  String.format("Unexpected TypeKind on receiver of %s:" +
+						" expected %s\t got %s%n",
+						executable, expectedKind, actualKind));
+	}
+	return 1;
+    }
+}
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@interface ReceiverTypeKind {
+    TypeKind value();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Class to host various methods, etc.
+ */
+class MethodHost {
+    @ReceiverTypeKind(TypeKind.NONE)
+    public MethodHost() {}
+
+    @ReceiverTypeKind(TypeKind.NONE)
+    public static void foo() {return;}
+
+    @ReceiverTypeKind(TypeKind.NONE)
+    public void bar() {return;}
+
+    @ReceiverTypeKind(TypeKind.DECLARED)
+    public void quux(MethodHost this) {return;}
+
+    private class Nested {
+	@ReceiverTypeKind(TypeKind.DECLARED)
+        public Nested(MethodHost MethodHost.this) {}
+    }
+}