diff --git a/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/ArcProcessor.java b/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/ArcProcessor.java
index 42931a5fc49b5..21dfd9f5144c3 100644
--- a/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/ArcProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/ArcProcessor.java
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationTarget.Kind;
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationValue;
 import org.jboss.jandex.ClassInfo;
+import org.jboss.jandex.ClassType;
 import org.jboss.jandex.DotName;
 import org.jboss.jandex.FieldInfo;
 import org.jboss.jandex.IndexView;
 import org.jboss.jandex.MethodInfo;
 import org.jboss.jandex.MethodParameterInfo;
+import org.jboss.jandex.ParameterizedType;
 import org.jboss.jandex.Type;
+import org.jboss.jandex.WildcardType;
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 
 import io.quarkus.arc.ArcContainer;
@@ -923,11 +926,18 @@ public void registerField(FieldInfo fieldInfo) {
                             : elementType,
                     qualifiers));
 
+            // by default, we keep the type of the injection point
+            // we only need to inspect and change this in case of param. type with a wildcard
+            Type syntheticBeanType = injectionPoint.getRequiredType();
+            if (syntheticBeanType.kind() == Type.Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                ParameterizedType paramType = syntheticBeanType.asParameterizedType();
+                syntheticBeanType = removeWildcardFromParamType(paramType.name(), paramType.arguments(), paramType.owner());
+            }
             BeanConfigurator<?> configurator = beanRegistrationPhase.getContext()
                     .configure(List.class)
                     .forceApplicationClass()
                     .scope(BuiltinScope.DEPENDENT.getInfo())
-                    .addType(injectionPoint.getRequiredType());
+                    .addType(syntheticBeanType);
 
             injectionPoint.getRequiredQualifiers().forEach(configurator::addQualifier);
 
@@ -996,6 +1006,33 @@ public boolean test(BeanInfo bean) {
         }
     }
 
+    private ParameterizedType removeWildcardFromParamType(DotName name, List<Type> typeArgs, Type owner) {
+        Type[] typeArray = new Type[typeArgs.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < typeArgs.size(); i++) {
+            Type t = typeArgs.get(i);
+            if (t.kind() == Type.Kind.WILDCARD_TYPE) {
+                // detect wildcard and replace with upper/lower bound or Object type
+                WildcardType wildcard = t.asWildcardType();
+                if (wildcard.extendsBound() != null && !wildcard.extendsBound().equals(ClassType.OBJECT_TYPE)) {
+                    typeArray[i] = wildcard.extendsBound();
+                } else if (wildcard.superBound() != null && !wildcard.superBound().equals(ClassType.OBJECT_TYPE)) {
+                    typeArray[i] = wildcard.superBound();
+                } else {
+                    typeArray[i] = ClassType.OBJECT_TYPE;
+                }
+            } else if (t.kind() == Type.Kind.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) {
+                // recursively search parameterized types
+                ParameterizedType parameterizedArg = t.asParameterizedType();
+                typeArray[i] = removeWildcardFromParamType(parameterizedArg.name(), parameterizedArg.arguments(),
+                        parameterizedArg.owner());
+            } else {
+                // all else stays the same
+                typeArray[i] = t;
+            }
+        }
+        return ParameterizedType.create(name, typeArray, owner);
+    }
+
     private boolean isListAllInjectionPoint(InjectionPointInfo injectionPoint) {
         return DotNames.LIST.equals(injectionPoint.getRequiredType().name())
                 && Annotations.contains(injectionPoint.getRequiredQualifiers(), DotNames.ALL);
diff --git a/extensions/arc/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/lookup/ListInjectionTest.java b/extensions/arc/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/lookup/ListInjectionTest.java
index 1858d9d334fcf..9d20d2b3903e7 100644
--- a/extensions/arc/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/lookup/ListInjectionTest.java
+++ b/extensions/arc/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/lookup/ListInjectionTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.arc.Arc;
 import io.quarkus.arc.InstanceHandle;
 import io.quarkus.arc.Priority;
+import io.quarkus.arc.Unremovable;
 import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
 
 public class ListInjectionTest {
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ public class ListInjectionTest {
     static final QuarkusUnitTest config = new QuarkusUnitTest()
             .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
                     .addClasses(Foo.class, ServiceAlpha.class, ServiceBravo.class, ServiceCharlie.class, Service.class,
-                            Counter.class, Converter.class, ConverterAlpha.class, ConverterBravo.class, MyQualifier.class));
+                            Counter.class, Converter.class, ConverterAlpha.class, ConverterBravo.class, MyQualifier.class,
+                            Some.class, SomeInt.class, SomeStringA.class, SomeStringB.class, BeanA.class, BeanB.class));
 
     @Inject
     Foo foo;
@@ -89,6 +91,18 @@ public void testListAll() {
         assertEquals(Object.class, bravo.getInjectionPoint().get().getType());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testWildcardInBeanType() {
+        BeanA beanA = Arc.container().instance(BeanA.class).get();
+        assertEquals(3, beanA.somes.size());
+        assertEquals(2, beanA.somesExtends.size());
+        assertEquals(2, beanA.somesSuper.size());
+        BeanB beanB = Arc.container().instance(BeanB.class).get();
+        assertEquals(3, beanB.somes.size());
+        assertEquals(2, beanB.somesExtends.size());
+        assertEquals(2, beanB.somesSuper.size());
+    }
+
     @Singleton
     static class Foo {
 
@@ -217,4 +231,61 @@ void destroy() {
 
     }
 
+    @Singleton
+    @Unremovable
+    public static class BeanA {
+
+        final List<Some<?>> somes;
+
+        @Inject
+        @All
+        List<Some<? extends String>> somesExtends;
+
+        @Inject
+        @All
+        List<Some<? super String>> somesSuper;
+
+        public BeanA(@All List<Some<?>> somes) {
+            this.somes = somes;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Singleton
+    @Unremovable
+    // this bean is, in its functionality, copy of BeanA but it was required to reproduce the problem
+    // see https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/32080 for details
+    public static class BeanB {
+
+        final List<Some<?>> somes;
+
+        @Inject
+        @All
+        List<Some<? extends String>> somesExtends;
+
+        @Inject
+        @All
+        List<Some<? super String>> somesSuper;
+
+        public BeanB(@All List<Some<?>> somes) {
+            this.somes = somes;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public interface Some<K> {
+    }
+
+    @Singleton
+    public static class SomeStringA implements Some<String> {
+    }
+
+    @Singleton
+    public static class SomeStringB implements Some<String> {
+    }
+
+    @Singleton
+    public static class SomeInt implements Some<Integer> {
+    }
+
 }