diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
index 2854631c6f..ff041150b5 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,11 @@ impl StructField {
         self.parent.variant_data(db).fields()[self.id].name.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn ty(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
+    /// Returns the type as in the signature of the struct (i.e., with
+    /// placeholder types for type parameters). This is good for showing
+    /// signature help, but not so good to actually get the type of the field
+    /// when you actually have a variable of the struct.
+    pub fn signature_ty(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
         let var_id = self.parent.into();
         let generic_def_id: GenericDefId = match self.parent {
             VariantDef::Struct(it) => it.id.into(),
@@ -485,6 +489,10 @@ impl Adt {
         let subst = db.generic_defaults(self.into());
         subst.iter().any(|ty| ty == &Ty::Unknown)
     }
+
+    /// Turns this ADT into a type. Any type parameters of the ADT will be
+    /// turned into unknown types, which is good for e.g. finding the most
+    /// general set of completions, but will not look very nice when printed.
     pub fn ty(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
         let id = AdtId::from(self);
         Type::from_def(db, id.module(db).krate, id)
@@ -1031,7 +1039,7 @@ impl Type {
         krate: CrateId,
         def: impl HasResolver + Into<TyDefId> + Into<GenericDefId>,
     ) -> Type {
-        let substs = Substs::type_params(db, def);
+        let substs = Substs::build_for_def(db, def).fill_with_unknown().build();
         let ty = db.ty(def.into()).subst(&substs);
         Type::new(db, krate, def, ty)
     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/call_info.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/call_info.rs
index 2b35a38030..39d09a07fe 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/call_info.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/call_info.rs
@@ -543,6 +543,20 @@ fn main() {
         assert_eq!(info.active_parameter, Some(1));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn generic_struct() {
+        let info = call_info(
+            r#"
+struct TS<T>(T);
+fn main() {
+    let s = TS(<|>);
+}"#,
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(info.label(), "struct TS<T>(T) -> TS");
+        assert_eq!(info.active_parameter, Some(0));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[should_panic]
     fn cant_call_named_structs() {
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/complete_path.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/complete_path.rs
index 65b3bf6e64..3db17f15ff 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/complete_path.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/complete_path.rs
@@ -1005,4 +1005,36 @@ mod tests {
         "###
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn completes_hashmap_new() {
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(
+            do_reference_completion(
+                r"
+                struct RandomState;
+                struct HashMap<K, V, S = RandomState> {}
+
+                impl<K, V> HashMap<K, V, RandomState> {
+                    pub fn new() -> HashMap<K, V, RandomState> { }
+                }
+                fn foo() {
+                    HashMap::<|>
+                }
+                "
+            ),
+            @r###"
+        [
+            CompletionItem {
+                label: "new()",
+                source_range: [292; 292),
+                delete: [292; 292),
+                insert: "new()$0",
+                kind: Function,
+                lookup: "new",
+                detail: "pub fn new() -> HashMap<K, V, RandomState>",
+            },
+        ]
+        "###
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/presentation.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/presentation.rs
index a4e9aefe2c..9108442445 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/presentation.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/presentation.rs
@@ -273,8 +273,10 @@ impl Completions {
     pub(crate) fn add_enum_variant(&mut self, ctx: &CompletionContext, variant: hir::EnumVariant) {
         let is_deprecated = is_deprecated(variant, ctx.db);
         let name = variant.name(ctx.db);
-        let detail_types =
-            variant.fields(ctx.db).into_iter().map(|field| (field.name(ctx.db), field.ty(ctx.db)));
+        let detail_types = variant
+            .fields(ctx.db)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|field| (field.name(ctx.db), field.signature_ty(ctx.db)));
         let detail = match variant.kind(ctx.db) {
             StructKind::Tuple | StructKind::Unit => {
                 join(detail_types.map(|(_, t)| t.display(ctx.db).to_string()))
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/display/function_signature.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/display/function_signature.rs
index 2c4c932de9..ec1bbd5a03 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/display/function_signature.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/display/function_signature.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl FunctionSignature {
             .fields(db)
             .into_iter()
             .map(|field: hir::StructField| {
-                let ty = field.ty(db);
+                let ty = field.signature_ty(db);
                 format!("{}", ty.display(db))
             })
             .collect();
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl FunctionSignature {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|field: hir::StructField| {
                 let name = field.name(db);
-                let ty = field.ty(db);
+                let ty = field.signature_ty(db);
                 format!("{}: {}", name, ty.display(db))
             })
             .collect();