diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index 0182cb555..721f7e318 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -1004,15 +1004,19 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType, doBind = true): TTypeRelation =
       result = typeRel(c, x, a) # check if it fits
   
   of tyStatic:
-    if aOrig.kind == tyStatic:
-      result = typeRel(c, f.lastSon, a)
-      if result != isNone and f.n != nil:
-        if not exprStructuralEquivalent(f.n, aOrig.n):
-          result = isNone
-      if result != isNone: put(c.bindings, f, aOrig)
+    let prev = PType(idTableGet(c.bindings, f))
+    if prev == nil:
+      if aOrig.kind == tyStatic:
+        result = typeRel(c, f.lastSon, a)
+        if result != isNone and f.n != nil:
+          if not exprStructuralEquivalent(f.n, aOrig.n):
+            result = isNone
+        if result != isNone: put(c.bindings, f, aOrig)
+      else:
+        result = isNone
     else:
-      result = isNone
-
+      result = typeRel(c, prev, aOrig)
+      
   of tyTypeDesc:
     var prev = PType(idTableGet(c.bindings, f))
     if prev == nil:
@@ -1051,6 +1055,7 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType, doBind = true): TTypeRelation =
 
   of tyFromExpr:
     # fix the expression, so it contains the already instantiated types
+    if f.n == nil: return isGeneric
     let reevaluated = tryResolvingStaticExpr(c, f.n)
     case reevaluated.typ.kind
     of tyTypeDesc:
diff --git a/tests/metatype/tstaticparams.nim b/tests/metatype/tstaticparams.nim
index e98a2871f..7fc5f479b 100644
--- a/tests/metatype/tstaticparams.nim
+++ b/tests/metatype/tstaticparams.nim
@@ -119,3 +119,24 @@ foo_2.intOrFloat
 foo_2.yinOrYang
 foo_3.yinOrYang
 
+# bug 1859
+
+type 
+  TypeWith2Params[N, M: static[int]] = object
+
+proc bindBothParams[N](x: TypeWith2Params[N, N]) = discard
+proc dontBind1[N,M](x: TypeWith2Params[N, M]) = discard
+proc dontBind2(x: TypeWith2Params) = discard
+
+var bb_1: TypeWith2Params[2, 2]
+var bb_2: TypeWith2Params[2, 3]
+
+bindBothParams(bb_1)
+reject bindBothParams(bb_2)
+
+dontBind1 bb_1
+dontBind1 bb_2
+
+dontBind2 bb_1
+dontBind2 bb_2
+