diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/NonNull.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/NonNull.java
index c98400968144..6a0d6568329e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/NonNull.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/NonNull.java
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
  * <p>Leverages JSR-305 meta-annotations to indicate nullability in Java to common
  * tools with JSR-305 support and used by Kotlin to infer nullability of Spring API.
  *
- * <p>Should be used at the parameter, return value, and field level. Method
- * overrides should repeat parent {@code @NonNull} annotations unless they behave
- * differently.
+ * <p>Should be used at the parameter, return value, field, and type-use level, including
+ * generics and other type usages. Method overrides should repeat parent {@code @NonNull}
+ * annotations unless they behave differently.
  *
  * <p>Use {@code @NonNullApi} (scope = parameters + return values) and/or {@code @NonNullFields}
  * (scope = fields) to set the default behavior to non-nullable in order to avoid annotating
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  * @see NonNullFields
  * @see Nullable
  */
-@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.FIELD})
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.FIELD})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 @Nonnull