diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs
index 312bd38178f..6efc1e7302c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::traits::query::evaluate_obligation::InferCtxtExt as _;
-use crate::traits::{self, ObligationCtxt};
+use crate::traits::{self, DefiningAnchor, ObligationCtxt};
 
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_hir::lang_items::LangItem;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn type_implements_trait(
 
 pub trait InferCtxtBuilderExt<'tcx> {
     fn enter_canonical_trait_query<K, R>(
-        &mut self,
+        self,
         canonical_key: &Canonical<'tcx, K>,
         operation: impl FnOnce(&ObligationCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, K) -> Result<R, NoSolution>,
     ) -> Result<CanonicalQueryResponse<'tcx, R>, NoSolution>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxtBuilderExt<'tcx> for InferCtxtBuilder<'tcx> {
     /// have `'tcx` be free on this function so that we can talk about
     /// `K: TypeFoldable<TyCtxt<'tcx>>`.)
     fn enter_canonical_trait_query<K, R>(
-        &mut self,
+        self,
         canonical_key: &Canonical<'tcx, K>,
         operation: impl FnOnce(&ObligationCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, K) -> Result<R, NoSolution>,
     ) -> Result<CanonicalQueryResponse<'tcx, R>, NoSolution>
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ fn enter_canonical_trait_query<K, R>(
         R: Debug + TypeFoldable<TyCtxt<'tcx>>,
         Canonical<'tcx, QueryResponse<'tcx, R>>: ArenaAllocatable<'tcx>,
     {
-        let (infcx, key, canonical_inference_vars) =
-            self.build_with_canonical(DUMMY_SP, canonical_key);
+        let (infcx, key, canonical_inference_vars) = self
+            .with_opaque_type_inference(DefiningAnchor::Bubble)
+            .build_with_canonical(DUMMY_SP, canonical_key);
         let ocx = ObligationCtxt::new(&infcx);
         let value = operation(&ocx, key)?;
         ocx.make_canonicalized_query_response(canonical_inference_vars, value)
diff --git a/tests/ui/impl-trait/defined-by-trait-resolution.rs b/tests/ui/impl-trait/defined-by-trait-resolution.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1744046ddbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/impl-trait/defined-by-trait-resolution.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//! The trait query `foo: Fn() -> u8` is a valid defining use of RPIT.
+
+// build-pass
+
+fn returns_u8(_: impl Fn() -> u8) {}
+
+pub fn foo() -> impl Sized {
+    returns_u8(foo);
+    0u8
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/defined-by-user-annotation.rs b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/defined-by-user-annotation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a421ea1dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/defined-by-user-annotation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// User type annotation in fn bodies is a a valid defining site for opaque types.
+// check-pass
+#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
+
+trait Equate { type Proj; }
+impl<T> Equate for T { type Proj = T; }
+
+trait Indirect { type Ty; }
+impl<A, B: Equate<Proj = A>> Indirect for (A, B) { type Ty = (); }
+
+type Opq = impl Sized;
+fn define_1(_: Opq) {
+    let _ = None::<<(Opq, u8) as Indirect>::Ty>;
+}
+fn define_2() -> Opq {
+    0u8
+}
+
+fn main() {}