diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
index 90babbb63a000..857515f971a85 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ pub(super) fn check_type_bounds<'tcx>(
     impl_ty: ty::AssocItem,
     impl_trait_ref: ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
 ) -> Result<(), ErrorGuaranteed> {
-    let param_env = param_env_with_gat_bounds(tcx, impl_ty, impl_trait_ref);
+    let param_env = tcx.param_env(impl_ty.def_id);
     debug!(?param_env);
 
     let container_id = impl_ty.container_id(tcx);
@@ -2217,8 +2217,14 @@ pub(super) fn check_type_bounds<'tcx>(
         .collect();
     debug!("check_type_bounds: item_bounds={:?}", obligations);
 
+    // Normalize predicates with the assumption that the GAT may always normalize
+    // to its definition type. This should be the param-env we use to *prove* the
+    // predicate too, but we don't do that because of performance issues.
+    // See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/117542#issue-1976337685>.
+    let normalize_param_env = param_env_with_gat_bounds(tcx, impl_ty, impl_trait_ref);
     for mut obligation in util::elaborate(tcx, obligations) {
-        let normalized_predicate = ocx.normalize(&normalize_cause, param_env, obligation.predicate);
+        let normalized_predicate =
+            ocx.normalize(&normalize_cause, normalize_param_env, obligation.predicate);
         debug!("compare_projection_bounds: normalized predicate = {:?}", normalized_predicate);
         obligation.predicate = normalized_predicate;
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.rs b/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.rs
index 7b16870723976..e2d51c6649ab9 100644
--- a/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// check-pass
+// known-bug: #117606
 
 #![feature(associated_type_defaults)]
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.stderr b/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..abad0f25c0f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+error[E0277]: the trait bound `<Self as Foo>::Bar<()>: Eq<i32>` is not satisfied
+  --> $DIR/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.rs:6:30
+   |
+LL |     type Bar<T>: Baz<Self> = i32;
+   |                              ^^^ the trait `Eq<i32>` is not implemented for `<Self as Foo>::Bar<()>`
+   |
+note: required for `i32` to implement `Baz<Self>`
+  --> $DIR/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.rs:13:23
+   |
+LL | impl<T: Foo + ?Sized> Baz<T> for i32 where T::Bar<()>: Eq<i32> {}
+   |                       ^^^^^^     ^^^                   ------- unsatisfied trait bound introduced here
+note: required by a bound in `Foo::Bar`
+  --> $DIR/assume-gat-normalization-for-nested-goals.rs:6:18
+   |
+LL |     type Bar<T>: Baz<Self> = i32;
+   |                  ^^^^^^^^^ required by this bound in `Foo::Bar`
+help: consider further restricting the associated type
+   |
+LL | trait Foo where <Self as Foo>::Bar<()>: Eq<i32> {
+   |           +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.
diff --git a/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/higher-ranked-self-impl-requirement.rs b/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/higher-ranked-self-impl-requirement.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5ef9437c96875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/generic-associated-types/higher-ranked-self-impl-requirement.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// check-pass
+
+trait Database: for<'r> HasValueRef<'r, Database = Self> {}
+
+trait HasValueRef<'r> {
+    type Database: Database;
+}
+
+struct Any;
+
+impl Database for Any {}
+
+impl<'r> HasValueRef<'r> for Any {
+    // Make sure we don't have issues when the GAT assumption
+    // `<Any as HasValue<'r>>::Database = Any` isn't universally
+    // parameterized over `'r`.
+    type Database = Any;
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.rs b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.rs
index f6b19e7adf512..fac7d76f8cf5f 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait Default {
 }
 
 impl<T> Default for T {
-    default type Id = T;
+    default type Id = T; //~ ERROR type annotations needed
     // This will be fixed by #111994
     fn intu(&self) -> &Self::Id { //~ ERROR type annotations needed
         self
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr
index 09b1405fefbf3..18965a465b3fa 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ LL |     fn intu(&self) -> &Self::Id {
    |
    = note: cannot satisfy `<T as Default>::Id == _`
 
-error: aborting due to previous error; 1 warning emitted
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed
+  --> $DIR/specialization-transmute.rs:13:23
+   |
+LL |     default type Id = T;
+   |                       ^ cannot infer type for associated type `<T as Default>::Id`
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors; 1 warning emitted
 
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0284`.
+Some errors have detailed explanations: E0282, E0284.
+For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0282`.
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.rs b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.rs
index 02150689ee5c3..7fd753109be2d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ trait Default {
 }
 
 impl<T> Default for T {
-   default type Id = T;
+   default type Id = T; //~ ERROR type annotations needed
 }
 
 fn test<T: Default<Id = U>, U>() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.stderr b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.stderr
index 910925cbaeb0d..ed4dafa1484c2 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/new-solver/specialization-unconstrained.stderr
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ note: required by a bound in `test`
 LL | fn test<T: Default<Id = U>, U>() {}
    |                    ^^^^^^ required by this bound in `test`
 
-error: aborting due to previous error; 1 warning emitted
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed
+  --> $DIR/specialization-unconstrained.rs:14:22
+   |
+LL |    default type Id = T;
+   |                      ^ cannot infer type for associated type `<T as Default>::Id`
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors; 1 warning emitted
 
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0284`.
+Some errors have detailed explanations: E0282, E0284.
+For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0282`.