diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 79454d029ee2b..67c89515a46e1 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -990,6 +990,13 @@ def analyze_ordinary_member_access(self, e: MemberExpr,
                 e.name, original_type, e, is_lvalue, False, False,
                 self.named_type, self.not_ready_callback, self.msg,
                 original_type=original_type, chk=self.chk)
+            if isinstance(member_type, CallableType):
+                for v in member_type.variables:
+                    v.id.meta_level = 0
+            if isinstance(member_type, Overloaded):
+                for it in member_type.items():
+                    for v in it.variables:
+                        v.id.meta_level = 0
             if is_lvalue:
                 return member_type
             else:
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-incremental.test b/test-data/unit/check-incremental.test
index 439d536b96f02..1950f5b8e578c 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-incremental.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-incremental.test
@@ -1767,6 +1767,25 @@ main:2: error: Revealed type is 'TypedDict(x=builtins.int, _fallback=typing.Mapp
 main:3: error: Revealed type is 'TypedDict(x=builtins.int, _fallback=ntcrash.C.A@4)'
 main:4: error: Revealed type is 'def () -> ntcrash.C.A@4'
 
+[case testGenericMethodRestoreMetaLevel]
+from typing import Dict
+
+d = {}  # type: Dict[str, int]
+g = d.get  # This should not crash: see https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/2804
+[builtins fixtures/dict.pyi]
+
+[case testGenericMethodRestoreMetaLevel2]
+from typing import TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar('T')
+
+class D:
+    def m(self, x: T) -> T:
+        return x
+
+g = D().m  # This should not crash: see https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/2804
+[builtins fixtures/dict.pyi]
+
 [case testIncrementalPerFileFlags]
 # flags: --config-file tmp/mypy.ini
 import a
diff --git a/test-data/unit/fixtures/dict.pyi b/test-data/unit/fixtures/dict.pyi
index 18f3ebe6eccff..5a4458c09000e 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/fixtures/dict.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/fixtures/dict.pyi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Builtins stub used in dictionary-related test cases.
 
-from typing import TypeVar, Generic, Iterable, Iterator, Mapping, Tuple, overload
+from typing import TypeVar, Generic, Iterable, Iterator, Mapping, Tuple, overload, Optional, Union
 
 T = TypeVar('T')
 KT = TypeVar('KT')
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class dict(Iterable[KT], Mapping[KT, VT], Generic[KT, VT]):
     def __setitem__(self, k: KT, v: VT) -> None: pass
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[KT]: pass
     def update(self, a: Mapping[KT, VT]) -> None: pass
+    @overload
+    def get(self, k: KT) -> Optional[VT]: pass
+    @overload
+    def get(self, k: KT, default: Union[KT, T]) -> Union[VT, T]: pass
 
 class int: # for convenience
     def __add__(self, x: int) -> int: pass