diff --git a/ets2panda/checker/ets/utilityTypeHandlers.cpp b/ets2panda/checker/ets/utilityTypeHandlers.cpp
index 22cd11c5f0b9425aa8162f082780511978759540..fa63695c71631b482e9ffa1daa28599896a01e57 100644
--- a/ets2panda/checker/ets/utilityTypeHandlers.cpp
+++ b/ets2panda/checker/ets/utilityTypeHandlers.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ Type *ETSChecker::HandleUtilityTypeParameterNode(const ir::TSTypeParameterInstan
         return baseType;
     }
 
-    if (!baseType->IsETSReferenceType()) {
+    // T must be a class or an interface type in Partial<T>/Readonly<T>/Required<T>.
+    if (!baseType->IsETSReferenceType() || baseType->IsETSFunctionType() || baseType->IsETSNullType() ||
+        baseType->IsETSUndefinedType() || baseType->IsETSNeverType() || baseType->IsETSVoidType()) {
         LogError(diagnostic::UTIL_TYPE_OF_NONREFERENCE, {}, typeParams->Start());
         return GlobalTypeError();
     }
diff --git a/ets2panda/test/ast/compiler/ets/utility_type_param.ets b/ets2panda/test/ast/compiler/ets/utility_type_param.ets
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f90db62159c2b5cc45f4692a31dbdda74b4816c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ets2panda/test/ast/compiler/ets/utility_type_param.ets
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+type FuncType = (x: number) => number;
+
+function testPartialOnFunction(f: Partial<FuncType>): void {
+}
+
+function testRequiredOnFunction(f: Required<FuncType>): void {
+}
+
+function testReadonlyOnFunction(f: Readonly<FuncType>): void {
+}
+
+function main(): void {
+}
+
+/* @@? 18:42 Error TypeError: Only class or interface types can be converted to utility types. */
+/* @@? 21:44 Error TypeError: Only class or interface types can be converted to utility types. */
+/* @@? 24:44 Error TypeError: Only class or interface types can be converted to utility types. */
diff --git a/ets2panda/util/diagnostic/semantic.yaml b/ets2panda/util/diagnostic/semantic.yaml
index 920b835f6f19d4cb4ee7ca93c538b30e1092e7df..a53f0a30901ab6818b6ee9db9790fc102dc38bbb 100644
--- a/ets2panda/util/diagnostic/semantic.yaml
+++ b/ets2panda/util/diagnostic/semantic.yaml
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ semantic:
 
 - name: UTIL_TYPE_OF_NONREFERENCE
   id: 224
-  message: "Only reference types can be converted to utility types."
+  message: "Only class or interface types can be converted to utility types."
 
 - name: VARIABLE_REDECLARED
   id: 351