diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 
 // Whether T is const in a loose sense - is a variable with this type readonly?
 bool isConst(QualType T) {
-  if (T.isNull() || T->isDependentType())
+  if (T.isNull())
     return false;
   T = T.getNonReferenceType();
   if (T.isConstQualified())
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp
@@ -855,6 +855,17 @@
             const char *$LocalVariable_decl_readonly[[s]] = $LocalVariable_readonly_static[[__func__]];
         }
       )cpp",
+      // Issue 1022: readonly modifier for generic parameter
+      R"cpp(
+        template <typename $TemplateParameter_decl[[T]]>
+        auto $Function_decl[[foo]](const $TemplateParameter[[T]] $Parameter_decl_readonly[[template_type]], 
+                                   const $TemplateParameter[[auto]] $Parameter_decl_readonly[[auto_type]], 
+                                   const int $Parameter_decl_readonly[[explicit_type]]) {
+            return $Parameter_readonly[[template_type]] 
+                 + $Parameter_readonly[[auto_type]] 
+                 + $Parameter_readonly[[explicit_type]];
+        }
+      )cpp",
       // Explicit template specialization
       R"cpp(
         struct $Class_decl[[Base]]{};