diff --git a/src/plugins/flow.js b/src/plugins/flow.js
index f856955176..3ecaeb84e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/flow.js
+++ b/src/plugins/flow.js
@@ -624,9 +624,23 @@ pp.flowParseTypeAnnotation = function () {
 };
 
 pp.flowParseTypeAnnotatableIdentifier = function (requireTypeAnnotation, canBeOptionalParam) {
+  let variance;
+  if (this.match(tt.plusMin)) {
+    if (this.state.value === "+") {
+      variance = "plus";
+    } else if (this.state.value === "-") {
+      variance = "minus";
+    }
+    this.eat(tt.plusMin);
+  }
+
   let ident = this.parseIdentifier();
   let isOptionalParam = false;
 
+  if (variance) {
+    ident.variance = variance;
+  }
+
   if (canBeOptionalParam && this.eat(tt.question)) {
     this.expect(tt.question);
     isOptionalParam = true;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/actual.js b/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb19f458a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C<+T,-U> {}
+function f<+T,-U>() {}
+type T<+T,-U> = {}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/expected.json b/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b42edfb108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
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+              "column": 7
+            }
+          },
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+        },
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+          "type": "TypeParameterDeclaration",
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+          "end": 14,
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+                  "column": 10
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+            },
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+              "end": 13,
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+                  "column": 13
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