diff --git a/assertk/src/jvmMain/kotlin/assertk/assertions/any.kt b/assertk/src/jvmMain/kotlin/assertk/assertions/any.kt
index 39b817df..3b20213f 100644
--- a/assertk/src/jvmMain/kotlin/assertk/assertions/any.kt
+++ b/assertk/src/jvmMain/kotlin/assertk/assertions/any.kt
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ private fun <T> Assert<T>.isDataClassEqualToImpl(expected: T, kclass: KClass<*>?
 /**
  * Returns an assert that compares all accessible properties except the given properties on the calling class.
  * @param other Other value to compare to
- * @param properties properties of the type with which been ignored
+ * @param properties properties of the type which will be ignored during comparison
  *
  * ```
  * assertThat(person).isEqualToIgnoringGivenProperties(other, Person::name, Person::age)
  * ```
  */
-fun <T : Any> Assert<T>.isEqualToIgnoringGivenProperties(other: T, vararg properties: KProperty1<T, Any?>) {
+fun <T : Any> Assert<T>.isEqualToIgnoringGivenProperties(other: T, vararg properties: KProperty1<out T, Any?>) {
     all {
         for (prop in other::class.memberProperties) {
             if (!properties.contains(prop)) {
diff --git a/assertk/src/jvmTest/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/JavaAnyTest.kt b/assertk/src/jvmTest/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/JavaAnyTest.kt
index 8d3de13d..d733e76d 100644
--- a/assertk/src/jvmTest/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/JavaAnyTest.kt
+++ b/assertk/src/jvmTest/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/JavaAnyTest.kt
@@ -207,6 +207,22 @@ class JavaAnyTest {
             BasicObject::failing
         )
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun isEqualToIgnoringGivenProperties_passes_subclass() {
+        fun testObject(): TestObject {
+            return BasicObject(str = "Rarity")
+        }
+
+        assertThat(
+            testObject()
+        ).isEqualToIgnoringGivenProperties(
+            BasicObject(str = "notRarity"),
+            BasicObject::str,
+            BasicObject::other,
+            BasicObject::failing
+        )
+    }
     //endregion
 
     open class TestObject