diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/TypeUtils.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/TypeUtils.kt
index c583857c81..c3dbacaee5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/TypeUtils.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/TypeUtils.kt
@@ -49,23 +49,38 @@ internal fun KType.projectUpTo(superClass: KClass<*>): KType {
     return current.withNullability(isMarkedNullable)
 }
 
-internal fun KType.replaceTypeParameters(): KType {
-    var replaced = false
-    val arguments = arguments.map {
-        val type = it.type
-        val newType = when {
-            type == null -> typeOf<Any?>()
-            type.classifier is KTypeParameter -> {
-                replaced = true
-                (type.classifier as KTypeParameter).upperBounds.firstOrNull() ?: typeOf<Any?>()
-            }
+/**
+ * Changes generic type parameters to `Any?`, like `List<T> -> List<Any?>`.
+ * Works recursively as well.
+ */
+@PublishedApi
+internal fun KType.eraseGenericTypeParameters(): KType {
+    fun KType.eraseRecursively(): Pair<Boolean, KType> {
+        var replaced = false
+        val arguments = arguments.map {
+            val type = it.type
+            val (replacedDownwards, newType) = when {
+                type == null -> typeOf<Any?>()
+
+                type.classifier is KTypeParameter -> {
+                    replaced = true
+                    (type.classifier as KTypeParameter).upperBounds.firstOrNull() ?: typeOf<Any?>()
+                }
 
-            else -> type
+                else -> type
+            }.eraseRecursively()
+
+            if (replacedDownwards) replaced = true
+
+            KTypeProjection.invariant(newType)
         }
-        KTypeProjection.invariant(newType)
+        return Pair(
+            first = replaced,
+            second = if (replaced) jvmErasure.createType(arguments, isMarkedNullable) else this,
+        )
     }
-    return if (replaced) jvmErasure.createType(arguments, isMarkedNullable)
-    else this
+
+    return eraseRecursively().second
 }
 
 internal fun inheritanceChain(subClass: KClass<*>, superClass: KClass<*>): List<Pair<KClass<*>, KType>> {
@@ -255,7 +270,7 @@ internal fun Iterable<KType>.commonTypeListifyValues(): KType {
 
                 else -> {
                     val kclass = commonParent(distinct.map { it.jvmErasure }) ?: return typeOf<Any>()
-                    val projections = distinct.map { it.projectUpTo(kclass).replaceTypeParameters() }
+                    val projections = distinct.map { it.projectUpTo(kclass).eraseGenericTypeParameters() }
                     require(projections.all { it.jvmErasure == kclass })
                     val arguments = List(kclass.typeParameters.size) { i ->
                         val projectionTypes = projections
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/Utils.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/Utils.kt
index 209ab3aa47..c1e933a33c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/Utils.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/Utils.kt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ internal fun Iterable<KType?>.commonType(): KType {
         distinct.size == 1 -> distinct.single()!!
         else -> {
             val kclass = commonParent(distinct.map { it!!.jvmErasure }) ?: return typeOf<Any>()
-            val projections = distinct.map { it!!.projectUpTo(kclass).replaceTypeParameters() }
+            val projections = distinct.map { it!!.projectUpTo(kclass).eraseGenericTypeParameters() }
             require(projections.all { it.jvmErasure == kclass })
             val arguments = List(kclass.typeParameters.size) { i ->
                 val projectionTypes = projections
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/columns/constructors.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/columns/constructors.kt
index 5f198810f3..6117845049 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/columns/constructors.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/columns/constructors.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.columns.ColumnWithPath
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.impl.DataFrameReceiver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.impl.DataRowImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.impl.asList
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.impl.eraseGenericTypeParameters
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.impl.guessValueType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.index
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.nrow
@@ -58,9 +59,25 @@ internal fun <T, R> ColumnsContainer<T>.newColumn(
 ): DataColumn<R> {
     val (nullable, values) = computeValues(this as DataFrame<T>, expression)
     return when (infer) {
-        Infer.Nulls -> DataColumn.create(name, values, type.withNullability(nullable), Infer.None)
-        Infer.Type -> DataColumn.createWithTypeInference(name, values, nullable)
-        Infer.None -> DataColumn.create(name, values, type, Infer.None)
+        Infer.Nulls -> DataColumn.create(
+            name = name,
+            values = values,
+            type = type.withNullability(nullable).eraseGenericTypeParameters(),
+            infer = Infer.None,
+        )
+
+        Infer.Type -> DataColumn.createWithTypeInference(
+            name = name,
+            values = values,
+            nullable = nullable,
+        )
+
+        Infer.None -> DataColumn.create(
+            name = name,
+            values = values,
+            type = type.eraseGenericTypeParameters(),
+            infer = Infer.None,
+        )
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/add.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/add.kt
index f3065d03ea..4f164215df 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/add.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/add.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api
 
 import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldThrow
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.AnyFrame
 import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 
 class AddTests {
 
@@ -23,4 +25,12 @@ class AddTests {
             df.add("y") { next()?.newValue() ?: 1 }
         }
     }
+
+    private fun <T> AnyFrame.addValue(value: T) = add("value") { listOf(value) }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `add with generic function`() {
+        val df = dataFrameOf("a")(1).addValue(2)
+        df["value"].type() shouldBe typeOf<List<Any?>>()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/jupyter/JupyterCodegenTests.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/jupyter/JupyterCodegenTests.kt
index 1064c456ce..47ac43181f 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/jupyter/JupyterCodegenTests.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/jupyter/JupyterCodegenTests.kt
@@ -4,12 +4,31 @@ import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldNotThrowAny
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import io.kotest.matchers.types.shouldBeInstanceOf
 import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.AnyFrame
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.columns.ValueColumn
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.type
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.jupyter.api.MimeTypedResult
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.jupyter.testkit.JupyterReplTestCase
 import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 
 class JupyterCodegenTests : JupyterReplTestCase() {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `codegen adding column with generic type function`() {
+        @Language("kts")
+        val res1 = exec(
+            """
+            fun <T> AnyFrame.addValue(value: T) = add("value") { listOf(value) }
+            val df = dataFrameOf("a")(1).addValue(2)
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+        res1 shouldBe Unit
+        val res2 = execRaw("df") as AnyFrame
+
+        res2["value"].type shouldBe typeOf<List<Any?>>()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `codegen for enumerated frames`() {
         @Language("kts")
@@ -78,6 +97,7 @@ class JupyterCodegenTests : JupyterReplTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun `codegen for chars that is forbidden in JVM identifiers`() {
         val forbiddenChar = ";"
+
         @Language("kts")
         val res1 = exec(
             """
@@ -96,6 +116,7 @@ class JupyterCodegenTests : JupyterReplTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun `codegen for chars that is forbidden in JVM identifiers 1`() {
         val forbiddenChar = "\\\\"
+
         @Language("kts")
         val res1 = exec(
             """