diff --git a/checker/tests/tainting/NestedAnonymous.java b/checker/tests/tainting/NestedAnonymous.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4fe15a787e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checker/tests/tainting/NestedAnonymous.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import org.checkerframework.checker.tainting.qual.Tainted;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.tainting.qual.Untainted;
+
+class NestedAnonymous {
+    Object o1 = new @Tainted Object() {};
+    Object o2 = new Outer.@Tainted Inner() {};
+
+    // :: error: (assignment.type.incompatible)
+    Outer.@Untainted Inner unt = new Outer.@Tainted Inner() {};
+
+    static class Outer {
+        static class Inner {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 26b16c7da5a..5accf53bb6e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Version 3.21.4-eisop2 (April ?, 2022)
 **Implementation details:**
 
 **Closed issues:**
+eisop#210.
 
 
 Version 3.21.4-eisop1 (April 4, 2022)
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/util/element/VariableApplier.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/util/element/VariableApplier.java
index 7924b891b52..415088af4be 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/util/element/VariableApplier.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/util/element/VariableApplier.java
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ protected TargetType[] validTargets() {
             TargetType.CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE,
             TargetType.METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT,
             TargetType.CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT,
-            TargetType.METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER
+            TargetType.METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER,
+            TargetType.CLASS_EXTENDS
         };
     }