diff --git a/src/Java.Interop/Java.Interop/JniRuntime.JniValueManager.cs b/src/Java.Interop/Java.Interop/JniRuntime.JniValueManager.cs
index eb9e23790..e08986e61 100644
--- a/src/Java.Interop/Java.Interop/JniRuntime.JniValueManager.cs
+++ b/src/Java.Interop/Java.Interop/JniRuntime.JniValueManager.cs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static Type GetPeerType ([DynamicallyAccessedMembers (Constructors)] Type type)
 			IJavaPeerable? CreatePeerInstance (
 					ref JniObjectReference klass,
 					[DynamicallyAccessedMembers (Constructors)]
-					Type fallbackType,
+					Type targetType,
 					ref JniObjectReference reference,
 					JniObjectReferenceOptions transfer)
 			{
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static Type GetPeerType ([DynamicallyAccessedMembers (Constructors)] Type type)
 
 					type    = Runtime.TypeManager.GetType (sig);
 
-					if (type != null) {
+					if (type != null && targetType.IsAssignableFrom (type)) {
 						var peer = TryCreatePeerInstance (ref reference, transfer, type);
 
 						if (peer != null) {
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static Type GetPeerType ([DynamicallyAccessedMembers (Constructors)] Type type)
 				}
 				JniObjectReference.Dispose (ref klass, JniObjectReferenceOptions.CopyAndDispose);
 
-				return TryCreatePeerInstance (ref reference, transfer, fallbackType);
+				return TryCreatePeerInstance (ref reference, transfer, targetType);
 			}
 
 			IJavaPeerable? TryCreatePeerInstance (
diff --git a/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop-Tests.csproj b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop-Tests.csproj
index cbb684413..4e881e793 100644
--- a/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop-Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop-Tests.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <JavaInteropTestJar Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)java\net\dot\jni\test\AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl.java" />
     <JavaInteropTestJar Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)java\net\dot\jni\test\CrossReferenceBridge.java" />
     <JavaInteropTestJar Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)java\net\dot\jni\test\CallNonvirtualBase.java" />
     <JavaInteropTestJar Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)java\net\dot\jni\test\CallNonvirtualDerived.java" />
diff --git a/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JavaVMFixture.cs b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JavaVMFixture.cs
index ee3413795..40da2e321 100644
--- a/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JavaVMFixture.cs
+++ b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JavaVMFixture.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class JavaVMFixtureTypeManager : JniRuntime.JniTypeManager {
 			[GenericHolder<int>.JniTypeName]    = typeof (GenericHolder<>),
 			[RenameClassBase.JniTypeName]       = typeof (RenameClassBase),
 			[RenameClassDerived.JniTypeName]    = typeof (RenameClassDerived),
+			[AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl.JniTypeName]          = typeof (AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl),
 			[CallVirtualFromConstructorBase.JniTypeName]    = typeof (CallVirtualFromConstructorBase),
 			[CallVirtualFromConstructorDerived.JniTypeName] = typeof (CallVirtualFromConstructorDerived),
 			[CrossReferenceBridge.JniTypeName]              = typeof (CrossReferenceBridge),
diff --git a/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JniRuntimeJniValueManagerContract.cs b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JniRuntimeJniValueManagerContract.cs
index a112f155c..21727ce2e 100644
--- a/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JniRuntimeJniValueManagerContract.cs
+++ b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/Java.Interop/JniRuntimeJniValueManagerContract.cs
@@ -133,6 +133,30 @@ public void CollectPeers ()
 			// TODO
 		}
 
+		[Test]
+		public void CreatePeer_InvalidHandleReturnsNull ()
+		{
+			var r = new JniObjectReference ();
+			var o = valueManager.CreatePeer (ref r, JniObjectReferenceOptions.Copy, null);
+			Assert.IsNull (o);
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public unsafe void CreatePeer_UsesFallbackType ()
+		{
+			using var t = new JniType (AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl.JniTypeName);
+
+			var ctor    = t.GetConstructor ("()V");
+			var lref    = t.NewObject (ctor, null);
+
+			using var p = valueManager.CreatePeer (ref lref, JniObjectReferenceOptions.CopyAndDispose, typeof (IJavaInterface));
+
+			Assert.IsFalse (lref.IsValid);  // .CopyAndDispose disposes
+
+			Assert.IsNotNull (p);
+			Assert.AreSame (typeof (IJavaInterfaceInvoker), p!.GetType ());
+		}
+
 		[Test]
 		public void CreateValue ()
 		{
@@ -294,4 +318,38 @@ public class JniRuntimeJniValueManagerContract_NoGCIntegration : JniRuntimeJniVa
 		protected override Type ValueManagerType => ManagedValueManagerType;
 	}
 #endif  // !__ANDROID__
+
+	// Note: Java side implements JavaInterface, while managed binding DOES NOT.
+	// This is so that `CreatePeer(…, typeof(IJavaInterface))` tests don't use an existing AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl instance.
+	//
+	// This is mostly identical to MyJavaInterfaceImpl; the important difference is that
+	// it contains an activation constructor, while MyJavaInterfaceImpl does not.
+	// MyJavaInterfaceImpl can't have one, as that's what provokes the NotSupportedException in the JavaAs() tests.
+	//
+	// We want one here so that in "bad" `CreatePeer()` implementations, we'll find this peer and construct it
+	// before verifying that it satisfies the targetType requirement.
+	[JniTypeSignature (JniTypeName, GenerateJavaPeer=false)]
+	public class AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl : JavaObject {
+		internal            const       string          JniTypeName    = "net/dot/jni/test/AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl";
+
+		internal    static  readonly    JniPeerMembers  _members    = new JniPeerMembers (JniTypeName, typeof (AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl));
+
+		public override JniPeerMembers JniPeerMembers {
+			get {return _members;}
+		}
+
+		AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl (ref JniObjectReference reference, JniObjectReferenceOptions options)
+			: base (ref reference, options)
+		{
+		}
+
+		public unsafe AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl ()
+			: base (ref *InvalidJniObjectReference, JniObjectReferenceOptions.None)
+		{
+			const   string  id  = "()V";
+			var peer = _members.InstanceMethods.StartCreateInstance (id, GetType (), null);
+			Construct (ref peer, JniObjectReferenceOptions.CopyAndDispose);
+			_members.InstanceMethods.FinishCreateInstance (id, this, null);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/java/net/dot/jni/test/AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl.java b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/java/net/dot/jni/test/AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02005c388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Java.Interop-Tests/java/net/dot/jni/test/AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package net.dot.jni.test;
+
+public class AnotherJavaInterfaceImpl
+	implements JavaInterface, Cloneable
+{
+	public String getValue() {
+		return "Another hello from Java!";
+	}
+
+	public Object clone() {
+		return this;
+	}
+}