diff --git a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.Reflection.Execution/src/Internal/Reflection/Execution/TypeLoader/ConstraintValidator.cs b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.Reflection.Execution/src/Internal/Reflection/Execution/TypeLoader/ConstraintValidator.cs
index d347b6d0f4af74..3ead6a529d148d 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.Reflection.Execution/src/Internal/Reflection/Execution/TypeLoader/ConstraintValidator.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.Reflection.Execution/src/Internal/Reflection/Execution/TypeLoader/ConstraintValidator.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private static bool SatisfiesConstraints(this Type genericVariable, SigTypeConte
 
             if ((attributes & GenericParameterAttributes.DefaultConstructorConstraint) != 0)
             {
-                if (!typeArg.HasExplicitOrImplicitPublicDefaultConstructor())
+                if (!typeArg.HasExplicitOrImplicitPublicDefaultConstructor() || typeArg.IsAbstract)
                     return false;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/typedesc.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/typedesc.cpp
index ac7dea00ec2907..1d2ac6960da308 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/typedesc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/typedesc.cpp
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ BOOL TypeVarTypeDesc::SatisfiesConstraints(SigTypeContext *pTypeContextOfConstra
 
         if ((specialConstraints & gpDefaultConstructorConstraint) != 0)
         {
-            if (thArg.IsTypeDesc() || (!thArg.AsMethodTable()->HasExplicitOrImplicitPublicDefaultConstructor()))
+            if (thArg.IsTypeDesc() || (!thArg.AsMethodTable()->HasExplicitOrImplicitPublicDefaultConstructor() || thArg.IsAbstract()))
                 return FALSE;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.Composition/src/System/ComponentModel/Composition/ReflectionModel/GenericServices.cs b/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.Composition/src/System/ComponentModel/Composition/ReflectionModel/GenericServices.cs
index 31560a94bfe5d8..4c244f139fa905 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.Composition/src/System/ComponentModel/Composition/ReflectionModel/GenericServices.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.Composition/src/System/ComponentModel/Composition/ReflectionModel/GenericServices.cs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public static bool CanSpecialize(Type type, GenericParameterAttributes attribute
             if ((attributes & GenericParameterAttributes.DefaultConstructorConstraint) != 0)
             {
                 // value types always have default constructors
-                if (!type.IsValueType && (type.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes) == null))
+                if (!type.IsValueType && ((type.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes) == null) || type.IsAbstract))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/metadata/verify.c b/src/mono/mono/metadata/verify.c
index 134a63a3bf2d5e..1a6742acd718c1 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/metadata/verify.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/metadata/verify.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <mono/metadata/metadata-internals.h>
 #include <mono/metadata/class-internals.h>
 #include <mono/metadata/class-init.h>
+#include <mono/metadata/class-inlines.h>
 #include <mono/metadata/tokentype.h>
 #include <mono/metadata/mono-basic-block.h>
 #include <mono/metadata/attrdefs.h>
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ is_valid_generic_instantiation (MonoGenericContainer *gc, MonoGenericContext *co
 		if ((param_info->flags & GENERIC_PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_REFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRAINT) && m_class_is_valuetype (paramClass))
 			return FALSE;
 
-		if ((param_info->flags & GENERIC_PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_CONSTRUCTOR_CONSTRAINT) && !m_class_is_valuetype (paramClass) && !mono_class_has_default_constructor (paramClass, TRUE))
+		if ((param_info->flags & GENERIC_PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_CONSTRUCTOR_CONSTRAINT) && !m_class_is_valuetype (paramClass) && (!mono_class_has_default_constructor (paramClass, TRUE) || mono_class_is_abstract (paramClass)))
 			return FALSE;
 
 		if (!param_info->constraints)
diff --git a/src/tests/reflection/DisallowAbstractConstructors/DisallowAbstractConstructors.cs b/src/tests/reflection/DisallowAbstractConstructors/DisallowAbstractConstructors.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..038f004a2cd5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/reflection/DisallowAbstractConstructors/DisallowAbstractConstructors.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Xunit;
+
+public class X
+{
+    public abstract class AbstractClassWithConstructor
+    {
+        public AbstractClassWithConstructor()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static T TestConstructorMethod<T>() where T : new()
+    {
+        return new T();
+    }
+
+    public interface IItemCreator
+    {
+        public object CreateItem();
+    }
+
+    public sealed class ItemCreator<T> : IItemCreator where T : new()
+    {
+        public object CreateItem()
+        {
+            return new T();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static int TestEntryPoint()
+    {
+        var ok = true;
+
+        Type type = null;
+        try
+        {
+            type = typeof(ItemCreator<>).MakeGenericType(typeof(AbstractClassWithConstructor));
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            //Could check if it is the proper type of exception
+        }
+        if (type == null) {
+            Console.WriteLine("Wasn't able to load type as expected");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Was able to make type which wasn't expected");
+            ok = false;
+        }
+
+        MethodInfo baseMethod = typeof(X).GetMethod(nameof(TestConstructorMethod), BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public);
+        if (baseMethod == null)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("baseMethod was null which wasn't expected");
+            ok = false;
+        }
+        MethodInfo method = null;
+        try
+        {
+            method = baseMethod.MakeGenericMethod(typeof(AbstractClassWithConstructor));
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            //Could check if it is the proper method of exception
+        }
+        if (method == null)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Wasn't able to load method as expected");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Was able to make method which wasn't expected");
+            ok = false;
+        }
+
+        Console.WriteLine(ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
+        return ok ? 100 : -1;
+    }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/tests/reflection/DisallowAbstractConstructors/DisallowAbstractConstructors.csproj b/src/tests/reflection/DisallowAbstractConstructors/DisallowAbstractConstructors.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0705040d10f5cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/reflection/DisallowAbstractConstructors/DisallowAbstractConstructors.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="DisallowAbstractConstructors.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>