diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/functions/impl_trait_in_params.rs b/clippy_lints/src/functions/impl_trait_in_params.rs
index 4a776dd26133..ee66c841ed25 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/functions/impl_trait_in_params.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/functions/impl_trait_in_params.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use rustc_hir::intravisit::FnKind;
 use rustc_hir::{Body, GenericParam, Generics, HirId, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, TraitItem, TraitItemKind};
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
 use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
-use rustc_span::Span;
+use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span};
 
 use super::IMPL_TRAIT_IN_PARAMS;
 
@@ -89,12 +89,16 @@ pub(super) fn check_impl_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, impl_item: &ImplItem<'_>) {
 pub(super) fn check_trait_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, trait_item: &TraitItem<'_>, avoid_breaking_exported_api: bool) {
     if_chain! {
         if !avoid_breaking_exported_api;
-        if let TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, _) = trait_item.kind;
+        if let TraitItemKind::Fn(_, _) = trait_item.kind;
+        if let hir::Node::Item(item) = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent(trait_item.hir_id());
+        // ^^ (Will always be a trait)
+        if !item.vis_span.is_empty(); // Is public
         if !is_in_test_function(cx.tcx, trait_item.hir_id());
         then {
             for param in trait_item.generics.params {
                 if param.is_impl_trait() {
-                    report(cx, param, &trait_item.ident, trait_item.generics, sig.decl.inputs[0].span);
+                    let sp = trait_item.ident.span.with_hi(trait_item.ident.span.hi() + BytePos(1));
+                    report(cx, param, &trait_item.ident, trait_item.generics, sp.shrink_to_hi());
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/clippy.toml b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/clippy.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..87e1f235741d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/clippy.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+avoid-breaking-exported-api = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/impl_trait_in_params.rs b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/impl_trait_in_params.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08fc7edf1c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/impl_trait_in_params.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//! As avoid-breaking-exported-api is `false`, nothing here should lint
+#![warn(clippy::impl_trait_in_params)]
+#![no_main]
+//@no-rustfix
+
+pub trait Trait {}
+
+trait Private {
+    fn t(_: impl Trait);
+    fn tt<T: Trait>(_: T);
+}
+
+pub trait Public {
+    fn t(_: impl Trait); //~ ERROR: `impl Trait` used as a function parameter
+    fn tt<T: Trait>(_: T);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/impl_trait_in_params.stderr b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/impl_trait_in_params.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..80c4f5ed4b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/impl_trait_in_params.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+error: `impl Trait` used as a function parameter
+  --> $DIR/impl_trait_in_params.rs:14:13
+   |
+LL |     fn t(_: impl Trait);
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::impl-trait-in-params` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::impl_trait_in_params)]`
+help: add a type parameter
+   |
+LL |     fn t<{ /* Generic name */ }: Trait>(_: impl Trait);
+   |         +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/true/clippy.toml b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/true/clippy.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e7ffd070a35..000000000000
--- a/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/true/clippy.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-avoid-breaking-exported-api = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/true/impl_trait_in_params.rs b/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/true/impl_trait_in_params.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d1176ab89635..000000000000
--- a/tests/ui-toml/impl_trait_in_params/true/impl_trait_in_params.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-//! As avoid-breaking-exported-api is `true`, nothing here should lint
-#![warn(clippy::impl_trait_in_params)]
-#![no_main]
-
-trait Trait {}
-
-trait T {
-    fn t(_: impl Trait);
-    fn tt<T: Trait>(_: T);
-}
diff --git a/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.rs b/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.rs
index 825bb76e3f78..a6251a370d1d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ fn d(_: impl AnotherTrait<u32>) {}
 
 //------ IMPLS
 
-trait T {
-    // See test in ui-toml for a case where avoid-breaking-exported-api is set to true
+pub trait Public {
+    // See test in ui-toml for a case where avoid-breaking-exported-api is set to false
+    fn t(_: impl Trait);
+    fn tt<T: Trait>(_: T) {}
+}
+
+trait Private {
+    // This shouldn't lint
     fn t(_: impl Trait);
     fn tt<T: Trait>(_: T) {}
 }
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ impl S {
 }
 
 // Trying with traits
-impl T for S {
+impl Public for S {
     fn t(_: impl Trait) {}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.stderr b/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.stderr
index 9f6e545c3f28..0ae7a3672d19 100644
--- a/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/impl_trait_in_params.stderr
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LL | pub fn c<C: Trait, { /* Generic name */ }: Trait>(_: C, _: impl Trait) {}
    |                  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 error: `impl Trait` used as a function parameter
-  --> $DIR/impl_trait_in_params.rs:30:17
+  --> $DIR/impl_trait_in_params.rs:36:17
    |
 LL |     pub fn h(_: impl Trait) {}
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LL |     pub fn h<{ /* Generic name */ }: Trait>(_: impl Trait) {}
    |             +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 error: `impl Trait` used as a function parameter
-  --> $DIR/impl_trait_in_params.rs:33:45
+  --> $DIR/impl_trait_in_params.rs:39:45
    |
 LL |     pub fn k<K: AnotherTrait<u32>>(_: K, _: impl AnotherTrait<u32>) {}
    |                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^