diff --git a/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md b/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md
index a3ea4e502..438f4e3a6 100644
--- a/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Bugs
 
 * Inverse Inheritance Strategy not working for ignored mappings only with target (#3652)
+* Inconsistent ambiguous mapping method error when using `SubclassMapping`: generic vs raw types (#3668)
 * Fix regression when using `InheritInverseConfiguration` with nested target properties and reversing `target = "."` (#3670)
 
 ### Documentation
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
index 6535b0701..1bec5038c 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ public class BeanMappingMethod extends NormalTypeMappingMethod {
                 }
             }
 
-            boolean applyImplicitMappings = !mappingReferences.isRestrictToDefinedMappings();
+            // If defined mappings should not be handled then we should not apply implicit mappings
+            boolean applyImplicitMappings =
+                shouldHandledDefinedMappings && !mappingReferences.isRestrictToDefinedMappings();
             if ( applyImplicitMappings ) {
                 applyImplicitMappings = beanMapping == null || !beanMapping.isignoreByDefault();
             }
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Child.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Child.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c10c4d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Child.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._3668;
+
+public abstract class Child {
+
+    private Long id;
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public static class ChildA extends Child { }
+
+    public static class ChildB extends Child { }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ChildDto.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ChildDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..458cc57a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ChildDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._3668;
+
+public abstract class ChildDto {
+
+    private Long id;
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public static class ChildDtoA extends ChildDto { }
+
+    public static class ChildDtoB extends ChildDto { }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ChildMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ChildMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c381a99fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ChildMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._3668;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.SubclassExhaustiveStrategy;
+import org.mapstruct.SubclassMapping;
+
+@Mapper(subclassExhaustiveStrategy = SubclassExhaustiveStrategy.RUNTIME_EXCEPTION)
+public interface ChildMapper {
+
+    @SubclassMapping(target = Child.ChildA.class, source = ChildDto.ChildDtoA.class)
+    @SubclassMapping(target = Child.ChildB.class, source = ChildDto.ChildDtoB.class)
+    Child toEntity(ChildDto childDto);
+
+    @SubclassMapping(target = ChildDto.ChildDtoA.class, source = Child.ChildA.class)
+    @SubclassMapping(target = ChildDto.ChildDtoB.class, source = Child.ChildB.class)
+    ChildDto toDto(Child child);
+
+    Child.ChildA toEntity(ChildDto.ChildDtoA childDto);
+
+    ChildDto.ChildDtoA toDto(Child.ChildA child);
+
+    Child.ChildB toEntity(ChildDto.ChildDtoB childDto);
+
+    ChildDto.ChildDtoB toDto(Child.ChildB child);
+
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Issue3668Test.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Issue3668Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a35ac70dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Issue3668Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._3668;
+
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.IssueKey;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.ProcessorTest;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.WithClasses;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@IssueKey("3668")
+@WithClasses({
+    Child.class,
+    ChildDto.class,
+    ChildMapper.class,
+    Parent.class,
+    ParentDto.class,
+    ParentMapper.class,
+})
+class Issue3668Test {
+
+    @ProcessorTest
+    void shouldCompile() {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Parent.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Parent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..900a7fa68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/Parent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._3668;
+
+public abstract class Parent<T extends Child> {
+
+    private Long id;
+
+    private T child;
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public T getChild() {
+        return child;
+    }
+
+    public void setChild(T child) {
+        this.child = child;
+    }
+
+    public static class ParentA extends Parent<Child.ChildA> { }
+
+    public static class ParentB extends Parent<Child.ChildB> { }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ParentDto.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ParentDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4736ceef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ParentDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._3668;
+
+public abstract class ParentDto<T extends ChildDto> {
+
+    private Long id;
+
+    private T child;
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public T getChild() {
+        return child;
+    }
+
+    public void setChild(T child) {
+        this.child = child;
+    }
+
+    public static class ParentDtoA extends ParentDto<ChildDto.ChildDtoA> { }
+
+    public static class ParentDtoB extends ParentDto<ChildDto.ChildDtoB> { }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ParentMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ParentMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..484ddbc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_3668/ParentMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._3668;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.SubclassExhaustiveStrategy;
+import org.mapstruct.SubclassMapping;
+
+@Mapper(uses = { ChildMapper.class }, subclassExhaustiveStrategy = SubclassExhaustiveStrategy.RUNTIME_EXCEPTION)
+public interface ParentMapper {
+
+    @SubclassMapping(target = Parent.ParentA.class, source = ParentDto.ParentDtoA.class)
+    @SubclassMapping(target = Parent.ParentB.class, source = ParentDto.ParentDtoB.class)
+    Parent<?> toEntity(ParentDto<?> parentDto);
+
+    @SubclassMapping(target = ParentDto.ParentDtoA.class, source = Parent.ParentA.class)
+    @SubclassMapping(target = ParentDto.ParentDtoB.class, source = Parent.ParentB.class)
+    ParentDto<?> toDto(Parent<?> parent);
+
+    Parent.ParentA toEntity(ParentDto.ParentDtoA parentDto);
+
+    ParentDto.ParentDtoA toDto(Parent.ParentA parent);
+
+    Parent.ParentB toEntity(ParentDto.ParentDtoB parentDto);
+
+    ParentDto.ParentDtoB toDto(Parent.ParentB parent);
+
+}