diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
index f950a834b..fab826db7 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import inspect
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Dict,
+    Generic,
     Iterable,
     Literal,
     Optional,
@@ -995,6 +996,9 @@ async def run_converters(ctx: Context, converter, argument: str, param: inspect.
     """
     origin = getattr(converter, '__origin__', None)
 
+    if origin is not None and issubclass(converter, Generic):  # type: ignore
+        converter = origin
+
     if origin is Union:
         errors = []
         _NoneType = type(None)