diff --git a/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php b/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
index 8d43a7d613..b7066cf980 100644
--- a/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
+++ b/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ private function resolveType(string $exprString, Expr $node): Type
 			&& !$node instanceof Expr\Closure
 			&& !$node instanceof Expr\ArrowFunction
 			&& $this->hasExpressionType($node)->yes()
+			&& (!$this->expressionHasNewInChain($node) || $this->expressionTypes[$exprString]->getExpr() === $node)
 		) {
 			return $this->expressionTypes[$exprString]->getType();
 		}
@@ -990,6 +991,27 @@ private function resolveType(string $exprString, Expr $node): Type
 		return new MixedType();
 	}
 
+	private function expressionHasNewInChain(Expr $expr): bool
+	{
+		if (
+			$expr instanceof MethodCall ||
+			$expr instanceof Expr\NullsafeMethodCall ||
+			$expr instanceof Expr\ArrayDimFetch ||
+			$expr instanceof PropertyFetch ||
+			$expr instanceof Expr\NullsafePropertyFetch
+		) {
+			return $expr->var instanceof Expr\New_ || $this->expressionHasNewInChain($expr->var);
+		}
+		if (
+			$expr instanceof Expr\StaticCall
+			|| $expr instanceof Expr\StaticPropertyFetch
+		) {
+			return $expr->class instanceof Expr\New_ || ($expr->class instanceof Expr && $this->expressionHasNewInChain($expr->class));
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param callable(Type): ?bool $typeCallback
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8985.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8985.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47e5522a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8985.php
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?php // lint >= 8.0
+
+declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace Bug8985;
+
+use function PHPStan\Testing\assertType;
+
+class Entity
+{
+	public string $value;
+
+	public function __construct(string $value)
+	{
+		$this->value = $value;
+	}
+
+	public function getValue(): string
+	{
+		return $this->value;
+	}
+}
+
+class Repository
+{
+	/** @return array<int, Entity> */
+	public function getAll(): array
+	{
+		return [new Entity('test')];
+	}
+
+	public string $name = 'default';
+
+	/** @return array<int, Entity> */
+	public static function staticGetAll(): array
+	{
+		return [new Entity('test')];
+	}
+
+	public function getEntity(): Entity
+	{
+		return new Entity('test');
+	}
+
+	public const MY_CONST = 'const_value';
+}
+
+function testMethodCall(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())->getAll() === []);
+
+	$all = (new Repository())->getAll();
+	assertType('array<int, Bug8985\Entity>', $all);
+	$value = $all[0]->getValue();
+}
+
+function testNullsafeMethodCall(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())?->getEntity()?->getValue() === 'specific');
+
+	assertType('string', (new Repository())?->getEntity()?->getValue());
+}
+
+function testPropertyFetch(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())->name === 'foo');
+
+	assertType('string', (new Repository())->name);
+}
+
+function testNullsafePropertyFetch(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())?->name === 'foo');
+
+	assertType('string', (new Repository())?->name);
+}
+
+function testArrayDimFetch(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())->getAll()[0]->getValue() === 'specific');
+
+	assertType('string', (new Repository())->getAll()[0]->getValue());
+}
+
+function testStaticCall(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())::staticGetAll() === []);
+
+	assertType('array<int, Bug8985\Entity>', (new Repository())::staticGetAll());
+}
+
+function testChainedMethodCalls(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())->getEntity()->getValue() === 'specific');
+
+	assertType('string', (new Repository())->getEntity()->getValue());
+}
+
+function testChainedPropertyOnMethodCall(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())->getEntity()->value === 'specific');
+
+	assertType('string', (new Repository())->getEntity()->value);
+}
+
+function testClassConstFetch(): void {
+	assert((new Repository())::MY_CONST === 'const_value');
+
+	assertType("'const_value'", (new Repository())::MY_CONST);
+}
+
+function testClassConstFetchOnUnknownClass(string $class, string $anotherClass): void {
+	assert((new $class())::MY_CONST === 'const_value');
+
+	assertType("'const_value'", (new $class())::MY_CONST);
+
+	$class = $anotherClass;
+	assertType("*ERROR*", (new $class())::MY_CONST);
+}
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Arrays/NonexistentOffsetInArrayDimFetchRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Arrays/NonexistentOffsetInArrayDimFetchRuleTest.php
index 7cd71f4123..44588063e8 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Arrays/NonexistentOffsetInArrayDimFetchRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Arrays/NonexistentOffsetInArrayDimFetchRuleTest.php
@@ -1270,6 +1270,13 @@ public function testBug13773(): void
 		]);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug8985(): void
+	{
+		$this->reportPossiblyNonexistentConstantArrayOffset = true;
+
+		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-8985.php'], []);
+	}
+
 	public function testBug14308(): void
 	{
 		$this->reportPossiblyNonexistentConstantArrayOffset = true;
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Arrays/data/bug-8985.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Arrays/data/bug-8985.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f066b4d590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Arrays/data/bug-8985.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php // lint >= 8.0
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bug8985c;
+
+class Entity
+{
+	public function __construct(private string $value)
+	{
+	}
+
+	public function getValue(): string
+	{
+		return $this->value;
+	}
+}
+
+class Repository
+{
+	/** @return array<int, Entity> */
+	public function getAll(): array
+	{
+		return [new Entity('test')];
+	}
+}
+
+assert((new Repository())->getAll() === []);
+
+$all = (new Repository())->getAll();
+$value = $all[0]->getValue();
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php
index e381f321f0..3d233b8725 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php
@@ -1326,6 +1326,12 @@ public function testBug10924(): void
 		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-10924.php'], []);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug8985(): void
+	{
+		$this->checkExplicitMixed = true;
+		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-8985.php'], []);
+	}
+
 	public function testBug11430(): void
 	{
 		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/../../Analyser/nsrt/bug-11430.php'], []);
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/data/bug-8985.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/data/bug-8985.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dd4d713e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/data/bug-8985.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bug8985b;
+
+class HelloWorld
+{
+	/**
+	 * @return array<string, callable>
+	 */
+	protected function getDefaultFunctions(): array
+	{
+		/** @var array<string, callable> $x */
+		$x = (new Defaults())->getFunctions();
+		return $x;
+	}
+}
+
+class HelloWorld2
+{
+	/**
+	 * @return array<string, callable>
+	 */
+	protected function getDefaultFunctions(): array
+	{
+		/** @var array<string, callable> */
+		return (new Defaults())->getFunctions();
+	}
+}
+
+class Defaults
+{
+	public function getFunctions(): mixed
+	{
+		return [];
+	}
+}