diff --git a/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php b/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
index 8d43a7d613..3657fd4ad7 100644
--- a/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
+++ b/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ private function resolveType(string $exprString, Expr $node): Type
 			!$node instanceof Variable
 			&& !$node instanceof Expr\Closure
 			&& !$node instanceof Expr\ArrowFunction
+			&& !$this->isExpressionBasedOnNew($node)
 			&& $this->hasExpressionType($node)->yes()
 		) {
 			return $this->expressionTypes[$exprString]->getType();
@@ -2915,6 +2916,36 @@ public function invalidateExpression(Expr $expressionToInvalidate, bool $require
 		);
 	}
 
+	private function isExpressionBasedOnNew(Expr $expr): bool
+	{
+		if (
+			$expr instanceof MethodCall
+			|| $expr instanceof Expr\NullsafeMethodCall
+			|| $expr instanceof PropertyFetch
+			|| $expr instanceof Expr\NullsafePropertyFetch
+			|| $expr instanceof Expr\ArrayDimFetch
+		) {
+			$var = $expr->var;
+			if ($var instanceof Expr\New_ || $var instanceof Expr\Clone_) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			return $this->isExpressionBasedOnNew($var);
+		}
+
+		if (
+			($expr instanceof Expr\StaticCall || $expr instanceof Expr\StaticPropertyFetch || $expr instanceof Expr\ClassConstFetch)
+			&& $expr->class instanceof Expr
+		) {
+			$class = $expr->class;
+			if ($class instanceof Expr\New_ || $class instanceof Expr\Clone_) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			return $this->isExpressionBasedOnNew($class);
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	private function getIntertwinedRefRootVariableName(Expr $expr): ?string
 	{
 		if ($expr instanceof Variable && is_string($expr->name)) {
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8985.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8985.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdbcb51179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8985.php
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace Bug8985;
+
+use function PHPStan\Testing\assertType;
+
+class Entity
+{
+	public function __construct(private string $value)
+	{
+	}
+
+	public function getValue(): string
+	{
+		return $this->value;
+	}
+}
+
+class Repository
+{
+	/** @var array<int, Entity> */
+	public array $all = [];
+
+	/** @return array<int, Entity> */
+	public function getAll(): array
+	{
+		return [new Entity('test')];
+	}
+
+	public function getFirst(): ?Entity
+	{
+		return $this->all[0] ?? null;
+	}
+}
+
+// Method call on new - original bug report
+function testAssertOnNewThenNew(): void
+{
+	assert((new Repository())->getAll() === []);
+
+	$all = (new Repository())->getAll();
+	assertType('array<int, Bug8985\Entity>', $all);
+}
+
+function testAssignAssertThenNew(): void
+{
+	$all = (new Repository())->getAll();
+	assert($all === []);
+	assertType('array{}', $all);
+
+	$all = (new Repository())->getAll();
+	assertType('array<int, Bug8985\Entity>', $all);
+}
+
+// Property access on new
+function testPropertyAccessOnNew(): void
+{
+	assert((new Repository())->all === []);
+
+	$all = (new Repository())->all;
+	assertType('array<int, Bug8985\Entity>', $all);
+}
+
+// Nullsafe method call on new
+function testNullsafeMethodOnNew(): void
+{
+	assert((new Repository())->getFirst()?->getValue() === null);
+
+	$value = (new Repository())->getFirst()?->getValue();
+	assertType('string|null', $value);
+}
+
+// Chained method call on new
+class Builder
+{
+	/** @return array<int, string> */
+	public function build(): array
+	{
+		return ['a', 'b'];
+	}
+}
+
+class BuilderFactory
+{
+	public function create(): Builder
+	{
+		return new Builder();
+	}
+}
+
+function testChainedMethodOnNew(): void
+{
+	assert((new BuilderFactory())->create()->build() === []);
+
+	$result = (new BuilderFactory())->create()->build();
+	assertType('array<int, string>', $result);
+}
+
+// Array dim fetch on method call on new
+function testArrayDimFetchOnNew(): void
+{
+	$items = (new Repository())->getAll();
+	assert(count($items) === 0);
+
+	$items2 = (new Repository())->getAll();
+	assertType('array<int, Bug8985\Entity>', $items2);
+}
+
+// Clone expression - also creates a fresh object
+function testCloneExpression(Repository $repo): void
+{
+	assert((clone $repo)->getAll() === []);
+
+	$all = (clone $repo)->getAll();
+	assertType('array<int, Bug8985\Entity>', $all);
+}