diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector/Fixture/return_anonymous_class.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector/Fixture/return_anonymous_class.php.inc
index 9c2cc98fb7f..1bae23a3033 100644
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector/Fixture/return_anonymous_class.php.inc
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector/Fixture/return_anonymous_class.php.inc
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ final class ReturnAnonymousClass
     {
         return new class {};
     }
+
+    public function foo()
+    {
+        $data = new class {};
+
+        return $data;
+    }
 }
 
 ?>
@@ -26,6 +33,13 @@ final class ReturnAnonymousClass
     {
         return new class {};
     }
+
+    public function foo(): object
+    {
+        $data = new class {};
+
+        return $data;
+    }
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector.php
index 0b06c01b11b..7be29d1b2d9 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromReturnNewRector.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\New_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Identifier;
 use PhpParser\Node\Name;
 use PhpParser\Node\Name\FullyQualified;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
         $returnedNewClassName = $this->strictReturnNewAnalyzer->matchAlwaysReturnVariableNew($node);
 
         if (is_string($returnedNewClassName)) {
-            $node->returnType = new FullyQualified($returnedNewClassName);
+            $node->returnType = str_starts_with($returnedNewClassName, 'AnonymousClass')
+                ? new Identifier('object')
+                : new FullyQualified($returnedNewClassName);
 
             return $node;
         }