diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector/Fixture/skip_first_class_callable.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector/Fixture/skip_first_class_callable.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1b34bc4342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector/Fixture/skip_first_class_callable.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\Rector\ClassMethod\AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipFirstClassCallable
+{
+    public function provide(string $contents)
+    {
+        return json_decode(...);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector.php
index 746ebfb34dc..e88d174cc77 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForJsonArrayRector.php
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ private function isJsonDecodeToArray(Expr $expr): bool
                 return false;
             }
 
+            if ($expr->isFirstClassCallable()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (count($expr->getArgs()) !== 2) {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -152,6 +156,10 @@ private function isJsonDecodeToArray(Expr $expr): bool
                 return false;
             }
 
+            if ($expr->isFirstClassCallable()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (count($expr->getArgs()) !== 2) {
                 return false;
             }