diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector/Fixture/override_dummy_array_var.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector/Fixture/override_dummy_array_var.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43ef36fd959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector/Fixture/override_dummy_array_var.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\Rector\Class_\DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector\Fixture;
+
+final class OverrideDummyArrayVar
+{
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private array $names;
+
+    /**
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    public function getNames(): array
+    {
+        return $this->names;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\Rector\Class_\DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector\Fixture;
+
+final class OverrideDummyArrayVar
+{
+    /**
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    private array $names;
+
+    /**
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    public function getNames(): array
+    {
+        return $this->names;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/NodeDocblockTypeDecorator.php b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/NodeDocblockTypeDecorator.php
index c24b5de0cf5..ec8845dc3ba 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/NodeDocblockTypeDecorator.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/NodeDocblockTypeDecorator.php
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Param;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property;
-use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ParamTagValueNode;
-use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ReturnTagValueNode;
-use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\ArrayTypeNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\IdentifierTypeNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\TypeNode;
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfo;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocManipulator\PhpDocTypeChanger;
-use Rector\Comments\NodeDocBlock\DocBlockUpdater;
 use Rector\Privatization\TypeManipulator\TypeNormalizer;
 use Rector\StaticTypeMapper\StaticTypeMapper;
 
@@ -29,7 +25,6 @@
     public function __construct(
         private TypeNormalizer $typeNormalizer,
         private StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper,
-        private DocBlockUpdater $docBlockUpdater,
         private PhpDocTypeChanger $phpDocTypeChanger
     ) {
     }
@@ -94,9 +89,7 @@ public function decorateGenericIterableVarType(Type $type, PhpDocInfo $phpDocInf
             return false;
         }
 
-        $varTagValueNode = new VarTagValueNode($typeNode, '', '');
-
-        $this->addTagValueNodeAndUpdatePhpDocInfo($phpDocInfo, $varTagValueNode, $property);
+        $this->phpDocTypeChanger->changeVarTypeNode($property, $phpDocInfo, $typeNode);
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -115,16 +108,6 @@ private function createTypeNode(Type $type): TypeNode
         return $typeNode;
     }
 
-    private function addTagValueNodeAndUpdatePhpDocInfo(
-        PhpDocInfo $phpDocInfo,
-        ParamTagValueNode|VarTagValueNode|ReturnTagValueNode $tagValueNode,
-        Property|ClassMethod $stmt
-    ): void {
-        $phpDocInfo->addTagValueNode($tagValueNode);
-
-        $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($stmt);
-    }
-
     private function isBareMixedType(Type $type): bool
     {
         if ($type instanceof MixedType) {
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector.php
index ccad236cbbb..686fed4904b 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector.php
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ReturnTagValueNode;
-use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfoFactory;
-use Rector\Comments\NodeDocBlock\DocBlockUpdater;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Rector\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\NodeDocblockTypeDecorator;
 use Rector\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\NodeFinder\PropertyGetterFinder;
+use Rector\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\TagNodeAnalyzer\UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
 
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ final class DocblockVarArrayFromGetterReturnRector extends AbstractRector
     public function __construct(
         private readonly PhpDocInfoFactory $phpDocInfoFactory,
         private readonly PropertyGetterFinder $propertyGetterFinder,
-        private readonly DocBlockUpdater $docBlockUpdater
+        private readonly UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer $usefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer,
+        private readonly NodeDocblockTypeDecorator $nodeDocblockTypeDecorator
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             $propertyPhpDocInfo = $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNodeOrEmpty($property);
 
             // type is already known, skip it
-            if ($propertyPhpDocInfo->getVarTagValueNode() instanceof VarTagValueNode) {
+            if ($this->usefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer->isUsefulArrayTag($propertyPhpDocInfo->getVarTagValueNode())) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -113,11 +114,15 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $varTagValeNode = new VarTagValueNode($returnTagValueNode->type, '', '');
+            $isPropertyChanged = $this->nodeDocblockTypeDecorator->decorateGenericIterableVarType(
+                $classMethodDocInfo->getReturnType(),
+                $propertyPhpDocInfo,
+                $property
+            );
 
-            // find matching getter and its @return docblock
-            $propertyPhpDocInfo->addTagValueNode($varTagValeNode);
-            $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($property);
+            if (! $isPropertyChanged) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             $hasChanged = true;
         }
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/TagNodeAnalyzer/UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer.php b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/TagNodeAnalyzer/UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer.php
index bff9f6a1f18..8f54666886e 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/TagNodeAnalyzer/UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/TagNodeAnalyzer/UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer.php
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ParamTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ReturnTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\IdentifierTypeNode;
 
 final class UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer
 {
-    public function isUsefulArrayTag(null|ReturnTagValueNode|ParamTagValueNode $tagValueNode): bool
+    public function isUsefulArrayTag(null|ReturnTagValueNode|ParamTagValueNode|VarTagValueNode $tagValueNode): bool
     {
-        if (! $tagValueNode instanceof ReturnTagValueNode && ! $tagValueNode instanceof ParamTagValueNode) {
+        if (! $tagValueNode instanceof ReturnTagValueNode && ! $tagValueNode instanceof ParamTagValueNode && ! $tagValueNode instanceof VarTagValueNode) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/BetterPhpDocParser/PhpDocManipulator/PhpDocTypeChanger.php b/src/BetterPhpDocParser/PhpDocManipulator/PhpDocTypeChanger.php
index 42acfaf2964..6e596d79c86 100644
--- a/src/BetterPhpDocParser/PhpDocManipulator/PhpDocTypeChanger.php
+++ b/src/BetterPhpDocParser/PhpDocManipulator/PhpDocTypeChanger.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public function changeReturnTypeNode(
     }
 
     public function changeParamTypeNode(
-        ClassMethod $functionLike,
+        ClassMethod $classMethod,
         PhpDocInfo $phpDocInfo,
         Param $param,
         string $paramName,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public function changeParamTypeNode(
             $phpDocInfo->addTagValueNode($paramTagValueNode);
         }
 
-        $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($functionLike);
+        $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($classMethod);
     }
 
     public function changeReturnType(FunctionLike $functionLike, PhpDocInfo $phpDocInfo, Type $newType): bool
@@ -244,9 +244,14 @@ public function isAllowed(TypeNode $typeNode): bool
      */
     public function changeVarTypeNode(Stmt $stmt, PhpDocInfo $phpDocInfo, TypeNode $typeNode): void
     {
-        // add completely new one
-        $varTagValueNode = new VarTagValueNode($typeNode, '', '');
-        $phpDocInfo->addTagValueNode($varTagValueNode);
+        $existingVarTagValueNode = $phpDocInfo->getVarTagValueNode();
+        if ($existingVarTagValueNode instanceof VarTagValueNode) {
+            $existingVarTagValueNode->type = $typeNode;
+        } else {
+            // add completely new one
+            $varTagValueNode = new VarTagValueNode($typeNode, '', '');
+            $phpDocInfo->addTagValueNode($varTagValueNode);
+        }
 
         $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($stmt);
     }