diff --git a/Zend/tests/assign_typed_ref_result.phpt b/Zend/tests/assign_typed_ref_result.phpt
index 9075db50376..722b8932bed 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/assign_typed_ref_result.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/assign_typed_ref_result.phpt
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@ function test() {
     $ref =& $obj->prop;
     var_dump($ref = 0);
 }
+function test2() {
+    $obj = new Test;
+    $ary = [];
+    $ary[0] =& $obj->prop;
+    var_dump($ary[0] = 0);
+}
 test();
+test2();
 
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 string(1) "0"
+string(1) "0"
diff --git a/ext/opcache/Optimizer/zend_inference.c b/ext/opcache/Optimizer/zend_inference.c
index d5ade4e0ff0..fab49f2bb3b 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/Optimizer/zend_inference.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/Optimizer/zend_inference.c
@@ -2757,6 +2757,10 @@ static zend_always_inline int _zend_update_type_info(
 					if (OP1_DATA_INFO() & MAY_BE_UNDEF) {
 						tmp |= MAY_BE_NULL;
 					}
+					if (t1 & MAY_BE_ARRAY_OF_REF) {
+						/* A scalar type conversion may occur when assigning to a typed reference. */
+						tmp |= MAY_BE_NULL|MAY_BE_FALSE|MAY_BE_TRUE|MAY_BE_LONG|MAY_BE_DOUBLE|MAY_BE_STRING;
+					}
 				}
 				if (t1 & MAY_BE_OBJECT) {
 					tmp |= MAY_BE_REF;
@@ -2866,9 +2870,9 @@ static zend_always_inline int _zend_update_type_info(
 			}
 			if (ssa_op->result_def >= 0) {
 				if (tmp & MAY_BE_REF) {
-					/* Assignment to typed reference may change type.
-					 * Be conservative and don't assume anything. */
-					tmp = MAY_BE_RC1|MAY_BE_RCN|MAY_BE_ANY|MAY_BE_ARRAY_KEY_ANY|MAY_BE_ARRAY_OF_ANY|MAY_BE_ARRAY_OF_REF;
+					/* A scalar type conversion may occur when assigning to a typed reference. */
+					tmp &= ~MAY_BE_REF;
+					tmp |= MAY_BE_NULL|MAY_BE_FALSE|MAY_BE_TRUE|MAY_BE_LONG|MAY_BE_DOUBLE|MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_RC1|MAY_BE_RCN;
 				}
 				UPDATE_SSA_TYPE(tmp, ssa_op->result_def);
 				COPY_SSA_OBJ_TYPE(ssa_op->op2_use, ssa_op->result_def);