diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9116699c92d..91d0c9f9f7a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - Reflection:
   . Added ReflectionFunction::isAnonymous(). (Nicolas Grekas)
   . Added ReflectionMethod::hasPrototype(). (Ollie Read)
+  . Narrow ReflectionEnum::getBackingType() return type to ReflectionNamedType.
+    (SamMousa)
 
 - Session:
   . Fixed bug GH-7787 (Improve session write failure message for user error
diff --git a/ext/reflection/php_reflection.stub.php b/ext/reflection/php_reflection.stub.php
index 33130d568c7..b0c23cb1197 100644
--- a/ext/reflection/php_reflection.stub.php
+++ b/ext/reflection/php_reflection.stub.php
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ class ReflectionEnum extends ReflectionClass
 
     public function isBacked(): bool {}
 
-    public function getBackingType(): ?ReflectionType {}
+    public function getBackingType(): ?ReflectionNamedType {}
 }
 
 class ReflectionEnumUnitCase extends ReflectionClassConstant
diff --git a/ext/reflection/php_reflection_arginfo.h b/ext/reflection/php_reflection_arginfo.h
index a2e598c2105..caac7ec44df 100644
--- a/ext/reflection/php_reflection_arginfo.h
+++ b/ext/reflection/php_reflection_arginfo.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* This is a generated file, edit the .stub.php file instead.
- * Stub hash: 4191864554b030bea40306c0d30090a8e2c76ab2 */
+ * Stub hash: 9daec020902840b7f678d787e61e91f7e16ad4da */
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_TENTATIVE_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_Reflection_getModifierNames, 0, 1, IS_ARRAY, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, modifiers, IS_LONG, 0)
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@ ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
 #define arginfo_class_ReflectionEnum_isBacked arginfo_class_ReflectionFunctionAbstract_hasTentativeReturnType
 
-#define arginfo_class_ReflectionEnum_getBackingType arginfo_class_ReflectionFunctionAbstract_getTentativeReturnType
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_ReflectionEnum_getBackingType, 0, 0, ReflectionNamedType, 1)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
 #define arginfo_class_ReflectionEnumUnitCase___construct arginfo_class_ReflectionClassConstant___construct