diff --git a/Zend/Optimizer/sccp.c b/Zend/Optimizer/sccp.c
index 30fafe00791..94dfd4c3177 100644
--- a/Zend/Optimizer/sccp.c
+++ b/Zend/Optimizer/sccp.c
@@ -992,14 +992,15 @@ static void sccp_visit_instr(scdf_ctx *scdf, zend_op *opline, zend_ssa_op *ssa_o
 	switch (opline->opcode) {
 		case ZEND_ASSIGN:
 			/* The value of op1 is irrelevant here, because we are overwriting it
-			 * -- unless it can be a reference, in which case we propagate a BOT. */
+			 * -- unless it can be a reference, in which case we propagate a BOT.
+			 * The result is also BOT in this case, because it might be a typed reference. */
 			if (IS_BOT(op1) && (ctx->scdf.ssa->var_info[ssa_op->op1_use].type & MAY_BE_REF)) {
 				SET_RESULT_BOT(op1);
+				SET_RESULT_BOT(result);
 			} else {
 				SET_RESULT(op1, op2);
+				SET_RESULT(result, op2);
 			}
-
-			SET_RESULT(result, op2);
 			return;
 		case ZEND_TYPE_CHECK:
 			/* We may be able to evaluate TYPE_CHECK based on type inference info,
diff --git a/Zend/Optimizer/zend_inference.c b/Zend/Optimizer/zend_inference.c
index 2418f19333f..e5a16f25690 100644
--- a/Zend/Optimizer/zend_inference.c
+++ b/Zend/Optimizer/zend_inference.c
@@ -2916,7 +2916,12 @@ static zend_always_inline int _zend_update_type_info(
 				COPY_SSA_OBJ_TYPE(ssa_op->op2_use, ssa_op->op1_def);
 			}
 			if (ssa_op->result_def >= 0) {
-				UPDATE_SSA_TYPE(tmp & ~MAY_BE_REF, ssa_op->result_def);
+				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;
+				}
+				UPDATE_SSA_TYPE(tmp, ssa_op->result_def);
 				COPY_SSA_OBJ_TYPE(ssa_op->op2_use, ssa_op->result_def);
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/Zend/tests/assign_typed_ref_result.phpt b/Zend/tests/assign_typed_ref_result.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9075db50376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/assign_typed_ref_result.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--TEST--
+Result of assigning to typed reference
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Test {
+    public ?string $prop;
+}
+function test() {
+    $obj = new Test;
+    $ref =& $obj->prop;
+    var_dump($ref = 0);
+}
+test();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(1) "0"