diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/float_assigns.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/float_assigns.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5024f967cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/float_assigns.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SomeClass
+{
+    public function getFloatItems()
+    {
+        $floats = [];
+        $floats[] = 1.5;
+        $floats[] = 2.5;
+        return $floats;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SomeClass
+{
+    /**
+     * @return float[]
+     */
+    public function getFloatItems()
+    {
+        $floats = [];
+        $floats[] = 1.5;
+        $floats[] = 2.5;
+        return $floats;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/nested_assign.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/nested_assign.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e36bcf3e13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/nested_assign.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector\Fixture;
+
+class NestedAssign
+{
+    private function someMethod(string $path): array
+    {
+        $stringLength = strlen($path);
+
+        $items = [];
+        $currentdItem = '';
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $stringLength; $i++) {
+            $currentdItem = (string) $path[$i];
+        }
+
+        if ($currentdItem !== '') {
+            $items[] = $currentdItem;
+        }
+
+        return $items;
+    }
+
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector\Fixture;
+
+class NestedAssign
+{
+    /**
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    private function someMethod(string $path): array
+    {
+        $stringLength = strlen($path);
+
+        $items = [];
+        $currentdItem = '';
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $stringLength; $i++) {
+            $currentdItem = (string) $path[$i];
+        }
+
+        if ($currentdItem !== '') {
+            $items[] = $currentdItem;
+        }
+
+        return $items;
+    }
+
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/simple_array_assigns.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/simple_array_assigns.php.inc
index 2e1609081e2..593db6322ba 100644
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/simple_array_assigns.php.inc
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector/Fixture/simple_array_assigns.php.inc
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ class SomeClass
         $numbers[] = 3;
         return $numbers;
     }
-
-    public function getFloatItems()
-    {
-        $floats = [];
-        $floats[] = 1.5;
-        $floats[] = 2.5;
-        return $floats;
-    }
 }
 
 function withNativeArrayType(): array
@@ -98,17 +90,6 @@ class SomeClass
         $numbers[] = 3;
         return $numbers;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @return float[]
-     */
-    public function getFloatItems()
-    {
-        $floats = [];
-        $floats[] = 1.5;
-        $floats[] = 2.5;
-        return $floats;
-    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector.php
index 8e4a05e1fc2..8185bd43396 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddReturnDocblockForScalarArrayFromAssignsRector.php
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
         $scalarArrayTypes = [];
         foreach ($returnedVariableNames as $returnedVariableName) {
             $scalarType = $this->resolveScalarArrayTypeForVariable($node, $returnedVariableName);
+
             if ($scalarType instanceof Type) {
                 $scalarArrayTypes[] = $scalarType;
             } else {
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ private function resolveScalarArrayTypeForVariable(ClassMethod|Function_ $node,
             $arrayHasDimAssigns = true;
 
             $scalarType = $this->resolveScalarType($assign->expr);
+
             if ($scalarType instanceof Type) {
                 $scalarTypes[] = $scalarType;
             } else {
@@ -258,6 +260,11 @@ private function resolveScalarType(Expr $expr): ?Type
             return new FloatType();
         }
 
+        $exprType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($expr);
+        if ($exprType->isScalar()->yes()) {
+            return $exprType;
+        }
+
         return null;
     }
 }