diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Equal/UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector/Fixture/skip_equal_numeric_string.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Equal/UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector/Fixture/skip_equal_numeric_string.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..512336194c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Equal/UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector/Fixture/skip_equal_numeric_string.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Equal\UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector\Fixture;
+
+/**
+ * @see https://3v4l.org/9XRF6
+ */
+final class SkipIdenticalNumericStringCompareBool
+{
+    public function equal()
+    {
+        // maybe compare to numeric string
+        $value = rand(0, 1) ? '1' : null;
+
+        var_dump(true == $value);
+        var_dump($value == true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Equal/UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Equal/UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector.php
index e50d6a8f5b8..cbe3e39262f 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Equal/UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Equal/UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\NotIdentical;
 use PHPStan\Type\BooleanType;
 use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
+use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
         $leftStaticType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($node->left);
         $rightStaticType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($node->right);
 
+        if ($this->shouldSkipCompareNumericString($leftStaticType, $rightStaticType)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         // objects can be different by content
         if (! $leftStaticType->isObject()->no() || ! $rightStaticType->isObject()->no()) {
             return null;
@@ -96,6 +101,20 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
         return $this->processIdenticalOrNotIdentical($node);
     }
 
+    private function shouldSkipCompareNumericString(Type $leftStaticType, Type $rightStaticType): bool
+    {
+        // use ! ->no() as to support both yes and maybe
+        if ($leftStaticType instanceof BooleanType) {
+            return ! $rightStaticType->isNumericString()->no();
+        }
+
+        if ($rightStaticType instanceof BooleanType) {
+            return ! $leftStaticType->isNumericString()->no();
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private function processIdenticalOrNotIdentical(Equal|NotEqual $node): Identical|NotIdentical
     {
         if ($node instanceof Equal) {