diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeExpander.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeExpander.php
index 404ed996f34..10866514d52 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeExpander.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeExpander.php
@@ -671,8 +671,12 @@ private static function expandNamedObject(
                 $return_type->is_static = true;
             }
         } elseif ($return_type->is_static
-            && ($static_class_type instanceof TNamedObject
-                || $static_class_type instanceof TTemplateParam)
+            && (($static_class_type instanceof TNamedObject
+                && $codebase->classlikes->classExtends(
+                    $static_class_type->value,
+                    $return_type->value
+                )
+            ) || $static_class_type instanceof TTemplateParam)
         ) {
             $return_type_types = $return_type->getIntersectionTypes();
             $cloned_static = $static_class_type->setIntersectionTypes([]);