diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts
index 92040d8106a..f353207e7d5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         }
 
         const type = typeParams[0];
-        const typeParens =
-          !util.isParenthesized(type, sourceCode) && typeNeedsParentheses(type);
+        const typeParens = typeNeedsParentheses(type);
         const parentParens =
           readonlyPrefix &&
           node.parent?.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.TSArrayType &&
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/array-type.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/array-type.test.ts
index c32da51cc08..04ab47d0b8a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/array-type.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/array-type.test.ts
@@ -1982,6 +1982,61 @@ class Foo<T = Bar[][]> extends Bar<T, T[]> implements Baz<T[]> {
 }
       `,
     );
+    testOutput(
+      'array',
+      `
+interface WorkingArray {
+  outerProperty: Array<
+    { innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string }
+  >;
+}
+
+interface BrokenArray {
+  outerProperty: Array<
+    ({ innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string })
+  >;
+}
+      `,
+      `
+interface WorkingArray {
+  outerProperty: ({ innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string })[];
+}
+
+interface BrokenArray {
+  outerProperty: ({ innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string })[];
+}
+      `,
+    );
+    testOutput(
+      'array',
+      `
+type WorkingArray = {
+  outerProperty: Array<
+    { innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string }
+  >;
+}
+
+type BrokenArray = {
+  outerProperty: Array<
+    ({ innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string })
+  >;
+}
+      `,
+      `
+type WorkingArray = {
+  outerProperty: ({ innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string })[];
+}
+
+type BrokenArray = {
+  outerProperty: ({ innerPropertyOne: string } & { innerPropertyTwo: string })[];
+}
+      `,
+    );
+    testOutput(
+      'array',
+      'const a: Array<(string|number)>;',
+      'const a: (string|number)[];',
+    );
     testOutput(
       'array-simple',
       'let xx: Array<Array<number>> = [[1, 2], [3]];',