diff --git a/build/phpstan.neon b/build/phpstan.neon
index 526f68798d2..7e94e384063 100644
--- a/build/phpstan.neon
+++ b/build/phpstan.neon
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ parameters:
 			message: '#^Variable property access on T of PHPStan\\Rules\\RuleError\.$#'
 			path: ../src/Rules/RuleErrorBuilder.php
 		-
-			message: "#^Parameter \\#1 (?:\\$argument|\\$objectOrClass) of class ReflectionClass constructor expects class\\-string\\<PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig\\>\\|PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig, string given\\.$#"
+			message: "#^Parameter \\#1 (?:\\$argument|\\$objectOrClass) of class ReflectionClass constructor expects class\\-string\\<PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig\\>\\|PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig, 'PHPStan…' given\\.$#"
 			count: 1
 			path: ../src/Command/CommandHelper.php
 		-
-			message: "#^Parameter \\#1 (?:\\$argument|\\$objectOrClass) of class ReflectionClass constructor expects class\\-string\\<PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig\\>\\|PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig, string given\\.$#"
+			message: "#^Parameter \\#1 (?:\\$argument|\\$objectOrClass) of class ReflectionClass constructor expects class\\-string\\<PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig\\>\\|PHPStan\\\\ExtensionInstaller\\\\GeneratedConfig, 'PHPStan…' given\\.$#"
 			count: 1
 			path: ../src/Diagnose/PHPStanDiagnoseExtension.php
 		- identifier: ternary.shortNotAllowed
diff --git a/src/Type/VerbosityLevel.php b/src/Type/VerbosityLevel.php
index 32be9683a81..7cd72a1d32f 100644
--- a/src/Type/VerbosityLevel.php
+++ b/src/Type/VerbosityLevel.php
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ public static function getRecommendedLevelByType(Type $acceptingType, ?Type $acc
 				$moreVerbose = true;
 				return $type;
 			}
+			if ($type->isString()->yes() && $type->isClassString()->yes()) {
+				$moreVerbose = true;
+				return $type;
+			}
 			return $traverse($type);
 		};
 
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php
index 60b40422305..36f8ce54a75 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ public function testBug4413(): void
 		require_once __DIR__ . '/data/bug-4413.php';
 		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-4413.php'], [
 			[
-				'Parameter #1 $date of function Bug4413\takesDate expects class-string<DateTime>, string given.',
+				'Parameter #1 $date of function Bug4413\takesDate expects class-string<DateTime>, \'stdClass\' given.',
 				18,
 			],
 		]);
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallMethodsRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallMethodsRuleTest.php
index 7aca3e79a0b..fcde4582f19 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallMethodsRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallMethodsRuleTest.php
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public function testCallMethods(): void
 				1461,
 			],
 			[
-				'Parameter #1 $s of method Test\ClassStringWithUpperBounds::doFoo() expects class-string<Exception>, string given.',
+				'Parameter #1 $s of method Test\ClassStringWithUpperBounds::doFoo() expects class-string<Exception>, \'Throwable\' given.',
 				1490,
 			],
 			[
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ public function testCallMethodsOnThisOnly(): void
 				1379,
 			],
 			[
-				'Parameter #1 $s of method Test\ClassStringWithUpperBounds::doFoo() expects class-string<Exception>, string given.',
+				'Parameter #1 $s of method Test\ClassStringWithUpperBounds::doFoo() expects class-string<Exception>, \'Throwable\' given.',
 				1490,
 			],
 			[
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallStaticMethodsRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallStaticMethodsRuleTest.php
index d7dc2805345..67ad92622be 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallStaticMethodsRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/CallStaticMethodsRuleTest.php
@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@ public function testBug4550(): void
 		$this->checkThisOnly = false;
 		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-4550.php'], [
 			[
-				'Parameter #1 $class of static method Bug4550\Test::valuesOf() expects class-string<Person>, string given.',
+				"Parameter #1 \$class of static method Bug4550\Test::valuesOf() expects class-string<Person>, 'Person' given.",
 				34,
 			],
 			[
-				'Parameter #1 $class of static method Bug4550\Test::valuesOf() expects class-string<Person>, string given.',
+				"Parameter #1 \$class of static method Bug4550\Test::valuesOf() expects class-string<Person>, 'Person' given.",
 				44,
 			],
 		]);
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ public function testTemplateTypeInOneBranchOfConditional(): void
 			[
 				'Parameter #1 $params of static method TemplateTypeInOneBranchOfConditional\DriverManager::getConnection() expects array{wrapperClass?: class-string<TemplateTypeInOneBranchOfConditional\Connection>}, array{wrapperClass: \'stdClass\'} given.',
 				27,
-				"Offset 'wrapperClass' (class-string<TemplateTypeInOneBranchOfConditional\Connection>) does not accept type string.",
+				"Offset 'wrapperClass' (class-string<TemplateTypeInOneBranchOfConditional\Connection>) does not accept type 'stdClass'.",
 			],
 			[
 				'Unable to resolve the template type T in call to static method TemplateTypeInOneBranchOfConditional\DriverManager::getConnection()',
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php
index 1f3465af5d8..4ced8dcb0e1 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/ReturnTypeRuleTest.php
@@ -1331,4 +1331,18 @@ public function testBug11430(): void
 		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/../../Analyser/nsrt/bug-11430.php'], []);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug14440(): void
+	{
+		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-14440.php'], [
+			[
+				'Method Bug14440\ChildOne::getCounterpartClass() should return class-string<Bug14440\ChildOne> but returns \'Bug14440\\\\ChildTwo\'.',
+				18,
+			],
+			[
+				'Method Bug14440\ChildTwo::getCounterpartClass() should return class-string<Bug14440\ChildTwo> but returns \'Bug14440\\\\ChildOne\'.',
+				27,
+			],
+		]);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/data/bug-14440.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/data/bug-14440.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7bf699ded15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Methods/data/bug-14440.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace Bug14440;
+
+interface I {}
+
+abstract class A
+{
+	/** @return class-string<static&I> */
+	abstract public static function getCounterpartClass(): string;
+}
+
+final class ChildOne extends A implements I
+{
+	#[\Override]
+	public static function getCounterpartClass(): string
+	{
+		return ChildTwo::class;
+	}
+}
+
+final class ChildTwo extends A implements I
+{
+	#[\Override]
+	public static function getCounterpartClass(): string
+	{
+		return ChildOne::class;
+	}
+}