diff --git a/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector/Fixture/remove_union_from_property_docblock.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector/Fixture/remove_union_from_property_docblock.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef0f957d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector/Fixture/remove_union_from_property_docblock.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+
+final class RemoveUnionFromPropertyDocblock
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Collection<int, string>|null
+     */
+    private Collection $collection;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->collection = new ArrayCollection([]);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+
+final class RemoveUnionFromPropertyDocblock
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Collection<int, string>
+     */
+    private Collection $collection;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->collection = new ArrayCollection([]);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector.php b/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector.php
index 42d94f16..b06cf1e2 100644
--- a/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveNullFromNullableCollectionTypeRector.php
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\IdentifierTypeNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\NullableTypeNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\UnionTypeNode;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfo;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfoFactory;
 use Rector\Comments\NodeDocBlock\DocBlockUpdater;
@@ -137,6 +139,31 @@ private function refactorProperty(Property $property): ?Property
             return null;
         }
 
+        if ($varTagValueNode->type instanceof UnionTypeNode) {
+            $hasChanged = false;
+
+            $unionTypeNode = $varTagValueNode->type;
+
+            foreach ($unionTypeNode->types as $key => $unionedType) {
+                if ($unionedType instanceof IdentifierTypeNode && $unionedType->name === 'null') {
+                    unset($unionTypeNode->types[$key]);
+                    $hasChanged = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($hasChanged) {
+                // only one type left, lets use it directly
+                if (count($unionTypeNode->types) === 1) {
+                    $onlyType = array_pop($unionTypeNode->types);
+                    $varTagValueNode->type = $onlyType;
+                }
+
+                $this->updateVarTagValueNode($phpDocInfo, $varTagValueNode, $property);
+
+                return $property;
+            }
+        }
+
         // remove nullable if has one
         if (! $varTagValueNode->type instanceof NullableTypeNode) {
             return null;
@@ -144,11 +171,7 @@ private function refactorProperty(Property $property): ?Property
 
         // unwrap nullable type
         $varTagValueNode->type = $varTagValueNode->type->type;
-
-        $phpDocInfo->removeByType(VarTagValueNode::class);
-        $phpDocInfo->addTagValueNode($varTagValueNode);
-
-        $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($property);
+        $this->updateVarTagValueNode($phpDocInfo, $varTagValueNode, $property);
 
         return $property;
     }
@@ -161,4 +184,16 @@ private function hasNativeCollectionType(Property $property): bool
 
         return $this->isName($property->type, DoctrineClass::COLLECTION);
     }
+
+    private function updateVarTagValueNode(
+        PhpDocInfo $phpDocInfo,
+        VarTagValueNode $varTagValueNode,
+        Property $property
+    ): void {
+
+        $phpDocInfo->removeByType(VarTagValueNode::class);
+        $phpDocInfo->addTagValueNode($varTagValueNode);
+
+        $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($property);
+    }
 }