diff --git a/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector/Fixture/include_bare_collection.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector/Fixture/include_bare_collection.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32debfa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector/Fixture/include_bare_collection.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as MongoDB;
+use Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Source\RelatedEntity;
+
+/**
+ * @MongoDB\Document()
+ */
+final class IncludeBareCollection
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Collection<int, RelatedEntity>
+     */
+    protected Collection $items;
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as MongoDB;
+use Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Source\RelatedEntity;
+
+/**
+ * @MongoDB\Document()
+ */
+final class IncludeBareCollection
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Collection<int, RelatedEntity>
+     */
+    protected Collection $items;
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->items = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector/Fixture/include_bare_nullable_collection.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector/Fixture/include_bare_nullable_collection.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30ee0d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector/Fixture/include_bare_nullable_collection.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as MongoDB;
+use Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Source\RelatedEntity;
+
+/**
+ * @MongoDB\Document()
+ */
+final class IncludeBareNullableCollection
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Collection<int, RelatedEntity>
+     */
+    protected ?Collection $items;
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as MongoDB;
+use Rector\Doctrine\Tests\TypedCollections\Rector\Class_\InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector\Source\RelatedEntity;
+
+/**
+ * @MongoDB\Document()
+ */
+final class IncludeBareNullableCollection
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Collection<int, RelatedEntity>
+     */
+    protected ?Collection $items;
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->items = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/TypedCollections/NodeAnalyzer/CollectionPropertyDetector.php b/rules/TypedCollections/NodeAnalyzer/CollectionPropertyDetector.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97f7f37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/TypedCollections/NodeAnalyzer/CollectionPropertyDetector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\TypedCollections\NodeAnalyzer;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\NullableType;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property;
+use PhpParser\Node\UnionType;
+use Rector\Doctrine\Enum\DoctrineClass;
+use Rector\NodeNameResolver\NodeNameResolver;
+
+final readonly class CollectionPropertyDetector
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private NodeNameResolver $nodeNameResolver
+    ) {
+
+    }
+
+    public function detect(Property $property): bool
+    {
+        if (! $property->type instanceof Node) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // 1. direct type
+        if ($this->nodeNameResolver->isName($property->type, DoctrineClass::COLLECTION)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // 2. union type
+        if ($property->type instanceof UnionType) {
+            $unionType = $property->type;
+            foreach ($unionType->types as $unionedType) {
+                if ($this->nodeNameResolver->isName($unionedType, DoctrineClass::COLLECTION)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // 3. nullable type
+        if ($property->type instanceof NullableType) {
+            $directType = $property->type->type;
+            if ($this->nodeNameResolver->isName($directType, DoctrineClass::COLLECTION)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector.php b/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector.php
index e5d6b5f5..e3b656ad 100644
--- a/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Class_/InitializeCollectionInConstructorRector.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
 use Rector\Doctrine\NodeFactory\ArrayCollectionAssignFactory;
+use Rector\Doctrine\TypedCollections\NodeAnalyzer\CollectionPropertyDetector;
 use Rector\Doctrine\TypedCollections\NodeAnalyzer\EntityLikeClassDetector;
 use Rector\Doctrine\TypedCollections\NodeModifier\PropertyDefaultNullRemover;
 use Rector\NodeManipulator\ClassDependencyManipulator;
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ public function __construct(
         private readonly ArrayCollectionAssignFactory $arrayCollectionAssignFactory,
         private readonly ClassDependencyManipulator $classDependencyManipulator,
         private readonly TestsNodeAnalyzer $testsNodeAnalyzer,
-        private readonly PropertyDefaultNullRemover $propertyDefaultNullRemover
+        private readonly PropertyDefaultNullRemover $propertyDefaultNullRemover,
+        private readonly CollectionPropertyDetector $collectionPropertyDetector
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -89,22 +91,13 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        if (! $this->entityLikeClassDetector->detect($node)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($this->testsNodeAnalyzer->isInTestClass($node)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($node->isAbstract()) {
+        if ($this->shouldSkipClass($node)) {
             return null;
         }
 
         $arrayCollectionAssigns = [];
-
         foreach ($node->getProperties() as $property) {
-            if (! $this->entityLikeClassDetector->isToMany($property)) {
+            if (! $this->isDefaultArrayCollectionPropertyCandidate($property)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -128,4 +121,26 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
 
         return $node;
     }
+
+    private function shouldSkipClass(Class_ $class): bool
+    {
+        if (! $this->entityLikeClassDetector->detect($class)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->testsNodeAnalyzer->isInTestClass($class)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $class->isAbstract();
+    }
+
+    private function isDefaultArrayCollectionPropertyCandidate(mixed $property): bool
+    {
+        if ($this->entityLikeClassDetector->isToMany($property)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $this->collectionPropertyDetector->detect($property);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Property/NarrowPropertyUnionToCollectionRector.php b/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Property/NarrowPropertyUnionToCollectionRector.php
index adffb723..38ca2e3f 100644
--- a/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Property/NarrowPropertyUnionToCollectionRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypedCollections/Rector/Property/NarrowPropertyUnionToCollectionRector.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Class_
                 $hasChanged = true;
             }
 
-            if ($this->refactorNativePropertyType($property)) {
+            if ($this->refactorNativeUnionPropertyType($property)) {
                 $hasChanged = true;
             }
         }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ private function isCollectionName(Node $node): bool
         return $this->isName($node, DoctrineClass::COLLECTION);
     }
 
-    private function refactorNativePropertyType(Property $property): bool
+    private function refactorNativeUnionPropertyType(Property $property): bool
     {
         if (! $property->type instanceof UnionType) {
             return false;