diff --git a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideArrowFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideArrowFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php
index e9883482d8..cf064a1c87 100644
--- a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideArrowFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideArrowFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
 
 			$messages[] = RuleErrorBuilder::message(sprintf(
 				'Anonymous function never returns %s so it can be removed from the return typehint.',
-				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::typeOnly())
+				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::getRecommendedLevelByType($type))
 			))->build();
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideClosureReturnTypehintRule.php b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideClosureReturnTypehintRule.php
index 9277287e8f..0bcb7fa810 100644
--- a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideClosureReturnTypehintRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideClosureReturnTypehintRule.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
 
 			$messages[] = RuleErrorBuilder::message(sprintf(
 				'Anonymous function never returns %s so it can be removed from the return typehint.',
-				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::typeOnly())
+				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::getRecommendedLevelByType($type))
 			))->build();
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php
index 747685bc9e..827d6d9490 100644
--- a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideFunctionReturnTypehintRule.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
 			$messages[] = RuleErrorBuilder::message(sprintf(
 				'Function %s() never returns %s so it can be removed from the return typehint.',
 				$function->getName(),
-				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::typeOnly())
+				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::getRecommendedLevelByType($type))
 			))->build();
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRule.php b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRule.php
index 107b06af13..5b1210ff9b 100644
--- a/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRule.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
 				'Method %s::%s() never returns %s so it can be removed from the return typehint.',
 				$method->getDeclaringClass()->getDisplayName(),
 				$method->getName(),
-				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::typeOnly())
+				$type->describe(VerbosityLevel::getRecommendedLevelByType($type))
 			))->build();
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRuleTest.php
index 7744509e76..6ed2a9cf44 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/TooWideTypehints/TooWideMethodReturnTypehintRuleTest.php
@@ -66,4 +66,14 @@ public function testPublicProtectedWithInheritance(): void
 		]);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug5095(): void
+	{
+		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-5095.php'], [
+			[
+				'Method Bug5095\Parser::unaryOperatorFor() never returns \'not\' so it can be removed from the return typehint.',
+				21,
+			],
+		]);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/TooWideTypehints/data/bug-5095.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/TooWideTypehints/data/bug-5095.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c6781fbc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/TooWideTypehints/data/bug-5095.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Bug5095;
+
+final class UnaryOperator
+{
+	const PLUS = '+';
+	const MINUS = '-';
+	const DIVIDE = '/';
+	const NOT = 'not';
+}
+
+class Parser
+{
+	/**
+	 * Returns the unary operator corresponding to $character, or `null` if
+	 * the character is not a unary operator.
+	 *
+	 * @phpstan-return UnaryOperator::*|null
+	 */
+	private function unaryOperatorFor(string $character): ?string
+	{
+		switch ($character) {
+			case '+':
+				return UnaryOperator::PLUS;
+
+			case '-':
+				return UnaryOperator::MINUS;
+
+			case '/':
+				return UnaryOperator::DIVIDE;
+
+			default:
+				return null;
+		}
+	}
+}