diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssignmentAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssignmentAnalyzer.php
index e062c2f00ba..19e7fd3fac2 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssignmentAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssignmentAnalyzer.php
@@ -860,6 +860,45 @@ public static function analyzeAssignmentOperation(
         PhpParser\Node\Expr\AssignOp $stmt,
         Context $context
     ) {
+        $array_var_id = ExpressionAnalyzer::getArrayVarId(
+            $stmt->var,
+            $statements_analyzer->getFQCLN(),
+            $statements_analyzer
+        );
+
+        if ($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Expr\AssignOp\Coalesce) {
+            $old_data_provider = $statements_analyzer->node_data;
+
+            $statements_analyzer->node_data = clone $statements_analyzer->node_data;
+
+            $fake_coalesce_expr = new PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\Coalesce(
+                $stmt->var,
+                $stmt->expr,
+                $stmt->getAttributes()
+            );
+
+            $fake_coalesce_type = AssignmentAnalyzer::analyze(
+                $statements_analyzer,
+                $stmt->var,
+                $fake_coalesce_expr,
+                null,
+                $context,
+                $stmt->getDocComment()
+            );
+
+            $statements_analyzer->node_data = $old_data_provider;
+
+            if ($fake_coalesce_type) {
+                if ($array_var_id) {
+                    $context->vars_in_scope[$array_var_id] = $fake_coalesce_type;
+                }
+
+                $statements_analyzer->node_data->setType($stmt, $fake_coalesce_type);
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $was_in_assignment = $context->inside_assignment;
 
         $context->inside_assignment = true;
@@ -872,12 +911,6 @@ public static function analyzeAssignmentOperation(
             return false;
         }
 
-        $array_var_id = ExpressionAnalyzer::getArrayVarId(
-            $stmt->var,
-            $statements_analyzer->getFQCLN(),
-            $statements_analyzer
-        );
-
         if ($array_var_id
             && $context->mutation_free
             && $stmt->var instanceof PhpParser\Node\Expr\PropertyFetch
@@ -1030,38 +1063,6 @@ public static function analyzeAssignmentOperation(
             );
         }
 
-        if ($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Expr\AssignOp\Coalesce) {
-            $old_data_provider = $statements_analyzer->node_data;
-
-            $statements_analyzer->node_data = clone $statements_analyzer->node_data;
-
-            $fake_coalesce_expr = new PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\Coalesce(
-                $stmt->var,
-                $stmt->expr,
-                $stmt->getAttributes()
-            );
-
-            if (BinaryOpAnalyzer::analyze(
-                $statements_analyzer,
-                $fake_coalesce_expr,
-                $context
-            ) === false) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            $fake_coalesce_type = $statements_analyzer->node_data->getType($fake_coalesce_expr);
-
-            $statements_analyzer->node_data = $old_data_provider;
-
-            if ($fake_coalesce_type) {
-                if ($array_var_id) {
-                    $context->vars_in_scope[$array_var_id] = $fake_coalesce_type;
-                }
-
-                $statements_analyzer->node_data->setType($stmt, $fake_coalesce_type);
-            }
-        }
-
         if (!$was_in_assignment) {
             $context->inside_assignment = false;
         }
diff --git a/tests/BinaryOperationTest.php b/tests/BinaryOperationTest.php
index ccce99c9751..987331404e9 100644
--- a/tests/BinaryOperationTest.php
+++ b/tests/BinaryOperationTest.php
@@ -229,6 +229,19 @@ function foo(?string $s): string {
                         return $s;
                     }'
             ],
+            'nullCoalescingArrayAssignment' => [
+                '<?php
+                    /**
+                     * @param array<string> $arr
+                     */
+                    function foo(array $arr) : void {
+                        $b = [];
+
+                        foreach ($arr as $a) {
+                            $b[0] ??= $a;
+                        }
+                    }'
+            ],
         ];
     }