diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector/Fixture/include_simple_array_shape.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector/Fixture/include_simple_array_shape.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa7194c9e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector/Fixture/include_simple_array_shape.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class IncludeSimpleArrayShape
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $items = [];
+
+        $items['one'] = 1;
+        $items['two'] = 1;
+        $items['three'] = 1;
+
+        return $items;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class IncludeSimpleArrayShape
+{
+    /**
+     * @return array{one: int, two: int, three: int}
+     */
+    public function run(): array
+    {
+        $items = [];
+
+        $items['one'] = 1;
+        $items['two'] = 1;
+        $items['three'] = 1;
+
+        return $items;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector/Fixture/make_complex_array_shape_simpler.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector/Fixture/make_complex_array_shape_simpler.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..849d3e20199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector/Fixture/make_complex_array_shape_simpler.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class MakeComplexArrayShapeSimpler
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $items = [];
+
+        $items['one'] = 1;
+        $items['two'] = 1;
+        $items['three'] = 1;
+        $items['four'] = 1;
+        $items['five'] = 1;
+
+        return $items;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class MakeComplexArrayShapeSimpler
+{
+    /**
+     * @return mixed[]
+     */
+    public function run(): array
+    {
+        $items = [];
+
+        $items['one'] = 1;
+        $items['two'] = 1;
+        $items['three'] = 1;
+        $items['four'] = 1;
+        $items['five'] = 1;
+
+        return $items;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php
index df09d3ec65f..46012ec13ae 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Return_;
 use PHPStan\Type\ArrayType;
 use PHPStan\Type\Constant\ConstantArrayType;
+use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
 use PHPStan\Type\NeverType;
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocManipulator\PhpDocTypeChanger;
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
 
         if ($this->shouldAddReturnArrayDocType($exprType)) {
             $phpDocInfo = $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNodeOrEmpty($node);
+
+            $exprType = $this->narrowConstantArrayType($exprType);
+
             $this->phpDocTypeChanger->changeReturnType($phpDocInfo, $exprType);
         }
 
@@ -202,4 +206,17 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
 
         return $exprType instanceof ArrayType;
     }
+
+    private function narrowConstantArrayType(Type $type): Type
+    {
+        if (! $type instanceof ConstantArrayType) {
+            return $type;
+        }
+
+        if (count($type->getValueTypes()) > 3) {
+            return new ArrayType(new MixedType(), new MixedType());
+        }
+
+        return $type;
+    }
 }