diff --git a/src/Analyser/NodeScopeResolver.php b/src/Analyser/NodeScopeResolver.php
index 061860600d..011c49f341 100644
--- a/src/Analyser/NodeScopeResolver.php
+++ b/src/Analyser/NodeScopeResolver.php
@@ -355,11 +355,6 @@ private function processStmtNode(
 	): StatementResult
 	{
 		if (
-			$stmt instanceof Throw_
-			|| $stmt instanceof Return_
-		) {
-			$scope = $this->processStmtVarAnnotation($scope, $stmt, $stmt->expr, $nodeCallback);
-		} elseif (
 			!$stmt instanceof Static_
 			&& !$stmt instanceof Foreach_
 			&& !$stmt instanceof Node\Stmt\Global_
@@ -392,7 +387,12 @@ private function processStmtNode(
 			}
 		}
 
-		$nodeCallback($stmt, $scope);
+		$stmtScope = $scope;
+		if ($stmt instanceof Throw_ || $stmt instanceof Return_) {
+			$stmtScope = $this->processStmtVarAnnotation($scope, $stmt, $stmt->expr, $nodeCallback);
+		}
+
+		$nodeCallback($stmt, $stmtScope);
 
 		$overridingThrowPoints = $this->getOverridingThrowPoints($stmt, $scope);
 
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/AnalyserIntegrationTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/AnalyserIntegrationTest.php
index e1bbfc2f70..60bfe73d8b 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/AnalyserIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/AnalyserIntegrationTest.php
@@ -1176,6 +1176,14 @@ public function testBug5091(): void
 		$this->assertNoErrors($errors);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug9459(): void
+	{
+		$errors = $this->runAnalyse(__DIR__ . '/data/bug-9459.php');
+		$this->assertCount(1, $errors);
+		$this->assertSame('PHPDoc tag @var with type callable(): array is not subtype of native type Closure(): array{}.', $errors[0]->getMessage());
+		$this->assertSame(10, $errors[0]->getLine());
+	}
+
 	public function testDiscussion9053(): void
 	{
 		if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000) {
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/data/bug-9459.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/data/bug-9459.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..684dc72470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/data/bug-9459.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace Bug9459;
+
+class HelloWorld
+{
+	public function sayHello(): callable
+	{
+		/** @var callable(): mixed[] */
+		return function (): array { return []; };
+	}
+}