diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector/Fixture/skip_already_defined_in_parent.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector/Fixture/skip_already_defined_in_parent.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ddfc8599ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector/Fixture/skip_already_defined_in_parent.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\Rector\Class_\DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector\Fixture;
+
+use Rector\Tests\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\Rector\Class_\DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector\Source\BaseWithPropertyDocblock;
+
+final class SkipAlreadyDefinedInParent extends BaseWithPropertyDocblock
+{
+    public array $myArray = ['d', 'e', 'f'];
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector/Source/BaseWithPropertyDocblock.php b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector/Source/BaseWithPropertyDocblock.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..057baf89176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector/Source/BaseWithPropertyDocblock.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\Rector\Class_\DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector\Source;
+
+abstract class BaseWithPropertyDocblock
+{
+    /**
+     * @var list<literal-string>
+     */
+    public array $myArray = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
+}
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector.php
index c1c617d8825..88abd66c32a 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclarationDocblocks/Rector/Class_/DocblockVarArrayFromPropertyDefaultsRector.php
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@
 
 namespace Rector\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\Rector\Class_;
 
+use PhpParser\Comment\Doc;
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Array_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Identifier;
+use PhpParser\Node\PropertyItem;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
+use PHPStan\Reflection\Php\PhpPropertyReflection;
+use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfoFactory;
+use Rector\PHPStan\ScopeFetcher;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\NodeDocblockTypeDecorator;
 use Rector\TypeDeclarationDocblocks\TagNodeAnalyzer\UsefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer;
@@ -90,6 +98,10 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if ($this->hasUsefulParentPropertyVarTag($node, $property, $propertyDefaultType)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if ($this->nodeDocblockTypeDecorator->decorateGenericIterableVarType(
                 $propertyDefaultType,
                 $propertyPhpDocInfo,
@@ -105,4 +117,64 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
 
         return $node;
     }
+
+    private function hasUsefulParentPropertyVarTag(Class_ $class, Property $property, Type $propertyDefaultType): bool
+    {
+        $propertyName = $this->getName($property);
+        if ($propertyName === null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // private property doesn't override parent property
+        if ($property->isPrivate()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $scope = ScopeFetcher::fetch($class);
+
+        $classReflection = $scope->getClassReflection();
+        if (! $classReflection instanceof ClassReflection) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($classReflection->getParents() as $parentClassReflection) {
+            if (! $parentClassReflection->hasNativeProperty($propertyName)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $parentPropertyReflection = $parentClassReflection->getNativeProperty($propertyName);
+            if ($parentPropertyReflection->isPrivate()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (! $parentPropertyReflection->hasPhpDocType()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $varTagValueNode = $this->resolveVarTagValueNode($parentPropertyReflection);
+            if (! $this->usefulArrayTagNodeAnalyzer->isUsefulArrayTag($varTagValueNode)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($parentPropertyReflection->getPhpDocType()->isSuperTypeOf($propertyDefaultType)->yes()) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private function resolveVarTagValueNode(PhpPropertyReflection $phpPropertyReflection): ?VarTagValueNode
+    {
+        $docComment = $phpPropertyReflection->getDocComment();
+        if ($docComment === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $property = new Property(0, [new PropertyItem($phpPropertyReflection->getName())]);
+        $property->setDocComment(new Doc($docComment));
+
+        return $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNodeOrEmpty($property)
+            ->getVarTagValueNode();
+    }
 }