diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsReturnTypeProvider.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsReturnTypeProvider.php
index 888280cd346..cc8a43da8ca 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsReturnTypeProvider.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsReturnTypeProvider.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public static function getGetObjectVarsReturnType(
 
             if ($object_type instanceof TObjectWithProperties) {
                 if ([] === $object_type->properties) {
-                    return Type::getEmptyArray();
+                    return Type::parseString('array<string, mixed>');
                 }
                 return new Union([
                     new TKeyedArray($object_type->properties)
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ public static function getGetObjectVarsReturnType(
                 }
 
                 if ([] === $class_storage->appearing_property_ids) {
-                    return Type::getEmptyArray();
+                    if ($class_storage->final) {
+                        return Type::getEmptyArray();
+                    }
+
+                    return Type::parseString('array<string, mixed>');
                 }
 
                 $properties = [];
@@ -86,7 +90,11 @@ public static function getGetObjectVarsReturnType(
                 }
 
                 if ([] === $properties) {
-                    return Type::getEmptyArray();
+                    if ($class_storage->final) {
+                        return Type::getEmptyArray();
+                    }
+
+                    return Type::parseString('array<string, mixed>');
                 }
 
                 return new Union([
diff --git a/tests/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsTest.php b/tests/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsTest.php
index 9e8d8500e47..cec41706c2c 100644
--- a/tests/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsTest.php
+++ b/tests/ReturnTypeProvider/GetObjectVarsTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class C {
 
         yield 'omitsPrivateAndProtectedPropertiesWhenCalledOutsideOfClassScope' => [
             '<?php
-                class C {
+                final class C {
                     /** @var string */
                     private $priv = "val";