diff --git a/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php b/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php
index 5df15e3fd9..2e308bb43e 100644
--- a/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php
+++ b/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ private function getFunctionThrowPoint(
 		}
 
 		$throwType = $functionReflection->getThrowType();
-		if ($throwType === null && $parametersAcceptor !== null) {
-			$returnType = $parametersAcceptor->getReturnType();
+		if ($throwType === null) {
+			$returnType = $scope->getType($normalizedFuncCall);
 			if ($returnType instanceof NeverType && $returnType->isExplicit()) {
 				$throwType = new ObjectType(Throwable::class);
 			}
diff --git a/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/Helper/MethodThrowPointHelper.php b/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/Helper/MethodThrowPointHelper.php
index 05b1314b5b..5401642d4c 100644
--- a/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/Helper/MethodThrowPointHelper.php
+++ b/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/Helper/MethodThrowPointHelper.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function getThrowPoint(
 
 		$throwType = $methodReflection->getThrowType();
 		if ($throwType === null) {
-			$returnType = $parametersAcceptor->getReturnType();
+			$returnType = $scope->getType($normalizedMethodCall);
 			if ($returnType instanceof NeverType && $returnType->isExplicit()) {
 				$throwType = new ObjectType(Throwable::class);
 			}
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/AbilityToDisableImplicitThrowsTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/AbilityToDisableImplicitThrowsTest.php
index 577374aee2..7c7bda7514 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/AbilityToDisableImplicitThrowsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/AbilityToDisableImplicitThrowsTest.php
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ public function testBug13806(): void
 		]);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug7799(): void
+	{
+		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-7799.php'], [
+			[
+				'Dead catch - Exception is never thrown in the try block.',
+				19,
+			],
+		]);
+	}
+
 	public static function getAdditionalConfigFiles(): array
 	{
 		return array_merge(
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/CatchWithUnthrownExceptionRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/CatchWithUnthrownExceptionRuleTest.php
index e7e10cb9e9..76ddadd647 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/CatchWithUnthrownExceptionRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/CatchWithUnthrownExceptionRuleTest.php
@@ -816,4 +816,9 @@ public function testBug6574(): void
 		]);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug7799(): void
+	{
+		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-7799.php'], []);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/data/bug-7799.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/data/bug-7799.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d20881f130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Exceptions/data/bug-7799.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Bug7799;
+
+function foo(): void {
+	try {
+		trigger_error("hello", E_USER_ERROR);
+		print "world\n";
+	}
+	catch (\Exception $e) {}
+	print "reachable\n";
+}
+
+function foo2(): void {
+	try {
+		trigger_error("hello", E_USER_WARNING);
+		print "world\n";
+	}
+	catch (\Exception $e) {}
+	print "reachable\n";
+}