diff --git a/mypy/constraints.py b/mypy/constraints.py
index 48cc23f74222..ee1db9f8ded2 100644
--- a/mypy/constraints.py
+++ b/mypy/constraints.py
@@ -1425,6 +1425,8 @@ def visit_type_type(self, template: TypeType) -> list[Constraint]:
         if isinstance(self.actual, CallableType):
             if self.actual.is_type_obj():
                 instance_type = self.actual.get_instance_type()
+                if is_named_instance(instance_type, "typing.Any"):
+                    instance_type = AnyType(TypeOfAny.explicit)
                 if self.erase_types:
                     instance_type = erase_typevars(instance_type)
                 return infer_constraints(template.item, instance_type, self.direction)
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
index 2cd43c74ebb5..933b463bf500 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
@@ -3784,6 +3784,25 @@ foo(X)
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 [out]
 
+[case testInferGenericFromAnyTypeObject]
+from typing import Any, TypeVar, assert_type
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+def instantiate(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+    return cls()
+
+assert_type(instantiate(Any), Any)
+reveal_type(instantiate(Any))  # N: Revealed type is "Any"
+[file typing.pyi]
+class Any: ...
+class Iterable: ...
+class Mapping: ...
+class TypeVar:
+    def __init__(self, name: str) -> None: ...
+def assert_type(value, typ): ...
+[out]
+
 [case testTypeUsingTypeCTypeAnyMember]
 from typing import Type, Any
 def foo(arg: Type[Any]):