diff --git a/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowArrayTypeHintSyntaxSniff.php b/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowArrayTypeHintSyntaxSniff.php
index 547b83a..1916fee 100644
--- a/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowArrayTypeHintSyntaxSniff.php
+++ b/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowArrayTypeHintSyntaxSniff.php
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 use SlevomatCodingStandard\Helpers\TypeHintHelper;
 
 /**
- * Fixed version of Slevomatic, touching collection objects the right way.
- *
- * @see https://github.com/slevomat/coding-standard/issues/1296
+ * Disallows use of `?type` in favor of `type|null`. Reduces conflict or issues with other sniffs.
  */
 class DisallowArrayTypeHintSyntaxSniff implements Sniff
 {
@@ -66,9 +64,9 @@ public function register(): array
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
      */
-    public function process(File $phpcsFile, $docCommentOpenPointer): void
+    public function process(File $phpcsFile, $pointer): void
     {
-        $annotations = AnnotationHelper::getAnnotations($phpcsFile, $docCommentOpenPointer);
+        $annotations = AnnotationHelper::getAnnotations($phpcsFile, $pointer);
 
         foreach ($annotations as $annotation) {
             $arrayTypeNodes = $this->getArrayTypeNodes($annotation->getValue());
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $docCommentOpenPointer): void
                 }
 
                 /** @var \SlevomatCodingStandard\Helpers\ParsedDocComment $parsedDocComment */
-                $parsedDocComment = DocCommentHelper::parseDocComment($phpcsFile, $docCommentOpenPointer);
+                $parsedDocComment = DocCommentHelper::parseDocComment($phpcsFile, $pointer);
 
                 /** @var list<\PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\UnionTypeNode> $unionTypeNodes */
                 $unionTypeNodes = AnnotationHelper::getAnnotationNodesByType($annotation->getNode(), UnionTypeNode::class);
@@ -96,14 +94,14 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $docCommentOpenPointer): void
 
                 if ($unionTypeNode !== null) {
                     if ($this->isUnionTypeGenericObjectCollection($unionTypeNodes[0])) {
-                        $this->fixGenericObjectCollection($phpcsFile, $annotation, $docCommentOpenPointer, $arrayTypeNode, $unionTypeNodes);
+                        $this->fixGenericObjectCollection($phpcsFile, $annotation, $pointer, $arrayTypeNode, $unionTypeNodes);
 
                         continue;
                     }
 
                     $genericIdentifier = $this->findGenericIdentifier(
                         $phpcsFile,
-                        $docCommentOpenPointer,
+                        $pointer,
                         $unionTypeNode,
                         $annotation->getValue(),
                     );
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $docCommentOpenPointer): void
                 } else {
                     $genericIdentifier = $this->findGenericIdentifier(
                         $phpcsFile,
-                        $docCommentOpenPointer,
+                        $pointer,
                         $arrayTypeNode,
                         $annotation->getValue(),
                     ) ?? 'array';
diff --git a/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniff.php b/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniff.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..470bcf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniff.php
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * MIT License
+ * For full license information, please view the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace PhpCollective\Sniffs\Commenting;
+
+use PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\File;
+use PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\Sniff;
+use PhpCollective\Traits\CommentingTrait;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\InvalidTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ParamTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\PhpDocTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ReturnTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\IdentifierTypeNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\NullableTypeNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\TypeNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\UnionTypeNode;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Printer\Printer;
+
+/**
+ * Disallows use of `?type` in favor of `type|null`. Reduces conflict or issues with other sniffs.
+ */
+class DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniff implements Sniff
+{
+    use CommentingTrait;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public const CODE_DISALLOWED_SHORTHAND_TYPE_HINT = 'DisallowedShorthandTypeHint';
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function register(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            T_DOC_COMMENT_STRING,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function process(File $phpcsFile, $pointer): void
+    {
+        $tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
+        $docCommentContent = $tokens[$pointer]['content'];
+
+        /** @var \PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\InvalidTagValueNode|\PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\TypelessParamTagValueNode|\PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ReturnTagValueNode|\PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ParamTagValueNode|\PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode $valueNode */
+        $valueNode = static::getValueNode($tokens[$pointer - 2]['content'], $docCommentContent);
+
+        $printer = new Printer();
+        $before = $printer->print($valueNode);
+
+        // Check if the value node is invalid and handle it
+        if ($valueNode instanceof InvalidTagValueNode) {
+            // Attempt to clean up and process invalid types
+            $fixedNode = $this->fixInvalidTagValueNode($valueNode);
+            if ($fixedNode) {
+                $valueNode = $fixedNode;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($valueNode instanceof InvalidTagValueNode) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Traverse and fix the nullable types
+        $this->traversePhpDocNode($valueNode);
+
+        $after = $printer->print($valueNode);
+
+        if ($after === $before) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $message = sprintf('Shorthand nullable `%s` invalid, use `%s` instead.', $before, $after);
+        $fixable = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($message, $pointer, static::CODE_DISALLOWED_SHORTHAND_TYPE_HINT);
+        if ($fixable) {
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->beginChangeset();
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($pointer, $after);
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->endChangeset();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempt to fix an InvalidTagValueNode by parsing and correcting the types manually.
+     *
+     * @param \PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\InvalidTagValueNode $invalidNode
+     *
+     * @return \PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\PhpDocTagValueNode|null
+     */
+    protected function fixInvalidTagValueNode(InvalidTagValueNode $invalidNode): ?PhpDocTagValueNode
+    {
+        $value = $invalidNode->value;
+        $rest = '';
+        if (str_contains($value, '$')) {
+            $string = trim(substr($value, 0, (int)strpos($value, '$')));
+            $rest = trim(substr($value, strlen($string)));
+            $value = $string;
+        }
+
+        // Try to parse and correct the invalid node's type (e.g., `?string|null`)
+        if (str_contains($value, '|')) {
+            // Split the types
+            $types = explode('|', $value);
+
+            $transformedTypes = [];
+            $hasNullable = false;
+
+            foreach ($types as $type) {
+                $type = trim($type);
+
+                // Handle `?Type` shorthand
+                if (str_starts_with($type, '?')) {
+                    $type = substr($type, 1); // Remove leading '?'
+                    $transformedTypes[] = new IdentifierTypeNode($type);
+                    $hasNullable = true; // Mark as nullable
+                } elseif (strtolower($type) === 'null') {
+                    // If 'null' is encountered, mark as nullable but don't add now
+                    $hasNullable = true;
+                } else {
+                    $transformedTypes[] = new IdentifierTypeNode($type);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Add `null` at the end if the type is nullable
+            if ($hasNullable) {
+                $transformedTypes[] = new IdentifierTypeNode('null');
+            }
+
+            // Create a new UnionTypeNode with the transformed types
+            return new ParamTagValueNode(
+                new UnionTypeNode($transformedTypes),
+                false,
+                $rest,
+                '',
+            );
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Traverse and transform the PHPDoc AST.
+     *
+     * @param \PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\PhpDocTagValueNode $phpDocNode
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function traversePhpDocNode(PhpDocTagValueNode $phpDocNode): void
+    {
+        if (
+            $phpDocNode instanceof ParamTagValueNode
+            || $phpDocNode instanceof ReturnTagValueNode
+            || $phpDocNode instanceof VarTagValueNode
+        ) {
+            echo PHP_EOL . 'processing...' . PHP_EOL;
+            $phpDocNode->type = $this->transformNullableType($phpDocNode->type);
+        }
+
+        echo PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Traverse and transform nullable types.
+     *
+     * @param \PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\TypeNode $typeNode
+     *
+     * @return \PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\TypeNode
+     */
+    protected function transformNullableType(TypeNode $typeNode): TypeNode
+    {
+        if ($typeNode instanceof NullableTypeNode) {
+            $innerType = $typeNode->type;
+
+            // Convert `?Type` to `Type|null`
+            return new UnionTypeNode([
+                $innerType,
+                new IdentifierTypeNode('null'),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        // Handle UnionTypeNode (e.g., `Type|null`)
+        if ($typeNode instanceof UnionTypeNode) {
+            $transformedTypes = [];
+            foreach ($typeNode->types as $subType) {
+                $transformedTypes[] = $this->transformNullableType($subType); // Recursively transform
+            }
+
+            return new UnionTypeNode($transformedTypes);
+        }
+
+        return $typeNode;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docs/sniffs.md b/docs/sniffs.md
index c6325c1..e9ce769 100644
--- a/docs/sniffs.md
+++ b/docs/sniffs.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # PhpCollective Code Sniffer
 
 
-The PhpCollectiveStrict standard contains 216 sniffs
+The PhpCollectiveStrict standard contains 217 sniffs
 
 Generic (25 sniffs)
 -------------------
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PEAR (4 sniffs)
 - PEAR.Functions.ValidDefaultValue
 - PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidClassName
 
-PhpCollective (79 sniffs)
+PhpCollective (80 sniffs)
 -------------------------
 - PhpCollective.Arrays.DisallowImplicitArrayCreation
 - PhpCollective.Classes.ClassFileName
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ PhpCollective (79 sniffs)
 - PhpCollective.Classes.SelfAccessor
 - PhpCollective.Commenting.Attributes
 - PhpCollective.Commenting.DisallowArrayTypeHintSyntax
+- PhpCollective.Commenting.DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHint
 - PhpCollective.Commenting.DocBlock
 - PhpCollective.Commenting.DocBlockConst
 - PhpCollective.Commenting.DocBlockConstructor
diff --git a/tests/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniffTest.php b/tests/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniffTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d9c666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PhpCollective/Sniffs/Commenting/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniffTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * MIT License
+ * For full license information, please view the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace PhpCollective\Test\PhpCollective\Sniffs\Commenting;
+
+use PhpCollective\Sniffs\Commenting\DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniff;
+use PhpCollective\Test\TestCase;
+
+class DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniffTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testDocBlockConstSniffer(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSnifferFindsErrors(new DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniff(), 5);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testDocBlockConstFixer(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSnifferCanFixErrors(new DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHintSniff());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/_data/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHint/after.php b/tests/_data/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHint/after.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a12fb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHint/after.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace PhpCollective;
+
+class FixMe
+{
+    /**
+     * @var string|null Some Comment
+     */
+    protected $string1 = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string|int|null
+     */
+    protected $string2 = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string|null $string1
+     * @param string|null $string2
+     *
+     * @return string|null Some Comment
+     */
+    public function doSth(?string $string1, ?string $string2 = null): ?string
+    {
+        return $string1 ?: $string2;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/_data/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHint/before.php b/tests/_data/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHint/before.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..738da1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/DisallowShorthandNullableTypeHint/before.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace PhpCollective;
+
+class FixMe
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ?string Some Comment
+     */
+    protected $string1 = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ?string|int
+     */
+    protected $string2 = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @param ?string $string1
+     * @param ?string|null $string2
+     *
+     * @return ?string Some Comment
+     */
+    public function doSth(?string $string1, ?string $string2 = null): ?string
+    {
+        return $string1 ?: $string2;
+    }
+}