diff --git a/Zend/tests/nullsafe_operator/parenthesized_short_circuit.phpt b/Zend/tests/nullsafe_operator/parenthesized_short_circuit.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5524f9e180fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/nullsafe_operator/parenthesized_short_circuit.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+--TEST--
+Parentheses should contain nullsafe short-circuiting
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Foo {
+    public function bar(): array {
+        return [1, 2, 3];
+    }
+
+    public string $prop = 'value';
+}
+
+$nullable = null;
+$foo = new Foo();
+
+echo "Without parentheses (short-circuits):\n";
+var_dump($nullable?->bar()[0]);
+var_dump($nullable?->prop[0]);
+var_dump($foo?->bar()[0]);
+
+echo "\nWith parentheses (should warn on null):\n";
+var_dump(($nullable?->bar())[0]);
+var_dump(($nullable?->prop)[0]);
+
+echo "\nDirect null (should warn):\n";
+var_dump((null)[0]);
+
+echo "\nNon-null with parentheses:\n";
+var_dump(($foo?->bar())[0]);
+var_dump(($foo?->prop)[0]);
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Without parentheses (short-circuits):
+NULL
+NULL
+int(1)
+
+With parentheses (should warn on null):
+
+Warning: Trying to access array offset on null in %s on line %d
+NULL
+
+Warning: Trying to access array offset on null in %s on line %d
+NULL
+
+Direct null (should warn):
+
+Warning: Trying to access array offset on null in %s on line %d
+NULL
+
+Non-null with parentheses:
+int(1)
+string(1) "v"
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 50ba8029873ad..f5e2a8c7c8173 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -2509,6 +2509,9 @@ static bool zend_ast_is_short_circuited(const zend_ast *ast)
 			return zend_ast_is_short_circuited(ast->child[0]);
 		case ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_PROP:
 		case ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_METHOD_CALL:
+			if (ast->attr & ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE) {
+				return 0;
+			}
 			return 1;
 		default:
 			return 0;
@@ -2530,6 +2533,9 @@ static void zend_assert_not_short_circuited(const zend_ast *ast)
 
 static void zend_short_circuiting_mark_inner(zend_ast *ast) {
 	if (zend_ast_kind_is_short_circuited(ast->kind)) {
+		if (ast->attr & ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE) {
+			return;
+		}
 		ast->attr |= ZEND_SHORT_CIRCUITING_INNER;
 	}
 }
@@ -12120,6 +12126,11 @@ static zend_op *zend_delayed_compile_var(znode *result, zend_ast *ast, uint32_t
 {
 	zend_check_stack_limit();
 
+	if ((ast->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_PROP || ast->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_METHOD_CALL)
+			&& (ast->attr & ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE)) {
+		return zend_compile_var(result, ast, type, by_ref);
+	}
+
 	switch (ast->kind) {
 		case ZEND_AST_VAR:
 			return zend_compile_simple_var(result, ast, type, true);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.h b/Zend/zend_compile.h
index 86fab4b57ded6..d95c9d71c8219 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.h
@@ -1224,6 +1224,9 @@ static zend_always_inline bool zend_check_arg_send_type(const zend_function *zf,
 /* Used to disallow pipes with arrow functions that lead to confusing parse trees. */
 #define ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_ARROW_FUNC 1
 
+/* Used to contain nullsafe short-circuiting within parentheses */
+#define ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE 1
+
 /* For "use" AST nodes and the seen symbol table */
 #define ZEND_SYMBOL_CLASS    (1<<0)
 #define ZEND_SYMBOL_FUNCTION (1<<1)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_language_parser.y b/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
index e4d61006fe12f..4a8e5652e3f46 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
+++ b/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
@@ -1349,6 +1349,8 @@ expr:
 			$$ = $2;
 			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_CONDITIONAL) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_CONDITIONAL;
 			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_ARROW_FUNC) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_ARROW_FUNC;
+			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_PROP) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE;
+			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_METHOD_CALL) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE;
 		}
 	|	new_dereferenceable { $$ = $1; }
 	|	new_non_dereferenceable { $$ = $1; }
@@ -1544,6 +1546,8 @@ fully_dereferenceable:
 	|	'(' expr ')' {
 			$$ = $2;
 			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_STATIC_PROP) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_STATIC_PROP;
+			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_PROP) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE;
+			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_METHOD_CALL) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE;
 		}
 	|	dereferenceable_scalar	{ $$ = $1; }
 	|	class_constant			{ $$ = $1; }
@@ -1557,7 +1561,11 @@ array_object_dereferenceable:
 
 callable_expr:
 		callable_variable		{ $$ = $1; }
-	|	'(' expr ')'			{ $$ = $2; }
+	|	'(' expr ')' {
+			$$ = $2;
+			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_PROP) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE;
+			if ($$->kind == ZEND_AST_NULLSAFE_METHOD_CALL) $$->attr = ZEND_PARENTHESIZED_NULLSAFE;
+		}
 	|	dereferenceable_scalar	{ $$ = $1; }
 	|	new_dereferenceable		{ $$ = $1; }
 ;