diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 420cfd990820c..4d04390da84a9 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -4271,6 +4271,9 @@ def visit_assert_type_expr(self, expr: AssertTypeExpr) -> Type:
             allow_none_return=True,
             always_allow_any=True,
         )
+        if self.chk.current_node_deferred:
+            return source_type
+
         target_type = expr.type
         proper_source_type = get_proper_type(source_type)
         if (
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-expressions.test b/test-data/unit/check-expressions.test
index 40ee28830b21a..f3306deafbbc3 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-expressions.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-expressions.test
@@ -1045,6 +1045,23 @@ def reduce_it(s: Scalar) -> Scalar:
 assert_type(reduce_it(True), Scalar)
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
+[case testAssertTypeWithDeferedNodes]
+from typing import Callable, TypeVar, assert_type
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+def dec(f: Callable[[], T]) -> Callable[[], T]:
+    return f
+
+def method1() -> None:
+    some_enum = _inner_method1()
+    assert_type(some_enum, int)
+
+@dec
+def _inner_method1() -> int:
+    return 1
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
 -- None return type
 -- ----------------