diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style.go
index ad7f48db76..c2df83e710 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style.go
@@ -164,16 +164,20 @@ func (f YodaStyle) Fix(s *tokens.Stream) bool {
 			if rs < 0 {
 				continue
 			}
-			// with always_move_variable=false an operand wrapped in "(" is not
-			// treated as a variable, so a grouped/assigned right side stays put (a
-			// leading cast like "(int) $x" is not a grouping paren)
-			if s.At(rs).Kind == token.Punct && s.At(rs).Value == "(" && !isCastParen(s, rs) {
-				continue
-			}
 			re := rightComparisonOperandEnd(s, rs)
 			if re < 0 {
 				continue
 			}
+			// with always_move_variable=false a right side that is purely a
+			// parenthesized group "(...)" is not treated as a variable and stays put
+			// (a leading cast like "(int) $x" is not a grouping paren). A group that
+			// is only the base of a larger primary, e.g. "(new X())->y()", is a
+			// variable expression and is still swapped.
+			if s.At(rs).Kind == token.Punct && s.At(rs).Value == "(" && !isCastParen(s, rs) {
+				if c := s.MatchForward(rs); c < 0 || c == re {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
 			if spanIsConstant(s, rs, re) {
 				continue // both sides constant
 			}
diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style_test.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style_test.go
index 4b408e26d9..6adab9e300 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style_test.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/yoda_style_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ func TestYodaStyle(t *testing.T) {
 	assertFix(t, f, "<?php\nif (null === static::$r) {}", "<?php\nif (static::$r === null) {}", true)
 	assertFix(t, f, "<?php\nif (null !== $this->pending) {}", "<?php\nif ($this->pending !== null) {}", true)
 	assertFix(t, f, "<?php\nif (true === $app->resolved($a)) {}", "<?php\nif ($app->resolved($a) === true) {}", true)
+	// right side is a parenthesized group that is the base of a larger primary,
+	// e.g. "(new X())->y()": still a variable expression, so it is de-yoda'd
+	assertFix(t, f, "<?php\nif (null !== (new static($a))->user()) {}", "<?php\nif ((new static($a))->user() !== null) {}", true)
 
 	// constant name, ::class, signed number, empty array on the left
 	assertFix(t, f, "<?php\nif (JSON_ERROR_NONE === json_last_error()) {}", "<?php\nif (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE) {}", true)