diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
index 814f2d9f38fab..5c470531f7034 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
@@ -405,6 +405,22 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
             .map(|node_id| IsolationLevel::Group(node_id.into()))
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
+
+    /// A thin wrapper over [`ruff_python_parser::typing::parse_type_annotation`]
+    /// that returns `Some(annotation)` only if the annotation is valid Python syntax.
+    ///
+    /// In the future this function could possibly add caching to improve performance.
+    pub(crate) fn parse_string_annotation(
+        &self,
+        annotation: &ast::ExprStringLiteral,
+    ) -> Option<(Parsed<ast::ModExpression>, AnnotationKind)> {
+        let (parsed_annotation, kind) =
+            parse_type_annotation(annotation, self.locator.contents()).ok()?;
+        if !parsed_annotation.errors().is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some((parsed_annotation, kind))
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for Checker<'a> {
@@ -2176,9 +2192,7 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
         while !self.visit.string_type_definitions.is_empty() {
             let type_definitions = std::mem::take(&mut self.visit.string_type_definitions);
             for (string_expr, snapshot) in type_definitions {
-                if let Ok((parsed_annotation, kind)) =
-                    parse_type_annotation(string_expr, self.locator.contents())
-                {
+                if let Some((parsed_annotation, kind)) = self.parse_string_annotation(string_expr) {
                     let parsed_annotation = allocator.alloc(parsed_annotation);
                     self.parsed_type_annotation = Some(parsed_annotation);
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/any_eq_ne_annotation.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/any_eq_ne_annotation.rs
index f193646c8724a..80ccb97fd9f2e 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/any_eq_ne_annotation.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/any_eq_ne_annotation.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub(crate) fn any_eq_ne_annotation(checker: &mut Checker, name: &str, parameters
         return;
     }
 
-    if !match_maybe_stringized_annotation(annotation, checker.locator(), |expr| {
+    if !match_maybe_stringized_annotation(annotation, checker, |expr| {
         semantic.match_typing_expr(expr, "Any")
     }) {
         return;
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/helpers.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/helpers.rs
index 28ee42a4083cb..d21531733e2d8 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/helpers.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use ruff_python_ast as ast;
-use ruff_python_parser::typing::parse_type_annotation;
-use ruff_source_file::Locator;
+
+use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
 
 /// Apply a test to an annotation expression,
 /// abstracting over the fact that the annotation expression might be "stringized".
@@ -9,18 +9,14 @@ use ruff_source_file::Locator;
 /// `foo: "typing.Any"` means the same thing to a type checker as `foo: typing.Any`.
 pub(super) fn match_maybe_stringized_annotation(
     expr: &ast::Expr,
-    locator: &Locator,
+    checker: &Checker,
     match_fn: impl FnOnce(&ast::Expr) -> bool,
 ) -> bool {
     if let ast::Expr::StringLiteral(string_annotation) = expr {
-        let Ok((parsed_annotation, _)) =
-            parse_type_annotation(string_annotation, locator.contents())
+        let Some((parsed_annotation, _)) = checker.parse_string_annotation(string_annotation)
         else {
             return false;
         };
-        if !parsed_annotation.errors().is_empty() {
-            return false;
-        }
         let ast::ModExpression {
             body: annotation, ..
         } = parsed_annotation.into_syntax();
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/no_return_argument_annotation.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/no_return_argument_annotation.rs
index 944a73efa0d03..d23c2dbecab2a 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/no_return_argument_annotation.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/no_return_argument_annotation.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ use std::fmt;
 use ruff_diagnostics::{Diagnostic, Violation};
 use ruff_macros::{derive_message_formats, violation};
 use ruff_python_ast as ast;
-use ruff_python_semantic::SemanticModel;
-use ruff_source_file::Locator;
 use ruff_text_size::Ranged;
 
 use super::helpers::match_maybe_stringized_annotation;
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ pub(crate) fn no_return_argument_annotation(checker: &mut Checker, parameters: &
         .iter()
         .filter_map(ast::AnyParameterRef::annotation)
     {
-        if is_no_return(annotation, checker.semantic(), checker.locator()) {
+        if is_no_return(annotation, checker) {
             checker.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic::new(
                 NoReturnArgumentAnnotationInStub {
                     module: if checker.settings.target_version >= Py311 {
@@ -82,9 +80,9 @@ pub(crate) fn no_return_argument_annotation(checker: &mut Checker, parameters: &
     }
 }
 
-fn is_no_return(expr: &ast::Expr, semantic: &SemanticModel, locator: &Locator) -> bool {
-    match_maybe_stringized_annotation(expr, locator, |expr| {
-        semantic.match_typing_expr(expr, "NoReturn")
+fn is_no_return(expr: &ast::Expr, checker: &Checker) -> bool {
+    match_maybe_stringized_annotation(expr, checker, |expr| {
+        checker.semantic().match_typing_expr(expr, "NoReturn")
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs
index b9c5e4d767e04..8209a1ebb0c20 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use ruff_python_ast::identifier::Identifier;
 use ruff_python_semantic::analyze;
 use ruff_python_semantic::analyze::visibility::{is_abstract, is_final, is_overload};
 use ruff_python_semantic::{ScopeKind, SemanticModel};
-use ruff_source_file::Locator;
 
 use super::helpers::match_maybe_stringized_annotation;
 use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ pub(crate) fn non_self_return_type(
 
     // In-place methods that are expected to return `Self`.
     if is_inplace_bin_op(name) {
-        if !is_self(returns, semantic, checker.locator()) {
+        if !is_self(returns, checker) {
             checker.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic::new(
                 NonSelfReturnType {
                     class_name: class_def.name.to_string(),
@@ -243,9 +242,10 @@ fn is_name(expr: &Expr, name: &str) -> bool {
     id.as_str() == name
 }
 
-fn is_self(expr: &Expr, semantic: &SemanticModel, locator: &Locator) -> bool {
-    match_maybe_stringized_annotation(expr, locator, |expr| {
-        semantic.match_typing_expr(expr, "Self")
+/// Return `true` if the given expression resolves to `typing.Self`.
+fn is_self(expr: &Expr, checker: &Checker) -> bool {
+    match_maybe_stringized_annotation(expr, checker, |expr| {
+        checker.semantic().match_typing_expr(expr, "Self")
     })
 }