diff --git a/src/Type/Php/RegexArrayShapeMatcher.php b/src/Type/Php/RegexArrayShapeMatcher.php
index fd0cacc17f..5814096332 100644
--- a/src/Type/Php/RegexArrayShapeMatcher.php
+++ b/src/Type/Php/RegexArrayShapeMatcher.php
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ private function buildArrayType(
 		$i = 0;
 		foreach ($captureGroups as $captureGroup) {
 			$isTrailingOptional = $i >= $countGroups - $trailingOptionals;
-			$groupValueType = $this->createGroupValueType($captureGroup, $wasMatched, $flags, $isTrailingOptional, $matchesAll);
+			$isLastGroup = $i === $countGroups - 1;
+			$groupValueType = $this->createGroupValueType($captureGroup, $wasMatched, $flags, $isTrailingOptional, $isLastGroup, $matchesAll);
 			$optional = $this->isGroupOptional($captureGroup, $wasMatched, $flags, $isTrailingOptional, $matchesAll);
 
 			if ($captureGroup->isNamed()) {
@@ -390,11 +391,11 @@ private function isGroupOptional(RegexCapturingGroup $captureGroup, TrinaryLogic
 		return $optional;
 	}
 
-	private function createGroupValueType(RegexCapturingGroup $captureGroup, TrinaryLogic $wasMatched, int $flags, bool $isTrailingOptional, bool $matchesAll): Type
+	private function createGroupValueType(RegexCapturingGroup $captureGroup, TrinaryLogic $wasMatched, int $flags, bool $isTrailingOptional, bool $isLastGroup, bool $matchesAll): Type
 	{
-		$groupValueType = $this->getValueType($captureGroup->getType(), $flags, $matchesAll);
-
 		if ($matchesAll) {
+			$groupValueType = $this->getValueType($captureGroup->getType(), $flags, $matchesAll);
+
 			if (!$isTrailingOptional && $this->containsUnmatchedAsNull($flags, $matchesAll) && !$captureGroup->isOptional()) {
 				$groupValueType = TypeCombinator::removeNull($groupValueType);
 			}
@@ -411,16 +412,22 @@ private function createGroupValueType(RegexCapturingGroup $captureGroup, Trinary
 			return $groupValueType;
 		}
 
+		if (!$isLastGroup && !$this->containsUnmatchedAsNull($flags, $matchesAll) && $captureGroup->isOptional()) {
+			$groupValueType = $this->getValueType(
+				TypeCombinator::union($captureGroup->getType(), new ConstantStringType('')),
+				$flags,
+				$matchesAll,
+			);
+		} else {
+			$groupValueType = $this->getValueType($captureGroup->getType(), $flags, $matchesAll);
+		}
+
 		if ($wasMatched->yes()) {
 			if (!$isTrailingOptional && $this->containsUnmatchedAsNull($flags, $matchesAll) && !$captureGroup->isOptional()) {
 				$groupValueType = TypeCombinator::removeNull($groupValueType);
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!$isTrailingOptional && !$this->containsUnmatchedAsNull($flags, $matchesAll) && $captureGroup->isOptional()) {
-			$groupValueType = TypeCombinator::union($groupValueType, new ConstantStringType(''));
-		}
-
 		return $groupValueType;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-11311-php72.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-11311-php72.php
index 51fc1a05be..40e6d99d9f 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-11311-php72.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-11311-php72.php
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ function doFoo(string $s) {
 
 function doUnmatchedAsNull(string $s): void {
 	if (preg_match('/(foo)?(bar)?(baz)?/', $s, $matches, PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL)) {
-		assertType("array{0: string, 1?: 'foo', 2?: 'bar', 3?: 'baz'}", $matches);
+		assertType("array{0: string, 1?: ''|'foo', 2?: ''|'bar', 3?: 'baz'}", $matches);
 	}
-	assertType("array{}|array{0: string, 1?: 'foo', 2?: 'bar', 3?: 'baz'}", $matches);
+	assertType("array{}|array{0: string, 1?: ''|'foo', 2?: ''|'bar', 3?: 'baz'}", $matches);
 }
 
 // see https://3v4l.org/VeDob#veol
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_match_shapes.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_match_shapes.php
index 9cb44dbd0c..39bdea3e68 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_match_shapes.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_match_shapes.php
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ function (string $size): void {
 	if (preg_match('~^a\.(b)?(c)?d~', $size, $matches) !== 1) {
 		throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Invalid size "%s"', $size));
 	}
-	assertType("array{0: string, 1?: 'b', 2?: 'c'}", $matches);
+	assertType("array{0: string, 1?: ''|'b', 2?: 'c'}", $matches);
 };
 
 function (string $size): void {
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ function (string $s): void {
 	}
 
 	if (preg_match($p, $s, $matches)) {
-		assertType("array{0: string, 1: non-empty-string, 2?: numeric-string, 3?: 'x'}", $matches);
+		assertType("array{0: string, 1: non-empty-string, 2?: ''|numeric-string, 3?: 'x'}", $matches);
 	}
 };
 
@@ -662,3 +662,24 @@ function (string $value): void
 		assertType("array{0: array{string, int<0, max>}, 1?: array{non-empty-string, int<0, max>}, 2?: array{non-empty-string, int<0, max>}}", $matches);
 	}
 };
+
+class Bug11479
+{
+	static public function sayHello(string $source): void
+	{
+		$pattern = "~^(?P<dateFrom>\d)?\-?(?P<dateTo>\d)?$~";
+
+		preg_match($pattern, $source, $matches);
+
+		// for $source = "-1" in $matches is
+		// array (
+		//  0 => '-1',
+		//  'dateFrom' => '',
+		//  1 => '',
+		//  'dateTo' => '1',
+		//  2 => '1',
+		//)
+
+		assertType("array{0?: string, dateFrom?: ''|numeric-string, 1?: ''|numeric-string, dateTo?: numeric-string, 2?: numeric-string}", $matches);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_replace_callback_shapes.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_replace_callback_shapes.php
index 621051467e..9c44d355df 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_replace_callback_shapes.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/preg_replace_callback_shapes.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function (string $s): void {
 	preg_replace_callback(
 		'/(foo)?(bar)?(baz)?/',
 		function ($matches) {
-			assertType("array{0: array{string, int<0, max>}, 1?: array{'foo', int<0, max>}, 2?: array{'bar', int<0, max>}, 3?: array{'baz', int<0, max>}}", $matches);
+			assertType("array{0: array{string, int<0, max>}, 1?: array{''|'foo', int<0, max>}, 2?: array{''|'bar', int<0, max>}, 3?: array{'baz', int<0, max>}}", $matches);
 			return '';
 		},
 		$s,