diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassAnalyzer.php
index e856da6422c..838eaed518c 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassAnalyzer.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 use Psalm\Issue\ExtensionRequirementViolation;
 use Psalm\Issue\ImplementationRequirementViolation;
 use Psalm\Issue\InaccessibleMethod;
+use Psalm\Issue\InheritorViolation;
 use Psalm\Issue\InternalClass;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidEnumCaseValue;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidExtendClass;
@@ -271,6 +272,22 @@ public function analyze(
             );
         }
 
+        $class_union = new Union([new TNamedObject($fq_class_name)]);
+        foreach ($storage->parent_classes + $storage->direct_class_interfaces as $parent_class) {
+            $parent_storage = $codebase->classlikes->getStorageFor($parent_class);
+            if ($parent_storage && $parent_storage->inheritors) {
+                if (!UnionTypeComparator::isContainedBy($codebase, $class_union, $parent_storage->inheritors)) {
+                    IssueBuffer::maybeAdd(
+                        new InheritorViolation(
+                            'Class ' . $fq_class_name . ' is not an allowed inheritor of parent class ' . $parent_class,
+                            new CodeLocation($this, $this->class),
+                        ),
+                        $this->getSuppressedIssues(),
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
 
         if ($storage->template_types) {
             foreach ($storage->template_types as $param_name => $_) {
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassLikeAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassLikeAnalyzer.php
index a6c909191b8..2c32967f805 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassLikeAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ClassLikeAnalyzer.php
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 use Psalm\Internal\Type\TemplateResult;
 use Psalm\Internal\Type\TemplateStandinTypeReplacer;
 use Psalm\Issue\InaccessibleProperty;
-use Psalm\Issue\InheritorViolation;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidClass;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidTemplateParam;
 use Psalm\Issue\MissingDependency;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
 use Psalm\StatementsSource;
 use Psalm\Storage\ClassLikeStorage;
 use Psalm\Type;
-use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNamedObject;
 use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TTemplateParam;
 use Psalm\Type\Union;
 use UnexpectedValueException;
@@ -332,23 +330,6 @@ public static function checkFullyQualifiedClassLikeName(
             return null;
         }
 
-
-        $classUnion = new Union([new TNamedObject($fq_class_name)]);
-        foreach ($class_storage->parent_classes + $class_storage->direct_class_interfaces as $parent_class) {
-            $parent_storage = $codebase->classlikes->getStorageFor($parent_class);
-            if ($parent_storage && $parent_storage->inheritors) {
-                if (!UnionTypeComparator::isContainedBy($codebase, $classUnion, $parent_storage->inheritors)) {
-                    IssueBuffer::maybeAdd(
-                        new InheritorViolation(
-                            'Class ' . $fq_class_name . ' is not an allowed inheritor of parent class ' . $parent_class,
-                            $code_location,
-                        ),
-                        $suppressed_issues,
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         foreach ($class_storage->invalid_dependencies as $dependency_class_name => $_) {
             // if the implemented/extended class is stubbed, it may not yet have
             // been hydrated
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/InterfaceAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/InterfaceAnalyzer.php
index dd2a107498b..c1f8ed6b4e5 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/InterfaceAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/InterfaceAnalyzer.php
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
 use Psalm\Internal\Analyzer\Statements\Expression\ClassConstAnalyzer;
 use Psalm\Internal\FileManipulation\FileManipulationBuffer;
 use Psalm\Internal\Provider\NodeDataProvider;
+use Psalm\Internal\Type\Comparator\UnionTypeComparator;
+use Psalm\Issue\InheritorViolation;
 use Psalm\Issue\ParseError;
 use Psalm\Issue\UndefinedInterface;
 use Psalm\IssueBuffer;
+use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNamedObject;
+use Psalm\Type\Union;
 use UnexpectedValueException;
 
 use function strtolower;
@@ -109,6 +113,23 @@ public function analyze(): void
             }
         }
 
+        $class_union = new Union([new TNamedObject($fq_interface_name)]);
+        foreach ($class_storage->direct_interface_parents as $parent_interface) {
+            $parent_storage = $codebase->classlikes->getStorageFor($parent_interface);
+            if ($parent_storage && $parent_storage->inheritors) {
+                if (!UnionTypeComparator::isContainedBy($codebase, $class_union, $parent_storage->inheritors)) {
+                    IssueBuffer::maybeAdd(
+                        new InheritorViolation(
+                            'Interface ' . $fq_interface_name . '
+                             is not an allowed inheritor of parent interface ' . $parent_interface,
+                            new CodeLocation($this, $this->class),
+                        ),
+                        $this->getSuppressedIssues(),
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         $fq_interface_name = $this->getFQCLN();
 
         if (!$fq_interface_name) {
diff --git a/tests/ClassTest.php b/tests/ClassTest.php
index 89778446a46..110b4da95d3 100644
--- a/tests/ClassTest.php
+++ b/tests/ClassTest.php
@@ -857,7 +857,6 @@ private final function __construct() {}
                      */
                     class BaseClass {}
                     class FooClass extends BaseClass {}
-                    $a = new FooClass();
                     PHP,
             ],
             'unionInheritorIsAllowed' => [
@@ -868,9 +867,7 @@ class FooClass extends BaseClass {}
                      */
                     class BaseClass {}
                     class FooClass extends BaseClass {}
-                    $a = new FooClass();
                     class BarClass extends FooClass {}
-                    $b = new BarClass();
                     PHP,
             ],
             'multiInheritorIsAllowed' => [
@@ -881,9 +878,7 @@ class BarClass extends FooClass {}
                      */
                     class BaseClass {}
                     class FooClass extends BaseClass {}
-                    $a = new FooClass();
                     class BarClass extends FooClass {}
-                    $b = new BarClass();
                     PHP,
             ],
             'skippedInheritorIsAllowed' => [
@@ -894,9 +889,7 @@ class BarClass extends FooClass {}
                      */
                     class BaseClass {}
                     class FooClass extends BaseClass {}
-                    $a = new FooClass();
                     class BarClass extends FooClass {}
-                    $b = new BarClass();
                     PHP,
             ],
             'CompositeInheritorIsAllowed' => [
@@ -908,7 +901,6 @@ class BarClass extends FooClass {}
                     class BaseClass {}
                     interface FooInterface {}
                     class BarClass extends BaseClass implements FooInterface {}
-                    $b = new BarClass();
                     PHP,
             ],
             'InterfaceInheritorIsAllowed' => [
@@ -919,12 +911,10 @@ class BarClass extends BaseClass implements FooInterface {}
                      */
                     interface BaseInterface {}
                     class FooClass implements BaseInterface {}
-                    $a = new FooClass();
                     class BarClass implements BaseInterface {}
-                    $b = new BarClass();
                     PHP,
-                ],
-                'MultiInterfaceInheritorIsAllowed' => [
+            ],
+            'MultiInterfaceInheritorIsAllowed' => [
                     'code' => <<<'PHP'
                     <?php
                     /**
@@ -936,7 +926,16 @@ interface InterfaceA {}
                      */
                     interface InterfaceB {}
                     class FooClass implements InterfaceA, InterfaceB {}
-                    $a = new FooClass();
+                    PHP,
+                ],
+            'InterfaceOfInterfaceInheritorIsAllowed' => [
+                        'code' => <<<'PHP'
+                    <?php
+                    /**
+                     * @psalm-inheritors InterfaceB
+                     */
+                    interface InterfaceA {}
+                    interface InterfaceB extends InterfaceA {}
                     PHP,
             ],
         ];
@@ -1393,7 +1392,6 @@ class Bar extends Foo {}
                      */
                     class BaseClass {}
                     class BazClass extends BaseClass {} // this is an error
-                    $a = new BazClass();
                     PHP,
                 'error_message' => 'InheritorViolation',
                 'ignored_issues' => [],
@@ -1406,7 +1404,18 @@ class BazClass extends BaseClass {} // this is an error
                      */
                     interface BaseInterface {}
                     class BazClass implements BaseInterface {}
-                    $a = new BazClass();
+                    PHP,
+                'error_message' => 'InheritorViolation',
+                'ignored_issues' => [],
+            ],
+            'interfaceCannotImplementIfNotInInheritors' => [
+                'code' => <<<'PHP'
+                    <?php
+                    /**
+                     * @psalm-inheritors FooClass|BarClass
+                     */
+                    interface BaseInterface {}
+                    interface BazInterface extends BaseInterface {}
                     PHP,
                 'error_message' => 'InheritorViolation',
                 'ignored_issues' => [],
@@ -1423,7 +1432,6 @@ interface InterfaceA {}
                      */
                     interface InterfaceB {}
                     class BazClass implements InterFaceA, InterFaceB {}
-                    $a = new BazClass();
                     PHP,
                 'error_message' => 'InheritorViolation',
                 'ignored_issues' => [],