diff --git a/src/Type/Php/SprintfFunctionDynamicReturnTypeExtension.php b/src/Type/Php/SprintfFunctionDynamicReturnTypeExtension.php
index 4688917e1f..26cc34d860 100644
--- a/src/Type/Php/SprintfFunctionDynamicReturnTypeExtension.php
+++ b/src/Type/Php/SprintfFunctionDynamicReturnTypeExtension.php
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ public function getTypeFromFunctionCall(
 			}
 
 			// The printf format is %[argnum$][flags][width][.precision]specifier.
-			if (preg_match('/^%([0-9]*\$)?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*([sbdeEfFgGhHouxX])$/', $constantString->getValue(), $matches) === 1) {
-				if ($matches[1] !== '') {
+			if (preg_match('/^%(?P<argnum>[0-9]*\$)?(?P<width>[0-9]*)\.?[0-9]*(?P<specifier>[sbdeEfFgGhHouxX])$/', $constantString->getValue(), $matches) === 1) {
+				if ($matches['argnum'] !== '') {
 					// invalid positional argument
-					if ($matches[1] === '0$') {
+					if ($matches['argnum'] === '0$') {
 						return null;
 					}
-					$checkArg = intval(substr($matches[1], 0, -1));
+					$checkArg = intval(substr($matches['argnum'], 0, -1));
 				} else {
 					$checkArg = 1;
 				}
@@ -103,11 +103,13 @@ public function getTypeFromFunctionCall(
 				// if the format string is just a placeholder and specified an argument
 				// of stringy type, then the return value will be of the same type
 				$checkArgType = $scope->getType($args[$checkArg]->value);
-				if ($matches[2] === 's'
+				if (
+					$matches['specifier'] === 's'
+					&& ($checkArgType->isConstantValue()->no() || $matches['width'] === '')
 					&& ($checkArgType->isString()->yes() || $checkArgType->isInteger()->yes())
 				) {
 					$singlePlaceholderEarlyReturn = $checkArgType->toString();
-				} elseif ($matches[2] !== 's') {
+				} elseif ($matches['specifier'] !== 's') {
 					$singlePlaceholderEarlyReturn = new IntersectionType([
 						new StringType(),
 						new AccessoryNumericStringType(),
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-7387.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-7387.php
index 4623719b4d..0081826133 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-7387.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-7387.php
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ public function positionalArgs($mixed, int $i, float $f, string $s, int $posInt,
 		assertType('numeric-string', sprintf('%2$14s', $mixed, $intRange));
 		assertType('non-falsy-string&numeric-string', sprintf('%2$14s', $mixed, $nonZeroIntRange));
 
+		assertType("non-falsy-string", sprintf('%2$14s', $mixed, 1));
+		assertType("non-falsy-string", sprintf('%2$14s', $mixed, '1'));
+		assertType("non-falsy-string", sprintf('%2$14s', $mixed, 'abc'));
+		assertType("'1'", sprintf('%2$s', $mixed, 1));
+		assertType("'1'", sprintf('%2$s', $mixed, '1'));
+		assertType("'abc'", sprintf('%2$s', $mixed, 'abc'));
+
 		assertType('numeric-string', sprintf('%2$.14F', $mixed, $i));
 		assertType('numeric-string', sprintf('%2$.14F', $mixed, $f));
 		assertType('numeric-string', sprintf('%2$.14F', $mixed, $s));