diff --git a/resources/functionMap.php b/resources/functionMap.php
index e1efc645b5..79addae36f 100644
--- a/resources/functionMap.php
+++ b/resources/functionMap.php
@@ -11717,16 +11717,16 @@
 'xml_parser_free' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource'],
 'xml_parser_get_option' => ['mixed', 'parser'=>'resource', 'option'=>'int'],
 'xml_parser_set_option' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'option'=>'int', 'value'=>'mixed'],
-'xml_set_character_data_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
-'xml_set_default_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
-'xml_set_element_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'shdl'=>'callable', 'ehdl'=>'callable'],
-'xml_set_end_namespace_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
-'xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
-'xml_set_notation_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
+'xml_set_character_data_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
+'xml_set_default_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
+'xml_set_element_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'shdl'=>'callable|string|null', 'ehdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
+'xml_set_end_namespace_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
+'xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
+'xml_set_notation_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
 'xml_set_object' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'obj'=>'object'],
-'xml_set_processing_instruction_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
-'xml_set_start_namespace_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
-'xml_set_unparsed_entity_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable'],
+'xml_set_processing_instruction_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
+'xml_set_start_namespace_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
+'xml_set_unparsed_entity_decl_handler' => ['bool', 'parser'=>'resource', 'hdl'=>'callable|string|null'],
 'XMLDiff\Base::__construct' => ['void', 'nsname'=>'string'],
 'XMLDiff\Base::diff' => ['mixed', 'from'=>'mixed', 'to'=>'mixed'],
 'XMLDiff\Base::merge' => ['mixed', 'src'=>'mixed', 'diff'=>'mixed'],
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php
index 45e6e9fdfd..94416a45cd 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/CallToFunctionParametersRuleTest.php
@@ -2199,6 +2199,11 @@ public function testBug3506(): void
 		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-3506.php'], []);
 	}
 
+	public function testBug9970(): void
+	{
+		$this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/data/bug-9970.php'], []);
+	}
+
 	#[RequiresPhp('>= 8.0')]
 	public function testBug12317(): void
 	{
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/data/bug-9970.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/data/bug-9970.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8aa447e2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Functions/data/bug-9970.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Bug9970;
+
+class XML_Parser
+{
+	public $dummy = "a";
+
+	function parse($data)
+	{
+		$parser = xml_parser_create();
+
+		xml_set_object($parser, $this);
+
+		xml_set_element_handler($parser, 'startHandler', 'endHandler');
+
+		xml_parse($parser, $data, true);
+
+		xml_parser_free($parser);
+	}
+
+	function startHandler($XmlParser, $tag, $attr)
+	{
+		$this->dummy = "b";
+		throw new \Exception("ex");
+	}
+
+	function endHandler($XmlParser, $tag)
+	{
+	}
+}
+
+$p1 = new Xml_Parser();
+try {
+	$p1->parse('<tag1><tag2></tag2></tag1>');
+	echo "Exception swallowed\n";
+} catch (\Exception $e) {
+	echo "OK\n";
+}