diff --git a/bench/remove_dead_instanceof_assert_name_type_bench.php b/bench/remove_dead_instanceof_assert_name_type_bench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8feeb2202d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/remove_dead_instanceof_assert_name_type_bench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Benchmark for RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector.
+ *
+ * The rule removes assert($x instanceof Foo) when $x is already of type Foo. To get the asserted
+ * class type it read getType($instanceof->class), which runs the type resolver over a class name
+ * node whose name is already known.
+ *
+ * The change reads a concrete class name straight off the node (new ObjectType($name)); the
+ * equals()/isSuperTypeOf() comparison against the expression type is unchanged, so the decision is
+ * identical. self/static/parent depend on the enclosing class, so those fall back to getType().
+ *
+ * This bench parses a file of many functions, each with a typed param and a matching dead
+ * instanceof assert, attaches scope (as the real run does), then drives refactor() over every
+ * statement-aware node.
+ *
+ * Run on both branches to compare:
+ *   php bench/remove_dead_instanceof_assert_name_type_bench.php
+ *
+ * Reports CPU time (user+sys) and wall time; CPU is the reliable metric, wall is noisy under
+ * concurrent load.
+ */
+
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_;
+use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\StmtsAwareInterface\RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector;
+use Rector\DependencyInjection\LazyContainerFactory;
+use Rector\PhpParser\Node\BetterNodeFinder;
+use Rector\Testing\TestingParser\TestingParser;
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+
+const FUNCTIONS = 150; // functions with a dead instanceof assert
+const REPEAT = 60;     // outer repeats over the whole set
+
+$rectorConfig = (new LazyContainerFactory())->create();
+$rectorConfig->boot();
+
+/** @var TestingParser $testingParser */
+$testingParser = $rectorConfig->make(TestingParser::class);
+
+/** @var BetterNodeFinder $betterNodeFinder */
+$betterNodeFinder = $rectorConfig->make(BetterNodeFinder::class);
+
+$rector = $rectorConfig->make(RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector::class);
+
+$source = "<?php\n\nnamespace Bench;\n\n";
+for ($i = 0; $i < FUNCTIONS; ++$i) {
+    $source .= "function run{$i}(\\DateTime \$value): void\n{\n";
+    $source .= "    assert(\$value instanceof \\DateTime);\n}\n\n";
+}
+
+$sourceFilePath = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'bench_') . '.php';
+file_put_contents($sourceFilePath, $source);
+
+$stmts = $testingParser->parseFileToDecoratedNodes($sourceFilePath);
+
+/** @var Function_[] $functions */
+$functions = $betterNodeFinder->findInstanceOf($stmts, Function_::class);
+
+$cpuSeconds = static function (): float {
+    $usage = getrusage();
+    return $usage['ru_utime.tv_sec'] + $usage['ru_utime.tv_usec'] / 1_000_000
+        + $usage['ru_stime.tv_sec'] + $usage['ru_stime.tv_usec'] / 1_000_000;
+};
+
+$run = static function () use ($rector, $functions): void {
+    foreach ($functions as $function) {
+        // clone so the removal in one pass does not empty the body for the next repeat
+        $rector->refactor(clone $function);
+    }
+};
+
+// warm up autoloading/reflection caches once, excluded from timing
+$run();
+
+$wallStart = microtime(true);
+$cpuStart = $cpuSeconds();
+
+for ($repeat = 0; $repeat < REPEAT; ++$repeat) {
+    $run();
+}
+
+$cpu = $cpuSeconds() - $cpuStart;
+$wall = microtime(true) - $wallStart;
+
+@unlink($sourceFilePath);
+
+$totalCalls = REPEAT * count($functions);
+
+printf('functions: %d, repeats: %d, refactor() calls: %d%s', count($functions), REPEAT, $totalCalls, PHP_EOL);
+printf('CPU:  %.4f s  (%.3f us/call)%s', $cpu, $cpu / $totalCalls * 1_000_000, PHP_EOL);
+printf('wall: %.4f s%s', $wall, PHP_EOL);
diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector/Fixture/skip_self_instanceof.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector/Fixture/skip_self_instanceof.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a00cbad1d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector/Fixture/skip_self_instanceof.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\StmtsAwareInterface\RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipSelfInstanceof
+{
+    private self $item;
+
+    public function run(): void
+    {
+        assert($this->item instanceof self);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector.php
index cd053d6d130..3df8ac5cc37 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/RemoveDeadInstanceOfAssertRector.php
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Name;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Nop;
+use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
+use PHPStan\Type\Type;
+use Rector\Enum\ObjectReference;
 use Rector\PhpParser\Enum\NodeGroup;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\RuleDoc\CodeSample\CodeSample;
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ private function isDeadInstanceOfAssert(Expr $expr): bool
             return false;
         }
 
-        $classType = $this->getType($instanceof->class);
+        $classType = $this->resolveClassNameType($instanceof->class);
         $exprType = $this->getType($instanceof->expr);
         if ($classType->equals($exprType)) {
             return true;
@@ -152,4 +155,21 @@ private function isDeadInstanceOfAssert(Expr $expr): bool
         return $classType->isSuperTypeOf($exprType)
             ->yes();
     }
+
+    private function resolveClassNameType(Name $name): Type
+    {
+        // a concrete class name is resolvable straight from the node, no type inference needed;
+        // self/static/parent depend on the enclosing class, so fall back to scope-based type
+        $className = $this->getName($name);
+        if ($className === null) {
+            return $this->getType($name);
+        }
+
+        $loweredClassName = strtolower($className);
+        if (in_array($loweredClassName, [ObjectReference::SELF, ObjectReference::STATIC, ObjectReference::PARENT], true)) {
+            return $this->getType($name);
+        }
+
+        return new ObjectType($className);
+    }
 }