diff --git a/pyrefly/lib/alt/operators.rs b/pyrefly/lib/alt/operators.rs
index 30ef8244fa..7e9d87e138 100644
--- a/pyrefly/lib/alt/operators.rs
+++ b/pyrefly/lib/alt/operators.rs
@@ -440,6 +440,15 @@ impl<'a, Ans: LookupAnswer> AnswersSolver<'a, Ans> {
             ];
             self.try_binop_calls(&calls_to_try, range, errors, &context)
         };
+        let preserve_quantified_if_same_restriction = |q: &Quantified, result: Type| {
+            if matches!(q.restriction, Restriction::Constraints(_))
+                && result == q.bound_type(self.stdlib, self.heap)
+            {
+                Type::Quantified(Box::new(q.clone()))
+            } else {
+                result
+            }
+        };
         self.distribute_over_union(lhs, |lhs| {
             self.distribute_over_union(rhs, |rhs| {
                 // If an Any appears on the RHS, do not refine the return type based on the LHS.
@@ -542,20 +551,23 @@ impl<'a, Ans: LookupAnswer> AnswersSolver<'a, Ans> {
                                 && let Restriction::Constraints(constraints) =
                                     &left_q.restriction =>
                         {
-                            self.unions(constraints.map(|constraint| {
+                            let result = self.unions(constraints.map(|constraint| {
                                 self.binop_types(x, constraint, constraint, errors)
-                            }))
+                            }));
+                            preserve_quantified_if_same_restriction(left_q, result)
                         }
                         // We skip non-union bounds to avoid accidentally erasing `Self` typevars.
                         (Type::Quantified(left_q), _)
                             if let Some(left_restriction) = self.as_union_restriction(left_q) =>
                         {
-                            self.binop_types(x, &left_restriction, rhs, errors)
+                            let result = self.binop_types(x, &left_restriction, rhs, errors);
+                            preserve_quantified_if_same_restriction(left_q, result)
                         }
                         (_, Type::Quantified(right_q))
                             if let Some(right_restriction) = self.as_union_restriction(right_q) =>
                         {
-                            self.binop_types(x, lhs, &right_restriction, errors)
+                            let result = self.binop_types(x, lhs, &right_restriction, errors);
+                            preserve_quantified_if_same_restriction(right_q, result)
                         }
                         _ => binop_call(x.op, lhs, rhs, x.range),
                     }
diff --git a/pyrefly/lib/test/operators.rs b/pyrefly/lib/test/operators.rs
index abf55cd50f..b2d1f79739 100644
--- a/pyrefly/lib/test/operators.rs
+++ b/pyrefly/lib/test/operators.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ class A(Generic[N]):
 "#,
 );
 
+testcase!(
+    test_preserve_constrained_typevar_through_binop,
+    r#"
+from typing import TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T", str, int)
+
+def foo(a: T) -> T:
+    doubled = 2 * a
+    return a + doubled
+"#,
+);
+
 testcase!(
     test_bound_typevar_comparison,
     r#"