diff --git a/base/compiler/abstractinterpretation.jl b/base/compiler/abstractinterpretation.jl
index c4043ab15a161..b1fab2f0f4e69 100644
--- a/base/compiler/abstractinterpretation.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/abstractinterpretation.jl
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function abstract_call_gf_by_type(@nospecialize(f), argtypes::Vector{Any}, @nosp
         # if there's a possibility we could constant-propagate a better result
         # (hopefully without doing too much work), try to do that now
         # TODO: it feels like this could be better integrated into abstract_call_method / typeinf_edge
-        const_rettype = abstract_call_method_with_const_args(f, argtypes, applicable[nonbot]::SimpleVector, sv)
+        const_rettype = abstract_call_method_with_const_args(rettype, f, argtypes, applicable[nonbot]::SimpleVector, sv)
         if const_rettype ⊑ rettype
             # use the better result, if it's a refinement of rettype
             rettype = const_rettype
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function abstract_call_gf_by_type(@nospecialize(f), argtypes::Vector{Any}, @nosp
     return rettype
 end
 
-function abstract_call_method_with_const_args(@nospecialize(f), argtypes::Vector{Any}, match::SimpleVector, sv::InferenceState)
+function abstract_call_method_with_const_args(@nospecialize(rettype), @nospecialize(f), argtypes::Vector{Any}, match::SimpleVector, sv::InferenceState)
     method = match[3]::Method
     nargs::Int = method.nargs
     method.isva && (nargs -= 1)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function abstract_call_method_with_const_args(@nospecialize(f), argtypes::Vector
             end
         end
     end
-    haveconst || return Any
+    haveconst || improvable_via_constant_propagation(rettype) || return Any
     sig = match[1]
     sparams = match[2]::SimpleVector
     code = code_for_method(method, sig, sparams, sv.params.world)
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ function typeinf_local(frame::InferenceState)
             elseif hd === :return
                 pc´ = n + 1
                 rt = widenconditional(abstract_eval(stmt.args[1], s[pc], frame))
-                if !isa(rt, Const) && !isa(rt, Type) && (!isa(rt, PartialTuple) || frame.cached)
+                if !isa(rt, Const) && !isa(rt, Type) && !isa(rt, PartialTuple)
                     # only propagate information we know we can store
                     # and is valid inter-procedurally
                     rt = widenconst(rt)
diff --git a/base/compiler/ssair/inlining.jl b/base/compiler/ssair/inlining.jl
index bbebe610ea49b..418afe10fcb46 100644
--- a/base/compiler/ssair/inlining.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/ssair/inlining.jl
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ function analyze_method!(idx::Int, @nospecialize(f), @nospecialize(ft), @nospeci
         return ConstantCase(quoted(linfo.inferred_const), method, Any[methsp...], metharg)
     end
 
-    isconst, inferred = find_inferred(linfo, atypes, sv)
+    isconst, inferred = find_inferred(linfo, atypes, sv, stmttyp)
     if isconst
         return ConstantCase(inferred, method, Any[methsp...], metharg)
     end
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ function ssa_substitute_op!(@nospecialize(val), arg_replacements::Vector{Any},
     return urs[]
 end
 
-function find_inferred(linfo::MethodInstance, @nospecialize(atypes), sv::OptimizationState)
+function find_inferred(linfo::MethodInstance, @nospecialize(atypes), sv::OptimizationState, @nospecialize(rettype))
     # see if the method has a InferenceResult in the current cache
     # or an existing inferred code info store in `.inferred`
     haveconst = false
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ function find_inferred(linfo::MethodInstance, @nospecialize(atypes), sv::Optimiz
             break
         end
     end
-    if haveconst
+    if haveconst || improvable_via_constant_propagation(rettype)
         inf_result = cache_lookup(linfo, atypes, sv.params.cache) # Union{Nothing, InferenceResult}
     else
         inf_result = nothing
diff --git a/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl b/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl
index d9c7b7c415ce0..ff9273de3cfd5 100644
--- a/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl
@@ -495,15 +495,19 @@ function typeinf_edge(method::Method, @nospecialize(atypes), sparams::SimpleVect
             frame.parent = caller
         end
         typeinf(frame)
-        return frame.bestguess, frame.inferred ? frame.linfo : nothing
+        return widenconst_bestguess(frame.bestguess), frame.inferred ? frame.linfo : nothing
     elseif frame === true
         # unresolvable cycle
         return Any, nothing
     end
     frame = frame::InferenceState
-    return frame.bestguess, nothing
+    return widenconst_bestguess(frame.bestguess), nothing
 end
 
+function widenconst_bestguess(bestguess)
+    !isa(bestguess, Const) && !isa(bestguess, Type) && return widenconst(bestguess)
+    return bestguess
+end
 
 #### entry points for inferring a MethodInstance given a type signature ####
 
diff --git a/base/compiler/typeutils.jl b/base/compiler/typeutils.jl
index 9b60dd2971fe3..c77f329ef2341 100644
--- a/base/compiler/typeutils.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/typeutils.jl
@@ -160,3 +160,12 @@ function unioncomplexity(t::DataType)
 end
 unioncomplexity(u::UnionAll) = max(unioncomplexity(u.body), unioncomplexity(u.var.ub))
 unioncomplexity(@nospecialize(x)) = 0
+
+function improvable_via_constant_propagation(@nospecialize(t))
+    if isconcretetype(t) && t <: Tuple
+        for p in t.parameters
+            p === DataType && return true
+        end
+    end
+    return false
+end
diff --git a/test/compiler/inference.jl b/test/compiler/inference.jl
index c6e59dc51412e..b89c4feb3a437 100644
--- a/test/compiler/inference.jl
+++ b/test/compiler/inference.jl
@@ -2172,3 +2172,15 @@ f30394(foo::T1, ::Type{T2}) where {T2, T1 <: T2} = foo
 f30394(foo, T2) = f30394(foo.foo_inner, T2)
 
 @test Base.return_types(f30394, (Foo30394_2, Type{Base30394})) == Any[Base30394]
+
+# PR #30385
+
+g30385(args...) = h30385(args...)
+h30385(f, args...) = f(args...)
+f30385(T, y) = g30385(getfield, g30385(tuple, T, y), 1)
+k30385(::Type{AbstractFloat}) = 1
+k30385(x) = "dummy"
+j30385(T, y) = k30385(f30385(T, y))
+
+@test @inferred(j30385(AbstractFloat, 1)) == 1
+@test @inferred(j30385(:dummy, 1)) == "dummy"