diff --git a/crates/ide-assists/src/handlers/replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type.rs b/crates/ide-assists/src/handlers/replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type.rs
index 5242f3b5100c..a2df56d2f693 100644
--- a/crates/ide-assists/src/handlers/replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-assists/src/handlers/replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use hir::HirDisplay;
 use syntax::{
     ast::{Expr, GenericArg},
     ast::{LetStmt, Type::InferType},
@@ -65,7 +66,16 @@ pub(crate) fn replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type(
 
     // An improvement would be to check that this is correctly part of the return value of the
     // function call, or sub in the actual return type.
-    let turbofish_type = &turbofish_args[0];
+    let returned_type = match ctx.sema.type_of_expr(&initializer) {
+        Some(returned_type) if !returned_type.original.contains_unknown() => {
+            let module = ctx.sema.scope(let_stmt.syntax())?.module();
+            returned_type.original.display_source_code(ctx.db(), module.into()).ok()?
+        }
+        _ => {
+            cov_mark::hit!(fallback_to_turbofish_type_if_type_info_not_available);
+            turbofish_args[0].to_string()
+        }
+    };
 
     let initializer_start = initializer.syntax().text_range().start();
     if ctx.offset() > turbofish_range.end() || ctx.offset() < initializer_start {
@@ -83,7 +93,7 @@ pub(crate) fn replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type(
             "Replace turbofish with explicit type",
             TextRange::new(initializer_start, turbofish_range.end()),
             |builder| {
-                builder.insert(ident_range.end(), format!(": {}", turbofish_type));
+                builder.insert(ident_range.end(), format!(": {}", returned_type));
                 builder.delete(turbofish_range);
             },
         );
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ pub(crate) fn replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type(
             "Replace `_` with turbofish type",
             turbofish_range,
             |builder| {
-                builder.replace(underscore_range, turbofish_type.to_string());
+                builder.replace(underscore_range, returned_type);
                 builder.delete(turbofish_range);
             },
         );
@@ -115,6 +125,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn replaces_turbofish_for_vec_string() {
+        cov_mark::check!(fallback_to_turbofish_type_if_type_info_not_available);
         check_assist(
             replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type,
             r#"
@@ -135,6 +146,7 @@ fn main() {
     #[test]
     fn replaces_method_calls() {
         // foo.make() is a method call which uses a different expr in the let initializer
+        cov_mark::check!(fallback_to_turbofish_type_if_type_info_not_available);
         check_assist(
             replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type,
             r#"
@@ -237,6 +249,82 @@ fn make<T>() -> T {}
 fn main() {
     let a = make$0::<Vec<String>, i32>();
 }
+"#,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replaces_turbofish_for_known_type() {
+        check_assist(
+            replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type,
+            r#"
+fn make<T>() -> T {}
+fn main() {
+    let a = make$0::<i32>();
+}
+"#,
+            r#"
+fn make<T>() -> T {}
+fn main() {
+    let a: i32 = make();
+}
+"#,
+        );
+        check_assist(
+            replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type,
+            r#"
+//- minicore: option
+fn make<T>() -> T {}
+fn main() {
+    let a = make$0::<Option<bool>>();
+}
+"#,
+            r#"
+fn make<T>() -> T {}
+fn main() {
+    let a: Option<bool> = make();
+}
+"#,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replaces_turbofish_not_same_type() {
+        check_assist(
+            replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type,
+            r#"
+//- minicore: option
+fn make<T>() -> Option<T> {}
+fn main() {
+    let a = make$0::<u128>();
+}
+"#,
+            r#"
+fn make<T>() -> Option<T> {}
+fn main() {
+    let a: Option<u128> = make();
+}
+"#,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replaces_turbofish_for_type_with_defaulted_generic_param() {
+        check_assist(
+            replace_turbofish_with_explicit_type,
+            r#"
+struct HasDefault<T, U = i32>(T, U);
+fn make<T>() -> HasDefault<T> {}
+fn main() {
+    let a = make$0::<bool>();
+}
+"#,
+            r#"
+struct HasDefault<T, U = i32>(T, U);
+fn make<T>() -> HasDefault<T> {}
+fn main() {
+    let a: HasDefault<bool> = make();
+}
 "#,
         );
     }