diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 80abad6e94..1aa11917f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ jobs:
               cd e2e/composer-version-config
               composer install
               ../../bin/phpstan analyze test.php --level=0
+          - script: |
+              cd e2e/version-compare-phpversionid
+              composer install
+              ../../bin/phpstan analyze narrow-phpversionid-on-version-compare.php --level=0
           - script: |
               cd e2e/bug13425
               timeout 15 ../bashunit -a exit_code "1" "../../bin/phpstan analyze src/ plugins/"
diff --git a/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/.gitignore b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a9875b460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/vendor/
+composer.lock
diff --git a/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/composer.json b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5f83a420c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"require": {
+		"php": "^8"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/narrow-phpversionid-on-version-compare-global-scope.php b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/narrow-phpversionid-on-version-compare-global-scope.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d610f85ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/narrow-phpversionid-on-version-compare-global-scope.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+// intentional without namespace
+
+use function PHPStan\Testing\assertType;
+
+function narrowPhpVersionIdViaVersionComapre(): void {
+	if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000) {
+		return;
+	}
+	$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+	assertType('int<80000, max>', $x);
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '<' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80000, 80399>', $x);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/narrow-phpversionid-on-version-compare.php b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/narrow-phpversionid-on-version-compare.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e680fd0144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/version-compare-phpversionid/narrow-phpversionid-on-version-compare.php
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Bug162;
+
+use function PHPStan\Testing\assertType;
+use const PHP_VERSION;
+use const PHP_VERSION_ID;
+
+function lower(): void
+{
+	// add a upper bound, so we don't need to adjust
+	// the test when PHPStan adds support for PHP8.6+
+	if (PHP_VERSION_ID > 80599) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// lower limit inferred from composer.json
+	$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+	assertType('int<80000, 80599>', $x);
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '<' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80000, 80399>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', 'lt' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80000, 80399>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '<=' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80000, 80400>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', 'le' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80000, 80400>', $x);
+	}
+}
+
+function greater(): void
+{
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '>' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80401, max>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', 'gt' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80401, max>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '>=' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80400, max>', $x);
+	}
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', 'ge' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80400, max>', $x);
+	}
+}
+
+function equal(): void
+{
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '=' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('80400', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '==' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('80400', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', 'eq' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('80400', $x);
+	}
+}
+
+
+function not(): void
+{
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '!=' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<min, 80399>|int<80401, max>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '<>' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<min, 80399>|int<80401, max>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', 'ne' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<min, 80399>|int<80401, max>', $x);
+	}
+}
+
+function inverseOperandLower(): void
+{
+	if (
+		version_compare( '8.3.12', PHP_VERSION, '<' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<min, 80311>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( '8.3.12', PHP_VERSION, '>=' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80312, max>', $x);
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( '8.3.12', PHP_VERSION, '>' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80313, max>', $x);
+	}
+}
+
+function narrow(): void {
+	if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (
+		version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4', '<' )
+	) {
+		$x = PHP_VERSION_ID;
+		assertType('int<80000, 80399>', $x);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Php/SimplePhpVersionParser.php b/src/Php/SimplePhpVersionParser.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01c9e9dce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Php/SimplePhpVersionParser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace PHPStan\Php;
+
+use Nette\Utils\Strings;
+use function sprintf;
+
+final class SimplePhpVersionParser
+{
+
+	public static function parseVersion(string $version): ?PhpVersion
+	{
+		$matches = Strings::match($version, '#^(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?#');
+		if ($matches === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		$major = $matches[1];
+		$minor = $matches[2] ?? 0;
+		$patch = $matches[3] ?? 0;
+		$versionId = (int) sprintf('%d%02d%02d', $major, $minor, $patch);
+
+		return new PhpVersion($versionId);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Type/Php/VersionCompareFunctionTypeSpecifyingExtension.php b/src/Type/Php/VersionCompareFunctionTypeSpecifyingExtension.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b871413ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Type/Php/VersionCompareFunctionTypeSpecifyingExtension.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace PHPStan\Type\Php;
+
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ConstFetch;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
+use PhpParser\Node\Name;
+use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\String_;
+use PHPStan\Analyser\Scope;
+use PHPStan\Analyser\SpecifiedTypes;
+use PHPStan\Analyser\TypeSpecifier;
+use PHPStan\Analyser\TypeSpecifierAwareExtension;
+use PHPStan\Analyser\TypeSpecifierContext;
+use PHPStan\DependencyInjection\AutowiredService;
+use PHPStan\Php\SimplePhpVersionParser;
+use PHPStan\Reflection\FunctionReflection;
+use PHPStan\Type\Constant\ConstantIntegerType;
+use PHPStan\Type\FunctionTypeSpecifyingExtension;
+use PHPStan\Type\IntegerRangeType;
+use PHPStan\Type\IntegerType;
+use PHPStan\Type\Type;
+use PHPStan\Type\TypeCombinator;
+use function count;
+use function in_array;
+use function strtolower;
+
+#[AutowiredService]
+final class VersionCompareFunctionTypeSpecifyingExtension implements FunctionTypeSpecifyingExtension, TypeSpecifierAwareExtension
+{
+
+	private TypeSpecifier $typeSpecifier;
+
+	public function setTypeSpecifier(TypeSpecifier $typeSpecifier): void
+	{
+		$this->typeSpecifier = $typeSpecifier;
+	}
+
+	public function isFunctionSupported(FunctionReflection $functionReflection, FuncCall $node, TypeSpecifierContext $context): bool
+	{
+		return strtolower($functionReflection->getName()) === 'version_compare' && $context->true();
+	}
+
+	public function specifyTypes(FunctionReflection $functionReflection, FuncCall $node, Scope $scope, TypeSpecifierContext $context): SpecifiedTypes
+	{
+		if (!$node->name instanceof Name) {
+			return new SpecifiedTypes();
+		}
+
+		$args = $node->getArgs();
+		if (count($args) < 2) {
+			return new SpecifiedTypes();
+		}
+
+		$version1 = $args[0]->value;
+		$version2 = $args[1]->value;
+
+		if (
+			$version1 instanceof ConstFetch
+			&& $version1->name->name === 'PHP_VERSION'
+			&& $version2 instanceof String_
+		) {
+			$integerVersionRange = $this->getVersionCompareType($version2->value, isset($args[2]) ? $args[2]->value : null, $scope);
+
+			if ($integerVersionRange !== null) {
+				$narrowedVersion = TypeCombinator::intersect($scope->getPhpVersion()->getType(), $integerVersionRange);
+				return $this->typeSpecifier->create(
+					new ConstFetch(new Name('\\PHP_VERSION_ID')),
+					$narrowedVersion,
+					$context,
+					$scope,
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (
+			$version2 instanceof ConstFetch
+			&& $version2->name->name === 'PHP_VERSION'
+			&& $version1 instanceof String_
+		) {
+			$integerVersionRange = $this->getVersionCompareType($version1->value, isset($args[2]) ? $args[2]->value : null, $scope);
+			if ($integerVersionRange !== null) {
+				$narrowedVersion = TypeCombinator::intersect($scope->getPhpVersion()->getType(), $integerVersionRange);
+				return $this->typeSpecifier->create(
+					new ConstFetch(new Name('\\PHP_VERSION_ID')),
+					$narrowedVersion,
+					$context,
+					$scope,
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return new SpecifiedTypes();
+	}
+
+	private function getVersionCompareType(string $value, ?Expr $operator, Scope $scope): ?Type
+	{
+		$parsedVersion = SimplePhpVersionParser::parseVersion($value);
+		if ($parsedVersion === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		if ($operator !== null) {
+			$operators = $scope->getType($operator)->getConstantStrings();
+			if (count($operators) !== 1) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			$operatorString = $operators[0]->getValue();
+		} else {
+			$operatorString = '<';
+		}
+
+		if (!in_array($operatorString, VersionCompareFunctionDynamicReturnTypeExtension::VALID_OPERATORS, true)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		if (in_array($operatorString, ['<', 'lt'], true)) {
+			return IntegerRangeType::fromInterval(null, $parsedVersion->getVersionId() - 1);
+		}
+		if (in_array($operatorString, ['<=', 'le'], true)) {
+			return IntegerRangeType::fromInterval(null, $parsedVersion->getVersionId());
+		}
+
+		if (in_array($operatorString, ['>', 'gt'], true)) {
+			return IntegerRangeType::fromInterval($parsedVersion->getVersionId() + 1, null);
+		}
+		if (in_array($operatorString, ['>=', 'ge'], true)) {
+			return IntegerRangeType::fromInterval($parsedVersion->getVersionId(), null);
+		}
+
+		if (
+			in_array($operatorString, ['==', '=', 'eq'], true)
+		) {
+			return new ConstantIntegerType($parsedVersion->getVersionId());
+		}
+
+		return TypeCombinator::remove(new IntegerType(), new ConstantIntegerType($parsedVersion->getVersionId()));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/data/bug-5639.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/data/bug-5639.php
index c0eeed3370..740abfb915 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/data/bug-5639.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/data/bug-5639.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Bug5639;
 
-if (\version_compare(\PHP_VERSION, '7.0', '<'))
+if (\version_compare(\PHP_VERSION, '7.0', '<')) // @phpstan-ignore function.impossibleType
 {
 	class Foo extends \Exception {
 		function __toString(): string {