diff --git a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c
index 3a6e3f0eb9d28..563127cc10aa4 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c
@@ -5560,6 +5560,9 @@ static const void *zend_jit_trace(zend_jit_trace_rec *trace_buffer, uint32_t par
 							res_type = Z_TYPE_P(RT_CONSTANT(opline, opline->op1));
 						} else if (op1_type != IS_UNKNOWN) {
 							res_type = op1_type;
+							if (res_type == IS_UNDEF) {
+								res_type = IS_NULL;
+							}
 						}
 						if (op_array->type == ZEND_EVAL_CODE
 						 // TODO: support for top-level code
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16770.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16770.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..71d796ade8ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16770.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-16770 (Tracing JIT type mismatch when returning UNDEF)
+--INI--
+opcache.jit=1254
+opcache.jit_hot_loop=1
+opcache.jit_buffer_size=32M
+--EXTENSIONS--
+opcache
+--FILE--
+<?php
+function ret_undef($k) {
+    return $undefined;
+}
+for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
+    $output = ret_undef($i);
+}
+var_dump($output);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $undefined in %s on line %d
+NULL