diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/attributes.md b/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/attributes.md
index e8d5132f60..5acd9fbec3 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/attributes.md
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/attributes.md
@@ -2583,6 +2583,23 @@ class C:
 reveal_type(C().x)  # revealed: Unknown | tuple[Divergent, Literal[1]]
 ```
 
+That also works if the tuple is not constructed directly:
+
+```py
+# from typing import TypeVar, Literal
+#
+# T = TypeVar("T")
+#
+# def make_tuple(a: T) -> tuple[T, Literal[1]]:
+#     return (a, 1)
+#
+# class D:
+#     def f(self, other: "D"):
+#         self.x = make_tuple(other.x)
+#
+# reveal_type(D().x)  # revealed: Unknown | tuple[Divergent, Literal[1]]
+```
+
 ## Attributes of standard library modules that aren't yet defined
 
 For attributes of stdlib modules that exist in future versions, we can give better diagnostics.
diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/call/arguments.rs b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/call/arguments.rs
index fc8bf871e5..58c459e214 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/call/arguments.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/call/arguments.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ fn expand_type<'db>(db: &'db dyn Db, ty: Type<'db>) -> Option<Vec<Type<'db>>> {
                                 }
                             })
                             .multi_cartesian_product()
-                            .map(|types| Type::tuple(TupleType::heterogeneous(db, types)))
+                            .map(|types| Type::heterogeneous_tuple(db, types))
                             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
                         if expanded.len() == 1 {
diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/infer/builder.rs b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/infer/builder.rs
index 419b85fda6..5e313ac7cf 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/infer/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/infer/builder.rs
@@ -5968,16 +5968,9 @@ impl<'db, 'ast> TypeInferenceBuilder<'db, 'ast> {
         let mut annotated_elt_tys = annotated_tuple.as_ref().map(Tuple::all_elements);
 
         let db = self.db();
-        let divergent = Type::divergent(Some(self.scope()));
         let element_types = elts.iter().map(|element| {
             let annotated_elt_ty = annotated_elt_tys.as_mut().and_then(Iterator::next).copied();
-            let element_type = self.infer_expression(element, TypeContext::new(annotated_elt_ty));
-
-            if element_type.has_divergent_type(self.db(), divergent) {
-                divergent
-            } else {
-                element_type
-            }
+            self.infer_expression(element, TypeContext::new(annotated_elt_ty))
         });
 
         Type::heterogeneous_tuple(db, element_types)
diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/instance.rs b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/instance.rs
index 76dc447fd0..a043e62b59 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/instance.rs
@@ -73,13 +73,7 @@ impl<'db> Type<'db> {
     {
         Type::tuple(TupleType::heterogeneous(
             db,
-            elements.into_iter().map(Into::into).map(|ty| {
-                if specialization_depth(db, ty) > MAX_SPECIALIZATION_DEPTH {
-                    Type::divergent(None)
-                } else {
-                    ty
-                }
-            }),
+            elements.into_iter().map(Into::into),
         ))
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/tuple.rs b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/tuple.rs
index f091c99ea5..bd15053a0c 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/tuple.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/tuple.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ use crate::subscript::{Nth, OutOfBoundsError, PyIndex, PySlice, StepSizeZeroErro
 use crate::types::class::{ClassType, KnownClass};
 use crate::types::constraints::{ConstraintSet, IteratorConstraintsExtension};
 use crate::types::generics::InferableTypeVars;
+use crate::types::visitor::MAX_SPECIALIZATION_DEPTH;
 use crate::types::{
     ApplyTypeMappingVisitor, BoundTypeVarInstance, FindLegacyTypeVarsVisitor, HasRelationToVisitor,
     IsDisjointVisitor, IsEquivalentVisitor, NormalizedVisitor, Type, TypeMapping, TypeRelation,
-    UnionBuilder, UnionType,
+    UnionBuilder, UnionType, specialization_depth,
 };
 use crate::types::{Truthiness, TypeContext};
 use crate::{Db, FxOrderSet, Program};
@@ -178,7 +179,16 @@ impl<'db> TupleType<'db> {
         db: &'db dyn Db,
         types: impl IntoIterator<Item = Type<'db>>,
     ) -> Option<Self> {
-        TupleType::new(db, &TupleSpec::heterogeneous(types))
+        TupleType::new(
+            db,
+            &TupleSpec::heterogeneous(types.into_iter().map(|ty| {
+                if specialization_depth(db, ty) > MAX_SPECIALIZATION_DEPTH {
+                    Type::divergent(None)
+                } else {
+                    ty
+                }
+            })),
+        )
     }
 
     #[cfg(test)]