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diff --git a/src/semantize/typing.nit b/src/semantize/typing.nit
index 3aa87a8..83bebc2 100644
--- a/src/semantize/typing.nit
+++ b/src/semantize/typing.nit
@@ -1680,11 +1680,13 @@ redef class ANewExpr
 	# The constructor invoked by the new.
 	var callsite: nullable CallSite
 
+	# The designated type
+	var recvtype: nullable MClassType
+
 	redef fun accept_typing(v)
 	do
 		var recvtype = v.resolve_mtype(self.n_type)
 		if recvtype == null then return
-		self.mtype = recvtype
 
 		if not recvtype isa MClassType then
 			if recvtype isa MNullableType then
@@ -1694,16 +1696,10 @@ redef class ANewExpr
 				v.error(self, "Type error: cannot instantiate the formal type {recvtype}.")
 				return
 			end
-		else
-			if recvtype.mclass.kind == abstract_kind then
-				v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate abstract class {recvtype}.")
-				return
-			else if recvtype.mclass.kind == interface_kind then
-				v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate interface {recvtype}.")
-				return
-			end
 		end
 
+		self.recvtype = recvtype
+
 		var name: String
 		var nid = self.n_id
 		if nid != null then
@@ -1714,6 +1710,20 @@ redef class ANewExpr
 		var callsite = v.get_method(self, recvtype, name, false)
 		if callsite == null then return
 
+		if not callsite.mproperty.is_new then
+			if recvtype.mclass.kind == abstract_kind then
+				v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate abstract class {recvtype}.")
+				return
+			else if recvtype.mclass.kind == interface_kind then
+				v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate interface {recvtype}.")
+				return
+			end
+			self.mtype = recvtype
+		else
+			self.mtype = callsite.msignature.return_mtype
+			assert self.mtype != null
+		end
+
 		self.callsite = callsite
 
 		if not callsite.mproperty.is_init_for(recvtype.mclass) then