diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 64f8f657fb..722531ed0a 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #20508: Fix PHPDoc, add PHPStan/Psalm annotations for `yii\web\CookieCollection::getIterator`. Add missing `@property` annotation in `yii\base\Model` (max-s-lab)
 - Bug #20513: Fix code examples in PHPDoc (max-s-lab)
 - Enh #20514: Add `@property` annotations for `yii\console\Controller` (max-s-lab)
+- Bug #20516: Fix `@template` annotations in `ActiveRecord` (max-s-lab)
 
 
 2.0.53 June 27, 2025
diff --git a/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php b/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
index 5645298afd..16499e0e95 100644
--- a/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
+++ b/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
      *
      * @return ActiveQuery
      *
-     * @template T
+     * @template T of self
      *
      * @phpstan-param class-string<T> $class
      * @psalm-param class-string<T> $class
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
      *
      * @return ActiveQuery
      *
-     * @template T
+     * @template T of self
      *
      * @phpstan-param class-string<T> $class
      * @psalm-param class-string<T> $class