diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
index d4444c6795b..9ef775f7e3f 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
@@ -304,6 +304,22 @@ predicate hasContextmanagerDecorator(Function func) {
   )
 }
 
+/**
+ * Holds if the function `func` has a `typing.overload` decorator.
+ * Such functions are type stubs that declare an overload signature but are
+ * not the actual implementation.
+ */
+overlay[local]
+predicate hasOverloadDecorator(Function func) {
+  exists(ControlFlowNode overload |
+    overload.(NameNode).getId() = "overload" and overload.(NameNode).isGlobal()
+    or
+    overload.(AttrNode).getObject("overload").(NameNode).isGlobal()
+  |
+    func.getADecorator() = overload.getNode()
+  )
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Callables
 // =============================================================================
@@ -849,7 +865,8 @@ private Class getNextClassInMro(Class cls) {
  */
 Function findFunctionAccordingToMro(Class cls, string name) {
   result = cls.getAMethod() and
-  result.getName() = name
+  result.getName() = name and
+  not hasOverloadDecorator(result)
   or
   not class_has_method(cls, name) and
   result = findFunctionAccordingToMro(getNextClassInMro(cls), name)
@@ -891,6 +908,7 @@ Class getNextClassInMroKnownStartingClass(Class cls, Class startingClass) {
 Function findFunctionAccordingToMroKnownStartingClass(Class cls, Class startingClass, string name) {
   result = cls.getAMethod() and
   result.getName() = name and
+  not hasOverloadDecorator(result) and
   cls = getADirectSuperclass*(startingClass)
   or
   not class_has_method(cls, name) and
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/calls-overload/test.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/calls-overload/test.py
index db0e4841936..bb385b9de38 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/calls-overload/test.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/calls-overload/test.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class OverloadedInit:
     def __init__(self, x, y=None):
         pass
 
-OverloadedInit(1) # $ init=OverloadedInit.__init__:11 SPURIOUS: init=OverloadedInit.__init__:6 init=OverloadedInit.__init__:9
-OverloadedInit("a", "b") # $ init=OverloadedInit.__init__:11 SPURIOUS: init=OverloadedInit.__init__:6 init=OverloadedInit.__init__:9
+OverloadedInit(1) # $ init=OverloadedInit.__init__:11
+OverloadedInit("a", "b") # $ init=OverloadedInit.__init__:11
 
 
 from typing import overload
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class OverloadedInitFromImport:
     def __init__(self, x, y=None):
         pass
 
-OverloadedInitFromImport(1) # $ init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:28 SPURIOUS: init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:23 init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:26
-OverloadedInitFromImport("a", "b") # $ init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:28 SPURIOUS: init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:23 init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:26
+OverloadedInitFromImport(1) # $ init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:28
+OverloadedInitFromImport("a", "b") # $ init=OverloadedInitFromImport.__init__:28
 
 
 class NoOverloads: