diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index 56af1f0c1d419..dff4b5539fc5a 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ PHP 8.3 UPGRADE NOTES
 
 - Dom:
   . Changed DOMCharacterData::appendData() tentative return type to true.
+  . DOMDocument::loadHTML(), DOMDocument::loadHTMLFile(), DOMDocument::loadXML(),
+    and DOMDocument::loadXMLFile() now have a tentative return type of bool.
+    Previously, this was documented as having a return type of DOMDocument|bool,
+    but DOMDocument cannot be returned since PHP 8.0 as it is no longer statically
+    callable.
 
 - Gd:
   . Changed imagerotate signature, removed the `ignore_transparent` argument
diff --git a/ext/dom/document.c b/ext/dom/document.c
index aabccd072085c..3d3057a87c4be 100644
--- a/ext/dom/document.c
+++ b/ext/dom/document.c
@@ -1317,20 +1317,14 @@ static xmlDocPtr dom_document_parser(zval *id, int mode, char *source, size_t so
 
 /* {{{ static void dom_parse_document(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int mode) */
 static void dom_parse_document(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int mode) {
-	zval *id;
 	xmlDoc *docp = NULL, *newdoc;
 	dom_doc_propsptr doc_prop;
 	dom_object *intern;
 	char *source;
 	size_t source_len;
-	int refcount, ret;
+	int refcount;
 	zend_long options = 0;
 
-	id = getThis();
-	if (id != NULL && ! instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(id), dom_document_class_entry)) {
-		id = NULL;
-	}
-
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "s|l", &source, &source_len, &options) == FAILURE) {
 		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
@@ -1348,48 +1342,44 @@ static void dom_parse_document(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int mode) {
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	newdoc = dom_document_parser(id, mode, source, source_len, options);
+	newdoc = dom_document_parser(ZEND_THIS, mode, source, source_len, options);
 
 	if (!newdoc)
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 
-	if (id != NULL) {
-		intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(id);
-		size_t old_modification_nr = 0;
-		if (intern != NULL) {
-			docp = (xmlDocPtr) dom_object_get_node(intern);
-			doc_prop = NULL;
-			if (docp != NULL) {
-				const php_libxml_doc_ptr *doc_ptr = docp->_private;
-				ZEND_ASSERT(doc_ptr != NULL); /* Must exist, we have a document */
-				old_modification_nr = doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr;
-				php_libxml_decrement_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *) intern);
-				doc_prop = intern->document->doc_props;
-				intern->document->doc_props = NULL;
-				refcount = php_libxml_decrement_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
-				if (refcount != 0) {
-					docp->_private = NULL;
-				}
-			}
-			intern->document = NULL;
-			if (php_libxml_increment_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, newdoc) == -1) {
-				RETURN_FALSE;
+	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
+	size_t old_modification_nr = 0;
+	if (intern != NULL) {
+		docp = (xmlDocPtr) dom_object_get_node(intern);
+		doc_prop = NULL;
+		if (docp != NULL) {
+			const php_libxml_doc_ptr *doc_ptr = docp->_private;
+			ZEND_ASSERT(doc_ptr != NULL); /* Must exist, we have a document */
+			old_modification_nr = doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr;
+			php_libxml_decrement_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *) intern);
+			doc_prop = intern->document->doc_props;
+			intern->document->doc_props = NULL;
+			refcount = php_libxml_decrement_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
+			if (refcount != 0) {
+				docp->_private = NULL;
 			}
-			intern->document->doc_props = doc_prop;
 		}
-
-		php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)newdoc, (void *)intern);
-		/* Since iterators should invalidate, we need to start the modification number from the old counter */
-		if (old_modification_nr != 0) {
-			php_libxml_doc_ptr* doc_ptr = (php_libxml_doc_ptr*) ((php_libxml_node_object*) intern)->node; /* downcast */
-			doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr = old_modification_nr;
-			php_libxml_invalidate_node_list_cache(doc_ptr);
+		intern->document = NULL;
+		if (php_libxml_increment_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, newdoc) == -1) {
+			RETURN_FALSE;
 		}
+		intern->document->doc_props = doc_prop;
+	}
 
-		RETURN_TRUE;
-	} else {
-		DOM_RET_OBJ((xmlNodePtr) newdoc, &ret, NULL);
+	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)newdoc, (void *)intern);
+	/* Since iterators should invalidate, we need to start the modification number from the old counter */
+	if (old_modification_nr != 0) {
+		php_libxml_doc_ptr* doc_ptr = (php_libxml_doc_ptr*) ((php_libxml_node_object*) intern)->node; /* downcast */
+		doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr = old_modification_nr;
+		php_libxml_invalidate_node_list_cache(doc_ptr);
 	}
+
+	RETURN_TRUE;
 }
 /* }}} end dom_parser_document */
 
@@ -1847,18 +1837,15 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMDocument, relaxNGValidateSource)
 
 static void dom_load_html(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int mode) /* {{{ */
 {
-	zval *id;
 	xmlDoc *docp = NULL, *newdoc;
 	dom_object *intern;
 	dom_doc_propsptr doc_prop;
 	char *source;
 	size_t source_len;
-	int refcount, ret;
+	int refcount;
 	zend_long options = 0;
 	htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt;
 
-	id = getThis();
-
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "s|l", &source, &source_len, &options) == FAILURE) {
 		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
@@ -1908,43 +1895,39 @@ static void dom_load_html(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int mode) /* {{{ */
 	if (!newdoc)
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 
-	if (id != NULL && instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE_P(id), dom_document_class_entry)) {
-		intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(id);
-		size_t old_modification_nr = 0;
-		if (intern != NULL) {
-			docp = (xmlDocPtr) dom_object_get_node(intern);
-			doc_prop = NULL;
-			if (docp != NULL) {
-				const php_libxml_doc_ptr *doc_ptr = docp->_private;
-				ZEND_ASSERT(doc_ptr != NULL); /* Must exist, we have a document */
-				old_modification_nr = doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr;
-				php_libxml_decrement_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *) intern);
-				doc_prop = intern->document->doc_props;
-				intern->document->doc_props = NULL;
-				refcount = php_libxml_decrement_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
-				if (refcount != 0) {
-					docp->_private = NULL;
-				}
-			}
-			intern->document = NULL;
-			if (php_libxml_increment_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, newdoc) == -1) {
-				RETURN_FALSE;
+	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
+	size_t old_modification_nr = 0;
+	if (intern != NULL) {
+		docp = (xmlDocPtr) dom_object_get_node(intern);
+		doc_prop = NULL;
+		if (docp != NULL) {
+			const php_libxml_doc_ptr *doc_ptr = docp->_private;
+			ZEND_ASSERT(doc_ptr != NULL); /* Must exist, we have a document */
+			old_modification_nr = doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr;
+			php_libxml_decrement_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *) intern);
+			doc_prop = intern->document->doc_props;
+			intern->document->doc_props = NULL;
+			refcount = php_libxml_decrement_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
+			if (refcount != 0) {
+				docp->_private = NULL;
 			}
-			intern->document->doc_props = doc_prop;
 		}
-
-		php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)newdoc, (void *)intern);
-		/* Since iterators should invalidate, we need to start the modification number from the old counter */
-		if (old_modification_nr != 0) {
-			php_libxml_doc_ptr* doc_ptr = (php_libxml_doc_ptr*) ((php_libxml_node_object*) intern)->node; /* downcast */
-			doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr = old_modification_nr;
-			php_libxml_invalidate_node_list_cache(doc_ptr);
+		intern->document = NULL;
+		if (php_libxml_increment_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, newdoc) == -1) {
+			RETURN_FALSE;
 		}
+		intern->document->doc_props = doc_prop;
+	}
 
-		RETURN_TRUE;
-	} else {
-		DOM_RET_OBJ((xmlNodePtr) newdoc, &ret, NULL);
+	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)newdoc, (void *)intern);
+	/* Since iterators should invalidate, we need to start the modification number from the old counter */
+	if (old_modification_nr != 0) {
+		php_libxml_doc_ptr* doc_ptr = (php_libxml_doc_ptr*) ((php_libxml_node_object*) intern)->node; /* downcast */
+		doc_ptr->cache_tag.modification_nr = old_modification_nr;
+		php_libxml_invalidate_node_list_cache(doc_ptr);
 	}
+
+	RETURN_TRUE;
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php b/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php
index 29aaf07e4b177..955721dd230c0 100644
--- a/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php
+++ b/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php
@@ -774,11 +774,11 @@ public function getElementsByTagNameNS(?string $namespace, string $localName): D
     /** @return DOMNode|false */
     public function importNode(DOMNode $node, bool $deep = false) {}
 
-    /** @return DOMDocument|bool */
-    public function load(string $filename, int $options = 0) {} // TODO return type shouldn't depend on the call scope
+    /** @tentative-return-type */
+    public function load(string $filename, int $options = 0): bool {}
 
-    /** @return DOMDocument|bool */
-    public function loadXML(string $source, int $options = 0) {} // TODO return type shouldn't depend on the call scope
+    /** @tentative-return-type */
+    public function loadXML(string $source, int $options = 0): bool {}
 
     /** @tentative-return-type */
     public function normalizeDocument(): void {}
@@ -790,11 +790,11 @@ public function registerNodeClass(string $baseClass, ?string $extendedClass): bo
     public function save(string $filename, int $options = 0): int|false {}
 
 #ifdef LIBXML_HTML_ENABLED
-    /** @return DOMDocument|bool */
-    public function loadHTML(string $source, int $options = 0) {} // TODO return type shouldn't depend on the call scope
+    /** @tentative-return-type */
+    public function loadHTML(string $source, int $options = 0): bool {}
 
-    /** @return DOMDocument|bool */
-    public function loadHTMLFile(string $filename, int $options = 0) {} // TODO return type shouldn't depend on the call scope
+    /** @tentative-return-type */
+    public function loadHTMLFile(string $filename, int $options = 0): bool {}
 
     /** @tentative-return-type */
     public function saveHTML(?DOMNode $node = null): string|false {}
diff --git a/ext/dom/php_dom_arginfo.h b/ext/dom/php_dom_arginfo.h
index 28bc38296369d..aee74f130e5a9 100644
--- a/ext/dom/php_dom_arginfo.h
+++ b/ext/dom/php_dom_arginfo.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* This is a generated file, edit the .stub.php file instead.
- * Stub hash: 3a37adaf011606d10ae1fa12ce135a23b3e07cf4 */
+ * Stub hash: 8bfa8e742552be6f1fb85593dcab2e755f1d5089 */
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO_EX(arginfo_dom_import_simplexml, 0, 1, DOMElement, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, node, IS_OBJECT, 0)
@@ -371,12 +371,12 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_importNode, 0, 0, 1)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, deep, _IS_BOOL, 0, "false")
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_load, 0, 0, 1)
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_TENTATIVE_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_load, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, filename, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_loadXML, 0, 0, 1)
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_TENTATIVE_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_loadXML, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
@@ -394,14 +394,14 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_TENTATIVE_RETURN_TYPE_MASK_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_save
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
 #if defined(LIBXML_HTML_ENABLED)
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_loadHTML, 0, 0, 1)
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_TENTATIVE_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_loadHTML, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, source, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 #endif
 
 #if defined(LIBXML_HTML_ENABLED)
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_loadHTMLFile, 0, 0, 1)
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_TENTATIVE_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_class_DOMDocument_loadHTMLFile, 0, 1, _IS_BOOL, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, filename, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, options, IS_LONG, 0, "0")
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()