diff --git a/Rules.md b/Rules.md
index 692574b2..1d2627ab 100644
--- a/Rules.md
+++ b/Rules.md
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ Insert/remove explicit `self` where applicable.
 Option | Description
 --- | ---
 `--self` | Explicit self: "insert", "remove" (default) or "init-only"
-`--self-required` | Comma-delimited list of functions with @autoclosure arguments
+`--self-required` | Comma-delimited list of functions / types with @autoclosure arguments
 
 <details>
 <summary>Examples</summary>
diff --git a/Sources/FormattingHelpers.swift b/Sources/FormattingHelpers.swift
index 066daf6b..9d6cdc44 100644
--- a/Sources/FormattingHelpers.swift
+++ b/Sources/FormattingHelpers.swift
@@ -130,10 +130,59 @@ extension Formatter {
             }
             index = scopeStart
         }
+        if !staticSelf,
+           isAssignedToSelfRequiredType(at: index)
+        {
+            return false
+        }
         removeTokens(in: i ..< nextIndex)
         return true
     }
 
+    /// Whether the expression at the given index is on the RHS of an assignment
+    /// whose LHS has a type annotation matching a `selfRequired` type.
+    /// e.g. `let _: OSLogMessage = "\(self.bar)"` or `let _: OSLogMessage = foo(self.bar)`
+    func isAssignedToSelfRequiredType(at i: Int) -> Bool {
+        guard !options.selfRequired.isEmpty else { return false }
+        // Walk backwards from start of expression to find `=` operator
+        var index = i
+        while let prevIndex = self.index(of: .nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, before: index) {
+            if tokens[prevIndex] == .operator("=", .infix) {
+                return isSelfRequiredType(beforeAssignment: prevIndex)
+            }
+            switch tokens[prevIndex] {
+            case .identifier, .operator(".", .infix),
+                 .keyword("try"), .keyword("await"),
+                 .operator("?", .postfix), .operator("!", .postfix):
+                index = prevIndex
+            default:
+                return false
+            }
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    /// Whether the type annotation before an `=` operator is a `selfRequired` type.
+    func isSelfRequiredType(beforeAssignment equalsIndex: Int) -> Bool {
+        var typeIndex = equalsIndex
+        while let prevTypeIndex = index(of: .nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, before: typeIndex) {
+            if tokens[prevTypeIndex].isUnwrapOperator {
+                typeIndex = prevTypeIndex
+            } else if tokens[prevTypeIndex] == .endOfScope(">"),
+                      let matchingStart = startOfScope(at: prevTypeIndex)
+            {
+                typeIndex = matchingStart
+            } else {
+                typeIndex = prevTypeIndex
+                break
+            }
+        }
+        guard tokens[typeIndex].isIdentifier else {
+            return false
+        }
+        return options.selfRequired.contains(tokens[typeIndex].unescaped())
+    }
+
     /// gather declared variable names, starting at index after let/var keyword
     func processDeclaredVariables(at index: inout Int, names: inout Set<String>,
                                   removeSelfKeyword: String?, onlyLocal: Bool,
diff --git a/Sources/OptionDescriptor.swift b/Sources/OptionDescriptor.swift
index 14af6d19..cc77d4a4 100644
--- a/Sources/OptionDescriptor.swift
+++ b/Sources/OptionDescriptor.swift
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ struct _Descriptors {
     let selfRequired = OptionDescriptor(
         argumentName: "self-required",
         displayName: "Self Required",
-        help: "Comma-delimited list of functions with @autoclosure arguments",
+        help: "Comma-delimited list of functions / types with @autoclosure arguments",
         keyPath: \FormatOptions.selfRequired
     )
     let throwCapturing = OptionDescriptor(
diff --git a/Tests/Rules/RedundantSelfTests.swift b/Tests/Rules/RedundantSelfTests.swift
index ec726726..148c3a83 100644
--- a/Tests/Rules/RedundantSelfTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Rules/RedundantSelfTests.swift
@@ -879,6 +879,111 @@ final class RedundantSelfTests: XCTestCase {
         testFormatting(for: input, rule: .redundantSelf, options: options, exclude: [.propertyTypes])
     }
 
+    func testNoRemoveSelfInStringInterpolationWithSelfRequiredTypeAnnotation() {
+        let input = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = NSObject()
+            func f() {
+                let _: OSLogMessage = "\\(self.bar)"
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        let options = FormatOptions(selfRequired: ["OSLogMessage"])
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: .redundantSelf, options: options,
+                       exclude: [.propertyTypes])
+    }
+
+    func testNoRemoveSelfInStringInterpolationWithOptionalSelfRequiredTypeAnnotation() {
+        let input = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = NSObject()
+            func f() {
+                let x: OSLogMessage? = "\\(self.bar)"
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        let options = FormatOptions(selfRequired: ["OSLogMessage"])
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: .redundantSelf, options: options,
+                       exclude: [.propertyTypes])
+    }
+
+    func testRemoveSelfInStringInterpolationWithNonSelfRequiredTypeAnnotation() {
+        let input = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = "test"
+            func f() {
+                let x: String = "\\(self.bar)"
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        let output = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = "test"
+            func f() {
+                let x: String = "\\(bar)"
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        testFormatting(for: input, output, rule: .redundantSelf,
+                       exclude: [.propertyTypes, .redundantType])
+    }
+
+    func testNoRemoveSelfInFunctionCallWithSelfRequiredTypeAnnotation() {
+        let input = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = NSObject()
+            func f() {
+                let _: OSLogMessage = foo(self.bar)
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        let options = FormatOptions(selfRequired: ["OSLogMessage"])
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: .redundantSelf, options: options,
+                       exclude: [.propertyTypes])
+    }
+
+    func testNoRemoveSelfInMethodChainWithSelfRequiredTypeAnnotation() {
+        let input = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = NSObject()
+            func f() {
+                let _: OSLogMessage = Foo.bar(self.bar)
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        let options = FormatOptions(selfRequired: ["OSLogMessage"])
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: .redundantSelf, options: options,
+                       exclude: [.propertyTypes])
+    }
+
+    func testNoRemoveSelfInDirectAssignmentWithSelfRequiredTypeAnnotation() {
+        let input = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = NSObject()
+            func f() {
+                let _: OSLogMessage = self.bar
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        let options = FormatOptions(selfRequired: ["OSLogMessage"])
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: .redundantSelf, options: options,
+                       exclude: [.propertyTypes])
+    }
+
+    func testNoRemoveSelfInSelfRequiredTypeInitializer() {
+        let input = """
+        class C {
+            let bar = NSObject()
+            func f() {
+                let msg = OSLogMessage(self.bar)
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        let options = FormatOptions(selfRequired: ["OSLogMessage"])
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: .redundantSelf, options: options,
+                       exclude: [.propertyTypes])
+    }
+
     func testSelfRemovedFromSwitchCaseWhere() {
         let input = """
         class Foo {