diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts
index a41afacf62a4..95f0e66ccecc 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/utils';
 
+import { AST_NODE_TYPES } from '@typescript-eslint/utils';
 import * as tsutils from 'ts-api-utils';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
@@ -111,8 +112,12 @@ export default createRule<[], MessageIds>({
     return {
       TSTypeParameterInstantiation(node): void {
         const expression = services.esTreeNodeToTSNodeMap.get(node);
+        const typeParameters = getTypeParametersFromNode(
+          node,
+          expression,
+          checker,
+        );
 
-        const typeParameters = getTypeParametersFromNode(expression, checker);
         if (typeParameters) {
           checkTSArgsAndParameters(node, typeParameters);
         }
@@ -122,29 +127,31 @@ export default createRule<[], MessageIds>({
 });
 
 function getTypeParametersFromNode(
-  node: ParameterCapableTSNode,
+  node: TSESTree.TSTypeParameterInstantiation,
+  tsNode: ParameterCapableTSNode,
   checker: ts.TypeChecker,
 ): readonly ts.TypeParameterDeclaration[] | undefined {
-  if (ts.isExpressionWithTypeArguments(node)) {
-    return getTypeParametersFromType(node.expression, checker);
+  if (ts.isExpressionWithTypeArguments(tsNode)) {
+    return getTypeParametersFromType(node, tsNode.expression, checker);
   }
 
-  if (ts.isTypeReferenceNode(node)) {
-    return getTypeParametersFromType(node.typeName, checker);
+  if (ts.isTypeReferenceNode(tsNode)) {
+    return getTypeParametersFromType(node, tsNode.typeName, checker);
   }
 
   if (
-    ts.isCallExpression(node) ||
-    ts.isNewExpression(node) ||
-    ts.isTaggedTemplateExpression(node)
+    ts.isCallExpression(tsNode) ||
+    ts.isNewExpression(tsNode) ||
+    ts.isTaggedTemplateExpression(tsNode)
   ) {
-    return getTypeParametersFromCall(node, checker);
+    return getTypeParametersFromCall(node, tsNode, checker);
   }
 
   return undefined;
 }
 
 function getTypeParametersFromType(
+  node: TSESTree.TSTypeParameterInstantiation,
   type: ts.ClassDeclaration | ts.EntityName | ts.Expression,
   checker: ts.TypeChecker,
 ): readonly ts.TypeParameterDeclaration[] | undefined {
@@ -160,24 +167,36 @@ function getTypeParametersFromType(
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  return findFirstResult(declarations, decl =>
-    ts.isClassLike(decl) ||
-    ts.isTypeAliasDeclaration(decl) ||
-    ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(decl)
-      ? decl.typeParameters
-      : undefined,
+  const sortedDeclaraions = sortDeclarationsByTypeValueContext(
+    node,
+    declarations,
   );
+  return findFirstResult(sortedDeclaraions, decl => {
+    if (
+      ts.isTypeAliasDeclaration(decl) ||
+      ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(decl) ||
+      ts.isClassLike(decl)
+    ) {
+      return decl.typeParameters;
+    }
+    if (ts.isVariableDeclaration(decl)) {
+      return getConstructSignatureDeclaration(symAtLocation, checker)
+        ?.typeParameters;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  });
 }
 
 function getTypeParametersFromCall(
-  node: ts.CallExpression | ts.NewExpression | ts.TaggedTemplateExpression,
+  node: TSESTree.TSTypeParameterInstantiation,
+  tsNode: ts.CallExpression | ts.NewExpression | ts.TaggedTemplateExpression,
   checker: ts.TypeChecker,
 ): readonly ts.TypeParameterDeclaration[] | undefined {
-  const sig = checker.getResolvedSignature(node);
+  const sig = checker.getResolvedSignature(tsNode);
   const sigDecl = sig?.getDeclaration();
   if (!sigDecl) {
-    return ts.isNewExpression(node)
-      ? getTypeParametersFromType(node.expression, checker)
+    return ts.isNewExpression(tsNode)
+      ? getTypeParametersFromType(node, tsNode.expression, checker)
       : undefined;
   }
 
@@ -192,3 +211,42 @@ function getAliasedSymbol(
     ? checker.getAliasedSymbol(symbol)
     : symbol;
 }
+
+function isInTypeContext(node: TSESTree.TSTypeParameterInstantiation) {
+  return (
+    node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.TSInterfaceHeritage ||
+    node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.TSTypeReference ||
+    node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.TSClassImplements
+  );
+}
+
+function isTypeContextDeclaration(decl: ts.Declaration) {
+  return ts.isTypeAliasDeclaration(decl) || ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(decl);
+}
+
+function typeFirstCompare(declA: ts.Declaration, declB: ts.Declaration) {
+  const aIsType = isTypeContextDeclaration(declA);
+  const bIsType = isTypeContextDeclaration(declB);
+
+  return Number(bIsType) - Number(aIsType);
+}
+
+function sortDeclarationsByTypeValueContext(
+  node: TSESTree.TSTypeParameterInstantiation,
+  declarations: ts.Declaration[],
+) {
+  const sorted = [...declarations].sort(typeFirstCompare);
+  if (isInTypeContext(node)) {
+    return sorted;
+  }
+  return sorted.reverse();
+}
+
+function getConstructSignatureDeclaration(
+  symbol: ts.Symbol,
+  checker: ts.TypeChecker,
+): ts.SignatureDeclaration | undefined {
+  const type = checker.getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
+  const sig = type.getConstructSignatures();
+  return sig.at(0)?.getDeclaration();
+}
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.test.ts
index 28ba6e955dd3..ad4133e13ff4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.test.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,30 @@ type A = Map<string, string>;
 type B<T = A> = T;
 type C2 = B<Map<string, number>>;
     `,
+    `
+interface Foo<T = string> {}
+declare var Foo: {
+  new <T>(type: T): any;
+};
+class Bar extends Foo<string> {}
+    `,
+    `
+interface Foo<T = string> {}
+class Foo<T> {}
+class Bar extends Foo<string> {}
+    `,
+    `
+class Foo<T = string> {}
+interface Foo<T> {}
+class Bar implements Foo<string> {}
+    `,
+    `
+class Foo<T> {}
+namespace Foo {
+  export class Bar {}
+}
+class Bar extends Foo<string> {}
+    `,
   ],
   invalid: [
     {
@@ -452,5 +476,89 @@ type E<T = B> = T;
 type F = E;
       `,
     },
+    {
+      code: `
+interface Foo {}
+declare var Foo: {
+  new <T = string>(type: T): any;
+};
+class Bar extends Foo<string> {}
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 6,
+          messageId: 'unnecessaryTypeParameter',
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `
+interface Foo {}
+declare var Foo: {
+  new <T = string>(type: T): any;
+};
+class Bar extends Foo {}
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+declare var Foo: {
+  new <T = string>(type: T): any;
+};
+interface Foo {}
+class Bar extends Foo<string> {}
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 6,
+          messageId: 'unnecessaryTypeParameter',
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `
+declare var Foo: {
+  new <T = string>(type: T): any;
+};
+interface Foo {}
+class Bar extends Foo {}
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+class Foo<T> {}
+interface Foo<T = string> {}
+class Bar implements Foo<string> {}
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 4,
+          messageId: 'unnecessaryTypeParameter',
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `
+class Foo<T> {}
+interface Foo<T = string> {}
+class Bar implements Foo {}
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+class Foo<T = string> {}
+namespace Foo {
+  export class Bar {}
+}
+class Bar extends Foo<string> {}
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 6,
+          messageId: 'unnecessaryTypeParameter',
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `
+class Foo<T = string> {}
+namespace Foo {
+  export class Bar {}
+}
+class Bar extends Foo {}
+      `,
+    },
   ],
 });