diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp
index 6e8b26bcf21584..e2b079a04c4616 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp
@@ -3389,14 +3389,27 @@ bool Compiler::optNarrowTree(GenTree* tree, var_types srct, var_types dstt, Valu
                 }
 #endif
 
-                if ((tree->CastToType() != srct) || tree->gtOverflow())
+                // We are called recursively to push a narrowing cast down through `tree`.
+                // In this GT_CAST case, `tree` is an inner cast whose result feeds the outer
+                // narrowing operation; `srct` is that result type (the inner cast's TypeGet)
+                // and `dstt` is the type we are narrowing to.
+                //
+                // We recognize the pattern (simplified):
+                //     CAST<dstt <- srct>( CAST<srct <- op1>(op1) )       e.g. (int)(long)x
+                // and below rewrite the inner cast to int<->int so the chain folds away.
+                //
+                // CastToType carries signedness independently of tree->TypeGet() (e.g.
+                // CAST_LONG <- ULONG <- uint has CastToType=ULONG while tree->TypeGet()==LONG).
+                // Use genActualType on both sides of the compare so an unsigned-widening inner
+                // cast still matches a LONG `srct`.
+                if ((genActualType(tree->CastToType()) != genActualType(srct)) || tree->gtOverflow())
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
 
                 if (varTypeIsInt(op1) && varTypeIsInt(dstt) && tree->TypeIs(TYP_LONG))
                 {
-                    // We have a CAST that converts into to long while dstt is int.
+                    // We have a CAST that converts int to long while dstt is int.
                     // so we can just convert the cast to int -> int and someone will clean it up.
                     if (doit)
                     {
diff --git a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Casts.cs b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Casts.cs
index 438b4869b3ccf5..b9586fecd6c249 100644
--- a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Casts.cs
+++ b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Casts.cs
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static ulong CastUIntUShortULong(uint x)
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
         static uint CastUIntULongUInt(uint x)
         {
-            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: mov {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}}
+            //ARM64-NOT: mov {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}}
             return (uint)(ulong)x;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Cmn.cs b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Cmn.cs
index f8e05ed9125a0d..a45e90c30a01c4 100644
--- a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Cmn.cs
+++ b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Cmn.cs
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ static bool CmnLSLSwap(int a, int b)
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
         static bool CmnLSR(uint a, uint b)
         {
-            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: lsr {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}},  #2
-            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: cmn {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}}
+            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: cmn {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}}, LSR #2
             if (a == (uint)-(b>>2))
             {
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Mvn.cs b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Mvn.cs
index 74957a091e63af..028fb556f7ce40 100644
--- a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Mvn.cs
+++ b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Mvn.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public static int CheckMvn()
                 fail = true;
             }
 
+            if (MvnCastChainLSR(0x10) != 0xFFFFFFFD)
+            {
+                fail = true;
+            }
+
             if (fail)
             {
                 return 101;
@@ -93,5 +98,12 @@ static ulong MvnLargeShift64Bit(ulong a)
             //ARM64-FULL-LINE: mvn {{x[0-9]+}}, {{x[0-9]+}}, LSR #32
             return ~(a>>160);
         }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+        static uint MvnCastChainLSR(uint a)
+        {
+            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: mvn {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}}, LSR #3
+            return (uint)~(ulong)(a>>3);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Neg.cs b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Neg.cs
index e270c013c2ccf8..58bcbb355e6b3c 100644
--- a/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Neg.cs
+++ b/src/tests/JIT/opt/InstructionCombining/Neg.cs
@@ -573,8 +573,7 @@ static int NegLSL(int a)
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
         static uint NegLSR(uint a)
         {
-            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: lsr {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}},  #20
-            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: neg {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}}
+            //ARM64-FULL-LINE: neg {{w[0-9]+}}, {{w[0-9]+}}, LSR #20
             return (uint)-(a >> 20);
         }