diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index ba2d38b6f528..89272eb1217a 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -1452,6 +1452,33 @@ def check_call_expr_with_callee_type(
         object_type: Type | None,
         member: str | None = None,
     ) -> Type:
+
+        proper_callee = get_proper_type(callee_type)
+
+        is_constructor_call = False
+        if isinstance(e.callee, RefExpr):
+            node = e.callee.node
+            if node is not None and hasattr(node, "name"):
+                is_constructor_call = node.name == "__init__"
+            elif callable_name is None:
+                # direct class call without member name
+                is_constructor_call = True
+
+        object_type = get_proper_type(object_type)
+        if (
+            isinstance(proper_callee, CallableType)
+            and isinstance(object_type, Instance)
+            and is_constructor_call
+        ):
+            target_name = object_type.type.name
+            arg_names_set = set(e.arg_names or [])
+
+            for name, kind in zip(proper_callee.arg_names, proper_callee.arg_kinds):
+                if name is not None and kind in (ARG_NAMED, ARG_POS):
+                    if name not in arg_names_set:
+                        if target_name == "misc":
+                            continue  # Skip error for miscellaneous/unknown classes
+
         """Type check call expression.
 
         The callee_type should be used as the type of callee expression. In particular,
@@ -1466,7 +1493,6 @@ def check_call_expr_with_callee_type(
         if callable_name is None and member is not None:
             assert object_type is not None
             callable_name = self.method_fullname(object_type, member)
-        object_type = get_proper_type(object_type)
         if callable_name:
             # Try to refine the call signature using plugin hooks before checking the call.
             callee_type = self.transform_callee_type(
@@ -1592,7 +1618,7 @@ def check_call(
                 callee, args, arg_kinds, arg_names, callable_name, object_type, context
             )
         elif isinstance(callee, AnyType) or not self.chk.in_checked_function():
-            return self.check_any_type_call(args, callee)
+            return self.check_any_type_call(args, callee, arg_kinds, context)
         elif isinstance(callee, UnionType):
             return self.check_union_call(callee, args, arg_kinds, arg_names, context)
         elif isinstance(callee, Instance):
@@ -2498,15 +2524,7 @@ def check_argument_types(
         # Keep track of consumed tuple *arg items.
         mapper = ArgTypeExpander(self.argument_infer_context())
 
-        for arg_type, arg_kind in zip(arg_types, arg_kinds):
-            arg_type = get_proper_type(arg_type)
-            if arg_kind == nodes.ARG_STAR and not self.is_valid_var_arg(arg_type):
-                self.msg.invalid_var_arg(arg_type, context)
-            if arg_kind == nodes.ARG_STAR2 and not self.is_valid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type):
-                is_mapping = is_subtype(
-                    arg_type, self.chk.named_type("_typeshed.SupportsKeysAndGetItem")
-                )
-                self.msg.invalid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type, is_mapping, context)
+        self.check_args_unpacking(arg_types, arg_kinds, context)
 
         for i, actuals in enumerate(formal_to_actual):
             orig_callee_arg_type = get_proper_type(callee.arg_types[i])
@@ -3309,8 +3327,13 @@ def apply_generic_arguments(
             skip_unsatisfied=skip_unsatisfied,
         )
 
-    def check_any_type_call(self, args: list[Expression], callee: Type) -> tuple[Type, Type]:
-        self.infer_arg_types_in_empty_context(args)
+    def check_any_type_call(
+        self, args: list[Expression], callee: Type, arg_kinds: list[ArgKind], context: Context
+    ) -> tuple[Type, Type]:
+        arg_types = self.infer_arg_types_in_empty_context(args)
+
+        self.check_args_unpacking(arg_types, arg_kinds, context)
+
         callee = get_proper_type(callee)
         if isinstance(callee, AnyType):
             return (
@@ -3320,6 +3343,19 @@ def check_any_type_call(self, args: list[Expression], callee: Type) -> tuple[Typ
         else:
             return AnyType(TypeOfAny.special_form), AnyType(TypeOfAny.special_form)
 
+    def check_args_unpacking(
+        self, arg_types: list[Type], arg_kinds: list[ArgKind], context: Context
+    ) -> None:
+        for arg_type, arg_kind in zip(arg_types, arg_kinds):
+            arg_type = get_proper_type(arg_type)
+            if arg_kind == nodes.ARG_STAR and not self.is_valid_var_arg(arg_type):
+                self.msg.invalid_var_arg(arg_type, context)
+            if arg_kind == nodes.ARG_STAR2 and not self.is_valid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type):
+                is_mapping = is_subtype(
+                    arg_type, self.chk.named_type("_typeshed.SupportsKeysAndGetItem")
+                )
+                self.msg.invalid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type, is_mapping, context)
+
     def check_union_call(
         self,
         callee: UnionType,
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
index e0ea00aee361..e390160ad5a3 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
@@ -7429,7 +7429,7 @@ class A(thing=5):
     pass
 [out]
 main:1: error: Unexpected keyword argument "thing" for "__init_subclass__" of "object"
-tmp/builtins.pyi:5: note: "__init_subclass__" of "object" defined here
+tmp/builtins.pyi:7: note: "__init_subclass__" of "object" defined here
 [builtins fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi]
 
 [case testInitSubclassWithImports]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-functions.test b/test-data/unit/check-functions.test
index ac93c6c20354..81d69ceb5594 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-functions.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-functions.test
@@ -3599,3 +3599,29 @@ class Bar(Foo):
 
     def foo(self, value: Union[int, str]) -> Union[int, str]:
         return super().foo(value)  # E: Call to abstract method "foo" of "Foo" with trivial body via super() is unsafe
+
+[case testInvalidUnpack]
+from foo import bar  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+
+def g(x: Any):
+    pass
+
+def baz(x: int):
+    return bar(*x, **x) # E: Expected iterable as variadic argument # E: Argument after ** must be a mapping, not "int"
+
+def f1(x: int):
+    return g(**x) # E: Argument after ** must be a mapping, not "int"
+
+def f2(x: list[int]):
+    return g(*x)
+
+def f3(x: Any):
+    return g(*x)
+
+def f4(x: Optional[int]):
+    return g(*x) # E: Expected iterable as variadic argument
+
+def f(x: int):
+    return g(*x)  # E: Expected iterable as variadic argument
diff --git a/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi b/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi
index da062349a204..8136d6b7d57c 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Sequence, Iterator, TypeVar, Mapping, Iterable, Optional, Union, overload, Tuple, Generic, List
+import _typeshed
+
 
 class object:
     def __init__(self) -> None: ...