diff --git a/mypy/semanal.py b/mypy/semanal.py
index fe3151ce6cd2..696854e1dbb6 100644
--- a/mypy/semanal.py
+++ b/mypy/semanal.py
@@ -1149,6 +1149,17 @@ def analyze_class(self, defn: ClassDef) -> None:
             self.mark_incomplete(defn.name, defn)
             return
 
+        # update the typevar ids such that they will not conflict with any base classes
+        #  (yuck, there has to be a better way to do this.)
+        if any(isinstance(base[0], Instance) for base in base_types):
+            offset = max(
+                self.find_maximum_class_id(base[0].type)
+                for base in base_types if isinstance(base[0], Instance)
+            )
+            # mutating the type vars to be what we want (and hoping nothing previously saved them)
+            for tvar in tvar_defs:
+                tvar.id.raw_id += offset
+
         is_typeddict, info = self.typed_dict_analyzer.analyze_typeddict_classdef(defn)
         if is_typeddict:
             for decorator in defn.decorators:
@@ -1183,6 +1194,16 @@ def analyze_class(self, defn: ClassDef) -> None:
                 self.analyze_class_decorator(defn, decorator)
             self.analyze_class_body_common(defn)
 
+    # should this be memoized in TypeInfo?
+    def find_maximum_class_id(self, info: TypeInfo) -> int:
+        if info.bases:
+            return len(info.type_vars) + max(
+                self.find_maximum_class_id(cls.type)
+                for cls in info.bases
+            )
+        else:
+            return len(info.type_vars)
+
     def is_core_builtin_class(self, defn: ClassDef) -> bool:
         return self.cur_mod_id == 'builtins' and defn.name in CORE_BUILTIN_CLASSES
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-generics.test b/test-data/unit/check-generics.test
index 2fa5a0da7e90..c872329f0f79 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-generics.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-generics.test
@@ -1933,9 +1933,9 @@ class C(Generic[T]):
 class D(C[Tuple[T, S]]): ...
 class E(D[S, str]): ...
 
-reveal_type(D.make_one)  # N: Revealed type is "def [T, S] (x: Tuple[T`1, S`2]) -> __main__.C[Tuple[T`1, S`2]]"
+reveal_type(D.make_one)  # N: Revealed type is "def [T, S] (x: Tuple[T`2, S`3]) -> __main__.C[Tuple[T`2, S`3]]"
 reveal_type(D[int, str].make_one)  # N: Revealed type is "def (x: Tuple[builtins.int*, builtins.str*]) -> __main__.C[Tuple[builtins.int*, builtins.str*]]"
-reveal_type(E.make_one)  # N: Revealed type is "def [S] (x: Tuple[S`1, builtins.str*]) -> __main__.C[Tuple[S`1, builtins.str*]]"
+reveal_type(E.make_one)  # N: Revealed type is "def [S] (x: Tuple[S`4, builtins.str*]) -> __main__.C[Tuple[S`4, builtins.str*]]"
 reveal_type(E[int].make_one)  # N: Revealed type is "def (x: Tuple[builtins.int*, builtins.str*]) -> __main__.C[Tuple[builtins.int*, builtins.str*]]"
 [builtins fixtures/classmethod.pyi]
 
@@ -2111,11 +2111,11 @@ class A(Generic[T]):
 
 class B(A[T], Generic[T, S]):
     def meth(self) -> None:
-        reveal_type(A[T].foo)  # N: Revealed type is "def () -> Tuple[T`1, __main__.A[T`1]]"
+        reveal_type(A[T].foo)  # N: Revealed type is "def () -> Tuple[T`2, __main__.A[T`2]]"
     @classmethod
     def other(cls) -> None:
-        reveal_type(cls.foo)  # N: Revealed type is "def () -> Tuple[T`1, __main__.B[T`1, S`2]]"
-reveal_type(B.foo)  # N: Revealed type is "def [T, S] () -> Tuple[T`1, __main__.B[T`1, S`2]]"
+        reveal_type(cls.foo)  # N: Revealed type is "def () -> Tuple[T`2, __main__.B[T`2, S`3]]"
+reveal_type(B.foo)  # N: Revealed type is "def [T, S] () -> Tuple[T`2, __main__.B[T`2, S`3]]"
 [builtins fixtures/classmethod.pyi]
 
 [case testGenericClassAlternativeConstructorPrecise]
@@ -2504,3 +2504,24 @@ b: I[I[Any]]
 reveal_type([a, b])  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[__main__.I*[__main__.I[Any]]]"
 reveal_type([b, a])  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[__main__.I*[__main__.I[Any]]]"
 [builtins fixtures/list.pyi]
+
+[case testOverlappingTypeVarIds]
+from typing import TypeVar, Generic
+
+class A: ...
+class B: ...
+
+T = TypeVar("T", bound=A)
+V = TypeVar("V", bound=B)
+S = TypeVar("S")
+
+class Whatever(Generic[T]):
+    def something(self: S) -> S:
+        return self
+
+# the "V" here had the same id as "T" and so mypy used to think it could expand one into another.
+# this test is here to make sure that doesn't happen!
+class WhateverPartTwo(Whatever[A], Generic[V]):
+    def something(self: S) -> S:
+        return self
+
diff --git a/test-data/unit/semanal-types.test b/test-data/unit/semanal-types.test
index 772de61b5900..f0e1e31e9499 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/semanal-types.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/semanal-types.test
@@ -662,9 +662,9 @@ MypyFile:1(
   ClassDef:4(
     c
     TypeVars(
-      t`1)
+      t`2)
     BaseType(
-      __main__.d[t`1])
+      __main__.d[t`2])
     PassStmt:4()))
 
 [case testTupleType]
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ MypyFile:1(
   ClassDef:5(
     A
     TypeVars(
-      t`1)
+      t`2)
     BaseType(
       __main__.B[Any])
     PassStmt:5()))
diff --git a/test-data/unit/typexport-basic.test b/test-data/unit/typexport-basic.test
index 4f40117d18d2..260515663880 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/typexport-basic.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/typexport-basic.test
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class B(A[C, T], Generic[T]):
 CallExpr(9) : None
 MemberExpr(9) : def (a: C)
 NameExpr(9) : C
-NameExpr(9) : B[T`1]
+NameExpr(9) : B[T`3]
 
 [case testExternalReferenceWithGenericInheritance]
 from typing import TypeVar, Generic