diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
index ed554087084..0fab8db0e83 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
@@ -3664,7 +3664,19 @@ If NOERROR, return predicate, else erroring function."
      :success-fn (lambda (hints)
                    (eglot--when-live-buffer buf
                      (eglot--widening
-                      (remove-overlays from to 'eglot--inlay-hint t)
+                      ;; Overlays ending right at FROM with an
+                      ;; `after-string' property logically belong to
+                      ;; the (FROM TO) region.  Likewise, such
+                      ;; overlays ending at TO don't logically belong
+                      ;; to it.
+                      (dolist (o (overlays-in (1- from) to))
+                        (when (and (overlay-get o 'eglot--inlay-hint)
+                                   (cond ((eq (overlay-end o) from)
+                                          (overlay-get o 'after-string))
+                                         ((eq (overlay-end o) to)
+                                          (overlay-get o 'before-string))
+                                         (t)))
+                          (delete-overlay o)))
                       (mapc paint-hint hints))))
      :deferred 'eglot--update-hints-1)))