diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts
index 5ccae1aca105..d126dc42bfb0 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ type Options = [
     allowAny?: boolean;
   },
 ];
-type MessageIds = 'notNumbers' | 'notStrings' | 'notBigInts';
+type MessageIds =
+  | 'notNumbers'
+  | 'notStrings'
+  | 'notBigInts'
+  | 'notValidAnys'
+  | 'notValidTypes';
 
 export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   name: 'restrict-plus-operands',
@@ -26,6 +31,10 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
       notStrings:
         "Operands of '+' operation must either be both strings or both numbers. Consider using a template literal.",
       notBigInts: "Operands of '+' operation must be both bigints.",
+      notValidAnys:
+        "Operands of '+' operation with any is possible only with string, number, bigint or any",
+      notValidTypes:
+        "Operands of '+' operation must either be one of string, number, bigint or any (if allowed by option)",
     },
     schema: [
       {
@@ -118,14 +127,14 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         if (leftType === 'invalid') {
           context.report({
             node,
-            messageId: 'notNumbers',
+            messageId: 'notValidTypes',
           });
         }
 
         if (!allowAny && leftType === 'any') {
           context.report({
             node,
-            messageId: 'notNumbers',
+            messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           });
         }
 
@@ -136,7 +145,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         if (!allowAny || leftType === 'invalid' || rightType === 'invalid') {
           context.report({
             node,
-            messageId: 'notNumbers',
+            messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           });
         }
 
@@ -157,10 +166,12 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         });
       }
 
-      context.report({
-        node,
-        messageId: 'notNumbers',
-      });
+      if (leftType === 'number' || rightType === 'number') {
+        return context.report({
+          node,
+          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     return {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-plus-operands.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-plus-operands.test.ts
index 12b7e44657ea..ec14f26db7b3 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-plus-operands.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-plus-operands.test.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export const f = (a: any, b: number) => a + b;
       code: 'var foo = [] + {};',
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidTypes',
           line: 1,
           column: 11,
         },
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export const f = (a: any, b: number) => a + b;
       code: 'var foo = [] + [];',
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidTypes',
           line: 1,
           column: 11,
         },
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ var foo = pair + pair;
       `,
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidTypes',
           line: 3,
           column: 11,
         },
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ function foo<T extends 1>(a: T) {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 4,
           column: 19,
         },
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ const f = (a: any, b: boolean) => a + b;
       ],
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 2,
           column: 35,
         },
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ const f = (a: any, b: []) => a + b;
       ],
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 2,
           column: 30,
         },
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ const f = (a: any, b: any) => a + b;
       ],
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 2,
           column: 31,
         },
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ const f = (a: any, b: string) => a + b;
       ],
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 2,
           column: 34,
         },
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ const f = (a: any, b: bigint) => a + b;
       ],
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 2,
           column: 34,
         },
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ const f = (a: any, b: number) => a + b;
       ],
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 2,
           column: 34,
         },
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ const f = (a: any, b: boolean) => a + b;
       ],
       errors: [
         {
-          messageId: 'notNumbers',
+          messageId: 'notValidAnys',
           line: 2,
           column: 35,
         },