diff --git a/src/ContainerResolver.php b/src/ContainerResolver.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71ac89a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ContainerResolver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Psalm\LaravelPlugin;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\BindingResolutionException;
+use Psalm\NodeTypeProvider;
+use Psalm\Type;
+use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNamedObject;
+use Psalm\Type\Union;
+use function array_key_exists;
+use function get_class;
+use function count;
+
+final class ContainerResolver
+{
+    /**
+     * map of abstract to concrete class fqn
+     * @var array
+     * @psalm-var array<string, class-string>
+     */
+    private static $cache = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @psalm-return class-string|null
+     */
+    public static function resolveFromApplicationContainer(string $abstract): ?string
+    {
+        if (array_key_exists($abstract, static::$cache)) {
+            return static::$cache[$abstract];
+        }
+
+        // dynamic analysis to resolve the actual type from the container
+        try {
+            $concrete = ApplicationHelper::getApp()->make($abstract);
+        } catch (BindingResolutionException $e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $concreteClass = get_class($concrete);
+
+        if (!$concreteClass) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        static::$cache[$abstract] = $concreteClass;
+
+        return $concreteClass;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<\PhpParser\Node\Arg> $call_args
+     */
+    public static function resolvePsalmTypeFromApplicationContainerViaArgs(NodeTypeProvider $nodeTypeProvider, array $call_args): ?Union
+    {
+        if (! count($call_args)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $firstArgType = $nodeTypeProvider->getType($call_args[0]->value);
+
+        if ($firstArgType && $firstArgType->isSingleStringLiteral()) {
+            $abstract = $firstArgType->getSingleStringLiteral()->value;
+            $concreteClass = static::resolveFromApplicationContainer($abstract);
+            if ($concreteClass) {
+                return new Union([
+                    new TNamedObject($concreteClass),
+                ]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ReturnTypeProvider/AppReturnTypeProvider.php b/src/ReturnTypeProvider/AppReturnTypeProvider.php
index ed373ea..b52a9aa 100644
--- a/src/ReturnTypeProvider/AppReturnTypeProvider.php
+++ b/src/ReturnTypeProvider/AppReturnTypeProvider.php
@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@ namespace Psalm\LaravelPlugin\ReturnTypeProvider;
 
 use Psalm\CodeLocation;
 use Psalm\Context;
+use Psalm\Internal\MethodIdentifier;
 use Psalm\LaravelPlugin\ApplicationHelper;
+use Psalm\LaravelPlugin\ContainerResolver;
 use Psalm\Plugin\Hook\FunctionReturnTypeProviderInterface;
+use Psalm\Plugin\Hook\MethodReturnTypeProviderInterface;
 use Psalm\StatementsSource;
 use Psalm\Type;
 use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNamedObject;
 use Psalm\Type\Union;
 use function get_class;
+use function array_filter;
+use function array_map;
+use function in_array;
 
-final class AppReturnTypeProvider implements FunctionReturnTypeProviderInterface
+final class AppReturnTypeProvider implements FunctionReturnTypeProviderInterface, MethodReturnTypeProviderInterface
 {
 
     /**
@@ -34,16 +40,27 @@ final class AppReturnTypeProvider implements FunctionReturnTypeProviderInterface
             ]);
         }
 
-        // @todo: this should really proxy to \Illuminate\Foundation\Application::make, but i was struggling with that
+        return ContainerResolver::resolvePsalmTypeFromApplicationContainerViaArgs($statements_source->getNodeTypeProvider(), $call_args) ?? Type::getMixed();
+    }
 
-        $firstArgType = $statements_source->getNodeTypeProvider()->getType($call_args[0]->value);
+    public static function getClassLikeNames(): array
+    {
+        return [get_class(ApplicationHelper::getApp())];
+    }
 
-        if ($firstArgType && $firstArgType->isSingleStringLiteral()) {
-            return new Union([
-                new TNamedObject($firstArgType->getSingleStringLiteral()->value),
-            ]);
+    public static function getMethodReturnType(StatementsSource $source, string $fq_classlike_name, string $method_name_lowercase, array $call_args, Context $context, CodeLocation $code_location, array $template_type_parameters = null, string $called_fq_classlike_name = null, string $called_method_name_lowercase = null)
+    {
+        // lumen doesn't have the likes of makeWith, so we will ensure these methods actually exist on the underlying
+        // app contract
+        $methods = array_filter(['make', 'makewith'], function (string $methodName) use ($source, $fq_classlike_name) {
+            $methodId = new MethodIdentifier($fq_classlike_name, $methodName);
+            return $source->getCodebase()->methodExists($methodId);
+        });
+
+        if (!in_array($method_name_lowercase, $methods)) {
+            return null;
         }
 
-        return Type::getMixed();
+        return ContainerResolver::resolvePsalmTypeFromApplicationContainerViaArgs($source->getNodeTypeProvider(), $call_args);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Stubs/Application.stubphp b/src/Stubs/Application.stubphp
deleted file mode 100644
index 62138d0..0000000
--- a/src/Stubs/Application.stubphp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Illuminate\Foundation;
-
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application as ApplicationContract;
-use Illuminate\Container\Container;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
-
-class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract, HttpKernelInterface
-{
-    /**
-     * Resolve the given type from the container.
-     *
-     * @template T
-     * @param class-string<T>  $abstract
-     * @param array $parameters
-     * @return T
-     *
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\BindingResolutionException
-     */
-    public function make($abstract, array $parameters = []) {}
-}
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/Container.feature b/tests/acceptance/Container.feature
index e77e619..6b04c54 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/Container.feature
+++ b/tests/acceptance/Container.feature
@@ -78,3 +78,33 @@ Feature: Container
     """
     When I run Psalm
     Then I see no errors
+
+  Scenario: container can resolve aliases
+    Given I have the following code
+    """
+    <?php
+      function testMake(): \Illuminate\Log\LogManager {
+        return app()->make('log');
+      }
+
+      function testMakeWith(): \Illuminate\Log\LogManager {
+        return app()->makeWith('log');
+      }
+    """
+    When I run Psalm
+    Then I see no errors
+
+  Scenario: container cannot resolve unknown aliases
+    Given I have the following code
+    """
+    <?php
+
+      function testMakeWith(): \Illuminate\Log\LogManager {
+        return app()->makeWith('logg');
+      }
+    """
+    When I run Psalm
+    Then I see these errors
+      | Type  | Message |
+      | InvalidReturnType | The declared return type 'Illuminate\Log\LogManager' for testMakeWith is incorrect, got 'logg' |
+      | InvalidReturnStatement | The inferred type 'logg' does not match the declared return type 'Illuminate\Log\LogManager' for testMakeWith |