diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 4b7e39d2042a..0627391986ca 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -4687,8 +4687,8 @@ def visit_cast_expr(self, expr: CastExpr) -> Type:
         options = self.chk.options
         if (
             options.warn_redundant_casts
-            and not isinstance(get_proper_type(target_type), AnyType)
-            and source_type == target_type
+            and not is_same_type(target_type, AnyType(TypeOfAny.special_form))
+            and is_same_type(source_type, target_type)
         ):
             self.msg.redundant_cast(target_type, expr)
         if options.disallow_any_unimported and has_any_from_unimported_type(target_type):
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test b/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test
index 90f40777d6b7..895b16e5e3c3 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-warnings.test
@@ -42,6 +42,32 @@ a: Any
 b = cast(Any, a)
 [builtins fixtures/list.pyi]
 
+[case testCastToObjectNotRedunant]
+# flags: --warn-redundant-casts
+from typing import cast
+
+a = 1
+b = cast(object, 1)
+
+[case testCastFromLiteralRedundant]
+# flags: --warn-redundant-casts
+from typing import cast
+
+cast(int, 1)
+[out]
+main:4: error: Redundant cast to "int"
+
+[case testCastFromUnionOfAnyOk]
+# flags: --warn-redundant-casts
+from typing import Any, cast, Union
+
+x = Any
+y = Any
+z = Any
+
+def f(q: Union[x, y, z]) -> None:
+    cast(Union[x, y], q)
+
 -- Unused 'type: ignore' comments
 -- ------------------------------