diff --git a/spec/compiler/formatter/formatter_spec.cr b/spec/compiler/formatter/formatter_spec.cr
index 35d921def563..fcfb9171b8d5 100644
--- a/spec/compiler/formatter/formatter_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/compiler/formatter/formatter_spec.cr
@@ -1111,6 +1111,12 @@ describe Crystal::Formatter do
   assert_format "foo : (F(A)) | D"
   assert_format "foo : (   A  |  B   )", "foo : (A | B)"
 
+  # #11179
+  assert_format "foo : Pointer(Foo)*"
+  assert_format "foo : Foo*****"
+  assert_format "foo : Foo * * * * *", "foo : Foo*****"
+  assert_format "foo : StaticArray(Foo, 12)[34]"
+
   assert_format "def   foo(x   :  (A | B)) \n  end", "def foo(x : (A | B))\nend"
   assert_format "foo : (String -> String?) | (String)"
   assert_format "foo : (Array(String)?) | String"
diff --git a/spec/compiler/parser/parser_spec.cr b/spec/compiler/parser/parser_spec.cr
index b33731425dbb..cb61eb6b907d 100644
--- a/spec/compiler/parser/parser_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/compiler/parser/parser_spec.cr
@@ -1233,6 +1233,10 @@ module Crystal
     it_parses "@a : Foo = 1", TypeDeclaration.new("@a".instance_var, "Foo".path, 1.int32)
     it_parses "@@a : Foo = 1", TypeDeclaration.new("@@a".class_var, "Foo".path, 1.int32)
 
+    it_parses "Foo?", Generic.new("Union".path(global: true), ["Foo".path, "Nil".path(global: true)] of ASTNode)
+    it_parses "a : Foo*", TypeDeclaration.new("a".var, Generic.new("Pointer".path(global: true), ["Foo".path] of ASTNode, suffix: Generic::Suffix::Asterisk))
+    it_parses "a : Foo[12]", TypeDeclaration.new("a".var, Generic.new("StaticArray".path(global: true), ["Foo".path, 12.int32] of ASTNode, suffix: Generic::Suffix::Bracket))
+
     it_parses "a = uninitialized Foo; a", [UninitializedVar.new("a".var, "Foo".path), "a".var]
     it_parses "@a = uninitialized Foo", UninitializedVar.new("@a".instance_var, "Foo".path)
     it_parses "@@a = uninitialized Foo", UninitializedVar.new("@@a".class_var, "Foo".path)
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/ast.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/ast.cr
index a52eebe6da9b..faf6ec9c34c0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/ast.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/ast.cr
@@ -1481,10 +1481,16 @@ module Crystal
     property type_vars : Array(ASTNode)
     property named_args : Array(NamedArgument)?
 
-    # `true` if this Generic was parsed from `T?`
-    property? question = false
+    property suffix : Suffix
 
-    def initialize(@name, @type_vars : Array, @named_args = nil)
+    enum Suffix
+      None
+      Question # T?
+      Asterisk # T*
+      Bracket  # T[N]
+    end
+
+    def initialize(@name, @type_vars : Array, @named_args = nil, @suffix = Suffix::None)
     end
 
     def self.new(name, type_var : ASTNode)
@@ -1498,8 +1504,7 @@ module Crystal
     end
 
     def clone_without_location
-      generic = Generic.new(@name.clone, @type_vars.clone, @named_args.clone)
-      generic.question = question?
+      generic = Generic.new(@name.clone, @type_vars.clone, @named_args.clone, @suffix)
       generic
     end
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/parser.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/parser.cr
index 366e7c83101a..2694c36d4a1b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/parser.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/syntax/parser.cr
@@ -5047,16 +5047,20 @@ module Crystal
 
     def make_nilable_expression(type)
       type = Generic.new(Path.global("Union").at(type), [type, Path.global("Nil").at(type)]).at(type)
-      type.question = true
+      type.suffix = :question
       type
     end
 
     def make_pointer_type(type)
-      Generic.new(Path.global("Pointer").at(type), [type] of ASTNode).at(type)
+      type = Generic.new(Path.global("Pointer").at(type), [type] of ASTNode).at(type)
+      type.suffix = :asterisk
+      type
     end
 
     def make_static_array_type(type, size)
-      Generic.new(Path.global("StaticArray").at(type), [type, size] of ASTNode).at(type)
+      type = Generic.new(Path.global("StaticArray").at(type), [type, size] of ASTNode).at(type)
+      type.suffix = :bracket
+      type
     end
 
     def make_tuple_type(types)
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/tools/formatter.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/tools/formatter.cr
index efc9951b974d..f3ada2568434 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/tools/formatter.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/tools/formatter.cr
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ module Crystal
         next_token_skip_space_or_newline
       end
 
-      if node.question?
+      if node.suffix.question?
         node.type_vars[0].accept self
         skip_space
         write_token :"?"
@@ -1115,28 +1115,35 @@ module Crystal
       end
 
       # Check if it's T* instead of Pointer(T)
-      if first_name == "Pointer" && @token.value != "Pointer"
+      if node.suffix.asterisk?
+        # Count nesting asterisk
+        asterisks = 1
+        while (type_var = node.type_vars.first) && type_var.is_a?(Generic) && type_var.suffix.asterisk?
+          node = type_var
+          asterisks += 1
+        end
+
         type_var = node.type_vars.first
         accept type_var
         skip_space_or_newline
 
-        # Another case is T** instead of Pointer(Pointer(T))
-        if @token.type == :"**"
-          if type_var.is_a?(Generic)
+        while asterisks > 0
+          skip_space
+          if @token.type == :"**" && asterisks >= 2
             write "**"
             next_token
+            asterisks -= 2
           else
-            # Skip
+            write_token :"*"
+            asterisks -= 1
           end
-        else
-          write_token :"*"
         end
 
         return false
       end
 
       # Check if it's T[N] instead of StaticArray(T, N)
-      if first_name == "StaticArray" && @token.value != "StaticArray"
+      if node.suffix.bracket?
         accept node.type_vars[0]
         skip_space_or_newline
         write_token :"["