diff --git a/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py b/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py
index d782acf50af5a..16240666d5cd0 100644
--- a/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py
+++ b/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py
@@ -966,25 +966,6 @@ def _has_direct_dataclass_transform_metaclass(info: TypeInfo) -> bool:
     )
 
 
-def _fail_not_dataclass(ctx: FunctionSigContext, t: Type, parent_t: Type) -> None:
-    t_name = format_type_bare(t, ctx.api.options)
-    if parent_t is t:
-        msg = (
-            f'Argument 1 to "replace" has a variable type "{t_name}" not bound to a dataclass'
-            if isinstance(t, TypeVarType)
-            else f'Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "{t_name}"; expected a dataclass'
-        )
-    else:
-        pt_name = format_type_bare(parent_t, ctx.api.options)
-        msg = (
-            f'Argument 1 to "replace" has type "{pt_name}" whose item "{t_name}" is not bound to a dataclass'
-            if isinstance(t, TypeVarType)
-            else f'Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "{pt_name}" whose item "{t_name}" is not a dataclass'
-        )
-
-    ctx.api.fail(msg, ctx.context)
-
-
 def _get_expanded_dataclasses_fields(
     ctx: FunctionSigContext, typ: ProperType, display_typ: ProperType, parent_typ: ProperType
 ) -> list[CallableType] | None:
@@ -993,9 +974,7 @@ def _get_expanded_dataclasses_fields(
     For generic classes, the field types are expanded.
     If the type contains Any or a non-dataclass, returns None; in the latter case, also reports an error.
     """
-    if isinstance(typ, AnyType):
-        return None
-    elif isinstance(typ, UnionType):
+    if isinstance(typ, UnionType):
         ret: list[CallableType] | None = []
         for item in typ.relevant_items():
             item = get_proper_type(item)
@@ -1012,14 +991,12 @@ def _get_expanded_dataclasses_fields(
     elif isinstance(typ, Instance):
         replace_sym = typ.type.get_method(_INTERNAL_REPLACE_SYM_NAME)
         if replace_sym is None:
-            _fail_not_dataclass(ctx, display_typ, parent_typ)
             return None
         replace_sig = replace_sym.type
         assert isinstance(replace_sig, ProperType)
         assert isinstance(replace_sig, CallableType)
         return [expand_type_by_instance(replace_sig, typ)]
     else:
-        _fail_not_dataclass(ctx, display_typ, parent_typ)
         return None
 
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test b/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test
index 7881dfbcf1bbb..dd1deda356213 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test
@@ -2106,6 +2106,8 @@ a2 = replace(a, x='42', q=42)  # E: Argument "x" to "replace" of "A" has incompa
 a2 = replace(a, q='42')  # E: Argument "q" to "replace" of "A" has incompatible type "str"; expected "int"
 reveal_type(a2)  # N: Revealed type is "__main__.A"
 
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
 [case testReplaceUnion]
 from typing import Generic, Union, TypeVar
 from dataclasses import dataclass, replace, InitVar
@@ -2135,7 +2137,7 @@ _ = replace(a_or_b, x=42, y=True, z='42', init_var=42)  # E: Argument "z" to "re
 _ = replace(a_or_b, x=42, y=True, w={}, init_var=42)  # E: Argument "w" to "replace" of "Union[A[int], B]" has incompatible type "Dict[<nothing>, <nothing>]"; expected <nothing>
 _ = replace(a_or_b, y=42, init_var=42)  # E: Argument "y" to "replace" of "Union[A[int], B]" has incompatible type "int"; expected "bool"
 
-[builtins fixtures/dataclasses.pyi]
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
 [case testReplaceUnionOfTypeVar]
 from typing import Generic, Union, TypeVar
@@ -2155,7 +2157,9 @@ TA = TypeVar('TA', bound=A)
 TB = TypeVar('TB', bound=B)
 
 def f(b_or_t: Union[TA, TB, int]) -> None:
-    a2 = replace(b_or_t)   # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has type "Union[TA, TB, int]" whose item "TB" is not bound to a dataclass  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "Union[TA, TB, int]" whose item "int" is not a dataclass
+    a2 = replace(b_or_t)   # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "Union[TA, TB, int]"
+
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
 [case testReplaceTypeVarBoundNotDataclass]
 from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
@@ -2167,16 +2171,18 @@ TNone = TypeVar('TNone', bound=None)
 TUnion = TypeVar('TUnion', bound=Union[str, int])
 
 def f1(t: TInt) -> None:
-    _ = replace(t, x=42)  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has a variable type "TInt" not bound to a dataclass
+    _ = replace(t, x=42)  # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "TInt"
 
 def f2(t: TAny) -> TAny:
-    return replace(t, x='spam')  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has a variable type "TAny" not bound to a dataclass
+    return replace(t, x='spam')  # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "TAny"
 
 def f3(t: TNone) -> TNone:
-    return replace(t, x='spam')  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has a variable type "TNone" not bound to a dataclass
+    return replace(t, x='spam')  # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "TNone"
 
 def f4(t: TUnion) -> TUnion:
-    return replace(t, x='spam')  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "TUnion" whose item "str" is not a dataclass  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "TUnion" whose item "int" is not a dataclass
+    return replace(t, x='spam')  # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "TUnion"
+
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
 [case testReplaceTypeVarBound]
 from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
@@ -2201,6 +2207,8 @@ def f(t: TA) -> TA:
 f(A(x=42))
 f(B(x=42))
 
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
 [case testReplaceAny]
 from dataclasses import replace
 from typing import Any
@@ -2209,17 +2217,30 @@ a: Any
 a2 = replace(a)
 reveal_type(a2)  # N: Revealed type is "Any"
 
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
 [case testReplaceNotDataclass]
 from dataclasses import replace
 
-replace(5)  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "int"; expected a dataclass
+replace(5)  # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "int"
 
 class C:
     pass
 
-replace(C())  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "C"; expected a dataclass
+replace(C())  # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "C"
 
-replace(None)  # E: Argument 1 to "replace" has incompatible type "None"; expected a dataclass
+replace(None)  # E: Value of type variable "_DataclassT" of "replace" cannot be "None"
+
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
+[case testReplaceIsDataclass]
+from dataclasses import is_dataclass, replace
+
+def f(x: object) -> None:
+  if is_dataclass(x) and not isinstance(x, type):
+    y = replace(x)
+
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
 [case testReplaceGeneric]
 from dataclasses import dataclass, replace, InitVar
@@ -2238,6 +2259,8 @@ reveal_type(a2)  # N: Revealed type is "__main__.A[builtins.int]"
 a2 = replace(a, x='42')  # E: Argument "x" to "replace" of "A[int]" has incompatible type "str"; expected "int"
 reveal_type(a2)  # N: Revealed type is "__main__.A[builtins.int]"
 
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
 [case testPostInitCorrectSignature]
 from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar, Callable, Self
 from dataclasses import dataclass, InitVar
diff --git a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/_typeshed.pyi b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/_typeshed.pyi
index 054ad0ec0c464..7ae427b3c7a61 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/_typeshed.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/_typeshed.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from typing import Protocol, TypeVar, Iterable
+from dataclasses import Field
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Protocol, TypeVar, Iterable
 
 _KT = TypeVar("_KT")
 _VT_co = TypeVar("_VT_co", covariant=True)
@@ -6,3 +7,6 @@ _VT_co = TypeVar("_VT_co", covariant=True)
 class SupportsKeysAndGetItem(Protocol[_KT, _VT_co]):
     def keys(self) -> Iterable[_KT]: pass
     def __getitem__(self, __key: _KT) -> _VT_co: pass
+
+class DataclassInstance(Protocol):
+    __dataclass_fields__: ClassVar[dict[str, Field[Any]]]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/dataclasses.pyi b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/dataclasses.pyi
index b2b48c2ae4862..2d0910e523399 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/dataclasses.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/dataclasses.pyi
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-from typing import Any, Callable, Generic, Mapping, Optional, TypeVar, overload, Type
+from _typeshed import DataclassInstance
+from typing import Any, Callable, Generic, Literal, Mapping, Optional, TypeVar, overload, Type
+from typing_extensions import TypeGuard
 
 _T = TypeVar('_T')
+_DataclassT = TypeVar("_DataclassT", bound=DataclassInstance)
 
 class InitVar(Generic[_T]):
     ...
@@ -33,4 +36,12 @@ def field(*,
 
 class Field(Generic[_T]): pass
 
-def replace(__obj: _T, **changes: Any) -> _T: ...
+@overload
+def is_dataclass(obj: DataclassInstance) -> Literal[True]: ...
+@overload
+def is_dataclass(obj: type) -> TypeGuard[type[DataclassInstance]]: ...
+@overload
+def is_dataclass(obj: object) -> TypeGuard[DataclassInstance | type[DataclassInstance]]: ...
+
+
+def replace(__obj: _DataclassT, **changes: Any) -> _DataclassT: ...