diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031.py
index e784125680..9e869b22db 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031.py
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ import typing
 type Y = typing.Literal[1, 2]
 Z: typing.TypeAlias = dict[int, int]
 class Foo(dict[str, int]): pass
+
+# Skip tuples of length one that are single-starred expressions
+# https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/16077
+d[*x]
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031_prefer_parens.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031_prefer_parens.py
index 0d9afff348..3c4231c140 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031_prefer_parens.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF031_prefer_parens.py
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ import typing
 type Y = typing.Literal[1, 2]
 Z: typing.TypeAlias = dict[int, int]
 class Foo(dict[str, int]): pass
+
+# Skip tuples of length one that are single-starred expressions
+# https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/16077
+d[*x]
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/incorrectly_parenthesized_tuple_in_subscript.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/incorrectly_parenthesized_tuple_in_subscript.rs
index 0242c1717f..9764a8155c 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/incorrectly_parenthesized_tuple_in_subscript.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/incorrectly_parenthesized_tuple_in_subscript.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ pub(crate) fn subscript_with_parenthesized_tuple(checker: &Checker, subscript: &
         return;
     }
 
+    // We should not handle single starred expressions
+    // (regardless of `prefer_parentheses`)
+    if matches!(&tuple_subscript.elts[..], &[Expr::Starred(_)]) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Adding parentheses in the presence of a slice leads to a syntax error.
     if prefer_parentheses && tuple_subscript.iter().any(Expr::is_slice_expr) {
         return;