diff --git a/mypy/semanal_namedtuple.py b/mypy/semanal_namedtuple.py
index 14b85b04dade..17ca2114a861 100644
--- a/mypy/semanal_namedtuple.py
+++ b/mypy/semanal_namedtuple.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 from typing_extensions import Final
 
 from mypy.types import (
-    Type, TupleType, AnyType, TypeOfAny, TypeVarDef, CallableType, TypeType, TypeVarType
+    Type, TupleType, AnyType, TypeOfAny, TypeVarDef, CallableType, TypeType, TypeVarType,
+    UnboundType,
 )
 from mypy.semanal_shared import (
     SemanticAnalyzerInterface, set_callable_name, calculate_tuple_fallback, PRIORITY_FALLBACKS
@@ -334,6 +335,9 @@ def parse_namedtuple_fields_with_types(self, nodes: List[Expression], context: C
                 except TypeTranslationError:
                     return self.fail_namedtuple_arg('Invalid field type', type_node)
                 analyzed = self.api.anal_type(type)
+                # Workaround #4987 and avoid introducing a bogus UnboundType
+                if isinstance(analyzed, UnboundType):
+                    analyzed = AnyType(TypeOfAny.from_error)
                 # These should be all known, otherwise we would defer in visit_assignment_stmt().
                 if analyzed is None:
                     return None
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-namedtuple.test b/test-data/unit/check-namedtuple.test
index 41dd49cd7626..48d4bc3df355 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-namedtuple.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-namedtuple.test
@@ -948,3 +948,17 @@ class A:
 
 reveal_type(A().b)  # N: Revealed type is 'Any'
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
+
+[case testNamedTupleWrongfile]
+from typing import NamedTuple
+from b import Type1
+Type2 = NamedTuple('Type2', [('x', Type1)])
+[file b.py]
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+def foo():
+    pass
+
+Type1 = NamedTuple('Type1', [('foo', foo)])  # E: Function "b.foo" is not valid as a type  # N: Perhaps you need "Callable[...]" or a callback protocol?
+
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/fine-grained.test b/test-data/unit/fine-grained.test
index f0e7a64380e7..3ea6b31f379a 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/fine-grained.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/fine-grained.test
@@ -8477,8 +8477,8 @@ m.py:4: note: See https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_issues.html#varia
 ==
 m.py:4: error: Variable "a.A" is not valid as a type
 m.py:4: note: See https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_issues.html#variables-vs-type-aliases
-m.py:5: note: Revealed type is 'A?'
-m.py:7: note: Revealed type is 'A?'
+m.py:5: note: Revealed type is 'Any'
+m.py:7: note: Revealed type is 'Any'
 
 [case testAliasForwardFunctionDirect]
 # flags: --ignore-missing-imports