diff --git a/ir/normalize.go b/ir/normalize.go
index 1ee4db99..f23b1137 100644
--- a/ir/normalize.go
+++ b/ir/normalize.go
@@ -1382,19 +1382,30 @@ func IsTextLikeType(typeName string) bool {
 // convertAnyArrayToIn converts PostgreSQL's "column = ANY (ARRAY[...])" format
 // to the more readable "column IN (...)" format.
 //
-// Type casts are always preserved to ensure:
+// Semantically-significant type casts are preserved to ensure:
 // - Custom types (enums, domains) are properly qualified (e.g., 'value'::public.my_enum)
 // - Output matches pg_dump's format exactly
 // - Comparison between desired and current states is accurate
 //
+// The redundant "::text" cast PostgreSQL adds to varchar literals on a catalog
+// round-trip is stripped (see stripRedundantTextCast), since it carries no
+// meaning and only differs by how the predicate reached the catalog.
+//
 // Example transformations:
 //   - "status = ANY (ARRAY['active'::public.status_type])" → "status IN ('active'::public.status_type)"
 //   - "gender = ANY (ARRAY['M'::text, 'F'::text])" → "gender IN ('M'::text, 'F'::text)"
 //   - "(col = ANY (ARRAY[...])) AND (other)" → "(col IN (...)) AND (other)"
 //   - "col::text = ANY (ARRAY['a'::varchar]::text[])" → "col::text IN ('a'::varchar)"
+//
+// PostgreSQL stores the same IN-list predicate on a varchar column two equivalent
+// ways depending on how it was written, and these must canonicalize identically
+// to avoid a perpetual spurious diff (issue #473):
+//   - array-level cast: "col::text = ANY ((ARRAY['a'::varchar])::text[])"   (wrapping paren + array cast)
+//   - element-level:    "col::text = ANY (ARRAY[('a'::varchar)::text])"      (cast on each element)
+// Both collapse to "col::text IN ('a'::varchar)".
 func convertAnyArrayToIn(expr string) string {
-	const marker = " = ANY (ARRAY["
-	idx := strings.Index(expr, marker)
+	const anyMarker = " = ANY ("
+	idx := strings.Index(expr, anyMarker)
 	if idx == -1 {
 		return expr
 	}
@@ -1402,8 +1413,25 @@ func convertAnyArrayToIn(expr string) string {
 	// Extract the part before the marker (column name with possible leading content)
 	prefix := expr[:idx]
 
-	// Find the closing "]" for ARRAY[...] starting after the marker
-	startIdx := idx + len(marker)
+	// Position right after " = ANY (".
+	pos := idx + len(anyMarker)
+
+	// The array may be wrapped in an extra paren with a cast applied to the whole
+	// array, e.g. "(ARRAY[...])::text[]". Skip that paren so the wrapped and
+	// element-level forms are handled the same way.
+	arrayWrapped := false
+	if pos < len(expr) && expr[pos] == '(' {
+		arrayWrapped = true
+		pos++
+	}
+
+	const arrayPrefix = "ARRAY["
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(expr[pos:], arrayPrefix) {
+		return expr
+	}
+	startIdx := pos + len(arrayPrefix)
+
+	// Find the closing "]" for ARRAY[...]
 	arrayEnd := findArrayClose(expr, startIdx)
 	if arrayEnd == -1 {
 		return expr
@@ -1412,8 +1440,9 @@ func convertAnyArrayToIn(expr string) string {
 	// Extract array contents
 	arrayContents := expr[startIdx:arrayEnd]
 
-	// Find the closing ")" for ANY(...), which may be after an optional type cast like "::text[]"
-	// Pattern after "]": optional "::type[]" followed by ")"
+	// Find the closing ")" for ANY(...). Any cast applied to the whole array
+	// (e.g. "::text[]") sits between "]" and that ")" and is redundant once the
+	// predicate is rendered as IN (...), so it is dropped.
 	closeParenIdx := arrayEnd + 1
 	for closeParenIdx < len(expr) && expr[closeParenIdx] != ')' {
 		closeParenIdx++
@@ -1421,22 +1450,52 @@ func convertAnyArrayToIn(expr string) string {
 	if closeParenIdx >= len(expr) {
 		return expr // No closing paren found
 	}
+	if arrayWrapped {
+		// The ")" just found closes the wrapping paren, not ANY(...). Skip past
+		// the optional "::type[]" cast to the real closing ")".
+		closeParenIdx++
+		for closeParenIdx < len(expr) && expr[closeParenIdx] != ')' {
+			closeParenIdx++
+		}
+		if closeParenIdx >= len(expr) {
+			return expr
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Everything after the closing ")" is the suffix
 	suffix := expr[closeParenIdx+1:]
 
-	// Split values and preserve them as-is, including all type casts
+	// Split values, stripping the redundant "::text" cast PostgreSQL adds when a
+	// varchar IN-list round-trips through the catalog.
 	values := strings.Split(arrayContents, ", ")
 	var cleanValues []string
 	for _, val := range values {
-		val = strings.TrimSpace(val)
-		cleanValues = append(cleanValues, val)
+		cleanValues = append(cleanValues, stripRedundantTextCast(strings.TrimSpace(val)))
 	}
 
 	// Return converted format: "prefix IN (values)suffix"
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s IN (%s)%s", prefix, strings.Join(cleanValues, ", "), suffix)
 }
 
+var (
+	// parenTextCastRe matches the parenthesized element form a varchar IN-list
+	// takes after a catalog round-trip: "('x'::character varying)::text".
+	parenTextCastRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^\((.*::(?:character varying|varchar))\)::text$`)
+	// chainedTextCastRe matches the chained form: "'x'::character varying::text".
+	chainedTextCastRe = regexp.MustCompile(`::(character varying|varchar)::text\b`)
+)
+
+// stripRedundantTextCast removes the redundant "::text" cast PostgreSQL adds when
+// a varchar IN-list value is round-tripped through the catalog, so the element
+// form ("('x'::character varying)::text") and the chained form
+// ("'x'::character varying::text") both collapse to "'x'::character varying".
+func stripRedundantTextCast(val string) string {
+	if m := parenTextCastRe.FindStringSubmatch(val); m != nil {
+		return m[1]
+	}
+	return chainedTextCastRe.ReplaceAllString(val, "::$1")
+}
+
 // findArrayClose finds the position of the closing "]" for an ARRAY literal,
 // handling nested brackets and quoted strings properly.
 // Returns the position of the "]" that closes the ARRAY.
diff --git a/ir/normalize_test.go b/ir/normalize_test.go
index 17828657..61839ab8 100644
--- a/ir/normalize_test.go
+++ b/ir/normalize_test.go
@@ -506,3 +506,80 @@ func TestNormalizeCheckClause(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConvertAnyArrayToIn(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "element-level cast form (round-tripped through catalog)",
+			input:    "(status)::text = ANY (ARRAY[('new'::character varying)::text, ('acknowledged'::character varying)::text])",
+			expected: "(status)::text IN ('new'::character varying, 'acknowledged'::character varying)",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "array-level cast form (from natural IN-list DDL)",
+			input:    "(status)::text = ANY ((ARRAY['new'::character varying, 'acknowledged'::character varying])::text[])",
+			expected: "(status)::text IN ('new'::character varying, 'acknowledged'::character varying)",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "non-wrapped array with trailing cast",
+			input:    "col::text = ANY (ARRAY['a'::character varying]::text[])",
+			expected: "col::text IN ('a'::character varying)",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "enum cast is preserved",
+			input:    "status = ANY (ARRAY['active'::public.status_type])",
+			expected: "status IN ('active'::public.status_type)",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "integer array converted to IN, values unchanged",
+			input:    "n = ANY (ARRAY[1, 2, 3])",
+			expected: "n IN (1, 2, 3)",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "no ANY marker returns unchanged",
+			input:    "status = 'active'",
+			expected: "status = 'active'",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if result := convertAnyArrayToIn(tt.input); result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("convertAnyArrayToIn(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	// The two equivalent catalog forms must canonicalize to the same string,
+	// otherwise plan schedules a perpetual spurious index rebuild (issue #473).
+	arrayLevel := convertAnyArrayToIn("(status)::text = ANY ((ARRAY['new'::character varying])::text[])")
+	elementLevel := convertAnyArrayToIn("(status)::text = ANY (ARRAY[('new'::character varying)::text])")
+	if arrayLevel != elementLevel {
+		t.Errorf("equivalent forms did not converge:\n  array-level:   %q\n  element-level: %q", arrayLevel, elementLevel)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStripRedundantTextCast(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"('new'::character varying)::text", "'new'::character varying"},
+		{"('new'::varchar)::text", "'new'::varchar"},
+		{"'new'::character varying::text", "'new'::character varying"},
+		{"'new'::character varying", "'new'::character varying"}, // already clean
+		{"'active'::public.status_type", "'active'::public.status_type"}, // custom type untouched
+		{"42", "42"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if result := stripRedundantTextCast(tt.input); result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("stripRedundantTextCast(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/diff.sql b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/diff.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/new.sql b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/new.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1bcccf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/new.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+CREATE TABLE findings (
+    id uuid PRIMARY KEY,
+    org_id uuid NOT NULL,
+    status varchar(20) NOT NULL,
+    impact_score int
+);
+
+-- Same partial index, but written in the form that pgschema dump renders
+-- (copied from pg_get_indexdef). When re-parsed, PostgreSQL stores it with an
+-- element-level cast: "= ANY (ARRAY[('x'::varchar)::text, ...])". This is
+-- semantically identical to the IN-list form in old.sql, so the diff must be
+-- empty - no spurious concurrent rebuild (issue #473).
+CREATE INDEX idx_finding_actionable
+    ON findings (org_id, status, impact_score DESC)
+    WHERE (status)::text = ANY ((ARRAY['new'::character varying, 'acknowledged'::character varying])::text[]);
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/old.sql b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/old.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71920bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/old.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+CREATE TABLE findings (
+    id uuid PRIMARY KEY,
+    org_id uuid NOT NULL,
+    status varchar(20) NOT NULL,
+    impact_score int
+);
+
+-- Partial index written with a natural IN-list predicate. PostgreSQL stores
+-- this in the catalog with an array-level cast: "= ANY ((ARRAY[...])::text[])".
+CREATE INDEX idx_finding_actionable
+    ON findings (org_id, status, impact_score DESC)
+    WHERE status IN ('new', 'acknowledged');
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.json b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b2a3d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "pgschema_version": "1.11.1",
+  "created_at": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+  "source_fingerprint": {
+    "hash": "ee04b3107ba14c3c5811bc73d23ffc1e8422ceea20a6e5a129c3c3eca7979ef0"
+  },
+  "groups": null
+}
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.sql b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.txt b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..241994af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/diff/create_index/issue_473_partial_index_in_list/plan.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+No changes detected.