diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 95faebd2875..e7f3558a3e6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -19970,9 +19970,13 @@ namespace ts {
                     if (requestedExternalEmitHelpers & NodeFlags.HasClassExtends && languageVersion < ScriptTarget.ES2015) {
                         verifyHelperSymbol(exports, "__extends", SymbolFlags.Value);
                     }
-                    if (requestedExternalEmitHelpers & NodeFlags.HasSpreadAttribute && compilerOptions.jsx !== JsxEmit.Preserve) {
+                    if (requestedExternalEmitHelpers & NodeFlags.HasSpreadAttribute &&
+                        (languageVersion < ScriptTarget.ESNext || compilerOptions.jsx === JsxEmit.React)) {
                         verifyHelperSymbol(exports, "__assign", SymbolFlags.Value);
                     }
+                    if (languageVersion < ScriptTarget.ESNext && requestedExternalEmitHelpers & NodeFlags.HasRestAttribute) {
+                        verifyHelperSymbol(exports, "__rest", SymbolFlags.Value);
+                    }
                     if (requestedExternalEmitHelpers & NodeFlags.HasDecorators) {
                         verifyHelperSymbol(exports, "__decorate", SymbolFlags.Value);
                         if (compilerOptions.emitDecoratorMetadata) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 9889d3ad1af..7db19af7382 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ namespace ts {
         BlockScoped = Let | Const,
 
         ReachabilityCheckFlags = HasImplicitReturn | HasExplicitReturn,
-        EmitHelperFlags = HasClassExtends | HasDecorators | HasParamDecorators | HasAsyncFunctions | HasSpreadAttribute,
+        EmitHelperFlags = HasClassExtends | HasDecorators | HasParamDecorators | HasAsyncFunctions | HasSpreadAttribute | HasRestAttribute,
         ReachabilityAndEmitFlags = ReachabilityCheckFlags | EmitHelperFlags,
 
         // Parsing context flags