diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index ac8a47a9913..054983f0d97 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3147,23 +3147,29 @@ namespace ts {
                 if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment) {
                     return links.type = checkExpression((<ExportAssignment>declaration).expression);
                 }
-                // Handle module.exports = expr
-                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression) {
-                    return links.type = getUnionType(map(symbol.declarations, (decl: BinaryExpression) => checkExpressionCached(decl.right)));
-                }
-                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression) {
-                    // Declarations only exist for property access expressions for certain
-                    // special assignment kinds
-                    if (declaration.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression) {
-                        // Handle exports.p = expr or this.p = expr or className.prototype.method = expr
-                        return links.type = checkExpressionCached((<BinaryExpression>declaration.parent).right);
-                    }
-                }
                 // Handle variable, parameter or property
                 if (!pushTypeResolution(symbol, TypeSystemPropertyName.Type)) {
                     return unknownType;
                 }
-                let type = getWidenedTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(<VariableLikeDeclaration>declaration, /*reportErrors*/ true);
+
+                let type: Type = undefined;
+                // Handle module.exports = expr or this.p = expr
+                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression) {
+                    type = getUnionType(map(symbol.declarations, (decl: BinaryExpression) => checkExpressionCached(decl.right)));
+                }
+                else if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression) {
+                    // Declarations only exist for property access expressions for certain
+                    // special assignment kinds
+                    if (declaration.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression) {
+                        // Handle exports.p = expr  or className.prototype.method = expr
+                        type = checkExpressionCached((<BinaryExpression>declaration.parent).right);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (type === undefined) {
+                    type = getWidenedTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(<VariableLikeDeclaration>declaration, /*reportErrors*/ true);
+                }
+                
                 if (!popTypeResolution()) {
                     if ((<VariableLikeDeclaration>symbol.valueDeclaration).type) {
                         // Variable has type annotation that circularly references the variable itself
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d9626897bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/foo.js ===
+
+export class StackOverflowTest {
+>StackOverflowTest : Symbol(StackOverflowTest, Decl(foo.js, 0, 0))
+
+  constructor () {
+    this.testStackOverflow = this.testStackOverflow.bind(this)
+>this.testStackOverflow : Symbol(StackOverflowTest.testStackOverflow, Decl(foo.js, 2, 18))
+>this : Symbol(StackOverflowTest, Decl(foo.js, 0, 0))
+>testStackOverflow : Symbol(StackOverflowTest.testStackOverflow, Decl(foo.js, 2, 18))
+>this.testStackOverflow : Symbol(StackOverflowTest.testStackOverflow, Decl(foo.js, 2, 18))
+>this : Symbol(StackOverflowTest, Decl(foo.js, 0, 0))
+>testStackOverflow : Symbol(StackOverflowTest.testStackOverflow, Decl(foo.js, 2, 18))
+>this : Symbol(StackOverflowTest, Decl(foo.js, 0, 0))
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44344ac1472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.types
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/foo.js ===
+
+export class StackOverflowTest {
+>StackOverflowTest : StackOverflowTest
+
+  constructor () {
+    this.testStackOverflow = this.testStackOverflow.bind(this)
+>this.testStackOverflow = this.testStackOverflow.bind(this) : any
+>this.testStackOverflow : any
+>this : this
+>testStackOverflow : any
+>this.testStackOverflow.bind(this) : any
+>this.testStackOverflow.bind : any
+>this.testStackOverflow : any
+>this : this
+>testStackOverflow : any
+>bind : any
+>this : this
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d6cecdb200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/jsFileClassSelfReferencedProperty.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// @allowJs: true
+// @noEmit: true
+
+// @filename: foo.js
+export class StackOverflowTest {
+  constructor () {
+    this.testStackOverflow = this.testStackOverflow.bind(this)
+  }
+}