diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 57e9d02ddd8..8471ba7aa1f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -12728,6 +12728,8 @@ namespace ts {
                 case SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment:
                 case SyntaxKind.ShorthandPropertyAssignment:
                     return getContextualTypeForObjectLiteralElement(<ObjectLiteralElementLike>parent);
+                case SyntaxKind.SpreadAssignment:
+                    return getApparentTypeOfContextualType(parent.parent as ObjectLiteralExpression);
                 case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteralExpression:
                     return getContextualTypeForElementExpression(node);
                 case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression: