diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 7a8127a2689..56a36f658d7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -20763,7 +20763,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function getBaseTypeOfLiteralType(type: Type): Type {
             return type.flags & TypeFlags.EnumLiteral ? getBaseTypeOfEnumLiteralType(type as LiteralType) :
-                type.flags & TypeFlags.StringLiteral ? stringType :
+                type.flags & (TypeFlags.StringLiteral | TypeFlags.TemplateLiteral | TypeFlags.StringMapping) ? stringType :
                 type.flags & TypeFlags.NumberLiteral ? numberType :
                 type.flags & TypeFlags.BigIntLiteral ? bigintType :
                 type.flags & TypeFlags.BooleanLiteral ? booleanType :
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.errors.txt
index 4c6e98d9365..d9e2608ac88 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.errors.txt
@@ -198,4 +198,23 @@ tests/cases/conformance/types/literal/templateLiteralTypes3.ts(141,9): error TS2
             action.response;
         }
     }
+    
+    // Repro from #46768
+    
+    type DotString = `${string}.${string}.${string}`;
+    
+    declare function noSpread<P extends DotString>(args: P[]): P;
+    declare function spread<P extends DotString>(...args: P[]): P;
+    
+    noSpread([`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`]);
+    noSpread([`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`]);
+    
+    spread(`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`);
+    spread(`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`);
+    
+    function ft1<T extends string>(t: T, u: Uppercase<T>, u1: Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>, u2: Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>) {
+        spread(`1.${t}.3`, `1.${t}.4`);
+        spread(`1.${u}.3`, `1.${u}.4`);
+        spread(u1, u2);
+    }
     
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.js b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.js
index fc2df68a400..2a6056a2b3f 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.js
@@ -170,6 +170,25 @@ function reducer(action: Action) {
         action.response;
     }
 }
+
+// Repro from #46768
+
+type DotString = `${string}.${string}.${string}`;
+
+declare function noSpread<P extends DotString>(args: P[]): P;
+declare function spread<P extends DotString>(...args: P[]): P;
+
+noSpread([`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`]);
+noSpread([`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`]);
+
+spread(`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`);
+spread(`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`);
+
+function ft1<T extends string>(t: T, u: Uppercase<T>, u1: Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>, u2: Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>) {
+    spread(`1.${t}.3`, `1.${t}.4`);
+    spread(`1.${u}.3`, `1.${u}.4`);
+    spread(u1, u2);
+}
 
 
 //// [templateLiteralTypes3.js]
@@ -257,6 +276,15 @@ function reducer(action) {
         action.response;
     }
 }
+noSpread(["1.".concat('2', ".3"), "1.".concat('2', ".4")]);
+noSpread(["1.".concat('2', ".3"), "1.".concat('2', ".4")]);
+spread("1.".concat('2', ".3"), "1.".concat('2', ".4"));
+spread("1.".concat('2', ".3"), "1.".concat('2', ".4"));
+function ft1(t, u, u1, u2) {
+    spread("1.".concat(t, ".3"), "1.".concat(t, ".4"));
+    spread("1.".concat(u, ".3"), "1.".concat(u, ".4"));
+    spread(u1, u2);
+}
 
 
 //// [templateLiteralTypes3.d.ts]
@@ -324,3 +352,7 @@ declare type Action = {
     response: string;
 };
 declare function reducer(action: Action): void;
+declare type DotString = `${string}.${string}.${string}`;
+declare function noSpread<P extends DotString>(args: P[]): P;
+declare function spread<P extends DotString>(...args: P[]): P;
+declare function ft1<T extends string>(t: T, u: Uppercase<T>, u1: Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>, u2: Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>): void;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.symbols
index 570a85a809d..47f4ee7fe6e 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.symbols
@@ -516,3 +516,67 @@ function reducer(action: Action) {
     }
 }
 
+// Repro from #46768
+
+type DotString = `${string}.${string}.${string}`;
+>DotString : Symbol(DotString, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 170, 1))
+
+declare function noSpread<P extends DotString>(args: P[]): P;
+>noSpread : Symbol(noSpread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 174, 49))
+>P : Symbol(P, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 26))
+>DotString : Symbol(DotString, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 170, 1))
+>args : Symbol(args, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 47))
+>P : Symbol(P, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 26))
+>P : Symbol(P, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 26))
+
+declare function spread<P extends DotString>(...args: P[]): P;
+>spread : Symbol(spread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 61))
+>P : Symbol(P, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 177, 24))
+>DotString : Symbol(DotString, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 170, 1))
+>args : Symbol(args, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 177, 45))
+>P : Symbol(P, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 177, 24))
+>P : Symbol(P, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 177, 24))
+
+noSpread([`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`]);
+>noSpread : Symbol(noSpread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 174, 49))
+
+noSpread([`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`]);
+>noSpread : Symbol(noSpread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 174, 49))
+
+spread(`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`);
+>spread : Symbol(spread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 61))
+
+spread(`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`);
+>spread : Symbol(spread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 61))
+
+function ft1<T extends string>(t: T, u: Uppercase<T>, u1: Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>, u2: Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>) {
+>ft1 : Symbol(ft1, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 183, 55))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 13))
+>t : Symbol(t, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 31))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 13))
+>u : Symbol(u, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 36))
+>Uppercase : Symbol(Uppercase, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 13))
+>u1 : Symbol(u1, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 53))
+>Uppercase : Symbol(Uppercase, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 13))
+>u2 : Symbol(u2, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 80))
+>Uppercase : Symbol(Uppercase, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 13))
+
+    spread(`1.${t}.3`, `1.${t}.4`);
+>spread : Symbol(spread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 61))
+>t : Symbol(t, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 31))
+>t : Symbol(t, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 31))
+
+    spread(`1.${u}.3`, `1.${u}.4`);
+>spread : Symbol(spread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 61))
+>u : Symbol(u, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 36))
+>u : Symbol(u, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 36))
+
+    spread(u1, u2);
+>spread : Symbol(spread, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 176, 61))
+>u1 : Symbol(u1, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 53))
+>u2 : Symbol(u2, Decl(templateLiteralTypes3.ts, 185, 80))
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.types b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.types
index 5a8f15f27fb..27d780c7e22 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/templateLiteralTypes3.types
@@ -513,3 +513,84 @@ function reducer(action: Action) {
     }
 }
 
+// Repro from #46768
+
+type DotString = `${string}.${string}.${string}`;
+>DotString : `${string}.${string}.${string}`
+
+declare function noSpread<P extends DotString>(args: P[]): P;
+>noSpread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(args: P[]) => P
+>args : P[]
+
+declare function spread<P extends DotString>(...args: P[]): P;
+>spread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(...args: P[]) => P
+>args : P[]
+
+noSpread([`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`]);
+>noSpread([`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`]) : "1.2.3" | "1.2.4"
+>noSpread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(args: P[]) => P
+>[`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`] : ("1.2.3" | "1.2.4")[]
+>`1.${'2'}.3` : "1.2.3"
+>'2' : "2"
+>`1.${'2'}.4` : "1.2.4"
+>'2' : "2"
+
+noSpread([`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`]);
+>noSpread([`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`]) : `1.${string}.3` | `1.${string}.4`
+>noSpread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(args: P[]) => P
+>[`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`] : (`1.${string}.3` | `1.${string}.4`)[]
+>`1.${'2' as string}.3` : `1.${string}.3`
+>'2' as string : string
+>'2' : "2"
+>`1.${'2' as string}.4` : `1.${string}.4`
+>'2' as string : string
+>'2' : "2"
+
+spread(`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`);
+>spread(`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`) : "1.2.3" | "1.2.4"
+>spread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(...args: P[]) => P
+>`1.${'2'}.3` : "1.2.3"
+>'2' : "2"
+>`1.${'2'}.4` : "1.2.4"
+>'2' : "2"
+
+spread(`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`);
+>spread(`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`) : `1.${string}.3` | `1.${string}.4`
+>spread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(...args: P[]) => P
+>`1.${'2' as string}.3` : `1.${string}.3`
+>'2' as string : string
+>'2' : "2"
+>`1.${'2' as string}.4` : `1.${string}.4`
+>'2' as string : string
+>'2' : "2"
+
+function ft1<T extends string>(t: T, u: Uppercase<T>, u1: Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>, u2: Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>) {
+>ft1 : <T extends string>(t: T, u: Uppercase<T>, u1: Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>, u2: Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>) => void
+>t : T
+>u : Uppercase<T>
+>u1 : Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>
+>u2 : Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>
+
+    spread(`1.${t}.3`, `1.${t}.4`);
+>spread(`1.${t}.3`, `1.${t}.4`) : `1.${T}.3` | `1.${T}.4`
+>spread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(...args: P[]) => P
+>`1.${t}.3` : `1.${T}.3`
+>t : T
+>`1.${t}.4` : `1.${T}.4`
+>t : T
+
+    spread(`1.${u}.3`, `1.${u}.4`);
+>spread(`1.${u}.3`, `1.${u}.4`) : `1.${Uppercase<T>}.3` | `1.${Uppercase<T>}.4`
+>spread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(...args: P[]) => P
+>`1.${u}.3` : `1.${Uppercase<T>}.3`
+>u : Uppercase<T>
+>`1.${u}.4` : `1.${Uppercase<T>}.4`
+>u : Uppercase<T>
+
+    spread(u1, u2);
+>spread(u1, u2) : Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`> | Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>
+>spread : <P extends `${string}.${string}.${string}`>(...args: P[]) => P
+>u1 : Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>
+>u2 : Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/types/literal/templateLiteralTypes3.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/types/literal/templateLiteralTypes3.ts
index fbeae4b3f65..8c47fff8cb2 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/types/literal/templateLiteralTypes3.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/types/literal/templateLiteralTypes3.ts
@@ -172,3 +172,22 @@ function reducer(action: Action) {
         action.response;
     }
 }
+
+// Repro from #46768
+
+type DotString = `${string}.${string}.${string}`;
+
+declare function noSpread<P extends DotString>(args: P[]): P;
+declare function spread<P extends DotString>(...args: P[]): P;
+
+noSpread([`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`]);
+noSpread([`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`]);
+
+spread(`1.${'2'}.3`, `1.${'2'}.4`);
+spread(`1.${'2' as string}.3`, `1.${'2' as string}.4`);
+
+function ft1<T extends string>(t: T, u: Uppercase<T>, u1: Uppercase<`1.${T}.3`>, u2: Uppercase<`1.${T}.4`>) {
+    spread(`1.${t}.3`, `1.${t}.4`);
+    spread(`1.${u}.3`, `1.${u}.4`);
+    spread(u1, u2);
+}