diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.js b/tests/baselines/reference/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.js
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+//// [controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts]
+
+// Repro from #8967
+
+const LANG = "Turbo Pascal"
+
+class BestLanguage {
+    name = LANG;
+}
+
+//// [controlFlowPropertyInitializer.js]
+// Repro from #8967
+var LANG = "Turbo Pascal";
+var BestLanguage = (function () {
+    function BestLanguage() {
+        this.name = LANG;
+    }
+    return BestLanguage;
+}());
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.symbols
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+=== tests/cases/compiler/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts ===
+
+// Repro from #8967
+
+const LANG = "Turbo Pascal"
+>LANG : Symbol(LANG, Decl(controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts, 3, 5))
+
+class BestLanguage {
+>BestLanguage : Symbol(BestLanguage, Decl(controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts, 3, 27))
+
+    name = LANG;
+>name : Symbol(BestLanguage.name, Decl(controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts, 5, 20))
+>LANG : Symbol(LANG, Decl(controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts, 3, 5))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.types b/tests/baselines/reference/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.types
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+=== tests/cases/compiler/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts ===
+
+// Repro from #8967
+
+const LANG = "Turbo Pascal"
+>LANG : string
+>"Turbo Pascal" : string
+
+class BestLanguage {
+>BestLanguage : BestLanguage
+
+    name = LANG;
+>name : string
+>LANG : string
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/controlFlowPropertyInitializer.ts
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+// @strictNullChecks: true
+
+// Repro from #8967
+
+const LANG = "Turbo Pascal"
+
+class BestLanguage {
+    name = LANG;
+}
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