diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 3d74190b14f..8ef44e6ecdb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3432,6 +3432,44 @@ namespace ts {
             return unknownType;
         }
 
+        function getTypeOfBasePropertyDeclaration(declaration: PropertyDeclaration) {
+            if (declaration.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration) {
+                const parent = <ClassLikeDeclaration>declaration.parent;
+                const propertyName = declaration.symbol.name;
+                const extendedPropertyType = getSinglePropertyTypeOfTypes(getBaseTypes(<InterfaceType>getTypeOfSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(parent))), propertyName);
+                if (extendedPropertyType) {
+                    return extendedPropertyType;
+                }
+                const implementedTypeNodes = getClassImplementsHeritageClauseElements(parent);
+                if (implementedTypeNodes) {
+                    return getSinglePropertyTypeOfTypes(map(implementedTypeNodes, getTypeFromTypeReference), propertyName);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        function getSinglePropertyTypeOfTypes(types: Type[], propertyName: string) {
+            let result: Type;
+            for (const t of types) {
+                if (t !== unknownType) {
+                    const property = getPropertyOfType(t, propertyName);
+                    if (!property || property.valueDeclaration.flags & NodeFlags.Private) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (property.name === propertyName) {
+                        const propertyType = getTypeOfSymbol(property);
+                        if (result && result !== propertyType) {
+                            // if there's more than one matching property, return undefined
+                            return undefined;
+                        }
+                        result = propertyType;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
         function getTargetType(type: ObjectType): Type {
             return type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference ? (<TypeReference>type).target : type;
         }
@@ -5898,7 +5936,7 @@ namespace ts {
         // Returns true if the given expression contains (at any level of nesting) a function or arrow expression
         // that is subject to contextual typing.
         function isContextSensitive(node: Expression | MethodDeclaration | ObjectLiteralElement): boolean {
-            Debug.assert(node.kind !== SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration || isObjectLiteralMethod(node));
+            Debug.assert(node.kind !== SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration || isMethod(node));
             switch (node.kind) {
                 case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                 case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
@@ -5931,8 +5969,8 @@ namespace ts {
             return !node.typeParameters && areAllParametersUntyped && !isNullaryArrow;
         }
 
-        function isContextSensitiveFunctionOrObjectLiteralMethod(func: Node): func is FunctionExpression | MethodDeclaration {
-            return (isFunctionExpressionOrArrowFunction(func) || isObjectLiteralMethod(func)) && isContextSensitiveFunctionLikeDeclaration(func);
+        function isContextSensitiveFunctionOrMethod(func: Node): func is FunctionExpression | MethodDeclaration {
+            return (isFunctionExpressionOrArrowFunction(func) || isMethod(func)) && isContextSensitiveFunctionLikeDeclaration(func);
         }
 
         function getTypeWithoutSignatures(type: Type): Type {
@@ -9374,7 +9412,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function getContextualThisParameter(func: FunctionLikeDeclaration): Symbol {
-            if (isContextSensitiveFunctionOrObjectLiteralMethod(func) && func.kind !== SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction) {
+            if (isContextSensitiveFunctionOrMethod(func) && func.kind !== SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction) {
                 const contextualSignature = getContextualSignature(func);
                 if (contextualSignature) {
                     return contextualSignature.thisParameter;
@@ -9387,7 +9425,7 @@ namespace ts {
         // Return contextual type of parameter or undefined if no contextual type is available
         function getContextuallyTypedParameterType(parameter: ParameterDeclaration): Type {
             const func = parameter.parent;
-            if (isContextSensitiveFunctionOrObjectLiteralMethod(func)) {
+            if (isContextSensitiveFunctionOrMethod(func)) {
                 const iife = getImmediatelyInvokedFunctionExpression(func);
                 if (iife) {
                     const indexOfParameter = indexOf(func.parameters, parameter);
@@ -9447,6 +9485,12 @@ namespace ts {
                         return type;
                     }
                 }
+                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyDeclaration) {
+                    const type = getTypeOfBasePropertyDeclaration(<PropertyDeclaration>declaration);
+                    if (type) {
+                        return type;
+                    }
+                }
                 if (isBindingPattern(declaration.name)) {
                     return getTypeFromBindingPattern(<BindingPattern>declaration.name, /*includePatternInType*/ true, /*reportErrors*/ false);
                 }
@@ -9815,15 +9859,23 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function getContextualSignatureForFunctionLikeDeclaration(node: FunctionLikeDeclaration): Signature {
             // Only function expressions, arrow functions, and object literal methods are contextually typed.
-            return isFunctionExpressionOrArrowFunction(node) || isObjectLiteralMethod(node)
+            return isFunctionExpressionOrArrowFunction(node) || isMethod(node)
                 ? getContextualSignature(<FunctionExpression>node)
                 : undefined;
         }
 
         function getContextualTypeForFunctionLikeDeclaration(node: FunctionExpression | MethodDeclaration) {
-            return isObjectLiteralMethod(node) ?
-                getContextualTypeForObjectLiteralMethod(node) :
-                getApparentTypeOfContextualType(node);
+             let type: Type;
+             if (isFunctionExpressionOrArrowFunction(node)) {
+                 type = getApparentTypeOfContextualType(node);
+             }
+             else if (isObjectLiteralMethod(node)) {
+                 type = getContextualTypeForObjectLiteralMethod(node);
+             }
+             else if (isMethod(node)) {
+                 type = getTypeOfBasePropertyDeclaration(node);
+             }
+             return type;
         }
 
         // Return the contextual signature for a given expression node. A contextual type provides a
@@ -9832,7 +9884,6 @@ namespace ts {
         // all identical ignoring their return type, the result is same signature but with return type as
         // union type of return types from these signatures
         function getContextualSignature(node: FunctionExpression | MethodDeclaration): Signature {
-            Debug.assert(node.kind !== SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration || isObjectLiteralMethod(node));
             const type = getContextualTypeForFunctionLikeDeclaration(node);
             if (!type) {
                 return undefined;
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 0c026fc6b6d..bd139abc9b1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -864,6 +864,10 @@ namespace ts {
         return predicate && predicate.kind === TypePredicateKind.Identifier;
     }
 
+    export function isMethod(node: Node): node is MethodDeclaration {
+        return node && node.kind === SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration;
+    }
+
     export function isThisTypePredicate(predicate: TypePredicate): predicate is ThisTypePredicate {
         return predicate && predicate.kind === TypePredicateKind.This;
     }