diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 405fd11f138..14631fa69cb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -5995,7 +5995,9 @@ namespace ts {
             for (const memberType of types) {
                 for (const { escapedName } of getAugmentedPropertiesOfType(memberType)) {
                     if (!props.has(escapedName)) {
-                        props.set(escapedName, createUnionOrIntersectionProperty(unionType as UnionType, escapedName));
+                        const prop = createUnionOrIntersectionProperty(unionType as UnionType, escapedName);
+                        // May be undefined if the property is private
+                        if (prop) props.set(escapedName, prop);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -6177,7 +6179,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 t;
         }
 
-        function createUnionOrIntersectionProperty(containingType: UnionOrIntersectionType, name: __String): Symbol {
+        function createUnionOrIntersectionProperty(containingType: UnionOrIntersectionType, name: __String): Symbol | undefined {
             let props: Symbol[];
             const isUnion = containingType.flags & TypeFlags.Union;
             const excludeModifiers = isUnion ? ModifierFlags.NonPublicAccessibilityModifier : 0;
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionsUnion.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionsUnion.ts
index ed449936680..d9d1d3c792f 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionsUnion.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionsUnion.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 ////interface I { x: number; }
 ////interface Many<T> extends ReadonlyArray<T> { extra: number; }
-////const x: I | I[] | Many<string> = { /**/ };
+////class C { private priv: number; }
+////const x: I | I[] | Many<string> | C = { /**/ };
 
 // We specifically filter out any array-like types.
+// Private members will be excluded by `createUnionOrIntersectionProperty`.
 verify.completionsAt("", ["x"]);