diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 77f35376da7..e255edcdf6f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -12327,23 +12327,34 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
     }
 
     // Return the type implied by an array binding pattern
-    function getTypeFromArrayBindingPattern(pattern: BindingPattern, includePatternInType: boolean, reportErrors: boolean): Type {
-        const elements = pattern.elements;
-        const lastElement = lastOrUndefined(elements);
-        const restElement = lastElement && lastElement.kind === SyntaxKind.BindingElement && lastElement.dotDotDotToken ? lastElement : undefined;
-        if (elements.length === 0 || elements.length === 1 && restElement) {
-            return languageVersion >= ScriptTarget.ES2015 ? createIterableType(anyType) : anyArrayType;
-        }
-        const elementTypes = map(elements, e => isOmittedExpression(e) ? anyType : getTypeFromBindingElement(e, includePatternInType, reportErrors));
-        const minLength = findLastIndex(elements, e => !(e === restElement || isOmittedExpression(e) || hasDefaultValue(e)), elements.length - 1) + 1;
-        const elementFlags = map(elements, (e, i) => e === restElement ? ElementFlags.Rest : i >= minLength ? ElementFlags.Optional : ElementFlags.Required);
-        let result = createTupleType(elementTypes, elementFlags) as TypeReference;
-        if (includePatternInType) {
-            result = cloneTypeReference(result);
-            result.pattern = pattern;
-            result.objectFlags |= ObjectFlags.ContainsObjectOrArrayLiteral;
-        }
-        return result;
+    function getTypeFromArrayBindingPattern(pattern: BindingPattern, includePatternInType: boolean, reportErrors: boolean): Type {
+        const elements = pattern.elements;
+        const lastElement = lastOrUndefined(elements);
+        const restElement = lastElement && lastElement.kind === SyntaxKind.BindingElement && lastElement.dotDotDotToken ? lastElement : undefined;
+        if (elements.length === 0 || elements.length === 1 && restElement) {
+            return languageVersion >= ScriptTarget.ES2015 ? createIterableType(anyType) : anyArrayType;
+        }
+        const elementTypes = map(elements, e => isOmittedExpression(e) ? anyType : getTypeFromBindingElement(e, includePatternInType, reportErrors));
+        
+        let minLength: number;
+        if (includePatternInType) {
+            // For contextual typing, be more conservative about tuple length to avoid inference differences
+            // based purely on binding patterns. Find the minimum meaningful length.
+            const lastRequiredIndex = findLastIndex(elements, e => !(e === restElement || hasDefaultValue(e)), elements.length - 1);
+            minLength = lastRequiredIndex >= 0 ? Math.min(lastRequiredIndex + 1, 2) : 0;
+        } else {
+            // For regular typing, use the existing logic
+            minLength = findLastIndex(elements, e => !(e === restElement || isOmittedExpression(e) || hasDefaultValue(e)), elements.length - 1) + 1;
+        }
+        
+        const elementFlags = map(elements, (e, i) => e === restElement ? ElementFlags.Rest : i >= minLength ? ElementFlags.Optional : ElementFlags.Required);
+        let result = createTupleType(elementTypes, elementFlags) as TypeReference;
+        if (includePatternInType) {
+            result = cloneTypeReference(result);
+            result.pattern = pattern;
+            result.objectFlags |= ObjectFlags.ContainsObjectOrArrayLiteral;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     // Return the type implied by a binding pattern. This is the type implied purely by the binding pattern itself
@@ -31865,22 +31876,22 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
         }
     }
 
-    function getContextualTypeForBindingElement(declaration: BindingElement, contextFlags: ContextFlags | undefined): Type | undefined {
-        const parent = declaration.parent.parent;
-        const name = declaration.propertyName || declaration.name;
-        const parentType = getContextualTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(parent, contextFlags) ||
-            parent.kind !== SyntaxKind.BindingElement && parent.initializer && checkDeclarationInitializer(parent, declaration.dotDotDotToken ? CheckMode.RestBindingElement : CheckMode.Normal);
-        if (!parentType || isBindingPattern(name) || isComputedNonLiteralName(name)) return undefined;
-        if (parent.name.kind === SyntaxKind.ArrayBindingPattern) {
-            const index = indexOfNode(declaration.parent.elements, declaration);
-            if (index < 0) return undefined;
-            return getContextualTypeForElementExpression(parentType, index);
-        }
-        const nameType = getLiteralTypeFromPropertyName(name);
-        if (isTypeUsableAsPropertyName(nameType)) {
-            const text = getPropertyNameFromType(nameType);
-            return getTypeOfPropertyOfType(parentType, text);
-        }
+    function getContextualTypeForBindingElement(declaration: BindingElement, contextFlags: ContextFlags | undefined): Type | undefined {
+        const parent = declaration.parent.parent;
+        const name = declaration.propertyName || declaration.name;
+        const parentType = getContextualTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(parent, contextFlags) ||
+            parent.kind !== SyntaxKind.BindingElement && parent.initializer && checkDeclarationInitializer(parent, declaration.dotDotDotToken ? CheckMode.RestBindingElement : CheckMode.Normal);
+        if (!parentType || isBindingPattern(name) || isComputedNonLiteralName(name)) return undefined;
+        if (parent.name.kind === SyntaxKind.ArrayBindingPattern) {
+            const index = indexOfNode(declaration.parent.elements, declaration);
+            if (index < 0) return undefined;
+            return getContextualTypeForElementExpression(parentType, index);
+        }
+        const nameType = getLiteralTypeFromPropertyName(name);
+        if (isTypeUsableAsPropertyName(nameType)) {
+            const text = getPropertyNameFromType(nameType);
+            return getTypeOfPropertyOfType(parentType, text);
+        }
     }
 
     function getContextualTypeForStaticPropertyDeclaration(declaration: PropertyDeclaration, contextFlags: ContextFlags | undefined): Type | undefined {
@@ -31897,18 +31908,18 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
     //   the contextual type of an initializer expression is the type implied by the binding pattern.
     // Otherwise, in a binding pattern inside a variable or parameter declaration,
     //   the contextual type of an initializer expression is the type annotation of the containing declaration, if present.
-    function getContextualTypeForInitializerExpression(node: Expression, contextFlags: ContextFlags | undefined): Type | undefined {
-        const declaration = node.parent as VariableLikeDeclaration;
-        if (hasInitializer(declaration) && node === declaration.initializer) {
-            const result = getContextualTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(declaration, contextFlags);
-            if (result) {
-                return result;
-            }
-            if (!(contextFlags! & ContextFlags.SkipBindingPatterns) && isBindingPattern(declaration.name) && declaration.name.elements.length > 0) {
-                return getTypeFromBindingPattern(declaration.name, /*includePatternInType*/ true, /*reportErrors*/ false);
-            }
-        }
-        return undefined;
+    function getContextualTypeForInitializerExpression(node: Expression, contextFlags: ContextFlags | undefined): Type | undefined {
+        const declaration = node.parent as VariableLikeDeclaration;
+        if (hasInitializer(declaration) && node === declaration.initializer) {
+            const result = getContextualTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(declaration, contextFlags);
+            if (result) {
+                return result;
+            }
+            if (!(contextFlags! & ContextFlags.SkipBindingPatterns) && isBindingPattern(declaration.name) && declaration.name.elements.length > 0) {
+                return getTypeFromBindingPattern(declaration.name, /*includePatternInType*/ true, /*reportErrors*/ false);
+            }
+        }
+        return undefined;
     }
 
     function getContextualTypeForReturnExpression(node: Expression, contextFlags: ContextFlags | undefined): Type | undefined {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/contextualTypeDestructuringPositionSensitivity.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/contextualTypeDestructuringPositionSensitivity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef7804882d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/contextualTypeDestructuringPositionSensitivity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// @strict: true
+
+type DataType = 'a' | 'b';
+declare function foo<T extends { dataType: DataType }>(template: T): [T, any, any];
+
+// These should behave the same - both should allow excess properties
+
+// This has an excess property error (should not)
+const [, , t] = foo({ dataType: 'a', day: 0 });
+
+// But this does not (correctly allows excess properties)  
+const [, s, ] = foo({ dataType: 'a', day: 0 });
+
+// Additional test cases to verify the fix
+const [x, y, z] = foo({ dataType: 'a', day: 0 }); // All named - should work
+const [, ,] = foo({ dataType: 'a', day: 0 }); // All anonymous - should work
+const [a, , c] = foo({ dataType: 'a', day: 0 }); // Mixed - should work
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