diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index f79b80be9fc..e1857d47f7e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -8016,10 +8016,13 @@ namespace ts {
                     else if (isUnion) {
                         const indexInfo = !isLateBoundName(name) && (isNumericLiteralName(name) && getIndexInfoOfType(type, IndexKind.Number) || getIndexInfoOfType(type, IndexKind.String));
                         if (indexInfo) {
-                            checkFlags |= indexInfo.isReadonly ? CheckFlags.Readonly : 0;
-                            checkFlags |= CheckFlags.WritePartial;
+                            checkFlags |= CheckFlags.WritePartial | (indexInfo.isReadonly ? CheckFlags.Readonly : 0);
                             indexTypes = append(indexTypes, isTupleType(type) ? getRestTypeOfTupleType(type) || undefinedType : indexInfo.type);
                         }
+                        else if (isObjectLiteralType(type)) {
+                            checkFlags |= CheckFlags.WritePartial;
+                            indexTypes = append(indexTypes, undefinedType);
+                        }
                         else {
                             checkFlags |= CheckFlags.ReadPartial;
                         }
@@ -18451,11 +18454,13 @@ namespace ts {
                     }
                     return contextSensitive === true ? getTypeOfExpression(left) : contextSensitive;
                 case SyntaxKind.BarBarToken:
-                    // When an || expression has a contextual type, the operands are contextually typed by that type. When an ||
-                    // expression has no contextual type, the right operand is contextually typed by the type of the left operand,
-                    // except for the special case of Javascript declarations of the form `namespace.prop = namespace.prop || {}`
+                    // When an || expression has a contextual type, the operands are contextually typed by that type, except
+                    // when that type originates in a binding pattern, the right operand is contextually typed by the type of
+                    // the left operand. When an || expression has no contextual type, the right operand is contextually typed
+                    // by the type of the left operand, except for the special case of Javascript declarations of the form
+                    // `namespace.prop = namespace.prop || {}`.
                     const type = getContextualType(binaryExpression, contextFlags);
-                    return !type && node === right && !isDefaultedExpandoInitializer(binaryExpression) ?
+                    return node === right && (type && type.pattern || !type && !isDefaultedExpandoInitializer(binaryExpression)) ?
                         getTypeOfExpression(left) : type;
                 case SyntaxKind.AmpersandAmpersandToken:
                 case SyntaxKind.CommaToken:
@@ -20195,7 +20200,8 @@ namespace ts {
             let propType: Type;
             const leftType = checkNonNullExpression(left);
             const parentSymbol = getNodeLinks(left).resolvedSymbol;
-            const apparentType = getApparentType(getWidenedType(leftType));
+            // We widen array literals to get type any[] instead of undefined[] in non-strict mode
+            const apparentType = getApparentType(isEmptyArrayLiteralType(leftType) ? getWidenedType(leftType) : leftType);
             if (isTypeAny(apparentType) || apparentType === silentNeverType) {
                 if (isIdentifier(left) && parentSymbol) {
                     markAliasReferenced(parentSymbol, node);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.js b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.js
index df4addf0269..b2b0c31654b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.js
@@ -2,6 +2,34 @@
 const a: { x?: number } = { };
 let x = 0;
 ({x = 1} = a);
+
+// Repro from #26235
+
+function f1(options?: { color?: string, width?: number }) {
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+}
+
+function f2(options?: [string?, number?]) {
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+}
+
+function f3(options?: { color: string, width: number }) {
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+}
+
+function f4(options?: [string, number]) {
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+}
 
 
 //// [destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.js]
@@ -9,3 +37,30 @@ var _a;
 var a = {};
 var x = 0;
 (_a = a.x, x = _a === void 0 ? 1 : _a);
+// Repro from #26235
+function f1(options) {
+    var _a;
+    var _b = options || {}, color = _b.color, width = _b.width;
+    (_a = options || {}, color = _a.color, width = _a.width);
+    var x1 = (options || {}).color;
+    var x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+}
+function f2(options) {
+    var _a;
+    var _b = options || [], str = _b[0], num = _b[1];
+    _a = options || [], str = _a[0], num = _a[1];
+    var x1 = (options || {})[0];
+}
+function f3(options) {
+    var _a;
+    var _b = options || {}, color = _b.color, width = _b.width;
+    (_a = options || {}, color = _a.color, width = _a.width);
+    var x1 = (options || {}).color;
+    var x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+}
+function f4(options) {
+    var _a;
+    var _b = options || [], str = _b[0], num = _b[1];
+    _a = options || [], str = _a[0], num = _a[1];
+    var x1 = (options || {})[0];
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.symbols
index b011834c4f0..eef4bdcd97a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.symbols
@@ -10,3 +10,101 @@ let x = 0;
 >x : Symbol(x, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 2, 2))
 >a : Symbol(a, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 0, 5))
 
+// Repro from #26235
+
+function f1(options?: { color?: string, width?: number }) {
+>f1 : Symbol(f1, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 2, 14))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 12))
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 23))
+>width : Symbol(width, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 39))
+
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 7, 9))
+>width : Symbol(width, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 7, 16))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 12))
+
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 8, 6))
+>width : Symbol(width, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 8, 13))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 12))
+
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+>x1 : Symbol(x1, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 9, 7))
+>(options || {}).color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 23))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 12))
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 23))
+
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+>x2 : Symbol(x2, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 10, 7))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 12))
+>"color" : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 6, 23))
+}
+
+function f2(options?: [string?, number?]) {
+>f2 : Symbol(f2, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 11, 1))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 13, 12))
+
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+>str : Symbol(str, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 14, 9))
+>num : Symbol(num, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 14, 13))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 13, 12))
+
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+>str : Symbol(str, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 14, 9))
+>num : Symbol(num, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 14, 13))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 13, 12))
+
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+>x1 : Symbol(x1, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 16, 7))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 13, 12))
+>0 : Symbol(0)
+}
+
+function f3(options?: { color: string, width: number }) {
+>f3 : Symbol(f3, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 17, 1))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 12))
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 23))
+>width : Symbol(width, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 38))
+
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 20, 9))
+>width : Symbol(width, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 20, 16))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 12))
+
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 21, 6))
+>width : Symbol(width, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 21, 13))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 12))
+
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+>x1 : Symbol(x1, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 22, 7))
+>(options || {}).color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 23))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 12))
+>color : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 23))
+
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+>x2 : Symbol(x2, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 23, 7))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 12))
+>"color" : Symbol(color, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 19, 23))
+}
+
+function f4(options?: [string, number]) {
+>f4 : Symbol(f4, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 24, 1))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 26, 12))
+
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+>str : Symbol(str, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 27, 9))
+>num : Symbol(num, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 27, 13))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 26, 12))
+
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+>str : Symbol(str, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 27, 9))
+>num : Symbol(num, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 27, 13))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 26, 12))
+
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+>x1 : Symbol(x1, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 29, 7))
+>options : Symbol(options, Decl(destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts, 26, 12))
+>0 : Symbol(0)
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.types b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.types
index 6347ccd0188..379bfe8b3bd 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.types
@@ -16,3 +16,149 @@ let x = 0;
 >1 : 1
 >a : { x?: number | undefined; }
 
+// Repro from #26235
+
+function f1(options?: { color?: string, width?: number }) {
+>f1 : (options?: { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; } | undefined) => void
+>options : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; } | undefined
+>color : string | undefined
+>width : number | undefined
+
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+>color : string | undefined
+>width : number | undefined
+>options || {} : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>options : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+>({ color, width } = options || {}) : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>{ color, width } = options || {} : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>{ color, width } : { color: string | undefined; width: number | undefined; }
+>color : string | undefined
+>width : number | undefined
+>options || {} : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>options : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+>x1 : string | undefined
+>(options || {}).color : string | undefined
+>(options || {}) : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>options || {} : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>options : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+>color : string | undefined
+
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+>x2 : string | undefined
+>(options || {})["color"] : string | undefined
+>(options || {}) : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>options || {} : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; }
+>options : { color?: string | undefined; width?: number | undefined; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+>"color" : "color"
+}
+
+function f2(options?: [string?, number?]) {
+>f2 : (options?: [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?] | undefined) => void
+>options : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?] | undefined
+
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+>str : string | undefined
+>num : number | undefined
+>options || [] : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?]
+>options : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?] | undefined
+>[] : []
+
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+>[str, num] = options || [] : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?]
+>[str, num] : [string | undefined, number | undefined]
+>str : string | undefined
+>num : number | undefined
+>options || [] : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?]
+>options : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?] | undefined
+>[] : []
+
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+>x1 : string | undefined
+>(options || {})[0] : string | undefined
+>(options || {}) : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?] | {}
+>options || {} : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?] | {}
+>options : [(string | undefined)?, (number | undefined)?] | undefined
+>{} : {}
+>0 : 0
+}
+
+function f3(options?: { color: string, width: number }) {
+>f3 : (options?: { color: string; width: number; } | undefined) => void
+>options : { color: string; width: number; } | undefined
+>color : string
+>width : number
+
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+>color : string | undefined
+>width : number | undefined
+>options || {} : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>options : { color: string; width: number; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+>({ color, width } = options || {}) : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>{ color, width } = options || {} : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>{ color, width } : { color: string | undefined; width: number | undefined; }
+>color : string | undefined
+>width : number | undefined
+>options || {} : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>options : { color: string; width: number; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+>x1 : string | undefined
+>(options || {}).color : string | undefined
+>(options || {}) : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>options || {} : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>options : { color: string; width: number; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+>color : string | undefined
+
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+>x2 : string | undefined
+>(options || {})["color"] : string | undefined
+>(options || {}) : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>options || {} : { color: string; width: number; } | {}
+>options : { color: string; width: number; } | undefined
+>{} : {}
+>"color" : "color"
+}
+
+function f4(options?: [string, number]) {
+>f4 : (options?: [string, number] | undefined) => void
+>options : [string, number] | undefined
+
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+>str : string | undefined
+>num : number | undefined
+>options || [] : [] | [string, number]
+>options : [string, number] | undefined
+>[] : []
+
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+>[str, num] = options || [] : [] | [string, number]
+>[str, num] : [string | undefined, number | undefined]
+>str : string | undefined
+>num : number | undefined
+>options || [] : [] | [string, number]
+>options : [string, number] | undefined
+>[] : []
+
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+>x1 : string | undefined
+>(options || {})[0] : string | undefined
+>(options || {}) : [string, number] | {}
+>options || {} : [string, number] | {}
+>options : [string, number] | undefined
+>{} : {}
+>0 : 0
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/initializedDestructuringAssignmentTypes.types b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedDestructuringAssignmentTypes.types
index bb30a395cff..333fc5d92cc 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/initializedDestructuringAssignmentTypes.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedDestructuringAssignmentTypes.types
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const [, a = ''] = ''.match('') || [];
 >'' : ""
 >match : (regexp: string | RegExp) => RegExpMatchArray
 >'' : ""
->[] : [undefined?, ""?]
+>[] : undefined[]
 
 a.toFixed()
 >a.toFixed() : any
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts
index 45ade402eb8..76b0e71c373 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/destructuringAssignmentWithDefault.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,31 @@
 const a: { x?: number } = { };
 let x = 0;
 ({x = 1} = a);
+
+// Repro from #26235
+
+function f1(options?: { color?: string, width?: number }) {
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+}
+
+function f2(options?: [string?, number?]) {
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+}
+
+function f3(options?: { color: string, width: number }) {
+    let { color, width } = options || {};
+    ({ color, width } = options || {});
+    let x1 = (options || {}).color;
+    let x2 = (options || {})["color"];
+}
+
+function f4(options?: [string, number]) {
+    let [str, num] = options || [];
+    [str, num] = options || [];
+    let x1 = (options || {})[0];
+}