diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 65673177efe..2bae0c73fc4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -12069,7 +12069,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
     /**
      * The base constructor of a class can resolve to
      * * undefinedType if the class has no extends clause,
-     * * unknownType if an error occurred during resolution of the extends expression,
+     * * errorType if an error occurred during resolution of the extends expression,
      * * nullType if the extends expression is the null value,
      * * anyType if the extends expression has type any, or
      * * an object type with at least one construct signature.
@@ -28817,7 +28817,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
      * Otherwise, return false
      * @param classDecl a class declaration to check if it extends null
      */
-    function classDeclarationExtendsNull(classDecl: ClassDeclaration): boolean {
+    function classDeclarationExtendsNull(classDecl: ClassLikeDeclaration): boolean {
         const classSymbol = getSymbolOfDeclaration(classDecl);
         const classInstanceType = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(classSymbol) as InterfaceType;
         const baseConstructorType = getBaseConstructorTypeOfClass(classInstanceType);
@@ -29227,6 +29227,10 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
             return errorType;
         }
 
+        if (classDeclarationExtendsNull(classLikeDeclaration)) {
+            return isCallExpression ? errorType : nullWideningType;
+        }
+
         const classType = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(getSymbolOfDeclaration(classLikeDeclaration)) as InterfaceType;
         const baseClassType = classType && getBaseTypes(classType)[0];
         if (!baseClassType) {
@@ -39277,7 +39281,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
             // TS 1.0 spec (April 2014): 8.3.2
             // Constructors of classes with no extends clause may not contain super calls, whereas
             // constructors of derived classes must contain at least one super call somewhere in their function body.
-            const containingClassDecl = node.parent as ClassDeclaration;
+            const containingClassDecl = node.parent;
             if (getClassExtendsHeritageElement(containingClassDecl)) {
                 captureLexicalThis(node.parent, containingClassDecl);
                 const classExtendsNull = classDeclarationExtendsNull(containingClassDecl);
@@ -39293,7 +39297,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
                     //   or the containing class declares instance member variables with initializers.
 
                     const superCallShouldBeRootLevel = !emitStandardClassFields &&
-                        (some((node.parent as ClassDeclaration).members, isInstancePropertyWithInitializerOrPrivateIdentifierProperty) ||
+                        (some(node.parent.members, isInstancePropertyWithInitializerOrPrivateIdentifierProperty) ||
                             some(node.parameters, p => hasSyntacticModifier(p, ModifierFlags.ParameterPropertyModifier)));
 
                     if (superCallShouldBeRootLevel) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9231171757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+classExtendsNull2.ts(5,7): error TS2417: Class static side 'typeof C' incorrectly extends base class static side 'null'.
+classExtendsNull2.ts(7,5): error TS17005: A constructor cannot contain a 'super' call when its class extends 'null'.
+
+
+==== classExtendsNull2.ts (2 errors) ====
+    // https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/55499
+    
+    interface Base {}
+    
+    class C extends null {
+          ~
+!!! error TS2417: Class static side 'typeof C' incorrectly extends base class static side 'null'.
+      constructor() {
+        super();
+        ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS17005: A constructor cannot contain a 'super' call when its class extends 'null'.
+      }
+    }
+    interface C extends Base {}
+    
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..644d43cdc32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull2.ts] ////
+
+=== classExtendsNull2.ts ===
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/55499
+
+interface Base {}
+>Base : Symbol(Base, Decl(classExtendsNull2.ts, 0, 0))
+
+class C extends null {
+>C : Symbol(C, Decl(classExtendsNull2.ts, 2, 17), Decl(classExtendsNull2.ts, 8, 1))
+
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+  }
+}
+interface C extends Base {}
+>C : Symbol(C, Decl(classExtendsNull2.ts, 2, 17), Decl(classExtendsNull2.ts, 8, 1))
+>Base : Symbol(Base, Decl(classExtendsNull2.ts, 0, 0))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.types b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df5f68aecc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull2.types
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull2.ts] ////
+
+=== classExtendsNull2.ts ===
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/55499
+
+interface Base {}
+
+class C extends null {
+>C : C
+
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+>super() : void
+>super : any
+  }
+}
+interface C extends Base {}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ced2fb3b69c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+classExtendsNull3.ts(3,5): error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.
+classExtendsNull3.ts(9,5): error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.
+
+
+==== classExtendsNull3.ts (2 errors) ====
+    class C1 extends null {
+      static method() {
+        super.oops;
+        ~~~~~
+!!! error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.
+      }
+    }
+    
+    class C2 extends null {
+      method() {
+        super.oops;
+        ~~~~~
+!!! error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.
+      }
+    }
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b8a259cb81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull3.ts] ////
+
+=== classExtendsNull3.ts ===
+class C1 extends null {
+>C1 : Symbol(C1, Decl(classExtendsNull3.ts, 0, 0))
+
+  static method() {
+>method : Symbol(C1.method, Decl(classExtendsNull3.ts, 0, 23))
+
+    super.oops;
+  }
+}
+
+class C2 extends null {
+>C2 : Symbol(C2, Decl(classExtendsNull3.ts, 4, 1))
+
+  method() {
+>method : Symbol(C2.method, Decl(classExtendsNull3.ts, 6, 23))
+
+    super.oops;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.types b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d58ac944fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/classExtendsNull3.types
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull3.ts] ////
+
+=== classExtendsNull3.ts ===
+class C1 extends null {
+>C1 : C1
+
+  static method() {
+>method : () => void
+
+    super.oops;
+>super.oops : any
+>super : null
+>oops : any
+  }
+}
+
+class C2 extends null {
+>C2 : C2
+
+  method() {
+>method : () => void
+
+    super.oops;
+>super.oops : any
+>super : null
+>oops : any
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull2.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aad37d190d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// @strict: true
+// @noEmit: true
+
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/55499
+
+interface Base {}
+
+class C extends null {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+  }
+}
+interface C extends Base {}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull3.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull3.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7720a04c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/classExtendsNull3.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// @strict: true
+// @noEmit: true
+
+class C1 extends null {
+  static method() {
+    super.oops;
+  }
+}
+
+class C2 extends null {
+  method() {
+    super.oops;
+  }
+}
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