diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 1b34952f3ae..6c0b74c0b48 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -5491,7 +5491,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     }
                 }
                 else if (source.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType && (target.flags & (TypeFlags.Reference | TypeFlags.Tuple) ||
-                    (target.flags & TypeFlags.Anonymous) && target.symbol && target.symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Method | SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral))) {
+                    (target.flags & TypeFlags.Anonymous) && target.symbol && target.symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Method | SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral | SymbolFlags.Class))) {
                     // If source is an object type, and target is a type reference, a tuple type, the type of a method, or a type literal, infer from members
                     if (isInProcess(source, target)) {
                         return;