diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index a60866b90f0..fc1c2c0a873 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -8416,7 +8416,10 @@ namespace ts {
             if (needToCaptureLexicalThis) {
                 captureLexicalThis(node, container);
             }
-            if (isFunctionLike(container)) {
+            if (isFunctionLike(container) &&
+                (!isInParameterInitializerBeforeContainingFunction(node) || getFunctionLikeThisParameter(container))) {
+                // Note: a parameter initializer should refer to class-this unless function-this is explicitly annotated.
+
                 // If this is a function in a JS file, it might be a class method. Check if it's the RHS
                 // of a x.prototype.y = function [name]() { .... }
                 if (container.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression &&
@@ -18507,6 +18510,14 @@ namespace ts {
             }
         }
 
+        function getFunctionLikeThisParameter(func: FunctionLikeDeclaration) {
+            if (func.parameters.length &&
+                func.parameters[0].name.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier &&
+                (<Identifier>func.parameters[0].name).originalKeywordKind === SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword) {
+                return func.parameters[0];
+            }
+        }
+
         function checkGrammarForNonSymbolComputedProperty(node: DeclarationName, message: DiagnosticMessage) {
             if (isDynamicName(node)) {
                 return grammarErrorOnNode(node, message);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.js b/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b33f78f766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//// [inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts]
+function getNumber(): number {
+    return 1;
+}
+class Example {
+    getNumber(): number {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    doSomething(a = this.getNumber()): typeof a {
+        return a;
+    }
+}
+function weird(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+    return a;
+}
+class Weird {
+    doSomething(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+        return a;
+    }
+}
+
+
+//// [inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.js]
+function getNumber() {
+    return 1;
+}
+var Example = (function () {
+    function Example() {
+    }
+    Example.prototype.getNumber = function () {
+        return 1;
+    };
+    Example.prototype.doSomething = function (a) {
+        if (a === void 0) { a = this.getNumber(); }
+        return a;
+    };
+    return Example;
+}());
+function weird(a) {
+    if (a === void 0) { a = this.getNumber(); }
+    return a;
+}
+var Weird = (function () {
+    function Weird() {
+    }
+    Weird.prototype.doSomething = function (a) {
+        if (a === void 0) { a = this.getNumber(); }
+        return a;
+    };
+    return Weird;
+}());
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0734a4b39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts ===
+function getNumber(): number {
+>getNumber : Symbol(getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    return 1;
+}
+class Example {
+>Example : Symbol(Example, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 2, 1))
+
+    getNumber(): number {
+>getNumber : Symbol(Example.getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 3, 15))
+
+        return 1;
+    }
+    doSomething(a = this.getNumber()): typeof a {
+>doSomething : Symbol(Example.doSomething, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 6, 5))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 7, 16))
+>this.getNumber : Symbol(Example.getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 3, 15))
+>this : Symbol(Example, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 2, 1))
+>getNumber : Symbol(Example.getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 3, 15))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 7, 16))
+
+        return a;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 7, 16))
+    }
+}
+function weird(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+>weird : Symbol(weird, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 10, 1))
+>this : Symbol(this, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 11, 15))
+>Example : Symbol(Example, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 2, 1))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 11, 29))
+>this.getNumber : Symbol(Example.getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 3, 15))
+>this : Symbol(Example, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 2, 1))
+>getNumber : Symbol(Example.getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 3, 15))
+
+    return a;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 11, 29))
+}
+class Weird {
+>Weird : Symbol(Weird, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 13, 1))
+
+    doSomething(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+>doSomething : Symbol(Weird.doSomething, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 14, 13))
+>this : Symbol(this, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 15, 16))
+>Example : Symbol(Example, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 2, 1))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 15, 30))
+>this.getNumber : Symbol(Example.getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 3, 15))
+>this : Symbol(Example, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 2, 1))
+>getNumber : Symbol(Example.getNumber, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 3, 15))
+
+        return a;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts, 15, 30))
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.types b/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9aeccb2b2e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.types
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts ===
+function getNumber(): number {
+>getNumber : () => number
+
+    return 1;
+>1 : number
+}
+class Example {
+>Example : Example
+
+    getNumber(): number {
+>getNumber : () => number
+
+        return 1;
+>1 : number
+    }
+    doSomething(a = this.getNumber()): typeof a {
+>doSomething : (a?: number) => number
+>a : number
+>this.getNumber() : number
+>this.getNumber : () => number
+>this : this
+>getNumber : () => number
+>a : number
+
+        return a;
+>a : number
+    }
+}
+function weird(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+>weird : (this: Example, a?: number) => number
+>this : Example
+>Example : Example
+>a : number
+>this.getNumber() : number
+>this.getNumber : () => number
+>this : Example
+>getNumber : () => number
+
+    return a;
+>a : number
+}
+class Weird {
+>Weird : Weird
+
+    doSomething(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+>doSomething : (this: Example, a?: number) => number
+>this : Example
+>Example : Example
+>a : number
+>this.getNumber() : number
+>this.getNumber : () => number
+>this : Example
+>getNumber : () => number
+
+        return a;
+>a : number
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..392709ccdf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/inferParameterWithMethodCallInitializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// @noImplicitAny: true
+function getNumber(): number {
+    return 1;
+}
+class Example {
+    getNumber(): number {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    doSomething(a = this.getNumber()): typeof a {
+        return a;
+    }
+}
+function weird(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+    return a;
+}
+class Weird {
+    doSomething(this: Example, a = this.getNumber()) {
+        return a;
+    }
+}