diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 26ba5be32f6..f5aed2e1d5c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -12581,7 +12581,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 if (!node) return false;
                 switch (node.kind) {
                     case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
-                        return (node as Identifier).escapedText === argumentsSymbol.escapedName && getResolvedSymbol(node as Identifier) === argumentsSymbol;
+                        return (node as Identifier).escapedText === argumentsSymbol.escapedName && getReferencedValueSymbol(node as Identifier) === argumentsSymbol;
 
                     case SyntaxKind.PropertyDeclaration:
                     case SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration:
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c26e2e6011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/a.js(16,9): error TS18004: No value exists in scope for the shorthand property 'arguments'. Either declare one or provide an initializer.
+
+
+==== /a.js (1 errors) ====
+    const a = () => {
+        return {
+            arguments: [],
+        };
+    };
+    
+    const b = () => {
+        const c = {
+            arguments: [],
+        }
+        return c;
+    };
+    
+    const c = () => {
+        return {
+            arguments,
+            ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS18004: No value exists in scope for the shorthand property 'arguments'. Either declare one or provide an initializer.
+        };
+    }
+    
+    const d = () => {
+        const arguments = undefined;
+        return {
+            arguments,
+        };
+    }
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.js b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39c849a90ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//// [a.js]
+const a = () => {
+    return {
+        arguments: [],
+    };
+};
+
+const b = () => {
+    const c = {
+        arguments: [],
+    }
+    return c;
+};
+
+const c = () => {
+    return {
+        arguments,
+    };
+}
+
+const d = () => {
+    const arguments = undefined;
+    return {
+        arguments,
+    };
+}
+
+
+//// [a.js]
+const a = () => {
+    return {
+        arguments: [],
+    };
+};
+const b = () => {
+    const c = {
+        arguments: [],
+    };
+    return c;
+};
+const c = () => {
+    return {
+        arguments,
+    };
+};
+const d = () => {
+    const arguments = undefined;
+    return {
+        arguments,
+    };
+};
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2e56a3cb37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+=== /a.js ===
+const a = () => {
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(a.js, 0, 5))
+
+    return {
+        arguments: [],
+>arguments : Symbol(arguments, Decl(a.js, 1, 12))
+
+    };
+};
+
+const b = () => {
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(a.js, 6, 5))
+
+    const c = {
+>c : Symbol(c, Decl(a.js, 7, 9))
+
+        arguments: [],
+>arguments : Symbol(arguments, Decl(a.js, 7, 15))
+    }
+    return c;
+>c : Symbol(c, Decl(a.js, 7, 9))
+
+};
+
+const c = () => {
+>c : Symbol(c, Decl(a.js, 13, 5))
+
+    return {
+        arguments,
+>arguments : Symbol(arguments, Decl(a.js, 14, 12))
+
+    };
+}
+
+const d = () => {
+>d : Symbol(d, Decl(a.js, 19, 5))
+
+    const arguments = undefined;
+>arguments : Symbol(arguments, Decl(a.js, 20, 9))
+>undefined : Symbol(undefined)
+
+    return {
+        arguments,
+>arguments : Symbol(arguments, Decl(a.js, 21, 12))
+
+    };
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.types b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8be8786acc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.types
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+=== /a.js ===
+const a = () => {
+>a : () => { arguments: any[]; }
+>() => {    return {        arguments: [],    };} : () => { arguments: any[]; }
+
+    return {
+>{        arguments: [],    } : { arguments: undefined[]; }
+
+        arguments: [],
+>arguments : undefined[]
+>[] : undefined[]
+
+    };
+};
+
+const b = () => {
+>b : () => { arguments: any[]; }
+>() => {    const c = {        arguments: [],    }    return c;} : () => { arguments: any[]; }
+
+    const c = {
+>c : { arguments: any[]; }
+>{        arguments: [],    } : { arguments: undefined[]; }
+
+        arguments: [],
+>arguments : undefined[]
+>[] : undefined[]
+    }
+    return c;
+>c : { arguments: any[]; }
+
+};
+
+const c = () => {
+>c : () => { arguments: any; }
+>() => {    return {        arguments,    };} : () => { arguments: any; }
+
+    return {
+>{        arguments,    } : { arguments: any; }
+
+        arguments,
+>arguments : any
+
+    };
+}
+
+const d = () => {
+>d : () => { arguments: any; }
+>() => {    const arguments = undefined;    return {        arguments,    };} : () => { arguments: any; }
+
+    const arguments = undefined;
+>arguments : any
+>undefined : undefined
+
+    return {
+>{        arguments,    } : { arguments: any; }
+
+        arguments,
+>arguments : any
+
+    };
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92fadcd6001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/argumentsReferenceInObjectLiteral_Js.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// @checkJs: true
+// @allowJs: true
+// @target: es6
+// @outDir: ./out
+// @filename: /a.js
+
+const a = () => {
+    return {
+        arguments: [],
+    };
+};
+
+const b = () => {
+    const c = {
+        arguments: [],
+    }
+    return c;
+};
+
+const c = () => {
+    return {
+        arguments,
+    };
+}
+
+const d = () => {
+    const arguments = undefined;
+    return {
+        arguments,
+    };
+}