diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index f4f1884836a62..202d622585cf5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -30445,8 +30445,31 @@ namespace ts {
             const functionIsUsedInBody = forEachChild(ifStatement.thenStatement, function check(childNode): boolean | undefined {
                 if (isIdentifier(childNode)) {
                     const childSymbol = getSymbolAtLocation(childNode);
-                    if (childSymbol && childSymbol.id === testedFunctionSymbol.id) {
-                        return true;
+                    if (childSymbol && childSymbol === testedFunctionSymbol) {
+                        // If the test was a simple identifier, the above check is sufficient
+                        if (isIdentifier(ifStatement.expression)) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        // Otherwise we need to ensure the symbol is called on the same target
+                        let testedExpression = testedNode.parent;
+                        let childExpression = childNode.parent;
+                        while (testedExpression && childExpression) {
+
+                            if (isIdentifier(testedExpression) && isIdentifier(childExpression)) {
+                                return getSymbolAtLocation(testedExpression) === getSymbolAtLocation(childExpression);
+                            }
+
+                            if (isPropertyAccessExpression(testedExpression) && isPropertyAccessExpression(childExpression)) {
+                                if (getSymbolAtLocation(testedExpression.name) !== getSymbolAtLocation(childExpression.name)) {
+                                    return false;
+                                }
+                                childExpression = childExpression.expression;
+                                testedExpression = testedExpression.expression;
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                return false;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.errors.txt
index 1599a70db4eac..0e0b2c984041e 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.errors.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts(18,9): error TS2774: Th
 tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts(36,9): error TS2774: This condition will always return true since the function is always defined. Did you mean to call it instead?
 tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts(50,9): error TS2774: This condition will always return true since the function is always defined. Did you mean to call it instead?
 tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts(66,13): error TS2774: This condition will always return true since the function is always defined. Did you mean to call it instead?
+tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts(76,9): error TS2774: This condition will always return true since the function is always defined. Did you mean to call it instead?
+tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts(82,9): error TS2774: This condition will always return true since the function is always defined. Did you mean to call it instead?
 
 
-==== tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts (5 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts (7 errors) ====
     function onlyErrorsWhenTestingNonNullableFunctionType(required: () => boolean, optional?: () => boolean) {
         if (required) { // error
             ~~~~~~~~
@@ -88,4 +90,32 @@ tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts(66,13): error TS2774: T
             }
         }
     }
-    
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+    
+    // Test for GH-35557 where ids were not assigned for a symbol.
+    function A(stats: StatsBase<any>) {
+        if (stats.isDirectory) { // err
+            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2774: This condition will always return true since the function is always defined. Did you mean to call it instead?
+            console.log(`[Directory] ${stats.ctime}`)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    function B(a: Nested, b: Nested) {
+        if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // err
+            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2774: This condition will always return true since the function is always defined. Did you mean to call it instead?
+            b.stats.isDirectory(); 
+        }
+        if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // ok
+            a.stats.isDirectory();
+        }
+    } 
+    
+    interface StatsBase<T> {
+        isDirectory(): boolean;
+        ctime: number;
+    }
+    
+    interface Nested {
+        stats: StatsBase<any>;
+    }
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.js b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.js
index 19ab1722c81cd..3f43e62967186 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.js
@@ -71,7 +71,31 @@ class Foo {
         }
     }
 }
-
+
+// Test for GH-35557 where ids were not assigned for a symbol.
+function A(stats: StatsBase<any>) {
+    if (stats.isDirectory) { // err
+        console.log(`[Directory] ${stats.ctime}`)
+    }
+}
+
+function B(a: Nested, b: Nested) {
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // err
+        b.stats.isDirectory(); 
+    }
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // ok
+        a.stats.isDirectory();
+    }
+} 
+
+interface StatsBase<T> {
+    isDirectory(): boolean;
+    ctime: number;
+}
+
+interface Nested {
+    stats: StatsBase<any>;
+}
 
 //// [truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.js]
 function onlyErrorsWhenTestingNonNullableFunctionType(required, optional) {
@@ -132,3 +156,17 @@ var Foo = /** @class */ (function () {
     };
     return Foo;
 }());
+// Test for GH-35557 where ids were not assigned for a symbol.
+function A(stats) {
+    if (stats.isDirectory) { // err
+        console.log("[Directory] " + stats.ctime);
+    }
+}
+function B(a, b) {
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // err
+        b.stats.isDirectory();
+    }
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // ok
+        a.stats.isDirectory();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.symbols
index cbfe456a82ce2..3a2af7d0d05d9 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.symbols
@@ -151,3 +151,79 @@ class Foo {
     }
 }
 
+// Test for GH-35557 where ids were not assigned for a symbol.
+function A(stats: StatsBase<any>) {
+>A : Symbol(A, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 71, 1))
+>stats : Symbol(stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 74, 11))
+>StatsBase : Symbol(StatsBase, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 87, 1))
+
+    if (stats.isDirectory) { // err
+>stats.isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+>stats : Symbol(stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 74, 11))
+>isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+
+        console.log(`[Directory] ${stats.ctime}`)
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>stats.ctime : Symbol(StatsBase.ctime, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 90, 27))
+>stats : Symbol(stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 74, 11))
+>ctime : Symbol(StatsBase.ctime, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 90, 27))
+    }
+}
+
+function B(a: Nested, b: Nested) {
+>B : Symbol(B, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 78, 1))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 80, 11))
+>Nested : Symbol(Nested, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 92, 1))
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 80, 21))
+>Nested : Symbol(Nested, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 92, 1))
+
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // err
+>a.stats.isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+>a.stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 80, 11))
+>stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+
+        b.stats.isDirectory(); 
+>b.stats.isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+>b.stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 80, 21))
+>stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+    }
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // ok
+>a.stats.isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+>a.stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 80, 11))
+>stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+
+        a.stats.isDirectory();
+>a.stats.isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+>a.stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 80, 11))
+>stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+    }
+} 
+
+interface StatsBase<T> {
+>StatsBase : Symbol(StatsBase, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 87, 1))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 20))
+
+    isDirectory(): boolean;
+>isDirectory : Symbol(StatsBase.isDirectory, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 89, 24))
+
+    ctime: number;
+>ctime : Symbol(StatsBase.ctime, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 90, 27))
+}
+
+interface Nested {
+>Nested : Symbol(Nested, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 92, 1))
+
+    stats: StatsBase<any>;
+>stats : Symbol(Nested.stats, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 94, 18))
+>StatsBase : Symbol(StatsBase, Decl(truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts, 87, 1))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.types b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.types
index 1cbb89c14a3af..974db4dcde9d9 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.types
@@ -177,3 +177,74 @@ class Foo {
     }
 }
 
+// Test for GH-35557 where ids were not assigned for a symbol.
+function A(stats: StatsBase<any>) {
+>A : (stats: StatsBase<any>) => void
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+
+    if (stats.isDirectory) { // err
+>stats.isDirectory : () => boolean
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+>isDirectory : () => boolean
+
+        console.log(`[Directory] ${stats.ctime}`)
+>console.log(`[Directory] ${stats.ctime}`) : void
+>console.log : (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]) => void
+>console : Console
+>log : (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]) => void
+>`[Directory] ${stats.ctime}` : string
+>stats.ctime : number
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+>ctime : number
+    }
+}
+
+function B(a: Nested, b: Nested) {
+>B : (a: Nested, b: Nested) => void
+>a : Nested
+>b : Nested
+
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // err
+>a.stats.isDirectory : () => boolean
+>a.stats : StatsBase<any>
+>a : Nested
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+>isDirectory : () => boolean
+
+        b.stats.isDirectory(); 
+>b.stats.isDirectory() : boolean
+>b.stats.isDirectory : () => boolean
+>b.stats : StatsBase<any>
+>b : Nested
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+>isDirectory : () => boolean
+    }
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // ok
+>a.stats.isDirectory : () => boolean
+>a.stats : StatsBase<any>
+>a : Nested
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+>isDirectory : () => boolean
+
+        a.stats.isDirectory();
+>a.stats.isDirectory() : boolean
+>a.stats.isDirectory : () => boolean
+>a.stats : StatsBase<any>
+>a : Nested
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+>isDirectory : () => boolean
+    }
+} 
+
+interface StatsBase<T> {
+    isDirectory(): boolean;
+>isDirectory : () => boolean
+
+    ctime: number;
+>ctime : number
+}
+
+interface Nested {
+    stats: StatsBase<any>;
+>stats : StatsBase<any>
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts
index 431a0b0463c17..a094e8c716e89 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/truthinessCallExpressionCoercion.ts
@@ -72,3 +72,28 @@ class Foo {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// Test for GH-35557 where ids were not assigned for a symbol.
+function A(stats: StatsBase<any>) {
+    if (stats.isDirectory) { // err
+        console.log(`[Directory] ${stats.ctime}`)
+    }
+}
+
+function B(a: Nested, b: Nested) {
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // err
+        b.stats.isDirectory(); 
+    }
+    if (a.stats.isDirectory) { // ok
+        a.stats.isDirectory();
+    }
+} 
+
+interface StatsBase<T> {
+    isDirectory(): boolean;
+    ctime: number;
+}
+
+interface Nested {
+    stats: StatsBase<any>;
+}
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