diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 9a71a6a0277e8..90b3a844a8c5d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ namespace ts {
         const templateLiteralTypes = new Map<string, TemplateLiteralType>();
         const stringMappingTypes = new Map<string, StringMappingType>();
         const substitutionTypes = new Map<string, SubstitutionType>();
+        const propertyWitnessRecordTypes = new Map<string, Type>();
         const evolvingArrayTypes: EvolvingArrayType[] = [];
         const undefinedProperties: SymbolTable = new Map();
 
@@ -915,6 +916,7 @@ namespace ts {
         let deferredGlobalExtractSymbol: Symbol;
         let deferredGlobalOmitSymbol: Symbol;
         let deferredGlobalBigIntType: ObjectType;
+        let deferredGlobalRecordSymbol: Symbol;
 
         const allPotentiallyUnusedIdentifiers = new Map<Path, PotentiallyUnusedIdentifier[]>(); // key is file name
 
@@ -12658,6 +12660,10 @@ namespace ts {
             return deferredGlobalBigIntType || (deferredGlobalBigIntType = getGlobalType("BigInt" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, reportErrors)) || emptyObjectType;
         }
 
+        function getGlobalRecordSymbol(): Symbol {
+            return deferredGlobalRecordSymbol || (deferredGlobalRecordSymbol = getGlobalSymbol("Record" as __String, SymbolFlags.TypeAlias, Diagnostics.Cannot_find_global_type_0)!);
+        }
+
         /**
          * Instantiates a global type that is generic with some element type, and returns that instantiation.
          */
@@ -22169,7 +22175,20 @@ namespace ts {
                     || isThisTypeParameter(type)
                     || type.flags & TypeFlags.Intersection && every((type as IntersectionType).types, t => t.symbol !== globalThisSymbol)) {
                     const propName = escapeLeadingUnderscores(literal.text);
-                    return filterType(type, t => isTypePresencePossible(t, propName, assumeTrue));
+                    const narrowed = filterType(type, t => isTypePresencePossible(t, propName, assumeTrue));
+                    if (assumeTrue && (narrowed.flags & TypeFlags.Never)) {
+                        const recordTypeAlias = getGlobalRecordSymbol();
+                        if (!recordTypeAlias) {
+                            return errorType;
+                        }
+                        let record = propertyWitnessRecordTypes.get(literal.text);
+                        if (!record) {
+                            record = getTypeAliasInstantiation(recordTypeAlias, [getLiteralType(literal.text), unknownType]);
+                            propertyWitnessRecordTypes.set(literal.text, record);
+                        }
+                        return getIntersectionType([type, record]);
+                    }
+                    return narrowed;
                 }
                 return type;
             }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.errors.txt
index bb7d823d99d43..dc58b2c2fcbb7 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.errors.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(16,11): error TS2339: Property 'a' do
 tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(27,11): error TS2339: Property 'b' does not exist on type 'AWithOptionalProp | BWithOptionalProp'.
   Property 'b' does not exist on type 'AWithOptionalProp'.
 tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(42,11): error TS2339: Property 'b' does not exist on type 'AWithMethod'.
-tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(49,11): error TS2339: Property 'a' does not exist on type 'never'.
-tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(50,11): error TS2339: Property 'b' does not exist on type 'never'.
+tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(49,11): error TS2339: Property 'a' does not exist on type '(AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>) | (BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>)'.
+  Property 'a' does not exist on type 'BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>'.
+tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(50,11): error TS2339: Property 'b' does not exist on type '(AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>) | (BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>)'.
+  Property 'b' does not exist on type 'AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>'.
 tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(52,11): error TS2339: Property 'a' does not exist on type 'AWithMethod | BWithMethod'.
   Property 'a' does not exist on type 'BWithMethod'.
 tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(53,11): error TS2339: Property 'b' does not exist on type 'AWithMethod | BWithMethod'.
@@ -85,10 +87,12 @@ tests/cases/compiler/inKeywordTypeguard.ts(94,26): error TS2339: Property 'a' do
         if ("c" in x) {
             x.a();
               ~
-!!! error TS2339: Property 'a' does not exist on type 'never'.
+!!! error TS2339: Property 'a' does not exist on type '(AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>) | (BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>)'.
+!!! error TS2339:   Property 'a' does not exist on type 'BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>'.
             x.b();
               ~
-!!! error TS2339: Property 'b' does not exist on type 'never'.
+!!! error TS2339: Property 'b' does not exist on type '(AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>) | (BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>)'.
+!!! error TS2339:   Property 'b' does not exist on type 'AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>'.
         } else {
             x.a();
               ~
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.types b/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.types
index c5b735a51d9c1..a99380c413c2d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard.types
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ function negativeTestClassesWithMemberMissingInBothClasses(x: AWithMethod | BWit
         x.a();
 >x.a() : any
 >x.a : any
->x : never
+>x : (AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>) | (BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>)
 >a : any
 
         x.b();
 >x.b() : any
 >x.b : any
->x : never
+>x : (AWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>) | (BWithMethod & Record<"c", unknown>)
 >b : any
 
     } else {