diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 7856e3f4cda92..a215eda64c1e7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -12886,13 +12886,13 @@ namespace ts {
                     // In a 'switch' statement, each 'case' expression must be of a type that is assignable to or from the type of the 'switch' expression.
                     const caseType = checkExpression(caseClause.expression);
 
-                    // Permit 'number[] | "foo"' to be asserted to 'string'.
-                    if (expressionTypeIsStringLike && someConstituentTypeHasKind(caseType, TypeFlags.StringLike)) {
-                        return;
-                    }
+                    const expressionTypeIsAssignableToCaseType =
+                        // Permit 'number[] | "foo"' to be asserted to 'string'.
+                        (expressionTypeIsStringLike && someConstituentTypeHasKind(caseType, TypeFlags.StringLike)) ||
+                        isTypeAssignableTo(expressionType, caseType);
 
-                    if (!isTypeAssignableTo(expressionType, caseType)) {
-                        // check 'expressionType isAssignableTo caseType' failed, try the reversed check and report errors if it fails
+                    if (!expressionTypeIsAssignableToCaseType) {
+                        // 'expressionType is not assignable to caseType', try the reversed check and report errors if it fails
                         checkTypeAssignableTo(caseType, expressionType, caseClause.expression, /*headMessage*/ undefined);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.js b/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..64ea4e67fa8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//// [checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts]
+declare function use(a: any): void;
+
+class A {
+    doIt(x: Array<string>): void {
+        x.forEach((v) => {
+            switch(v) {
+                case "test": use(this);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+//// [checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.js]
+var A = (function () {
+    function A() {
+    }
+    A.prototype.doIt = function (x) {
+        var _this = this;
+        x.forEach(function (v) {
+            switch (v) {
+                case "test": use(_this);
+            }
+        });
+    };
+    return A;
+})();
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6bc994f2a449f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts ===
+declare function use(a: any): void;
+>use : Symbol(use, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 0, 0))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 0, 21))
+
+class A {
+>A : Symbol(A, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 0, 35))
+
+    doIt(x: Array<string>): void {
+>doIt : Symbol(doIt, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 2, 9))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 3, 9))
+>Array : Symbol(Array, Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --), Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --))
+
+        x.forEach((v) => {
+>x.forEach : Symbol(Array.forEach, Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 3, 9))
+>forEach : Symbol(Array.forEach, Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --))
+>v : Symbol(v, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 4, 19))
+
+            switch(v) {
+>v : Symbol(v, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 4, 19))
+
+                case "test": use(this);
+>use : Symbol(use, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 0, 0))
+>this : Symbol(A, Decl(checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts, 0, 35))
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.types b/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fa394b4e0bd32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.types
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts ===
+declare function use(a: any): void;
+>use : (a: any) => void
+>a : any
+
+class A {
+>A : A
+
+    doIt(x: Array<string>): void {
+>doIt : (x: string[]) => void
+>x : string[]
+>Array : T[]
+
+        x.forEach((v) => {
+>x.forEach((v) => {            switch(v) {                case "test": use(this);            }        }) : void
+>x.forEach : (callbackfn: (value: string, index: number, array: string[]) => void, thisArg?: any) => void
+>x : string[]
+>forEach : (callbackfn: (value: string, index: number, array: string[]) => void, thisArg?: any) => void
+>(v) => {            switch(v) {                case "test": use(this);            }        } : (v: string) => void
+>v : string
+
+            switch(v) {
+>v : string
+
+                case "test": use(this);
+>"test" : string
+>use(this) : void
+>use : (a: any) => void
+>this : this
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..931f64a4b2957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/checkSwitchStatementIfCaseTypeIsString.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+declare function use(a: any): void;
+
+class A {
+    doIt(x: Array<string>): void {
+        x.forEach((v) => {
+            switch(v) {
+                case "test": use(this);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
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