diff --git a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/bidiag.jl b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/bidiag.jl
index 0aab9ceeca6b9..e5482cbba5595 100644
--- a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/bidiag.jl
+++ b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/bidiag.jl
@@ -166,10 +166,11 @@ end
 end
 
 @inline function getindex(A::Bidiagonal{T}, b::BandIndex) where T
-    @boundscheck checkbounds(A, _cartinds(b))
+    @boundscheck checkbounds(A, b)
     if b.band == 0
         return @inbounds A.dv[b.index]
-    elseif b.band == _offdiagind(A.uplo)
+    elseif b.band ∈ (-1,1) && b.band == _offdiagind(A.uplo)
+        # we explicitly compare the possible bands as b.band may be constant-propagated
         return @inbounds A.ev[b.index]
     else
         return bidiagzero(A, Tuple(_cartinds(b))...)
diff --git a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/dense.jl b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/dense.jl
index 62096cbb172f2..aacc5479bfa9d 100644
--- a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/dense.jl
+++ b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/dense.jl
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ norm2(x::Union{Array{T},StridedVector{T}}) where {T<:BlasFloat} =
 # Conservative assessment of types that have zero(T) defined for themselves
 haszero(::Type) = false
 haszero(::Type{T}) where {T<:Number} = isconcretetype(T)
-@propagate_inbounds _zero(M::AbstractArray{T}, i, j) where {T} = haszero(T) ? zero(T) : zero(M[i,j])
+@propagate_inbounds _zero(M::AbstractArray{T}, inds...) where {T} = haszero(T) ? zero(T) : zero(M[inds...])
 
 """
     triu!(M, k::Integer)
diff --git a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/triangular.jl b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/triangular.jl
index 03634aa7d68e1..e1d61e4035966 100644
--- a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/triangular.jl
+++ b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/triangular.jl
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ Base.isstored(A::UpperTriangular, i::Int, j::Int) =
 @propagate_inbounds getindex(A::UpperTriangular, i::Int, j::Int) =
     i <= j ? A.data[i,j] : _zero(A.data,j,i)
 
+# these specialized getindex methods enable constant-propagation of the band
+Base.@constprop :aggressive @propagate_inbounds function getindex(A::UnitLowerTriangular{T}, b::BandIndex) where {T}
+    b.band < 0 ? A.data[b] : ifelse(b.band == 0, oneunit(T), zero(T))
+end
+Base.@constprop :aggressive @propagate_inbounds function getindex(A::LowerTriangular, b::BandIndex)
+    b.band <= 0 ? A.data[b] : _zero(A.data, b)
+end
+Base.@constprop :aggressive @propagate_inbounds function getindex(A::UnitUpperTriangular{T}, b::BandIndex) where {T}
+    b.band > 0 ? A.data[b] : ifelse(b.band == 0, oneunit(T), zero(T))
+end
+Base.@constprop :aggressive @propagate_inbounds function getindex(A::UpperTriangular, b::BandIndex)
+    b.band >= 0 ? A.data[b] : _zero(A.data, b)
+end
+
 _zero_triangular_half_str(::Type{<:UpperOrUnitUpperTriangular}) = "lower"
 _zero_triangular_half_str(::Type{<:LowerOrUnitLowerTriangular}) = "upper"
 
diff --git a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/triangular.jl b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/triangular.jl
index 42c5494f73e6f..ec9a3079e2643 100644
--- a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/triangular.jl
+++ b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/triangular.jl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ debug = false
 using Test, LinearAlgebra, Random
 using LinearAlgebra: BlasFloat, errorbounds, full!, transpose!,
     UnitUpperTriangular, UnitLowerTriangular,
-    mul!, rdiv!, rmul!, lmul!
+    mul!, rdiv!, rmul!, lmul!, BandIndex
 
 const BASE_TEST_PATH = joinpath(Sys.BINDIR, "..", "share", "julia", "test")
 
@@ -1286,4 +1286,40 @@ end
     end
 end
 
+@testset "indexing with a BandIndex" begin
+    # these tests should succeed even if the linear index along
+    # the band isn't a constant, or type-inferred at all
+    M = rand(Int,2,2)
+    f(A,j, v::Val{n}) where {n} = Val(A[BandIndex(n,j)])
+    function common_tests(M, ind)
+        j = ind[]
+        @test @inferred(f(UpperTriangular(M), j, Val(-1))) == Val(0)
+        @test @inferred(f(UnitUpperTriangular(M), j, Val(-1))) == Val(0)
+        @test @inferred(f(UnitUpperTriangular(M), j, Val(0))) == Val(1)
+        @test @inferred(f(LowerTriangular(M), j, Val(1))) == Val(0)
+        @test @inferred(f(UnitLowerTriangular(M), j, Val(1))) == Val(0)
+        @test @inferred(f(UnitLowerTriangular(M), j, Val(0))) == Val(1)
+    end
+    common_tests(M, Any[1])
+
+    M = Diagonal([1,2])
+    common_tests(M, Any[1])
+    # extra tests for banded structure of the parent
+    for T in (UpperTriangular, UnitUpperTriangular)
+        @test @inferred(f(T(M), 1, Val(1))) == Val(0)
+    end
+    for T in (LowerTriangular, UnitLowerTriangular)
+        @test @inferred(f(T(M), 1, Val(-1))) == Val(0)
+    end
+
+    M = Tridiagonal([1,2], [1,2,3], [1,2])
+    common_tests(M, Any[1])
+    for T in (UpperTriangular, UnitUpperTriangular)
+        @test @inferred(f(T(M), 1, Val(2))) == Val(0)
+    end
+    for T in (LowerTriangular, UnitLowerTriangular)
+        @test @inferred(f(T(M), 1, Val(-2))) == Val(0)
+    end
+end
+
 end # module TestTriangular