diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 6bb2aa7fe294d..cdbd02b9b8d7d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -21946,7 +21946,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 resolved.members.get("bind" as __String) && isTypeSubtypeOf(type, globalFunctionType));
         }
 
-        function getTypeFacts(type: Type): TypeFacts {
+        function getTypeFacts(type: Type, ignoreObjects = false): TypeFacts {
             const flags = type.flags;
             if (flags & TypeFlags.String) {
                 return strictNullChecks ? TypeFacts.StringStrictFacts : TypeFacts.StringFacts;
@@ -21983,7 +21983,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     (type === falseType || type === regularFalseType) ? TypeFacts.FalseStrictFacts : TypeFacts.TrueStrictFacts :
                     (type === falseType || type === regularFalseType) ? TypeFacts.FalseFacts : TypeFacts.TrueFacts;
             }
-            if (flags & TypeFlags.Object) {
+            if (flags & TypeFlags.Object && !ignoreObjects) {
                 return getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.Anonymous && isEmptyObjectType(<ObjectType>type) ?
                     strictNullChecks ? TypeFacts.EmptyObjectStrictFacts : TypeFacts.EmptyObjectFacts :
                     isFunctionObjectType(<ObjectType>type) ?
@@ -22006,14 +22006,17 @@ namespace ts {
                 return TypeFacts.None;
             }
             if (flags & TypeFlags.Instantiable) {
-                return !isPatternLiteralType(type) ? getTypeFacts(getBaseConstraintOfType(type) || unknownType) :
+                return !isPatternLiteralType(type) ? getTypeFacts(getBaseConstraintOfType(type) || unknownType, ignoreObjects) :
                     strictNullChecks ? TypeFacts.NonEmptyStringStrictFacts : TypeFacts.NonEmptyStringFacts;
             }
             if (flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
-                return reduceLeft((<UnionType>type).types, (facts, t) => facts | getTypeFacts(t), TypeFacts.None);
+                return reduceLeft((<UnionType>type).types, (facts, t) => facts | getTypeFacts(t, ignoreObjects), TypeFacts.None);
             }
             if (flags & TypeFlags.Intersection) {
-                return reduceLeft((<UnionType>type).types, (facts, t) => facts & getTypeFacts(t), TypeFacts.All);
+                // When an intersection contains a primitive type we ignore object type constituents as they are
+                // presumably type tags. For example, in string & { __kind__: "name" } we ignore the object type.
+                ignoreObjects ||= maybeTypeOfKind(type, TypeFlags.Primitive);
+                return reduceLeft((<UnionType>type).types, (facts, t) => facts & getTypeFacts(t, ignoreObjects), TypeFacts.All);
             }
             return TypeFacts.All;
         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.js b/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a87ea61ddf32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//// [taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts]
+type Hash = string & { __hash: true };
+
+function getHashLength(hash: Hash): number {
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+}
+
+function getHashLength2<T extends { __tag__: unknown}>(hash: string & T): number {
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+}
+
+
+//// [taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.js]
+"use strict";
+function getHashLength(hash) {
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+}
+function getHashLength2(hash) {
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+}
+
+
+//// [taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.d.ts]
+declare type Hash = string & {
+    __hash: true;
+};
+declare function getHashLength(hash: Hash): number;
+declare function getHashLength2<T extends {
+    __tag__: unknown;
+}>(hash: string & T): number;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..50fd9bdb40caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts ===
+type Hash = string & { __hash: true };
+>Hash : Symbol(Hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 0, 0))
+>__hash : Symbol(__hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 0, 22))
+
+function getHashLength(hash: Hash): number {
+>getHashLength : Symbol(getHashLength, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 0, 38))
+>hash : Symbol(hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 2, 23))
+>Hash : Symbol(Hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+>hash : Symbol(hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 2, 23))
+
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+>Error : Symbol(Error, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --), Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+>hash.length : Symbol(String.length, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+>hash : Symbol(hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 2, 23))
+>length : Symbol(String.length, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+}
+
+function getHashLength2<T extends { __tag__: unknown}>(hash: string & T): number {
+>getHashLength2 : Symbol(getHashLength2, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 7, 1))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 9, 24))
+>__tag__ : Symbol(__tag__, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 9, 35))
+>hash : Symbol(hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 9, 55))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 9, 24))
+
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+>hash : Symbol(hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 9, 55))
+
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+>Error : Symbol(Error, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --), Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+>hash.length : Symbol(String.length, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+>hash : Symbol(hash, Decl(taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts, 9, 55))
+>length : Symbol(String.length, Decl(lib.es5.d.ts, --, --))
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.types b/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c26e4174b593d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.types
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts ===
+type Hash = string & { __hash: true };
+>Hash : Hash
+>__hash : true
+>true : true
+
+function getHashLength(hash: Hash): number {
+>getHashLength : (hash: Hash) => number
+>hash : Hash
+
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+>typeof hash !== "string" : boolean
+>typeof hash : "string" | "number" | "bigint" | "boolean" | "symbol" | "undefined" | "object" | "function"
+>hash : Hash
+>"string" : "string"
+
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+>new Error("This doesn't look like a hash") : Error
+>Error : ErrorConstructor
+>"This doesn't look like a hash" : "This doesn't look like a hash"
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+>hash.length : number
+>hash : Hash
+>length : number
+}
+
+function getHashLength2<T extends { __tag__: unknown}>(hash: string & T): number {
+>getHashLength2 : <T extends { __tag__: unknown; }>(hash: string & T) => number
+>__tag__ : unknown
+>hash : string & T
+
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+>typeof hash !== "string" : boolean
+>typeof hash : "string" | "number" | "bigint" | "boolean" | "symbol" | "undefined" | "object" | "function"
+>hash : string & T
+>"string" : "string"
+
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+>new Error("This doesn't look like a hash") : Error
+>Error : ErrorConstructor
+>"This doesn't look like a hash" : "This doesn't look like a hash"
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+>hash.length : number
+>hash : string & T
+>length : number
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..50ca3704abe89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/taggedPrimitiveNarrowing.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// @strict: true
+// @declaration: true
+
+type Hash = string & { __hash: true };
+
+function getHashLength(hash: Hash): number {
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+}
+
+function getHashLength2<T extends { __tag__: unknown}>(hash: string & T): number {
+    if (typeof hash !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("This doesn't look like a hash");
+    }
+    return hash.length;
+}