diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/TypedescValueImpl.java b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/TypedescValueImpl.java
index 796a2515f180..bad08c1c3aa3 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/TypedescValueImpl.java
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/TypedescValueImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.TypeTags;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.BasicTypeBitSet;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.Builder;
+import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.Context;
+import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.SemType;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.StringUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BInitialValueEntry;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BLink;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 import io.ballerina.runtime.internal.types.BTypedescType;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import static io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.TypeUtils.getImpliedType;
 
@@ -160,4 +163,9 @@ public BTypedesc getTypedesc() {
     public Object frozenCopy(Map<Object, Object> refs) {
         return this;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<SemType> inherentTypeOf(Context cx) {
+        return Optional.of(SemType.tryInto(cx, getType()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/typedesc/TypedescTests.java b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/typedesc/TypedescTests.java
index 8539f5558225..aafcf1be9ddc 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/typedesc/TypedescTests.java
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/typedesc/TypedescTests.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public void testBasicTypes() {
         Assert.assertEquals(returns.get(4).toString(), "typedesc byte");
     }
 
+    @Test(description = "Test type desc shapes")
+    public void testTypeDescShape() {
+        BRunUtil.invoke(result, "testRecordWithTypedescField");
+    }
+
     @Test(description = "Test buildin ref types")
     public void testRefTypes() {
         BRunUtil.invoke(result, "testRefTypes");
diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/typedesc/typedesc_positive.bal b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/typedesc/typedesc_positive.bal
index 3466fef75971..0d63860d55cd 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/typedesc/typedesc_positive.bal
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/typedesc/typedesc_positive.bal
@@ -300,6 +300,24 @@ function testTypeDefWithFunctionTypeDescAsTypedesc() {
     assertEquality("typedesc function () returns (string)", d.toString());
 }
 
+type TD1 record {
+    readonly int foo;
+    readonly typedesc<int> entity;
+};
+
+type TD2 record {
+    10 foo;
+    typedesc<10> entity;
+};
+
+function testRecordWithTypedescField() {
+    int foo = 10;
+    typedesc<int> typeOfFoo = typeof foo;
+    TD1 td1 = {foo, entity: typeOfFoo};
+    assertEquality(td1 is TD2, true);
+}
+
+
 const ASSERTION_ERROR_REASON = "AssertionError";
 
 function assertEquality(any|error expected, any|error actual) {