diff --git a/src/compiler/resolutionCache.ts b/src/compiler/resolutionCache.ts
index 7bced48353b82..a8757512f4194 100644
--- a/src/compiler/resolutionCache.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/resolutionCache.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
     ModeAwareCache,
     ModuleResolutionCache,
     moduleResolutionNameAndModeGetter,
+    Mutable,
     mutateMap,
     noopFileWatcher,
     normalizePath,
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ function resolveModuleNameUsingGlobalCache(
         );
         if (resolvedModule) {
             // Modify existing resolution so its saved in the directory cache as well
-            (primaryResult.resolvedModule as any) = resolvedModule;
+            (primaryResult as Mutable<typeof primaryResult>).resolvedModule = resolvedModule;
             primaryResult.failedLookupLocations = updateResolutionField(primaryResult.failedLookupLocations, failedLookupLocations);
             primaryResult.affectingLocations = updateResolutionField(primaryResult.affectingLocations, affectingLocations);
             primaryResult.resolutionDiagnostics = updateResolutionField(primaryResult.resolutionDiagnostics, resolutionDiagnostics);
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 4687bb8796fad..a78643db4c0c6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -4801,6 +4801,8 @@ function getAssignmentTarget(node: Node): AssignmentTarget | undefined {
             case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteralExpression:
             case SyntaxKind.SpreadElement:
             case SyntaxKind.NonNullExpression:
+            case SyntaxKind.TypeAssertionExpression:
+            case SyntaxKind.AsExpression:
                 node = parent;
                 break;
             case SyntaxKind.SpreadAssignment:
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/classNameReferencesInStaticElements.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/classNameReferencesInStaticElements.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..43328c9e1f238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/classNameReferencesInStaticElements.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+classNameReferencesInStaticElements.ts(12,2): error TS2629: Cannot assign to 'Foo' because it is a class.
+
+
+==== classNameReferencesInStaticElements.ts (1 errors) ====
+    // https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/54607
+    class Foo {
+        static { console.log(this, Foo) }
+        static x = () => { console.log(this, Foo) }
+        static y = function(this: unknown) { console.log(this, Foo) }
+    
+        #x() { console.log(Foo); }
+        x() { this.#x(); }
+    }
+    
+    const oldFoo = Foo;
+    (Foo as any) = null;
+     ~~~
+!!! error TS2629: Cannot assign to 'Foo' because it is a class.
+    oldFoo.x();
+    oldFoo.y();
+    new oldFoo().x();
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..90453e700831d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts(28,12): error TS2454: Variable 'uninitialized' is used before being assigned.
+
+
+==== usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts (1 errors) ====
+    // Test case for type assertion (angle bracket syntax) - assignment should not error
+    function testTypeAssertion() {
+        let x: number;
+        (<any>x) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+    }
+    
+    // Test case for 'as' expression - assignment should not error 
+    function testAsExpression() {
+        let y: number;
+        (y as any) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+    }
+    
+    // Test case for parenthesized expression (should already work)
+    function testParentheses() {
+        let z: number;
+        (z) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+    }
+    
+    // Test case with nested type assertions
+    function testNested() {
+        let nested: any;
+        ((nested as any) as unknown) = "test"; // Should not error
+    }
+    
+    // Test cases that should still produce errors for proper context
+    function shouldStillError() {
+        let uninitialized: number;
+        return uninitialized; // Should error - never assigned
+               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2454: Variable 'uninitialized' is used before being assigned.
+    }
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.js b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1e72ae11dbd7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts] ////
+
+//// [usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts]
+// Test case for type assertion (angle bracket syntax) - assignment should not error
+function testTypeAssertion() {
+    let x: number;
+    (<any>x) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+
+// Test case for 'as' expression - assignment should not error 
+function testAsExpression() {
+    let y: number;
+    (y as any) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+
+// Test case for parenthesized expression (should already work)
+function testParentheses() {
+    let z: number;
+    (z) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+
+// Test case with nested type assertions
+function testNested() {
+    let nested: any;
+    ((nested as any) as unknown) = "test"; // Should not error
+}
+
+// Test cases that should still produce errors for proper context
+function shouldStillError() {
+    let uninitialized: number;
+    return uninitialized; // Should error - never assigned
+}
+
+//// [usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.js]
+"use strict";
+// Test case for type assertion (angle bracket syntax) - assignment should not error
+function testTypeAssertion() {
+    var x;
+    x = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+// Test case for 'as' expression - assignment should not error 
+function testAsExpression() {
+    var y;
+    y = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+// Test case for parenthesized expression (should already work)
+function testParentheses() {
+    var z;
+    (z) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+// Test case with nested type assertions
+function testNested() {
+    var nested;
+    nested = "test"; // Should not error
+}
+// Test cases that should still produce errors for proper context
+function shouldStillError() {
+    var uninitialized;
+    return uninitialized; // Should error - never assigned
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e9ebf35a4acd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts] ////
+
+=== usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts ===
+// Test case for type assertion (angle bracket syntax) - assignment should not error
+function testTypeAssertion() {
+>testTypeAssertion : Symbol(testTypeAssertion, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    let x: number;
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 2, 7))
+
+    (<any>x) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 2, 7))
+}
+
+// Test case for 'as' expression - assignment should not error 
+function testAsExpression() {
+>testAsExpression : Symbol(testAsExpression, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 4, 1))
+
+    let y: number;
+>y : Symbol(y, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 8, 7))
+
+    (y as any) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+>y : Symbol(y, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 8, 7))
+}
+
+// Test case for parenthesized expression (should already work)
+function testParentheses() {
+>testParentheses : Symbol(testParentheses, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 10, 1))
+
+    let z: number;
+>z : Symbol(z, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 14, 7))
+
+    (z) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+>z : Symbol(z, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 14, 7))
+}
+
+// Test case with nested type assertions
+function testNested() {
+>testNested : Symbol(testNested, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 16, 1))
+
+    let nested: any;
+>nested : Symbol(nested, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 20, 7))
+
+    ((nested as any) as unknown) = "test"; // Should not error
+>nested : Symbol(nested, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 20, 7))
+}
+
+// Test cases that should still produce errors for proper context
+function shouldStillError() {
+>shouldStillError : Symbol(shouldStillError, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 22, 1))
+
+    let uninitialized: number;
+>uninitialized : Symbol(uninitialized, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 26, 7))
+
+    return uninitialized; // Should error - never assigned
+>uninitialized : Symbol(uninitialized, Decl(usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts, 26, 7))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.types b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9b38ec1898dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.types
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts] ////
+
+=== usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts ===
+// Test case for type assertion (angle bracket syntax) - assignment should not error
+function testTypeAssertion() {
+>testTypeAssertion : () => void
+>                  : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+    let x: number;
+>x : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+
+    (<any>x) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+>(<any>x) = 42 : 42
+>              : ^^
+>(<any>x) : any
+>         : ^^^
+><any>x : any
+>       : ^^^
+>x : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+>42 : 42
+>   : ^^
+}
+
+// Test case for 'as' expression - assignment should not error 
+function testAsExpression() {
+>testAsExpression : () => void
+>                 : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+    let y: number;
+>y : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+
+    (y as any) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+>(y as any) = 42 : 42
+>                : ^^
+>(y as any) : any
+>           : ^^^
+>y as any : any
+>         : ^^^
+>y : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+>42 : 42
+>   : ^^
+}
+
+// Test case for parenthesized expression (should already work)
+function testParentheses() {
+>testParentheses : () => void
+>                : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+    let z: number;
+>z : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+
+    (z) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+>(z) = 42 : 42
+>         : ^^
+>(z) : number
+>    : ^^^^^^
+>z : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+>42 : 42
+>   : ^^
+}
+
+// Test case with nested type assertions
+function testNested() {
+>testNested : () => void
+>           : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+    let nested: any;
+>nested : any
+>       : ^^^
+
+    ((nested as any) as unknown) = "test"; // Should not error
+>((nested as any) as unknown) = "test" : "test"
+>                                      : ^^^^^^
+>((nested as any) as unknown) : unknown
+>                             : ^^^^^^^
+>(nested as any) as unknown : unknown
+>                           : ^^^^^^^
+>(nested as any) : any
+>                : ^^^
+>nested as any : any
+>              : ^^^
+>nested : any
+>       : ^^^
+>"test" : "test"
+>       : ^^^^^^
+}
+
+// Test cases that should still produce errors for proper context
+function shouldStillError() {
+>shouldStillError : () => number
+>                 : ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+    let uninitialized: number;
+>uninitialized : number
+>              : ^^^^^^
+
+    return uninitialized; // Should error - never assigned
+>uninitialized : number
+>              : ^^^^^^
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a5de18c18bc89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/usedBeforeAssignedTypeAssertion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// @strict: true
+
+// Test case for type assertion (angle bracket syntax) - assignment should not error
+function testTypeAssertion() {
+    let x: number;
+    (<any>x) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+
+// Test case for 'as' expression - assignment should not error 
+function testAsExpression() {
+    let y: number;
+    (y as any) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+
+// Test case for parenthesized expression (should already work)
+function testParentheses() {
+    let z: number;
+    (z) = 42; // Should not error - this is an assignment
+}
+
+// Test case with nested type assertions
+function testNested() {
+    let nested: any;
+    ((nested as any) as unknown) = "test"; // Should not error
+}
+
+// Test cases that should still produce errors for proper context
+function shouldStillError() {
+    let uninitialized: number;
+    return uninitialized; // Should error - never assigned
+}
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