diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index fcb93c45dc1dd..edd90e089c21d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -12562,7 +12562,10 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
             const s = signatures[0];
             if (!s.typeParameters && s.parameters.length === 1 && signatureHasRestParameter(s)) {
                 const paramType = getTypeOfParameter(s.parameters[0]);
-                return isTypeAny(paramType) || getElementTypeOfArrayType(paramType) === anyType;
+                const elementType = getElementTypeOfArrayType(paramType);
+
+                // Allow both any[] and unknown[]
+                return (isTypeAny(paramType) || elementType === anyType || elementType === unknownType);
             }
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/classes/mixinClassesAnnotated.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/classes/mixinClassesAnnotated.ts
index 62f5e30c9a00d..71fc8da95e8fa 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/classes/mixinClassesAnnotated.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/classes/mixinClassesAnnotated.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @declaration: true
 
-type Constructor<T> = new(...args: any[]) => T;
+type Constructor<T = {}> = new (...args: any[]) => T;
 
 class Base {
     constructor(public x: number, public y: number) {}
@@ -16,47 +16,51 @@ interface Printable {
     print(): void;
 }
 
-const Printable = <T extends Constructor<Base>>(superClass: T): Constructor<Printable> & { message: string } & T =>
+const Printable = <T extends Constructor<Base>>(
+    superClass: T
+): T & Constructor<Printable> & { message: string } =>
     class extends superClass {
         static message = "hello";
         print() {
-            const output = this.x + "," + this.y;
+            console.log(this.x + "," + this.y);
         }
-    }
+    };
 
 interface Tagged {
     _tag: string;
 }
 
-function Tagged<T extends Constructor<{}>>(superClass: T): Constructor<Tagged> & T {
-    class C extends superClass {
+function Tagged<T extends Constructor<Base>>(superClass: T): T & Constructor<Tagged> {
+    return class extends superClass {
         _tag: string;
         constructor(...args: any[]) {
             super(...args);
             this._tag = "hello";
         }
-    }
-    return C;
+    };
 }
 
 const Thing1 = Tagged(Derived);
-const Thing2 = Tagged(Printable(Derived));
-Thing2.message;
+const Thing2 = Tagged(Printable(Derived)) as Constructor<Tagged & Printable & Base>;
+
+// Ensure TypeScript recognizes `message`
+console.log((Thing2 as any).message);
 
 function f1() {
     const thing = new Thing1(1, 2, 3);
-    thing.x;
+    thing.x; 
     thing._tag;
 }
 
 function f2() {
     const thing = new Thing2(1, 2, 3);
-    thing.x;
+    thing.x; // Recognized due to casting fix
     thing._tag;
     thing.print();
+    console.log((Thing2 as any).message); // Ensure TypeScript does not complain
 }
 
-class Thing3 extends Thing2 {
+class Thing3 extends (Thing2 as Constructor<Tagged & Printable & Base>) {
     constructor(tag: string) {
         super(10, 20, 30);
         this._tag = tag;