diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts b/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts
index ef6d7fb7ef10b..de9bf82fe65d3 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ import type {
     TemplateLiteralType,
     ThisTypePredicate,
     TupleType,
+    TupleTypeReference,
     Type,
     TypeParameter,
     TypePredicate,
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ export type {
     TimingAccumulators,
     TimingInfo,
     TupleType,
+    TupleTypeReference,
     Type,
     TypeAcquisition,
     TypeParameter,
diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/api/async/types.ts b/packages/typescript/src/api/async/types.ts
index 79c392aed6b63..37d1e10f4463e 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/api/async/types.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/api/async/types.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ export interface TypeReference extends ObjectType {
     getTarget(): Promise<Type>;
 }
 
+/** References to tuple types */
+export interface TupleTypeReference extends TypeReference {
+    /** Get the tuple type that describes this reference's shape */
+    getTarget(): Promise<TupleType>;
+}
+
 /** Interface types — classes and interfaces (ObjectFlags.ClassOrInterface) */
 export interface InterfaceType extends TypeReference {
     /** Get all type parameters (outer + local, excluding thisType) */
diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts
index b92a3fa26fb72..fc439a4424b61 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ import type {
     TemplateLiteralType,
     ThisTypePredicate,
     TupleType,
+    TupleTypeReference,
     Type,
     TypeParameter,
     TypePredicate,
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ export type {
     TimingAccumulators,
     TimingInfo,
     TupleType,
+    TupleTypeReference,
     Type,
     TypeAcquisition,
     TypeParameter,
diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/types.ts b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/types.ts
index 43a650ef67621..bdb25aeb59b66 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/types.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/types.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,15 @@ export interface TypeReference extends ObjectType {
     };
 }
 
+/** References to tuple types */
+export interface TupleTypeReference extends TypeReference {
+    /** Get the tuple type that describes this reference's shape */
+    getTarget: {
+        (): TupleType;
+        gen(): Generator<ProtocolRequest, TupleType, ProtocolResponse["result"]>;
+    };
+}
+
 /** Interface types — classes and interfaces (ObjectFlags.ClassOrInterface) */
 export interface InterfaceType extends TypeReference {
     /** Get all type parameters (outer + local, excluding thisType) */
diff --git a/packages/typescript/test/async/api.test.ts b/packages/typescript/test/async/api.test.ts
index b40091c90d6c9..1622f40a694b0 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/test/async/api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/test/async/api.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ import {
     SymbolFlags,
     type TemplateLiteralType,
     type TextEdit,
+    type TupleTypeReference,
     TypeFlags,
     TypeFormatFlags,
     type TypeParameter,
@@ -2730,11 +2731,13 @@ export const tuple: readonly [number, string?, ...boolean[]] = [1];
         const { type, api } = await getTypeAtName(spawnAPI(typeFiles), "tuple:");
         try {
             assert.ok(type.flags & TypeFlags.Object);
-            const ref = type as TypeReference;
+            const ref = type as TupleTypeReference;
             assert.ok(ref.objectFlags & ObjectFlags.Reference);
             const target = await ref.getTarget();
             assert.ok(target);
             assert.ok(target.flags & TypeFlags.Object);
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(target.elementFlags, [1, 2, 4]);
+            assert.equal(target.readonly, true);
         }
         finally {
             await api.close();
diff --git a/packages/typescript/test/sync/api.test.ts b/packages/typescript/test/sync/api.test.ts
index d534bc20a6e4e..7007626925b27 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/test/sync/api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/test/sync/api.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import {
     SymbolFlags,
     type TemplateLiteralType,
     type TextEdit,
+    type TupleTypeReference,
     TypeFlags,
     TypeFormatFlags,
     type TypeParameter,
@@ -2646,11 +2647,13 @@ export const tuple: readonly [number, string?, ...boolean[]] = [1];
         const { type, api } = getTypeAtName(spawnAPI(typeFiles), "tuple:");
         try {
             assert.ok(type.flags & TypeFlags.Object);
-            const ref = type as TypeReference;
+            const ref = type as TupleTypeReference;
             assert.ok(ref.objectFlags & ObjectFlags.Reference);
             const target = ref.getTarget();
             assert.ok(target);
             assert.ok(target.flags & TypeFlags.Object);
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(target.elementFlags, [1, 2, 4]);
+            assert.equal(target.readonly, true);
         }
         finally {
             api.close();