diff --git a/src/parser/traverser/lval.ts b/src/parser/traverser/lval.ts
index f7508803..22fdd54c 100644
--- a/src/parser/traverser/lval.ts
+++ b/src/parser/traverser/lval.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export function parseBindingList(
   isBlockScope: boolean,
   allowEmpty: boolean = false,
   allowModifiers: boolean = false,
+  contextId: number = 0,
 ): void {
   let first = true;
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export function parseBindingList(
       first = false;
     } else {
       expect(tt.comma);
+      state.tokens[state.tokens.length - 1].contextId = contextId;
       // After a "this" type in TypeScript, we need to set the following comma (if any) to also be
       // a type token so that it will be removed.
       if (!hasRemovedComma && state.tokens[firstItemTokenIndex].isType) {
diff --git a/src/parser/traverser/statement.ts b/src/parser/traverser/statement.ts
index 7496d8b5..1ebb9156 100644
--- a/src/parser/traverser/statement.ts
+++ b/src/parser/traverser/statement.ts
@@ -614,7 +614,13 @@ export function parseFunctionParams(
   if (funcContextId) {
     state.tokens[state.tokens.length - 1].contextId = funcContextId;
   }
-  parseBindingList(tt.parenR, false /* isBlockScope */, false /* allowEmpty */, allowModifiers);
+  parseBindingList(
+    tt.parenR,
+    false /* isBlockScope */,
+    false /* allowEmpty */,
+    allowModifiers,
+    funcContextId,
+  );
   if (funcContextId) {
     state.tokens[state.tokens.length - 1].contextId = funcContextId;
   }
diff --git a/src/util/getClassInfo.ts b/src/util/getClassInfo.ts
index f361b012..7f59210e 100644
--- a/src/util/getClassInfo.ts
+++ b/src/util/getClassInfo.ts
@@ -197,22 +197,27 @@ function processConstructor(
   if (constructorContextId == null) {
     throw new Error("Expected context ID on open-paren starting constructor params.");
   }
-  tokens.nextToken();
   // Advance through parameters looking for access modifiers.
   while (!tokens.matchesContextIdAndLabel(tt.parenR, constructorContextId)) {
-    if (isAccessModifier(tokens.currentToken())) {
+    if (tokens.currentToken().contextId === constructorContextId) {
+      // Current token is an open paren or comma just before a param, so check
+      // that param for access modifiers.
       tokens.nextToken();
-      while (isAccessModifier(tokens.currentToken())) {
+      if (isAccessModifier(tokens.currentToken())) {
         tokens.nextToken();
+        while (isAccessModifier(tokens.currentToken())) {
+          tokens.nextToken();
+        }
+        const token = tokens.currentToken();
+        if (token.type !== tt.name) {
+          throw new Error("Expected identifier after access modifiers in constructor arg.");
+        }
+        const name = tokens.identifierNameForToken(token);
+        constructorInitializerStatements.push(`this.${name} = ${name}`);
       }
-      const token = tokens.currentToken();
-      if (token.type !== tt.name) {
-        throw new Error("Expected identifier after access modifiers in constructor arg.");
-      }
-      const name = tokens.identifierNameForToken(token);
-      constructorInitializerStatements.push(`this.${name} = ${name}`);
+    } else {
+      tokens.nextToken();
     }
-    tokens.nextToken();
   }
   // )
   tokens.nextToken();
diff --git a/test/typescript-test.ts b/test/typescript-test.ts
index f68befb7..85a8cde6 100644
--- a/test/typescript-test.ts
+++ b/test/typescript-test.ts
@@ -1974,4 +1974,34 @@ describe("typescript transform", () => {
     `,
     );
   });
+
+  it("properly handles default args in constructors", () => {
+    assertTypeScriptResult(
+      `
+      class Foo {
+        constructor(p = -1) {}
+      }
+    `,
+      `"use strict";
+      class Foo {
+        constructor(p = -1) {}
+      }
+    `,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("properly emits assignments with multiple constructor initializers", () => {
+    assertTypeScriptResult(
+      `
+      class Foo {
+        constructor(a: number, readonly b: number, private c: number) {}
+      }
+    `,
+      `"use strict";
+      class Foo {
+        constructor(a,  b,  c) {;this.b = b;this.c = c;}
+      }
+    `,
+    );
+  });
 });