diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/ImplicitTopLevelNames.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/ImplicitTopLevelNames.ts
index f8d9c7618..71596cfaf 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/ImplicitTopLevelNames.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/ImplicitTopLevelNames.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export class ImplicitTopLevelNames {
         const start = expression.getStart() + this.astOffset;
         const end = expression.getEnd() + this.astOffset;
 
-        // () => ({})
-        if (ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(expression)) {
+        // $: a = { .. }  /  $: a = .. as ..  =>   () => ( .. )
+        if (ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(expression) || ts.isAsExpression(expression)) {
             this.str.appendLeft(start, '(');
             this.str.appendRight(end, ')');
         }
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/reactive-assignment-type-cast/expected.tsx b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/reactive-assignment-type-cast/expected.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..759939a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/reactive-assignment-type-cast/expected.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+///<reference types="svelte" />
+<></>;function render() {
+
+	type Team = any;
+	let  team = __sveltets_invalidate(() => ({ search: "Real", players: [] } as Team));
+;
+() => (<></>);
+return { props: {}, slots: {}, getters: {}, events: {} }}
+
+export default class Input__SvelteComponent_ extends createSvelte2TsxComponent(__sveltets_partial(__sveltets_with_any_event(render()))) {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/reactive-assignment-type-cast/input.svelte b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/reactive-assignment-type-cast/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a3b827ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/reactive-assignment-type-cast/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	type Team = any;
+	$: team = { search: "Real", players: [] } as Team;
+</script>