diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
index ca180c06ace..e8761743d4b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
@@ -1508,6 +1508,12 @@ describe('type check blocks', () => {
         expect(block).toContain('(((((this).a))![0] as any)');
         expect(block).toContain('((((((this).a)).optionalMethod))!() as any)');
       });
+
+      it('should produce correct correct ts expression', () => {
+        const TEMPLATE = `{{ one?.two.three }}`;
+        const block = tcb(TEMPLATE, DIRECTIVES);
+        expect(block).toContain('(((((this).one))?.two.three))');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('config.strictSafeNavigationTypes (View Engine bug emulation)', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts
index c4032409627..fa008e36e5b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts
@@ -836,11 +836,14 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
                 .declarations![0] as ts.PropertyDeclaration
             ).parent.name!.getText(),
           ).toEqual('Car');
+
+          // Even if engine is string, TS will returned the type returned by the expression,
+          // which is string | undefined because of the safe navigation operator.
           expect(
             program
               .getTypeChecker()
               .typeToString(templateTypeChecker.getTypeOfSymbol(keyedReadSymbol)!),
-          ).toEqual('string');
+          ).toEqual('string | undefined');
         });
 
         it('safe property reads with as any (failure case)', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/typecheck/expression.ts b/packages/compiler/src/typecheck/expression.ts
index ef40af0747a..618ba43ec2e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/typecheck/expression.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/typecheck/expression.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ class TcbExprTranslator implements AstVisitor {
   }
 
   visitKeyedRead(ast: KeyedRead): TcbExpr {
-    const receiver = this.translate(ast.receiver).wrapForTypeChecker();
+    const receiver = this.translate(ast.receiver);
+    if (!this.isStrictSafeNavigationChain(ast.receiver)) {
+      receiver.wrapForTypeChecker();
+    }
     const key = this.translate(ast.key);
     return new TcbExpr(`${receiver.print()}[${key.print()}]`).addParseSpanInfo(ast.sourceSpan);
   }
@@ -234,7 +237,10 @@ class TcbExprTranslator implements AstVisitor {
   }
 
   visitPropertyRead(ast: PropertyRead): TcbExpr {
-    const receiver = this.translate(ast.receiver).wrapForTypeChecker();
+    const receiver = this.translate(ast.receiver);
+    if (!this.isStrictSafeNavigationChain(ast.receiver)) {
+      receiver.wrapForTypeChecker();
+    }
     return new TcbExpr(`${receiver.print()}.${ast.name}`)
       .addParseSpanInfo(ast.nameSpan)
       .wrapForTypeChecker()
@@ -284,7 +290,10 @@ class TcbExprTranslator implements AstVisitor {
       if (resolved !== null) {
         expr = resolved;
       } else {
-        const propertyReceiver = this.translate(receiver.receiver).wrapForTypeChecker();
+        const propertyReceiver = this.translate(receiver.receiver);
+        if (!this.isStrictSafeNavigationChain(receiver.receiver)) {
+          propertyReceiver.wrapForTypeChecker();
+        }
         expr = new TcbExpr(`${propertyReceiver.print()}.${receiver.name}`).addParseSpanInfo(
           receiver.nameSpan,
         );
@@ -414,6 +423,13 @@ class TcbExprTranslator implements AstVisitor {
   private escapeTemplateLiteral(value: string) {
     return value.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/`/g, '\\`').replace(/\${/g, '$\\{');
   }
+
+  private isStrictSafeNavigationChain(ast: AST): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.config.strictSafeNavigationTypes &&
+      (ast instanceof SafePropertyRead || ast instanceof SafeKeyedRead || ast instanceof SafeCall)
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 class VeSafeLhsInferenceBugDetector implements AstVisitor {