diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/MapValueImpl.java b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/MapValueImpl.java
index 1361db3b3697..ebbdce07f208 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/MapValueImpl.java
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/MapValueImpl.java
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ public void setTypeForcefully(Type type) {
 
     protected void populateInitialValues(BMapInitialValueEntry[] initialValues) {
         Map<String, BFunctionPointer> defaultValues = new HashMap<>();
-        if (type.getTag() == TypeTags.RECORD_TYPE_TAG) {
-            defaultValues.putAll(((BRecordType) type).getDefaultValues());
+        if (referredType.getTag() == TypeTags.RECORD_TYPE_TAG) {
+            defaultValues.putAll(((BRecordType) referredType).getDefaultValues());
         }
 
         for (BMapInitialValueEntry initialValue : initialValues) {
diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/mappingconstructor/MappingConstructorExprTest.java b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/mappingconstructor/MappingConstructorExprTest.java
index 9a2c6b1f7a23..2716d4a63c97 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/mappingconstructor/MappingConstructorExprTest.java
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/mappingconstructor/MappingConstructorExprTest.java
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ public Object[][] spreadOpFieldTests() {
                 { "testSpreadOpInGlobalMap" },
                 { "testMappingConstrExprAsSpreadExpr" },
                 { "testSpreadFieldWithRecordTypeHavingNeverField" },
-                { "testSpreadFieldWithRecordTypeHavingRestDescriptor" }
+                { "testSpreadFieldWithRecordTypeHavingRestDescriptor" },
+                { "testSpreadFieldWithRecordTypeReference" }
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/mappingconstructor/spread_op_field.bal b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/mappingconstructor/spread_op_field.bal
index ad1e89a00c3c..e36531597120 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/mappingconstructor/spread_op_field.bal
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/mappingconstructor/spread_op_field.bal
@@ -298,6 +298,32 @@ function testSpreadFieldWithRecordTypeHavingRestDescriptor() {
     assertEquality("s", r4.s);
 }
 
+type RetryConfig record {|
+    int count;
+    decimal interval;
+    float backOffFactor;
+|};
+
+public type RetryConfigClone record {|
+    int count = 0;
+    decimal interval = 0;
+    float backOffFactor = 0.0;
+    decimal maxWaitInterval = 0;
+    int[] statusCodes = [];
+|};
+
+type RetryTyperef RetryConfigClone;
+
+function testSpreadFieldWithRecordTypeReference() {
+    RetryConfig rc = {count: 3, interval: 0.5, backOffFactor: 0.5};
+    RetryTyperef re = {...rc};
+    assertEquality(3, re.count);
+    assertEquality(0.5d, re.interval);
+    assertEquality(0.5, re.backOffFactor);
+    assertEquality(0d, re.maxWaitInterval);
+    assertEquality(0, re.statusCodes.length());
+}
+
 function assertEquality(any|error expected, any|error actual) {
     if expected is anydata && actual is anydata && expected == actual {
         return;