diff --git a/src/NodeParser/InterfaceAndClassNodeParser.ts b/src/NodeParser/InterfaceAndClassNodeParser.ts
index 4b0287231..07114e841 100644
--- a/src/NodeParser/InterfaceAndClassNodeParser.ts
+++ b/src/NodeParser/InterfaceAndClassNodeParser.ts
@@ -119,12 +119,27 @@ export class InterfaceAndClassNodeParser implements SubNodeParser {
                 }
                 return members;
             }, [] as (ts.PropertyDeclaration | ts.PropertySignature | ts.ParameterPropertyDeclaration)[])
-            .filter((member) => isPublic(member) && !isStatic(member) && member.type && !isNodeHidden(member))
+            .filter((member) => isPublic(member) && !isStatic(member) && !isNodeHidden(member))
+            .reduce((entries, member) => {
+                let memberType: ts.Node | undefined = member.type;
+
+                // Use the type checker if the member has no explicit type
+                // Ignore members without an initializer. They have no useful type.
+                if (memberType === undefined && member.initializer !== undefined) {
+                    const type = this.typeChecker.getTypeAtLocation(member);
+                    memberType = this.typeChecker.typeToTypeNode(type, node, ts.NodeBuilderFlags.NoTruncation);
+                }
+
+                if (memberType !== undefined) {
+                    return [...entries, { member, memberType }];
+                }
+                return entries;
+            }, [])
             .map(
-                (member) =>
+                ({ member, memberType }) =>
                     new ObjectProperty(
                         this.getPropertyName(member.name),
-                        this.childNodeParser.createType(member.type!, context),
+                        this.childNodeParser.createType(memberType, context),
                         !member.questionToken
                     )
             )
diff --git a/test/valid-data/class-single/main.ts b/test/valid-data/class-single/main.ts
index 9a43e8d85..628e13d7f 100644
--- a/test/valid-data/class-single/main.ts
+++ b/test/valid-data/class-single/main.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ export class MyObject {
     public static staticProp: number;
 
     public propA: number;
-    public propB: number;
+    // Test that types can be inferred
+    public propB = 42;
 
     // Properties without type must be ignored
     public noType;
@@ -17,8 +18,14 @@ export class MyObject {
     readonly readonlyProp: string;
 
     // Constructors must be ignored
-    public constructor(protected a: number, private b: number, c: number, public propC: number,
-        public propD?: string) {
+    public constructor(
+        protected a: number,
+        private b: number,
+        c: number,
+        // Test that types can be inferred
+        public propC = 42,
+        public propD?: string
+    ) {
         this.privateProp = false;
     }