diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/esc.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/esc.go
index 85561cdb27..4c4455fba7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/esc.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/esc.go
@@ -1735,6 +1735,7 @@ func escwalk(e *EscState, level Level, dst *Node, src *Node) {
 		}
 
 	case ODOT,
+		ODOTTYPE,
 		OSLICE,
 		OSLICEARR,
 		OSLICE3,
diff --git a/test/escape_iface.go b/test/escape_iface.go
index 3bc914c8bb..2b1144ad2c 100644
--- a/test/escape_iface.go
+++ b/test/escape_iface.go
@@ -209,3 +209,19 @@ func efaceEscape2() {
 		mdoesnotescape(x)
 	}
 }
+
+type T1 struct {
+	p *int
+}
+
+type T2 struct {
+	T1 T1
+}
+
+func dotTypeEscape() *T2 { // #11931
+	var x interface{}
+	x = &T1{p: new(int)} // ERROR "new\(int\) escapes to heap" "&T1 literal does not escape"
+	return &T2{
+		T1: *(x.(*T1)), // ERROR "&T2 literal escapes to heap"
+	}
+}