diff --git a/ql/src/codeql_ql/ast/Ast.qll b/ql/src/codeql_ql/ast/Ast.qll
index 229bfa24c8b..78ad68225c3 100644
--- a/ql/src/codeql_ql/ast/Ast.qll
+++ b/ql/src/codeql_ql/ast/Ast.qll
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ class Type extends TType, AstNode {
     result.(InlineCast).getType() = this
     or
     result.(Class).getAliasType() = this
+    or
+    result.(Class).getUnionMember() = this
   }
 }
 
@@ -328,6 +330,11 @@ class Class extends TClass, AstNode, ModuleMember {
   Type getAliasType() {
     toGenerated(result) = cls.getChild(_).(Generated::TypeAliasBody).getChild()
   }
+
+  /** Gets the type of one of the members that this class is defined to be a union of. */
+  Type getUnionMember() {
+    toGenerated(result) = cls.getChild(_).(Generated::TypeUnionBody).getChild(_)
+  }
 }
 
 /**