diff --git a/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.spec.ts b/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.spec.ts
index c17f01369..7e5c9cfcc 100644
--- a/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.spec.ts
@@ -770,6 +770,58 @@ describe('BrsFileValidator', () => {
             expectZeroDiagnostics(program);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('types', () => {
+        it('sets assignments of invalid as dynamic', () => {
+            const file = program.setFile<BrsFile>('source/main.bs', `
+                sub test()
+                    channel = invalid
+                    if true
+                        channel = {
+                            height: 123
+                        }
+                    end if
+
+                    height = 0
+                    if channel <> invalid then
+                        height += channel.height
+                    end if
+                end sub
+            `);
+            program.validate();
+            expectZeroDiagnostics(program);
+            const func = file.ast.statements[0].findChild<FunctionExpression>(isFunctionExpression, { walkMode: WalkMode.visitAllRecursive });
+            const table = func.body.getSymbolTable();
+            const data = {} as ExtraSymbolData;
+            const channelType = table.getSymbolType('channel', { flags: SymbolTypeFlag.runtime, data: data });
+            expectTypeToBe(channelType, DynamicType);
+        });
+
+        it('sets default arg of invalid as dynamic', () => {
+            const file = program.setFile<BrsFile>('source/main.bs', `
+                sub test(channel = invalid)
+                    if true
+                        channel = {
+                            height: 123
+                        }
+                    end if
+
+                    height = 0
+                    if channel <> invalid then
+                        height += channel.height
+                    end if
+                end sub
+            `);
+            program.validate();
+            expectZeroDiagnostics(program);
+            const func = file.ast.statements[0].findChild<FunctionExpression>(isFunctionExpression, { walkMode: WalkMode.visitAllRecursive });
+            const table = func.body.getSymbolTable();
+            const data = {} as ExtraSymbolData;
+            const channelType = table.getSymbolType('channel', { flags: SymbolTypeFlag.runtime, data: data });
+            expectTypeToBe(channelType, DynamicType);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('instances of types', () => {
         it('sets assigned variables as instances', () => {
             const file = program.setFile<BrsFile>('source/main.bs', `
diff --git a/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.ts b/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.ts
index e4c3ff0f4..1f050c7dc 100644
--- a/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.ts
+++ b/src/bscPlugin/validation/BrsFileValidator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isAliasStatement, isArrayType, isBlock, isBody, isClassStatement, isConditionalCompileConstStatement, isConditionalCompileErrorStatement, isConditionalCompileStatement, isConstStatement, isDottedGetExpression, isDottedSetStatement, isEnumStatement, isForEachStatement, isForStatement, isFunctionExpression, isFunctionStatement, isImportStatement, isIndexedGetExpression, isIndexedSetStatement, isInterfaceStatement, isLibraryStatement, isLiteralExpression, isMethodStatement, isNamespaceStatement, isTypecastExpression, isTypecastStatement, isUnaryExpression, isVariableExpression, isWhileStatement } from '../../astUtils/reflection';
+import { isAliasStatement, isArrayType, isBlock, isBody, isClassStatement, isConditionalCompileConstStatement, isConditionalCompileErrorStatement, isConditionalCompileStatement, isConstStatement, isDottedGetExpression, isDottedSetStatement, isEnumStatement, isForEachStatement, isForStatement, isFunctionExpression, isFunctionStatement, isImportStatement, isIndexedGetExpression, isIndexedSetStatement, isInterfaceStatement, isInvalidType, isLibraryStatement, isLiteralExpression, isMethodStatement, isNamespaceStatement, isTypecastExpression, isTypecastStatement, isUnaryExpression, isVariableExpression, isVoidType, isWhileStatement } from '../../astUtils/reflection';
 import { createVisitor, WalkMode } from '../../astUtils/visitors';
 import { DiagnosticMessages } from '../../DiagnosticMessages';
 import type { BrsFile } from '../../files/BrsFile';
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ export class BrsFileValidator {
             AssignmentStatement: (node) => {
                 const data: ExtraSymbolData = {};
                 //register this variable
-                const nodeType = node.getType({ flags: SymbolTypeFlag.runtime, data: data });
+                let nodeType = node.getType({ flags: SymbolTypeFlag.runtime, data: data });
+                if (isInvalidType(nodeType) || isVoidType(nodeType)) {
+                    nodeType = DynamicType.instance;
+                }
                 node.parent.getSymbolTable()?.addSymbol(node.tokens.name.text, { definingNode: node, isInstance: true, isFromDocComment: data.isFromDocComment }, nodeType, SymbolTypeFlag.runtime);
             },
             DottedSetStatement: (node) => {
diff --git a/src/bscPlugin/validation/ScopeValidator.spec.ts b/src/bscPlugin/validation/ScopeValidator.spec.ts
index c70b97275..69ad1601c 100644
--- a/src/bscPlugin/validation/ScopeValidator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/bscPlugin/validation/ScopeValidator.spec.ts
@@ -2189,6 +2189,70 @@ describe('ScopeValidator', () => {
             expectZeroDiagnostics(program);
         });
 
+        it('allows access of properties of union with invalid', () => {
+            program.setFile<BrsFile>('source/main.bs', `
+                sub test()
+                    channel = invalid
+                    if true
+                        channel = {
+                            height: 123
+                        }
+                    end if
+
+                    height = 0
+                    if channel <> invalid then
+                        height += channel.height
+                    end if
+                end sub
+            `);
+            program.validate();
+            expectZeroDiagnostics(program);
+
+        });
+
+        it('sets default arg of invalid as dynamic', () => {
+            program.setFile<BrsFile>('source/main.bs', `
+                sub test(channel = invalid)
+                    if true
+                        channel = {
+                            height: 123
+                        }
+                    end if
+
+                    height = 0
+                    if channel <> invalid then
+                        height += channel.height
+                    end if
+                end sub
+            `);
+            program.validate();
+            expectZeroDiagnostics(program);
+
+        });
+
+        it('sets assignment of function returning invalid as dynamic', () => {
+            program.setFile<BrsFile>('source/main.bs', `
+                sub test()
+                    channel = noReturn()
+                    if true
+                        channel = {
+                            height: 123
+                        }
+                    end if
+
+                    height = 0
+                    if channel <> invalid then
+                        height += channel.height
+                    end if
+                end sub
+
+                sub noReturn()
+                    print "hello"
+                end sub
+            `);
+            program.validate();
+            expectZeroDiagnostics(program);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('itemCannotBeUsedAsVariable', () => {
diff --git a/src/types/VoidType.ts b/src/types/VoidType.ts
index 8d9288c86..c1bcd2e13 100644
--- a/src/types/VoidType.ts
+++ b/src/types/VoidType.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { BscType } from './BscType';
 import { BscTypeKind } from './BscTypeKind';
 import { isUnionTypeCompatible } from './helpers';
 import { BuiltInInterfaceAdder } from './BuiltInInterfaceAdder';
-import type { TypeCompatibilityData } from '../interfaces';
+import type { GetTypeOptions, TypeCompatibilityData } from '../interfaces';
+import { DynamicType } from './DynamicType';
 
 export class VoidType extends BscType {
     constructor(
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ export class VoidType extends BscType {
     public isEqual(targetType: BscType) {
         return isVoidType(targetType);
     }
+
+    getMemberType(memberName: string, options: GetTypeOptions) {
+        return DynamicType.instance;
+    }
 }
 
 BuiltInInterfaceAdder.primitiveTypeInstanceCache.set('void', VoidType.instance);
diff --git a/src/types/helpers.ts b/src/types/helpers.ts
index e2710969f..531e7dadd 100644
--- a/src/types/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/types/helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { TypeCompatibilityData } from '../interfaces';
-import { isAnyReferenceType, isDynamicType, isEnumMemberType, isEnumType, isInheritableType, isInterfaceType, isReferenceType, isUnionType } from '../astUtils/reflection';
+import { isAnyReferenceType, isDynamicType, isEnumMemberType, isEnumType, isInheritableType, isInterfaceType, isReferenceType, isUnionType, isVoidType } from '../astUtils/reflection';
 import type { BscType } from './BscType';
 import type { UnionType } from './UnionType';
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export function getUniqueType(types: BscType[], unionTypeFactory: (types: BscTyp
     if (!types || types.length === 0) {
         return undefined;
     }
-    const dynType = types.find((x) => !isAnyReferenceType(x) && isDynamicType(x));
+    const dynType = types.find((x) => !isAnyReferenceType(x) && (isDynamicType(x) || isVoidType(x)));
     if (dynType) {
         return dynType;
     }