diff --git a/tsc/internal/checker/nodebuilderimpl.go b/tsc/internal/checker/nodebuilderimpl.go
index 53007b500e8c6..91d09ce879147 100644
--- a/tsc/internal/checker/nodebuilderimpl.go
+++ b/tsc/internal/checker/nodebuilderimpl.go
@@ -2680,7 +2680,8 @@ func (b *NodeBuilderImpl) createTypeNodesFromResolvedType(resolvedType *Structur
 				continue
 			}
 			if getDeclarationModifierFlagsFromSymbol(propertySymbol)&(ast.ModifierFlagsPrivate|ast.ModifierFlagsProtected) != 0 {
-				b.ctx.tracker.ReportPrivateInBaseOfClassExpression(propertySymbol.Name)
+				// Unique-symbol names use the "\xFE" sentinel; diagnostics must show the escaped "__" form.
+				b.ctx.tracker.ReportPrivateInBaseOfClassExpression(ast.EscapeInternalSymbolName(propertySymbol.Name))
 			}
 			if IsPrivateIdentifierSymbol(propertySymbol) {
 				b.ctx.tracker.ReportPrivateInBaseOfClassExpression(ast.SymbolName(propertySymbol))
diff --git a/tsc/internal/compiler/declaration_emit_ts4094_test.go b/tsc/internal/compiler/declaration_emit_ts4094_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cd66c8429ca02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsc/internal/compiler/declaration_emit_ts4094_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package compiler_test
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/tsc/internal/bundled"
+	"github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/tsc/internal/compiler"
+	"github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/tsc/internal/core"
+	"github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/tsc/internal/tsoptions"
+	"github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/tsc/internal/vfs/vfstest"
+)
+
+// TS4094 for unique-symbol private names must print the escaped "__@…" form, not the "\xFE" sentinel.
+func TestTS4094EscapesInternalUniqueSymbolName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	if !bundled.Embedded {
+		t.Skip("bundled files are not embedded")
+	}
+
+	fs := vfstest.FromMap(map[string]string{
+		"/dev/src/helper.ts": `declare const brand: unique symbol;
+class Foo {
+  private [brand]: number = 1;
+}
+export function makeFoo() {
+  return new Foo();
+}
+`,
+		"/dev/src/index.ts": `import { makeFoo } from "./helper";
+export const f = () => makeFoo();
+`,
+	}, true /*useCaseSensitiveFileNames*/)
+	fs = bundled.WrapFS(fs)
+
+	opts := core.CompilerOptions{
+		Target:              core.ScriptTargetESNext,
+		Module:              core.ModuleKindESNext,
+		Declaration:         core.TSTrue,
+		EmitDeclarationOnly: core.TSTrue,
+		Strict:              core.TSTrue,
+	}
+	host := compiler.NewCompilerHost("/dev/src", fs, bundled.LibPath(), nil, nil, nil)
+	p := compiler.NewProgram(compiler.ProgramOptions{
+		Config: &tsoptions.ParsedCommandLine{
+			ParsedConfig: &tsoptions.ParsedOptions{
+				FileNames:       []string{"/dev/src/helper.ts", "/dev/src/index.ts"},
+				CompilerOptions: &opts,
+			},
+		},
+		Host: host,
+	})
+
+	result := p.Emit(t.Context(), compiler.EmitOptions{
+		WriteFile: func(string, string, *compiler.WriteFileData) error { return nil },
+	})
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected emit result")
+	}
+
+	var found4094 bool
+	for _, d := range result.Diagnostics {
+		if d.Code() != 4094 {
+			continue
+		}
+		found4094 = true
+		msg := d.String()
+		if strings.Contains(msg, "\xFE") || !utf8.ValidString(msg) {
+			t.Fatalf("TS4094 leaked internal sentinel: %q", msg)
+		}
+		if strings.ContainsRune(msg, '\uFFFD') {
+			t.Fatalf("TS4094 used replacement character: %q", msg)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(msg, "__@brand@") {
+			t.Fatalf("TS4094 should name the escaped unique symbol, got %q", msg)
+		}
+	}
+	if !found4094 {
+		var msgs []string
+		for _, d := range result.Diagnostics {
+			msgs = append(msgs, d.MessageText())
+		}
+		t.Fatalf("expected TS4094; diagnostics: %v", msgs)
+	}
+}