diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BIntersectionType.java b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BIntersectionType.java
index 3c3e96917c66..5f96c1e1f040 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BIntersectionType.java
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BIntersectionType.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.Type;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.Builder;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.Context;
+import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.Core;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.types.semtype.SemType;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -225,7 +226,21 @@ SemType createSemType(Context cx) {
         if (effectiveType instanceof SemType semType) {
             return semType;
         }
-        return Builder.from(cx, effectiveType);
+        if (constituentTypes.isEmpty()) {
+            return Builder.neverType();
+        }
+        SemType result = Builder.from(cx, constituentTypes.get(0));
+        boolean hasBType = Core.containsBasicType(Builder.from(cx, effectiveType), Builder.bType());
+        result = Core.intersect(result, Core.SEMTYPE_TOP);
+        for (int i = 1; i < constituentTypes.size(); i++) {
+            SemType memberType = Builder.from(cx, constituentTypes.get(i));
+//            hasBType |= Core.containsBasicType(memberType, Builder.bType());
+            result = Core.intersect(result, memberType);
+        }
+        if (hasBType) {
+            return Core.union(result, BTypeConverter.wrapAsPureBType((BType) effectiveType));
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BTypeConverter.java b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BTypeConverter.java
index 2eadeeddc7f4..0e3640df57b3 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BTypeConverter.java
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/types/BTypeConverter.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ private static BTypeParts split(Context cx, Type type) {
         } else if (type instanceof BTypeReferenceType referenceType) {
             return split(cx, referenceType.getReferredType());
         } else if (type instanceof BIntersectionType intersectionType) {
-            return split(cx, intersectionType.getEffectiveType());
+            return splitIntersection(cx, intersectionType);
         } else if (type instanceof BReadonlyType readonlyType) {
             return splitReadonly(readonlyType);
         } else if (type instanceof BFiniteType finiteType) {
@@ -134,6 +134,17 @@ private static BTypeParts split(Context cx, Type type) {
         }
     }
 
+    private static BTypeParts splitIntersection(Context cx, BIntersectionType intersectionType) {
+        List<Type> members = Collections.unmodifiableList(intersectionType.getConstituentTypes());
+        SemType semTypePart = Builder.valType();
+        for (Type member : members) {
+            BTypeParts memberParts = split(cx, member);
+            semTypePart = Core.intersect(memberParts.semTypePart(), semTypePart);
+        }
+        BTypeParts effectiveTypeParts = split(cx, intersectionType.getEffectiveType());
+        return new BTypeParts(semTypePart, effectiveTypeParts.bTypeParts());
+    }
+
     private static BTypeParts splitSemTypeSupplier(Context cx, PartialSemTypeSupplier supplier) {
         int startingIndex = cx.addProvisionalType((BType) supplier);
         SemType semtype = supplier.get(cx);