diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.ValueChecks.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.ValueChecks.cs
index 1dd7c3f82440a8345269e484f4066f15e40b7749..3d3afbb82e99c58df8d2544413dc50ce13a762b9 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.ValueChecks.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.ValueChecks.cs
@@ -1115,7 +1115,8 @@ private bool CheckPropertyValueKind(SyntaxNode node, BoundExpression expr, BindV
             uint escapeTo = scopeOfTheContainingExpression;
 
             // collect all writeable ref-like arguments, including receiver
-            if (receiverOpt?.Type?.IsByRefLikeType == true)
+            var receiverType = receiverOpt?.Type;
+            if (receiverType?.IsByRefLikeType == true && receiverType?.IsReadOnly == false)
             {
                 escapeTo = GetValEscape(receiverOpt, scopeOfTheContainingExpression);
             }
diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/RefEscapingTests.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/RefEscapingTests.cs
index 8252374e5a05c69598c9744fea15e956097be0ae..952614c59616da84db2fee6f7910c06bc3569ada 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/RefEscapingTests.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/RefEscapingTests.cs
@@ -1299,5 +1299,48 @@ public S2 M2()
                 Diagnostic(ErrorCode.ERR_RefReturnStructThis, "x").WithArguments("this").WithLocation(31, 28)
                 );
         }
+
+        [WorkItem(21880, "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/21880")]
+        [Fact()]
+        public void MemberOfReadonlyRefLikeEscape()
+        {
+            var text = @"
+    public static class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main()
+        {
+            // OK, SR is readonly
+            new SR().TryGet(out int value1);
+
+            // not OK, TryGet can write into the instance
+            new SW().TryGet(out int value2);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public readonly ref struct SR
+    {
+        public void TryGet(out int result)
+        {
+            result = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ref struct SW
+    {
+        public void TryGet(out int result)
+        {
+            result = 1;
+        }
+    }
+";
+            CreateCompilationWithMscorlibAndSpan(text).VerifyDiagnostics(
+                // (10,33): error CS8168: Cannot return local 'value2' by reference because it is not a ref local
+                //             new SW().TryGet(out int value2);
+                Diagnostic(ErrorCode.ERR_RefReturnLocal, "int value2").WithArguments("value2").WithLocation(10, 33),
+                // (10,13): error CS8524: This combination of arguments to 'SW.TryGet(out int)' is disallowed because it may expose variables referenced by parameter 'result' outside of their declaration scope
+                //             new SW().TryGet(out int value2);
+                Diagnostic(ErrorCode.ERR_CallArgMixing, "new SW().TryGet(out int value2)").WithArguments("SW.TryGet(out int)", "result").WithLocation(10, 13)
+                );
+        }
     }
 }