diff --git a/fixtures/components/string-intersection/code-editor/index.tsx b/fixtures/components/string-intersection/code-editor/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..923d441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/components/string-intersection/code-editor/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+export namespace CodeEditorProps {
+  // This simulates the pattern used in the code editor where we want:
+  // 1. Autocomplete for known language literals
+  // 2. Allow custom string values
+  export type Language = 'javascript' | 'html' | 'ruby' | 'python' | 'java' | (string & { _?: undefined });
+}
+
+export interface CodeEditorProps {
+  /**
+   * Specifies the programming language.
+   */
+  language: CodeEditorProps.Language;
+}
+
+export default function CodeEditor({ language }: CodeEditorProps) {
+  return <div data-language={language}>Code Editor</div>;
+}
diff --git a/fixtures/components/string-intersection/tsconfig.json b/fixtures/components/string-intersection/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8afdfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/components/string-intersection/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": ["./**/*.tsx"]
+}
diff --git a/src/components/object-definition.ts b/src/components/object-definition.ts
index 73f8e95..f6f607c 100644
--- a/src/components/object-definition.ts
+++ b/src/components/object-definition.ts
@@ -86,11 +86,25 @@ export function getObjectDefinition(
   return { type };
 }
 
-function getPrimitiveType(type: ts.UnionOrIntersectionType) {
-  if (type.types.every(subtype => subtype.isStringLiteral())) {
+function isStringLiteralOrStringIntersection(subtype: ts.Type, checker: ts.TypeChecker): boolean {
+  // Check if it's a string literal
+  if (subtype.isStringLiteral() || subtype.flags & ts.TypeFlags.StringLiteral) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (subtype.isIntersection()) {
+    const stringified = stringifyType(subtype, checker);
+    if (stringified.startsWith('string &')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function getPrimitiveType(type: ts.UnionOrIntersectionType, checker: ts.TypeChecker) {
+  if (type.types.every(subtype => isStringLiteralOrStringIntersection(subtype, checker))) {
     return 'string';
   }
-  if (type.types.every(subtype => subtype.isNumberLiteral())) {
+  if (type.types.every(subtype => subtype.isNumberLiteral() || subtype.flags & ts.TypeFlags.NumberLiteral)) {
     return 'number';
   }
   return undefined;
@@ -103,10 +117,21 @@ function getUnionTypeDefinition(
   checker: ts.TypeChecker
 ): { type: string; inlineType: UnionTypeDefinition } {
   const valueDescriptions = extractValueDescriptions(realType, typeNode);
-  const primitiveType = getPrimitiveType(realType);
-  const values = realType.types.map(subtype =>
-    primitiveType ? (subtype as ts.LiteralType).value.toString() : stringifyType(subtype, checker)
-  );
+  const primitiveType = getPrimitiveType(realType, checker);
+  const values = realType.types.map(subtype => {
+    if (primitiveType === 'string') {
+      if (subtype.isStringLiteral()) {
+        return (subtype as ts.LiteralType).value.toString();
+      }
+      if (subtype.isIntersection()) {
+        return 'string';
+      }
+    }
+    if (primitiveType === 'number' && subtype.isNumberLiteral()) {
+      return (subtype as ts.LiteralType).value.toString();
+    }
+    return stringifyType(subtype, checker);
+  });
 
   return {
     type: primitiveType ?? realTypeName,
diff --git a/test/components/object-definition.test.ts b/test/components/object-definition.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3310c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/components/object-definition.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import { expect, test, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { ComponentDefinition } from '../../src/components/interfaces';
+import { buildProject } from './test-helpers';
+
+let simpleComponent: ComponentDefinition;
+let complexTypesComponents: ComponentDefinition[];
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  const simpleResult = buildProject('simple');
+  expect(simpleResult).toHaveLength(1);
+  [simpleComponent] = simpleResult;
+
+  complexTypesComponents = buildProject('complex-types');
+  expect(complexTypesComponents.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
+
+test('object definition should handle basic types', () => {
+  expect(simpleComponent.name).toBe('Simple');
+  expect(simpleComponent.properties).toBeDefined();
+});
+
+test('object definition should handle union types correctly', () => {
+  // Find a component with union types
+  const componentWithUnions = complexTypesComponents.find(comp =>
+    comp.properties.some(prop => prop.inlineType?.type === 'union')
+  );
+
+  if (componentWithUnions) {
+    const unionProp = componentWithUnions.properties.find(def => def.inlineType?.type === 'union');
+
+    if (unionProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union') {
+      expect(unionProp.inlineType.values).toBeDefined();
+      expect(Array.isArray(unionProp.inlineType.values)).toBe(true);
+      expect(unionProp.inlineType.values.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test('object definition should handle string literal unions', () => {
+  // Test string literal union handling
+  const componentWithStringUnions = complexTypesComponents.find(comp =>
+    comp.properties.some(prop => prop.inlineType?.type === 'union' && prop.type === 'string')
+  );
+
+  if (componentWithStringUnions) {
+    const stringUnionProp = componentWithStringUnions.properties.find(
+      prop => prop.inlineType?.type === 'union' && prop.type === 'string'
+    );
+
+    if (stringUnionProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union') {
+      expect(stringUnionProp.type).toBe('string');
+      expect(stringUnionProp.inlineType.values).toBeDefined();
+      // Should contain string values
+      expect(stringUnionProp.inlineType.values.some(v => typeof v === 'string')).toBe(true);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test('object definition should handle number literal unions', () => {
+  // Test number literal union handling
+  const componentWithNumberUnions = complexTypesComponents.find(comp =>
+    comp.properties.some(prop => prop.inlineType?.type === 'union' && prop.type === 'number')
+  );
+
+  if (componentWithNumberUnions) {
+    const numberUnionProp = componentWithNumberUnions.properties.find(
+      prop => prop.inlineType?.type === 'union' && prop.type === 'number'
+    );
+
+    if (numberUnionProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union') {
+      expect(numberUnionProp.type).toBe('number');
+      expect(numberUnionProp.inlineType.values).toBeDefined();
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test('object definition should preserve type information', () => {
+  const props = simpleComponent.properties;
+  expect(props.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  props.forEach(prop => {
+    expect(prop.name).toBeDefined();
+    expect(prop.type).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
+
+test('object definition should handle mixed union types', () => {
+  // Test mixed union types (not primitive)
+  const componentWithMixedUnions = complexTypesComponents.find(comp =>
+    comp.properties.some(prop => prop.inlineType?.type === 'union' && prop.type !== 'string' && prop.type !== 'number')
+  );
+
+  if (componentWithMixedUnions) {
+    const mixedUnionProp = componentWithMixedUnions.properties.find(
+      prop => prop.inlineType?.type === 'union' && prop.type !== 'string' && prop.type !== 'number'
+    );
+
+    if (mixedUnionProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union') {
+      expect(mixedUnionProp.inlineType.values).toBeDefined();
+      expect(mixedUnionProp.inlineType.name).toBeDefined();
+    }
+  }
+});
diff --git a/test/components/string-intersection.test.ts b/test/components/string-intersection.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30243d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/components/string-intersection.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import { expect, test, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { ComponentDefinition } from '../../src/components/interfaces';
+import { buildProject } from './test-helpers';
+
+let codeEditor: ComponentDefinition;
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  const result = buildProject('string-intersection');
+  expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+  [codeEditor] = result;
+});
+
+test('should properly handle union types with string intersection for custom values', () => {
+  const languageProp = codeEditor.properties.find(def => def.name === 'language');
+
+  expect(languageProp?.name).toBe('language');
+  expect(languageProp?.description).toBe('Specifies the programming language.');
+  expect(languageProp?.optional).toBe(false);
+  expect(languageProp?.type).toBe('string');
+
+  // Check inline type structure
+  expect(languageProp?.inlineType?.name).toBe('CodeEditorProps.Language');
+  expect(languageProp?.inlineType?.type).toBe('union');
+  if (languageProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union') {
+    expect(languageProp.inlineType.valueDescriptions).toBeUndefined();
+  }
+
+  // The intersection type "string & { _?: undefined; }" should be converted to "string"
+  // String literal values should appear without quotes
+  const values = (languageProp?.inlineType as any)?.values;
+  expect(values).toHaveLength(6);
+  expect(values).toContain('javascript');
+  expect(values).toContain('html');
+  expect(values).toContain('ruby');
+  expect(values).toContain('python');
+  expect(values).toContain('java');
+  expect(values).toContain('string'); // The intersection type becomes "string" to indicate custom values are allowed
+});
+
+test('should treat the union as primitive string type', () => {
+  const languageProp = codeEditor.properties.find(def => def.name === 'language');
+
+  // The type should be 'string' not the full union name
+  expect(languageProp?.type).toBe('string');
+});
+
+test('should convert intersection helper to "string" in values array', () => {
+  const languageProp = codeEditor.properties.find(def => def.name === 'language');
+
+  // Should not contain the raw "string & { _?: undefined; }" syntax
+  const hasRawIntersectionType =
+    languageProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union' &&
+    languageProp.inlineType.values.some((value: string) => value.includes('string &') || value.includes('_?:'));
+
+  expect(hasRawIntersectionType).toBe(false);
+
+  // But should contain "string" to indicate custom values are allowed
+  const hasStringValue =
+    languageProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union' && languageProp.inlineType.values.includes('string');
+
+  expect(hasStringValue).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test('should detect intersection types with string & pattern', () => {
+  const languageProp = codeEditor.properties.find(def => def.name === 'language');
+
+  // Verify that the union contains both string literals and the intersection type
+  expect(languageProp?.inlineType?.type).toBe('union');
+
+  if (languageProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union') {
+    const values = languageProp.inlineType.values;
+
+    // Should have the literal values
+    expect(values).toContain('javascript');
+    expect(values).toContain('html');
+    expect(values).toContain('ruby');
+    expect(values).toContain('python');
+    expect(values).toContain('java');
+
+    // Should have 'string' representing the intersection type
+    expect(values).toContain('string');
+
+    // All values should be treated as string type (primitive detection)
+    expect(languageProp.type).toBe('string');
+  }
+});
+
+test('should recognize intersection type as string-compatible', () => {
+  const languageProp = codeEditor.properties.find(def => def.name === 'language');
+
+  // The union with intersection type should be recognized as primitive string
+  expect(languageProp?.type).toBe('string');
+
+  if (languageProp?.inlineType?.type === 'union') {
+    // All values in the union should be compatible with string type
+    const allValuesAreStrings = languageProp.inlineType.values.every((value: string) => typeof value === 'string');
+    expect(allValuesAreStrings).toBe(true);
+  }
+});