diff --git a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index ec51ffddce1af..760f86b8e8bf2 100644
--- a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ New features
 Crash and bug fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+- Fixed a crash when analyzing default bindings as compound literals in
+  designated initializers for bitfields in unions. (#GH146050)
+
 Improvements
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/RegionStore.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/RegionStore.cpp
index 388034b087789..fcd2c03f5beb3 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/RegionStore.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/RegionStore.cpp
@@ -2758,7 +2758,19 @@ RegionStoreManager::getUniqueDefaultBinding(RegionBindingsConstRef B,
     return std::nullopt;
 
   const auto [Key, Value] = *Cluster->begin();
-  return Key.isDirect() ? std::optional<SVal>{} : Value;
+  if (Key.isDirect())
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  // Preserve the invariant that default bindings should only be one of:
+  // Symbol, Zero, Unknown, LazyCompoundVal, CompoundVal
+  // This prevents over-collapsing of CompoundVals e.g.
+  // CompoundVal{CompoundVal{1}} -> 1
+  if (Value.isUnknownOrUndef() || Value.isZeroConstant() ||
+      isa<nonloc::SymbolVal>(Value) ||
+      isa<nonloc::LazyCompoundVal, nonloc::CompoundVal>(Value))
+    return Value;
+
+  return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 std::optional<SVal>
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/fields.c b/clang/test/Analysis/fields.c
index 203c30c5960a1..d3174cd6cc26d 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/fields.c
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/fields.c
@@ -113,6 +113,102 @@ void testBitfields(void) {
 }
 
 
+struct BitfieldUnion {
+  union {
+    struct {
+      unsigned int addr : 22;
+      unsigned int vf : 1;
+    };
+    unsigned int raw;
+  };
+};
+
+struct BitfieldUnion processBitfieldUnion(struct BitfieldUnion r) {
+  struct BitfieldUnion result = r;
+  result.addr += 1;
+  return result;
+}
+
+void testBitfieldUnionCompoundLiteral(void) {
+  struct BitfieldUnion r1 = processBitfieldUnion((struct BitfieldUnion){.addr = 100, .vf = 1});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(r1.addr == 101); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  clang_analyzer_eval(r1.vf == 1); // expected-warning{{UNKNOWN}}
+  
+  struct BitfieldUnion r2 = processBitfieldUnion((struct BitfieldUnion){.addr = 1});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(r2.addr == 2); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  clang_analyzer_eval(r2.vf); // expected-warning{{UNKNOWN}}
+}
+
+struct NestedBitfields {
+  struct {
+    unsigned x : 16;
+    unsigned y : 16;
+  } inner;
+};
+
+struct NestedBitfields processNestedBitfields(struct NestedBitfields n) {
+  struct NestedBitfields tmp = n;
+  tmp.inner.x += 1;
+  return tmp;
+}
+
+void testNestedBitfields(void) {
+  struct NestedBitfields n1 = processNestedBitfields((struct NestedBitfields){.inner.x = 1});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(n1.inner.x == 2); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  clang_analyzer_eval(n1.inner.y == 0); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  
+  struct NestedBitfields n2 = processNestedBitfields((struct NestedBitfields){{200, 300}});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(n2.inner.x == 201); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  clang_analyzer_eval(n2.inner.y == 300); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+}
+
+struct UnionContainerBitfields {
+  union {
+    unsigned val;
+    struct {
+      unsigned x : 16;
+      unsigned y : 16;
+    };
+  } u;
+};
+
+struct UnionContainerBitfields processUnionContainer(struct UnionContainerBitfields c) {
+  struct UnionContainerBitfields tmp = c;
+  tmp.u.x += 1;
+  return tmp;
+}
+
+void testUnionContainerBitfields(void) {
+  struct UnionContainerBitfields c1 = processUnionContainer((struct UnionContainerBitfields){.u.val = 100});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(c1.u.x == 101); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  
+  struct UnionContainerBitfields c2 = processUnionContainer((struct UnionContainerBitfields){.u.x = 100});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(c2.u.x == 101); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+}
+
+struct MixedBitfields {
+  unsigned char x;
+  unsigned y : 12;
+  unsigned z : 20;
+};
+
+struct MixedBitfields processMixedBitfields(struct MixedBitfields m) {
+  struct MixedBitfields tmp = m;
+  tmp.y += 1;
+  return tmp;
+}
+
+void testMixedBitfields(void) {
+  struct MixedBitfields m1 = processMixedBitfields((struct MixedBitfields){.x = 100, .y = 100});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(m1.x == 100); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  clang_analyzer_eval(m1.y == 101); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  
+  struct MixedBitfields m2 = processMixedBitfields((struct MixedBitfields){.z = 100});
+  clang_analyzer_eval(m2.y == 1); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+  clang_analyzer_eval(m2.z == 100); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+}
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Incorrect behavior
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------