diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
index b85237f3570d..fe5edc6b98c3 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
@@ -1998,7 +1998,12 @@ defineType("OptionalCallExpression", {
       validate: chain(
         assertValueType("array"),
         assertEach(
-          assertNodeType("Expression", "SpreadElement", "JSXNamespacedName"),
+          assertNodeType(
+            "Expression",
+            "SpreadElement",
+            "JSXNamespacedName",
+            "ArgumentPlaceholder",
+          ),
         ),
       ),
     },