diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt
index 876b129b..ea055459 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt
@@ -220,10 +220,6 @@
        (for/hash ([internal all-internal]
                   [external all-external])
          (values internal external)))
-     ;; define which init names are optional
-     (define optional-inits (list->set (syntax->datum #'cls.optional-inits)))
-     (define optional-external (for/set ([n optional-inits])
-                                 (dict-ref internal-external-mapping n)))
      ;; trawl the body for top-level expressions
      (define top-level-exprs (trawl-for-property #'cls.make-methods 'tr:class:top-level))
      (define internals-table (register-internals top-level-exprs))
@@ -234,6 +230,14 @@
        (for/list ([(name val) (in-dict super-inits)]
                   #:unless (member name provided-super-inits))
          (cons name val)))
+     ;; define which init names are optional
+     (define optional-inits (list->set (syntax->datum #'cls.optional-inits)))
+     (define optional-external (for/set ([n optional-inits])
+                                 (dict-ref internal-external-mapping n)))
+     (define optional-super
+       (for/set ([(name val) (in-dict remaining-super-inits)]
+                 #:when (cadr val))
+         name))
      ;; Type for self in method calls
      (define self-type
        (if self-class-type
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@
       final-class-type
       this%-init-names this%-field-names
       this%-public-names this%-override-names
-      optional-external
+      (set-union optional-external optional-super)
       remaining-super-inits super-field-names
       super-method-names)
      final-class-type]))
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt
index bf11e928..e52c6d15 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt
@@ -384,6 +384,16 @@
                  (: x Integer)
                  (init [x 0]))))
 
+   ;; test init coverage when all optionals are
+   ;; in the superclass
+   (check-ok
+    (: c% (Class (init [x Integer #:optional])))
+    (: d% (Class (init [x Integer #:optional])))
+    (define c% (class: object% (super-new)
+                 (: x Integer)
+                 (init [x 0])))
+    (define d% (class: c% (super-new))))
+
    ;; fails, expected mandatory but got optional
    (check-err
     (: c% (Class (init [x Integer])))