diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-class-features/src/fields.js b/packages/babel-plugin-class-features/src/fields.js
index 648a4a743ce6..076d3a8925a0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-class-features/src/fields.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-class-features/src/fields.js
@@ -257,6 +257,19 @@ function buildPrivateStaticFieldInitSpec(prop, privateNamesMap) {
   `;
 }
 
+function buildPrivateMethodInitLoose(ref, prop, privateNamesMap) {
+  const { methodId, id } = privateNamesMap.get(prop.node.key.id.name);
+
+  return template.statement.ast`
+    Object.defineProperty(${ref}, ${id}, {
+      // configurable is false by default
+      // enumerable is false by default
+      writable: false,
+      value: ${methodId.name}
+    });
+  `;
+}
+
 function buildPrivateInstanceMethodInitSpec(ref, prop, privateNamesMap) {
   const { id } = privateNamesMap.get(prop.node.key.id.name);
 
@@ -348,6 +361,17 @@ export function buildFieldsInitNodes(
         );
         break;
       case !isStatic && isPrivateMethod && loose:
+        instanceNodes.push(
+          buildPrivateMethodInitLoose(
+            t.thisExpression(),
+            prop,
+            privateNamesMap,
+          ),
+        );
+        staticNodes.push(
+          buildPrivateInstanceMethodDeclaration(prop, privateNamesMap),
+        );
+        break;
       case !isStatic && isPrivateMethod && !loose:
         instanceNodes.push(
           buildPrivateInstanceMethodInitSpec(
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/exec.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/exec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c1324aeeb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/exec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Foo {
+    constructor() {
+      this.publicField = this.#privateMethod();
+    }
+
+    #privateMethod() {
+      return 42;
+    }
+  }
+
+  expect((new Foo).publicField).toEqual(42);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/input.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e55a8afdd3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Foo {
+  constructor() {
+    this.publicField = this.#privateMethod();
+  }
+
+  #privateMethod() {
+    return 42;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..669940f94991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/assignment/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var Foo = function Foo() {
+  "use strict";
+
+  babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, Foo);
+  Object.defineProperty(this, _privateMethod, {
+    writable: false,
+    value: _privateMethod2
+  });
+  this.publicField = babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseBase(this, _privateMethod)[_privateMethod]();
+};
+
+var _privateMethod = babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseKey("privateMethod");
+
+var _privateMethod2 = function _privateMethod2() {
+  return 42;
+};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/exec.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/exec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c18bf53c193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/exec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+class Foo {
+    constructor(status) {
+      this.status = status;
+      expect(() => this.#getStatus = null).toThrow(TypeError);
+    }
+
+    #getStatus() {
+      return this.status;
+    }
+
+    getCurrentStatus() {
+      return this.#getStatus();
+    }
+
+    setCurrentStatus(newStatus) {
+      this.status = newStatus;
+    }
+
+    getFakeStatus(fakeStatus) {
+      const getStatus = this.#getStatus;
+      return function () {
+        return getStatus.call({ status: fakeStatus });
+      };
+    }
+
+    getFakeStatusFunc() {
+      return {
+        status: 'fake-status',
+        getFakeStatus: this.#getStatus,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  const f = new Foo('inactive');
+  expect(f.getCurrentStatus()).toBe('inactive');
+
+  f.setCurrentStatus('new-status');
+  expect(f.getCurrentStatus()).toBe('new-status');
+
+  expect(f.getFakeStatus('fake')()).toBe('fake');
+  expect(f.getFakeStatusFunc().getFakeStatus()).toBe('fake-status');
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/input.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67a8ab68a682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+class Foo {
+  constructor(status) {
+    this.status = status;
+  }
+
+  #getStatus() {
+    return this.status;
+  }
+
+  getCurrentStatus() {
+    return this.#getStatus();
+  }
+
+  setCurrentStatus(newStatus) {
+    this.status = newStatus;
+  }
+
+  getFakeStatus(fakeStatus) {
+    const fakeGetStatus = this.#getStatus;
+    return function() {
+      return fakeGetStatus.call({ status: fakeStatus });
+    };
+  }
+
+  getFakeStatusFunc() {
+    return {
+      status: 'fake-status',
+      getFakeStatus: this.#getStatus,
+    };
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e0b936f3d31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/context/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+var Foo =
+/*#__PURE__*/
+function () {
+  "use strict";
+
+  function Foo(status) {
+    babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, Foo);
+    Object.defineProperty(this, _getStatus, {
+      writable: false,
+      value: _getStatus2
+    });
+    this.status = status;
+  }
+
+  babelHelpers.createClass(Foo, [{
+    key: "getCurrentStatus",
+    value: function getCurrentStatus() {
+      return babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseBase(this, _getStatus)[_getStatus]();
+    }
+  }, {
+    key: "setCurrentStatus",
+    value: function setCurrentStatus(newStatus) {
+      this.status = newStatus;
+    }
+  }, {
+    key: "getFakeStatus",
+    value: function getFakeStatus(fakeStatus) {
+      var fakeGetStatus = babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseBase(this, _getStatus)[_getStatus];
+
+      return function () {
+        return fakeGetStatus.call({
+          status: fakeStatus
+        });
+      };
+    }
+  }, {
+    key: "getFakeStatusFunc",
+    value: function getFakeStatusFunc() {
+      return {
+        status: 'fake-status',
+        getFakeStatus: babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseBase(this, _getStatus)[_getStatus]
+      };
+    }
+  }]);
+  return Foo;
+}();
+
+var _getStatus = babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseKey("getStatus");
+
+var _getStatus2 = function _getStatus2() {
+  return this.status;
+};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/exec.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/exec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d73ad144903f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/exec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+let exfiltrated;
+class Foo {
+    #privateMethod() {}
+
+    constructor() {
+        if (exfiltrated === undefined) {
+            exfiltrated = this.#privateMethod;
+        }
+        expect(exfiltrated).toStrictEqual(this.#privateMethod);
+    }
+}
+
+new Foo();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/input.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91bf8510d814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+let exfiltrated;
+class Foo {
+    #privateMethod() {}
+
+    constructor() {
+        if (exfiltrated === undefined) {
+            exfiltrated = this.#privateMethod;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4cdb50d819e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods/test/fixtures/private-method-loose/exfiltrated/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var exfiltrated;
+
+var Foo = function Foo() {
+  "use strict";
+
+  babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, Foo);
+  Object.defineProperty(this, _privateMethod, {
+    writable: false,
+    value: _privateMethod2
+  });
+
+  if (exfiltrated === undefined) {
+    exfiltrated = babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseBase(this, _privateMethod)[_privateMethod];
+  }
+};
+
+var _privateMethod = babelHelpers.classPrivateFieldLooseKey("privateMethod");
+
+var _privateMethod2 = function _privateMethod2() {};