diff --git a/src/js_parser/lower/lower_decorators.rs b/src/js_parser/lower/lower_decorators.rs
index 5c847a25266c..d6ae84a9413f 100644
--- a/src/js_parser/lower/lower_decorators.rs
+++ b/src/js_parser/lower/lower_decorators.rs
@@ -756,7 +756,28 @@ impl<'a, const TYPESCRIPT: bool, const SCAN_ONLY: bool> P<'a, TYPESCRIPT, SCAN_O
                         if let Some(info) = map.get(&pi.ref_.inner_index()).copied() {
                             let mut obj_expr = tgt_idx.target;
                             self.rewrite_private_accesses_in_expr(&mut obj_expr, map);
-                            let private_access = self.private_get_expr(obj_expr, &info, expr_loc);
+                            // `x.#m(...)` becomes `__privateGet(x, _m).call(x, ...)`, which
+                            // references the receiver twice. Only identifiers and `this` can
+                            // be repeated safely; any other receiver is captured in a
+                            // temporary so its side effects run once and nested private
+                            // calls don't duplicate the whole subtree (the duplication is
+                            // exponential in the length of a chain like `o.#m().#m().#m()`).
+                            let (get_obj, this_arg) = match &obj_expr.data {
+                                js_ast::ExprData::EIdentifier(id) => {
+                                    let obj_ref = id.ref_;
+                                    (obj_expr, self.use_ref(obj_ref, obj_expr.loc))
+                                }
+                                js_ast::ExprData::EThis(_) => {
+                                    (obj_expr, self.new_expr(E::This {}, obj_expr.loc))
+                                }
+                                _ => {
+                                    let tmp_ref = self.generate_temp_ref(Some(b"_obj"));
+                                    let write = self.assign_to(tmp_ref, obj_expr, expr_loc);
+                                    let read = self.use_ref(tmp_ref, expr_loc);
+                                    (write, read)
+                                }
+                            };
+                            let private_access = self.private_get_expr(get_obj, &info, expr_loc);
                             let call_target = self.new_expr(
                                 E::Dot {
                                     target: private_access,
@@ -769,7 +790,7 @@ impl<'a, const TYPESCRIPT: bool, const SCAN_ONLY: bool> P<'a, TYPESCRIPT, SCAN_O
                             let bump = self.arena;
                             let orig_args = e.args.slice_mut();
                             let mut new_args = BumpVec::with_capacity_in(1 + orig_args.len(), bump);
-                            new_args.push(obj_expr);
+                            new_args.push(this_arg);
                             for arg in orig_args.iter_mut() {
                                 self.rewrite_private_accesses_in_expr(arg, map);
                                 new_args.push(*arg);
@@ -842,17 +863,75 @@ impl<'a, const TYPESCRIPT: bool, const SCAN_ONLY: bool> P<'a, TYPESCRIPT, SCAN_O
                 }
             }
             js_ast::ExprData::EFunction(e) => {
+                let temps_before = self.temp_refs_to_declare.len();
                 let stmts = e.func.body.stmts.slice_mut();
                 self.rewrite_private_accesses_in_stmts(stmts, map);
+                e.func.body.stmts = self.declare_capture_temps_in_fn_body(
+                    e.func.body.stmts,
+                    temps_before,
+                    e.func.body.loc,
+                );
             }
             js_ast::ExprData::EArrow(e) => {
+                let temps_before = self.temp_refs_to_declare.len();
                 let stmts = e.body.stmts.slice_mut();
                 self.rewrite_private_accesses_in_stmts(stmts, map);
+                e.body.stmts =
+                    self.declare_capture_temps_in_fn_body(e.body.stmts, temps_before, e.body.loc);
             }
             _ => {}
         }
     }
 
+    /// Drain receiver-capture temporaries created past `baseline` into a
+    /// single `var` declaration statement; `None` if none were created.
+    fn drain_capture_temp_decls(&mut self, baseline: usize, loc: bun_ast::Loc) -> Option<Stmt> {
+        let total = self.temp_refs_to_declare.len();
+        if total == baseline {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let bump = self.arena;
+        let mut capture_decls = BumpVec::<G::Decl>::with_capacity_in(total - baseline, bump);
+        for i in baseline..total {
+            let capture_ref = self.temp_refs_to_declare[i].r#ref;
+            let binding = self.b(B::Identifier { r#ref: capture_ref }, loc);
+            capture_decls.push(G::Decl {
+                binding,
+                value: None,
+            });
+        }
+        self.temp_refs_to_declare.truncate(baseline);
+        Some(self.s(
+            S::Local {
+                decls: DeclList::from_bump_vec(capture_decls),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            loc,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// Declare receiver-capture temporaries created past `temps_before` at the
+    /// top of the function body they were created in, so each invocation gets
+    /// a fresh binding. A binding hoisted outside the function would be shared
+    /// across invocations, and `__privateGet(_obj = recv, _s, getter)` runs the
+    /// user getter between the write and the `.call(_obj)` read; re-entering
+    /// the same call site through that getter would clobber the shared temp.
+    fn declare_capture_temps_in_fn_body(
+        &mut self,
+        stmts: js_ast::StmtNodeList,
+        temps_before: usize,
+        body_loc: bun_ast::Loc,
+    ) -> js_ast::StmtNodeList {
+        let Some(decl_stmt) = self.drain_capture_temp_decls(temps_before, body_loc) else {
+            return stmts;
+        };
+        let old_stmts = stmts.slice();
+        let mut new_stmts = BumpVec::<Stmt>::with_capacity_in(old_stmts.len() + 1, self.arena);
+        new_stmts.push(decl_stmt);
+        new_stmts.extend_from_slice(old_stmts);
+        js_ast::StmtNodeList::from_bump(new_stmts)
+    }
+
     fn rewrite_private_accesses_in_stmts(&mut self, stmts: &mut [Stmt], map: &PrivateLoweredMap) {
         for stmt_item in stmts.iter_mut() {
             match &mut stmt_item.data {
@@ -1026,6 +1105,12 @@ impl<'a, const TYPESCRIPT: bool, const SCAN_ONLY: bool> P<'a, TYPESCRIPT, SCAN_O
         let p = self;
         let bump = p.arena;
 
+        // Receiver-capture temporaries created by `rewrite_private_accesses_in_expr`
+        // land in `temp_refs_to_declare`; everything pushed past this point is
+        // declared in a `var` statement alongside the other lowering variables
+        // right before output assembly.
+        let temp_refs_before = p.temp_refs_to_declare.len();
+
         // ── Phase 1: Setup ───────────────────────────────
         let mut class_name_ref: Ref;
         let mut class_name_loc: bun_ast::Loc;
@@ -2353,6 +2438,18 @@ impl<'a, const TYPESCRIPT: bool, const SCAN_ONLY: bool> P<'a, TYPESCRIPT, SCAN_O
         class.has_decorators = false;
         class.should_lower_standard_decorators = false;
 
+        // Declare the receiver-capture temporaries that were created outside any
+        // function body (field initializers, static blocks, pre-eval/decorate
+        // expressions). Temps created inside method/function/arrow bodies were
+        // already declared there by `declare_capture_temps_in_fn_body`. Static
+        // blocks, static initializers, and decorate expressions run at most
+        // once per class evaluation; instance field initializers run once per
+        // construction and share the hoisted binding across constructions,
+        // matching where esbuild declares these temps.
+        if let Some(decl_stmt) = p.drain_capture_temp_decls(temp_refs_before, loc) {
+            prefix_stmts.push(decl_stmt);
+        }
+
         // ── Phase 8: Assemble output ─────────────────────
         if is_expr {
             let mut comma_parts = BumpVec::<Expr>::new_in(bump);
diff --git a/test/bundler/transpiler/es-decorators.test.ts b/test/bundler/transpiler/es-decorators.test.ts
index 552260cf7e93..93a167df565e 100644
--- a/test/bundler/transpiler/es-decorators.test.ts
+++ b/test/bundler/transpiler/es-decorators.test.ts
@@ -753,6 +753,178 @@ describe("ES Decorators", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("private member calls in lowered classes", () => {
+    // When a class is lowered for standard decorators, `recv.#m(...)` becomes
+    // `__privateGet(recv, _m).call(recv, ...)`. The receiver must be evaluated
+    // exactly once: duplicating it re-runs side effects and makes the printed
+    // output grow exponentially for chains like `o.#m().#m().#m()`.
+    test("chained optional private calls do not explode the transpiled output size", () => {
+      const chain = "?.Foo.#m()".repeat(20);
+      const source = `class Foo {
+        static #x = -0;
+        static #m = function() {};
+        @decorator() est() {
+          return [o${chain}];
+        }
+      }`;
+
+      const transpiler = new Bun.Transpiler({ loader: "js", target: "bun" });
+      const output = transpiler.transformSync(source);
+
+      // Exponential duplication produced ~47 MB for a 20-call chain; the
+      // single-evaluation lowering stays in the kilobytes.
+      expect(output.length).toBeLessThan(50_000);
+      // The lowered output must still be valid syntax.
+      expect(() => new Bun.Transpiler({ loader: "js" }).transformSync(output)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test("double-call private chains in decorated static field initializers stay linear", () => {
+      // Fuzzer-minimized variant: each `.#method()()` link re-lowers the whole
+      // receiver, so duplicating it doubles the printed output per link
+      // (~30 links allocated multiple GB before aborting).
+      const chain = ".#method()()".repeat(20);
+      const source = `class C {
+        @decorator() static s = new C()${chain.slice(0, -2)};
+        #method() { return 1e999; }
+      }`;
+
+      const transpiler = new Bun.Transpiler({ loader: "ts", target: "bun", deadCodeElimination: true });
+      const output = transpiler.transformSync(source);
+
+      // Exponential duplication produced ~64 MB for 20 links; the
+      // single-evaluation lowering stays in the kilobytes.
+      expect(output.length).toBeLessThan(50_000);
+      // The lowered output must still be valid syntax.
+      expect(() => new Bun.Transpiler({ loader: "js" }).transformSync(output)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test("calling the result of a private method call evaluates each link once", async () => {
+      const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = await runDecorator(`
+        function dec(value, ctx) { return value; }
+        let evals = 0;
+        class C {
+          @dec static s = new C().#method()().#method()().#method()();
+          #method() { evals++; const self = this; return () => self; }
+        }
+        console.log(C.s instanceof C, evals);
+      `);
+      expect(stderr).toBe("");
+      expect(stdout).toBe("true 3\n");
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    test("receiver temps are scoped per invocation, not shared across reentrant calls", async () => {
+      // A private getter runs user code inside __privateGet, between the
+      // `_obj = recv` write and the `.call(_obj)` read. If the getter reenters
+      // the same call site, a temp hoisted outside the method would be
+      // clobbered and the outer call would see the inner receiver. Declaring
+      // the temp inside the method body gives each invocation its own binding.
+      const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = await runDecorator(`
+        function dec(value, ctx) { return value; }
+        let nextId = 0;
+        let depth = 0;
+        const order = [];
+        class C {
+          get #g() {
+            if (depth++ === 0) make().run();
+            const self = this;
+            return function () { order.push(self.id + ":" + this.id); };
+          }
+          @dec run() { make().#g(); }
+        }
+        function make() { const c = new C(); c.id = ++nextId; return c; }
+        make().run();
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(order));
+      `);
+      expect(stderr).toBe("");
+      // Each entry pairs the receiver seen at getter time with the receiver
+      // the returned function was invoked on; they must always match.
+      expect(stdout).toBe('["4:4","2:2"]\n');
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    test("private method call receiver is evaluated exactly once", async () => {
+      const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = await runDecorator(`
+        function dec(value, ctx) { return value; }
+        let receiverEvals = 0;
+        class Counter {
+          static #m = function (x) { return [this === Counter, x]; };
+          @dec test() {
+            return getCounter().#m(42);
+          }
+        }
+        function getCounter() { receiverEvals++; return Counter; }
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(new Counter().test()), receiverEvals);
+      `);
+      expect(stderr).toBe("");
+      expect(stdout).toBe("[true,42] 1\n");
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    test("chained optional private method calls return the right value", async () => {
+      const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = await runDecorator(`
+        function dec(value, ctx) { return value; }
+        class Chain {
+          #tag;
+          constructor(tag) { this.#tag = tag; }
+          #next() { return { Chain: new Chain(this.#tag + 1) }; }
+          @dec run(o) {
+            return o?.Chain.#next()?.Chain.#next()?.Chain.#next()?.Chain.tag();
+          }
+          tag() { return this.#tag; }
+        }
+        console.log(new Chain(0).run({ Chain: new Chain(10) }));
+      `);
+      expect(stderr).toBe("");
+      expect(stdout).toBe("13\n");
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    test("private method calls through `this` and identifier receivers still work", async () => {
+      const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = await runDecorator(`
+        function dec(value, ctx) { return value; }
+        class Fast {
+          #p(n) { return "p" + n; }
+          @dec viaThis() { return this.#p(1); }
+          @dec viaIdent(other) { return other.#p(2); }
+        }
+        const f = new Fast();
+        console.log(f.viaThis(), f.viaIdent(new Fast()));
+      `);
+      expect(stderr).toBe("");
+      expect(stdout).toBe("p1 p2\n");
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    // Covers both temp placements in a decorated class expression: the method
+    // body receiver gets a per-invocation `var` inside the method, while the
+    // field initializer receiver is rewritten outside any function body, so
+    // its temp is hoisted to the nearest statement list through the
+    // class-expression path.
+    test("decorated class expression evaluates chained private call receivers once", async () => {
+      const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = await runDecorator(`
+        function dec(value, ctx) { return value; }
+        let evals = 0;
+        let initEvals = 0;
+        function pick(x) { initEvals++; return x; }
+        const C = class Foo {
+          static #m = function (tag) { return { Foo, tag }; };
+          #p(tag) { return "i" + tag; }
+          @dec r = pick(this).#p("0");
+          @dec test(o) {
+            return o.effectful()?.Foo.#m("a")?.Foo.#m("b");
+          }
+        };
+        const o = { Foo: C, effectful() { evals++; return { Foo: C }; } };
+        const inst = new C();
+        console.log(inst.r, inst.test(o).tag, evals, initEvals);
+      `);
+      expect(stderr).toBe("");
+      expect(stdout).toBe("i0 b 1 1\n");
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("accessor with TypeScript annotations", () => {
     test("accessor with definite assignment assertion (!)", async () => {
       using dir = tempDir("es-dec-accessor-bang", {