diff --git a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
index ef2b4f3..3604b13 100644
--- a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [ballerina]
 dependencies-toml-version = "2"
-distribution-version = "2201.8.6"
+distribution-version = "2201.9.0-20240326-110600-aca0cc0c"
 
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
@@ -42,6 +42,26 @@ modules = [
 	{org = "ballerina", packageName = "jballerina.java", moduleName = "jballerina.java"}
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+org = "ballerina"
+name = "lang.__internal"
+version = "0.0.0"
+scope = "testOnly"
+dependencies = [
+	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"},
+	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.object"}
+]
+
+[[package]]
+org = "ballerina"
+name = "lang.array"
+version = "0.0.0"
+scope = "testOnly"
+dependencies = [
+	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"},
+	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.__internal"}
+]
+
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "lang.error"
@@ -51,6 +71,12 @@ dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"}
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+org = "ballerina"
+name = "lang.object"
+version = "0.0.0"
+scope = "testOnly"
+
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "lang.value"
@@ -70,6 +96,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"},
+	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.array"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.error"}
 ]
 modules = [
diff --git a/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/CompilerPluginTest.java b/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/CompilerPluginTest.java
index bf49165..bc4c0e0 100644
--- a/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/CompilerPluginTest.java
+++ b/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/CompilerPluginTest.java
@@ -120,4 +120,16 @@ public void testComplexUnionTypeAsExpectedType() {
         Assert.assertEquals(errorDiagnosticsList.get(1).diagnosticInfo().messageFormat(),
                 "unsupported union type: union type does not support multiple complex types");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testComplexUnionTypeAsMemberOfIntersection() {
+        DiagnosticResult diagnosticResult =
+                CompilerPluginTestUtils.loadPackage("sample_package_8").getCompilation().diagnosticResult();
+        List<Diagnostic> errorDiagnosticsList = diagnosticResult.diagnostics().stream()
+                .filter(r -> r.diagnosticInfo().severity().equals(DiagnosticSeverity.ERROR))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        Assert.assertEquals(errorDiagnosticsList.size(), 1);
+        Assert.assertEquals(errorDiagnosticsList.get(0).diagnosticInfo().messageFormat(),
+                "unsupported union type: union type does not support multiple complex types");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/resources/ballerina_sources/sample_package_8/Ballerina.toml b/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/resources/ballerina_sources/sample_package_8/Ballerina.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea08ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/resources/ballerina_sources/sample_package_8/Ballerina.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[package]
+org = "jsondata_test"
+name = "sample_8"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/resources/ballerina_sources/sample_package_8/sample.bal b/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/resources/ballerina_sources/sample_package_8/sample.bal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5736be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler-plugin-test/src/test/resources/ballerina_sources/sample_package_8/sample.bal
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import ballerina/data.jsondata;
+
+type UnionType record {|int a;|}|record {|string b;|};
+
+type IntersectionType UnionType & readonly;
+
+public function main() returns error? {
+    string str = string `{"a": 1, "b": "str"}`;
+    IntersectionType _ = check jsondata:parseString(str);
+}
diff --git a/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/JsondataTypeValidator.java b/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/JsondataTypeValidator.java
index 89bf584..3ecb913 100644
--- a/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/JsondataTypeValidator.java
+++ b/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/compiler/JsondataTypeValidator.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import io.ballerina.compiler.api.symbols.AnnotationAttachmentSymbol;
 import io.ballerina.compiler.api.symbols.AnnotationSymbol;
 import io.ballerina.compiler.api.symbols.ArrayTypeSymbol;
+import io.ballerina.compiler.api.symbols.IntersectionTypeSymbol;
 import io.ballerina.compiler.api.symbols.ModuleSymbol;
 import io.ballerina.compiler.api.symbols.RecordFieldSymbol;
 import io.ballerina.compiler.api.symbols.RecordTypeSymbol;
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ private void validateExpectedType(TypeSymbol typeSymbol, SyntaxNodeAnalysisConte
             case ARRAY -> validateExpectedType(((ArrayTypeSymbol) typeSymbol).memberTypeDescriptor(), ctx);
             case TUPLE -> validateTupleType((TupleTypeSymbol) typeSymbol, ctx);
             case TYPE_REFERENCE -> validateExpectedType(((TypeReferenceTypeSymbol) typeSymbol).typeDescriptor(), ctx);
+            case INTERSECTION -> validateExpectedType(getRawType(typeSymbol), ctx);
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ private void validateUnionType(UnionTypeSymbol unionTypeSymbol, Optional<Locatio
         boolean isNilOrErrorPresent = false;
         List<TypeSymbol> memberTypeSymbols = unionTypeSymbol.memberTypeDescriptors();
         for (TypeSymbol memberTypeSymbol : memberTypeSymbols) {
-            TypeSymbol referredSymbol = getReferredSymbol(memberTypeSymbol);
+            TypeSymbol referredSymbol = getRawType(memberTypeSymbol);
             if (referredSymbol.typeKind() == TypeDescKind.NIL || referredSymbol.typeKind() == TypeDescKind.ERROR) {
                 isNilOrErrorPresent = true;
                 continue;
@@ -215,9 +217,22 @@ private boolean isSupportedUnionMemberType(TypeSymbol typeSymbol) {
         }
     }
 
-    private TypeSymbol getReferredSymbol(TypeSymbol typeSymbol) {
-        return typeSymbol.typeKind() == TypeDescKind.TYPE_REFERENCE ?
-                ((TypeReferenceTypeSymbol) typeSymbol).typeDescriptor() : typeSymbol;
+    public static TypeSymbol getRawType(TypeSymbol typeDescriptor) {
+        if (typeDescriptor.typeKind() == TypeDescKind.INTERSECTION) {
+            return getRawType(((IntersectionTypeSymbol) typeDescriptor).effectiveTypeDescriptor());
+        }
+        if (typeDescriptor.typeKind() == TypeDescKind.TYPE_REFERENCE) {
+            TypeReferenceTypeSymbol typeRef = (TypeReferenceTypeSymbol) typeDescriptor;
+            if (typeRef.typeDescriptor().typeKind() == TypeDescKind.INTERSECTION) {
+                return getRawType(((IntersectionTypeSymbol) typeRef.typeDescriptor()).effectiveTypeDescriptor());
+            }
+            TypeSymbol rawType = typeRef.typeDescriptor();
+            if (rawType.typeKind() == TypeDescKind.TYPE_REFERENCE) {
+                return getRawType(rawType);
+            }
+            return rawType;
+        }
+        return typeDescriptor;
     }
 
     private void reportDiagnosticInfo(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext ctx, Optional<Location> location,