diff --git a/transpiler/java/com/google/j2cl/transpiler/passes/NormalizeArrayLiterals.java b/transpiler/java/com/google/j2cl/transpiler/passes/NormalizeArrayLiterals.java
index efa6d96877..d04cf9a096 100644
--- a/transpiler/java/com/google/j2cl/transpiler/passes/NormalizeArrayLiterals.java
+++ b/transpiler/java/com/google/j2cl/transpiler/passes/NormalizeArrayLiterals.java
@@ -18,13 +18,22 @@
 import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.AbstractRewriter;
 import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.ArrayLiteral;
 import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.AstUtils;
+import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.Expression;
 import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.NewArray;
 import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.Node;
+import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.NullLiteral;
+import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.NumberLiteral;
+import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.PrefixExpression;
+import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.PrefixOperator;
 import com.google.j2cl.transpiler.ast.Type;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Rewrites the rare short form array literal initializers (like "int[] foo = {1, 2, 3};") into the
  * more common long form (like "int[] foo = new int[] {1, 2, 3};").
+ *
+ * <p>Remove spread operator on an Array present in an array initializer: `new int[] {...new int[]
+ * {1,2,3}} -> new int[] {1,2,3}
  */
 public class NormalizeArrayLiterals extends NormalizationPass {
 
@@ -49,5 +58,68 @@ public Node rewriteArrayLiteral(ArrayLiteral arrayLiteral) {
                 .build();
           }
         });
+
+    // Remove spread operator on an Array inside an ArrayLiteral:
+    // `new int[] {...new int[] {1,2,3}} -> new int[] {1,2,3}
+    type.accept(
+        new AbstractRewriter() {
+          @Override
+          public Node rewriteNewArray(NewArray newArray) {
+            if (!(newArray.getInitializer() instanceof ArrayLiteral)) {
+              return newArray;
+            }
+
+            ArrayLiteral arrayLiteral = (ArrayLiteral) newArray.getInitializer();
+            if (arrayLiteral.getValueExpressions().size() != 1) {
+              // we only support the case where the spread operation is the only element of the
+              // array initializer.
+              return newArray;
+            }
+
+            Expression uniqueElement = arrayLiteral.getValueExpressions().get(0);
+            if (!isRedundantSpreadOperator(uniqueElement)) {
+              // The element is not on the form `...new int[] {1,2,3}`
+              return newArray;
+            }
+
+            return ((PrefixExpression) uniqueElement).getOperand();
+          }
+        });
+  }
+
+  private static boolean isRedundantSpreadOperator(Expression expression) {
+    if (!(expression instanceof PrefixExpression)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    PrefixExpression prefixExpression = (PrefixExpression) expression;
+
+    if (prefixExpression.getOperator() != PrefixOperator.SPREAD) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!(prefixExpression.getOperand() instanceof NewArray)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    NewArray newArrayExpression = (NewArray) prefixExpression.getOperand();
+
+    if (newArrayExpression.getInitializer() instanceof ArrayLiteral) {
+      // Spread operation is redundant on new int[] {1,2,..}
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    List<Expression> dimensions = newArrayExpression.getDimensionExpressions();
+
+    // Spread operation is redundant on new Foo[0] or new Foo[0][][]
+    return newArrayExpression.getInitializer() == null
+        && !dimensions.isEmpty()
+        && dimensions.get(0) instanceof NumberLiteral
+        && ((NumberLiteral) dimensions.get(0)).getValue().intValue() == 0
+        && isAllNullLiterals(dimensions.subList(1, dimensions.size()));
+  }
+
+  private static boolean isAllNullLiterals(List<Expression> expressions) {
+    return expressions.stream().allMatch(e -> e instanceof NullLiteral);
   }
 }