diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/helpers/replace-supers.js b/src/babel/transformation/helpers/replace-supers.js
index 18ae6659d2..fbe5ffef0f 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/helpers/replace-supers.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/helpers/replace-supers.js
@@ -169,7 +169,13 @@ export default class ReplaceSupers {
 
       if (methodName.name === "constructor") {
         // constructor() { super(); }
-        return t.memberExpression(superRef, t.identifier("call"));
+        if (parent.arguments.length === 2 && t.isSpreadElement(parent.arguments[1]) && t.isIdentifier(parent.arguments[1].argument, { name: "arguments" })) {
+          // special case single arguments spread
+          parent.arguments[1] = parent.arguments[1].argument;
+          return t.memberExpression(superRef, t.identifier("apply"));
+        } else {
+          return t.memberExpression(superRef, t.identifier("call"));
+        }
       } else {
         id = superRef;
 
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/spread.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/spread.js
index 6b7c456b17..698f394c59 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/spread.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/spread.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as t from "../../../types";
 
 function getSpreadLiteral(spread, scope) {
-  if (scope.hub.file.isLoose("es6.spread")) {
+  if (scope.hub.file.isLoose("es6.spread") && !t.isIdentifier(spread.argument, { name: "arguments" })) {
     return spread.argument;
   } else {
     return scope.toArray(spread.argument, true);