diff --git a/addons/docs/src/frameworks/react/__testfixtures__/9399-js-proptypes-shape/docgen.snapshot b/addons/docs/src/frameworks/react/__testfixtures__/9399-js-proptypes-shape/docgen.snapshot
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+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`react component properties 9399-js-proptypes-shape 1`] = `
+"import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+export const Credits = ({
+  areas
+}) => React.createElement(React.Fragment, null, JSON.stringify(areas)); // https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/9399
+
+Credits.propTypes = {
+  areas: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({
+    position: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    names: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string).isRequired
+  })).isRequired
+};
+export const component = Credits;
+Credits.__docgenInfo = {
+  \\"description\\": \\"\\",
+  \\"methods\\": [],
+  \\"displayName\\": \\"Credits\\",
+  \\"props\\": {
+    \\"areas\\": {
+      \\"type\\": {
+        \\"name\\": \\"arrayOf\\",
+        \\"value\\": {
+          \\"name\\": \\"shape\\",
+          \\"value\\": {
+            \\"position\\": {
+              \\"name\\": \\"string\\",
+              \\"required\\": true
+            },
+            \\"names\\": {
+              \\"name\\": \\"arrayOf\\",
+              \\"value\\": {
+                \\"name\\": \\"string\\"
+              },
+              \\"required\\": true
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      \\"required\\": true,
+      \\"description\\": \\"\\"
+    }
+  }
+};"
+`;
diff --git a/addons/docs/src/frameworks/react/__testfixtures__/9399-js-proptypes-shape/input.js b/addons/docs/src/frameworks/react/__testfixtures__/9399-js-proptypes-shape/input.js
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+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+export const Credits = ({ areas }) => <>{JSON.stringify(areas)}</>;
+
+// https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/9399
+Credits.propTypes = {
+  areas: PropTypes.arrayOf(
+    PropTypes.shape({
+      position: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+      names: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string).isRequired,
+    })
+  ).isRequired,
+};
+
+export const component = Credits;