diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index b2596682e50..220383c944e 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -3043,7 +3043,8 @@ module ts {
                                 || containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.Constructor                            // constructor( a, |   public, protected, private keywords are allowed here, so show completion
                                 || containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.NewExpression                          // new C(a, |
                                 || containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteralExpression                 // [a, |
-                                || containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression;                      // let x = (a, |
+                                || containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression                       // let x = (a, |
+                                || containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.FunctionType;                          // var x: (s: string, list|
 
                         case SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken:
                             return containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.CallExpression               // func( |
@@ -3205,9 +3206,6 @@ module ts {
                                 (previousToken.parent && previousToken.parent.parent &&
                                     previousToken.parent.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ArrayBindingPattern);  // var [ ...z|
 
-                        case SyntaxKind.TypeKeyword:  // type htm|
-                            return true;
-
                         case SyntaxKind.PublicKeyword:
                         case SyntaxKind.PrivateKeyword:
                         case SyntaxKind.ProtectedKeyword:
@@ -3224,6 +3222,7 @@ module ts {
                         case SyntaxKind.LetKeyword:
                         case SyntaxKind.ConstKeyword:
                         case SyntaxKind.YieldKeyword:
+                        case SyntaxKind.TypeKeyword:  // type htm|
                             return true;
                     }
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListNewIdentifierVariableDeclaration.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListNewIdentifierVariableDeclaration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f55504be8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListNewIdentifierVariableDeclaration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////var x : (/*1*/) => void;
+
+////var y : (s:string, list/*2*/
+
+test.markers().forEach((m) => {
+    goTo.position(m.position, m.fileName);
+    verify.not.completionListIsEmpty();
+    verify.completionListAllowsNewIdentifier();
+});
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