diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 234e5570029..3d93907ae98 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@
 
     export interface TypeParameterDeclaration extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.TypeParameter;
+        parent?: DeclarationWithTypeParameters;
         name: Identifier;
         constraint?: TypeNode;
         default?: TypeNode;
@@ -659,11 +660,13 @@
 
     export interface VariableDeclarationList extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.VariableDeclarationList;
+        parent?: VariableStatement | ForStatement | ForOfStatement | ForInStatement;
         declarations: NodeArray<VariableDeclaration>;
     }
 
     export interface ParameterDeclaration extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.Parameter;
+        parent?: SignatureDeclaration;
         dotDotDotToken?: DotDotDotToken;    // Present on rest parameter
         name: BindingName;                  // Declared parameter name
         questionToken?: QuestionToken;      // Present on optional parameter
@@ -673,6 +676,7 @@
 
     export interface BindingElement extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.BindingElement;
+        parent?: BindingPattern;
         propertyName?: PropertyName;        // Binding property name (in object binding pattern)
         dotDotDotToken?: DotDotDotToken;    // Present on rest element (in object binding pattern)
         name: BindingName;                  // Declared binding element name
@@ -754,11 +758,13 @@
 
     export interface ObjectBindingPattern extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ObjectBindingPattern;
+        parent?: VariableDeclaration | ParameterDeclaration | BindingElement;
         elements: NodeArray<BindingElement>;
     }
 
     export interface ArrayBindingPattern extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ArrayBindingPattern;
+        parent?: VariableDeclaration | ParameterDeclaration | BindingElement;
         elements: NodeArray<ArrayBindingElement>;
     }
 
@@ -1327,14 +1333,17 @@
 
     export interface TemplateHead extends LiteralLikeNode {
         kind: SyntaxKind.TemplateHead;
+        parent?: TemplateExpression;
     }
 
     export interface TemplateMiddle extends LiteralLikeNode {
         kind: SyntaxKind.TemplateMiddle;
+        parent?: TemplateSpan;
     }
 
     export interface TemplateTail extends LiteralLikeNode {
         kind: SyntaxKind.TemplateTail;
+        parent?: TemplateSpan;
     }
 
     export type TemplateLiteral = TemplateExpression | NoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral;
@@ -1349,6 +1358,7 @@
     // The template literal must have kind TemplateMiddleLiteral or TemplateTailLiteral.
     export interface TemplateSpan extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.TemplateSpan;
+        parent?: TemplateExpression;
         expression: Expression;
         literal: TemplateMiddle | TemplateTail;
     }
@@ -1503,6 +1513,7 @@
     /// The opening element of a <Tag>...</Tag> JsxElement
     export interface JsxOpeningElement extends Expression {
         kind: SyntaxKind.JsxOpeningElement;
+        parent?: JsxElement;
         tagName: JsxTagNameExpression;
         attributes: JsxAttributes;
     }
@@ -1516,6 +1527,7 @@
 
     export interface JsxAttribute extends ObjectLiteralElement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.JsxAttribute;
+        parent?: JsxOpeningLikeElement;
         name: Identifier;
         /// JSX attribute initializers are optional; <X y /> is sugar for <X y={true} />
         initializer?: StringLiteral | JsxExpression;
@@ -1523,22 +1535,26 @@
 
     export interface JsxSpreadAttribute extends ObjectLiteralElement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.JsxSpreadAttribute;
+        parent?: JsxOpeningLikeElement;
         expression: Expression;
     }
 
     export interface JsxClosingElement extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.JsxClosingElement;
+        parent?: JsxElement;
         tagName: JsxTagNameExpression;
     }
 
     export interface JsxExpression extends Expression {
         kind: SyntaxKind.JsxExpression;
+        parent?: JsxElement | JsxAttributeLike;
         dotDotDotToken?: Token<SyntaxKind.DotDotDotToken>;
         expression?: Expression;
     }
 
     export interface JsxText extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.JsxText;
+        parent?: JsxElement;
     }
 
     export type JsxChild = JsxText | JsxExpression | JsxElement | JsxSelfClosingElement;
@@ -1680,17 +1696,20 @@
 
     export interface CaseBlock extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.CaseBlock;
+        parent?: SwitchStatement;
         clauses: NodeArray<CaseOrDefaultClause>;
     }
 
     export interface CaseClause extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.CaseClause;
+        parent?: CaseBlock;
         expression: Expression;
         statements: NodeArray<Statement>;
     }
 
     export interface DefaultClause extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.DefaultClause;
+        parent?: CaseBlock;
         statements: NodeArray<Statement>;
     }
 
@@ -1716,6 +1735,7 @@
 
     export interface CatchClause extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.CatchClause;
+        parent?: TryStatement;
         variableDeclaration: VariableDeclaration;
         block: Block;
     }
@@ -1759,6 +1779,7 @@
 
     export interface HeritageClause extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.HeritageClause;
+        parent?: InterfaceDeclaration | ClassDeclaration | ClassExpression;
         token: SyntaxKind;
         types?: NodeArray<ExpressionWithTypeArguments>;
     }
@@ -1772,6 +1793,7 @@
 
     export interface EnumMember extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.EnumMember;
+        parent?: EnumDeclaration;
         // This does include ComputedPropertyName, but the parser will give an error
         // if it parses a ComputedPropertyName in an EnumMember
         name: PropertyName;
@@ -1790,7 +1812,8 @@
 
     export interface ModuleDeclaration extends DeclarationStatement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration;
-        name: Identifier | StringLiteral;
+        parent?: ModuleBody | SourceFile;
+        name: ModuleName;
         body?: ModuleBody | JSDocNamespaceDeclaration | Identifier;
     }
 
@@ -1810,6 +1833,7 @@
 
     export interface ModuleBlock extends Node, Statement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock;
+        parent?: ModuleDeclaration;
         statements: NodeArray<Statement>;
     }
 
@@ -1817,6 +1841,7 @@
 
     export interface ImportEqualsDeclaration extends DeclarationStatement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration;
+        parent?: SourceFile | ModuleBlock;
         name: Identifier;
 
         // 'EntityName' for an internal module reference, 'ExternalModuleReference' for an external
@@ -1826,6 +1851,7 @@
 
     export interface ExternalModuleReference extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ExternalModuleReference;
+        parent?: ImportEqualsDeclaration;
         expression?: Expression;
     }
 
@@ -1835,6 +1861,7 @@
     // ImportClause information is shown at its declaration below.
     export interface ImportDeclaration extends Statement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration;
+        parent?: SourceFile | ModuleBlock;
         importClause?: ImportClause;
         moduleSpecifier: Expression;
     }
@@ -1849,12 +1876,14 @@
     // import d, { a, b as x } from "mod" => name = d, namedBinding: NamedImports = { elements: [{ name: a }, { name: x, propertyName: b}]}
     export interface ImportClause extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ImportClause;
+        parent?: ImportDeclaration;
         name?: Identifier; // Default binding
         namedBindings?: NamedImportBindings;
     }
 
     export interface NamespaceImport extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport;
+        parent?: ImportClause;
         name: Identifier;
     }
 
@@ -1866,17 +1895,20 @@
 
     export interface ExportDeclaration extends DeclarationStatement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ExportDeclaration;
+        parent?: SourceFile | ModuleBlock;
         exportClause?: NamedExports;
         moduleSpecifier?: Expression;
     }
 
     export interface NamedImports extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.NamedImports;
+        parent?: ImportClause;
         elements: NodeArray<ImportSpecifier>;
     }
 
     export interface NamedExports extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.NamedExports;
+        parent?: ExportDeclaration;
         elements: NodeArray<ExportSpecifier>;
     }
 
@@ -1884,12 +1916,14 @@
 
     export interface ImportSpecifier extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ImportSpecifier;
+        parent?: NamedImports;
         propertyName?: Identifier;  // Name preceding "as" keyword (or undefined when "as" is absent)
         name: Identifier;           // Declared name
     }
 
     export interface ExportSpecifier extends Declaration {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ExportSpecifier;
+        parent?: NamedExports;
         propertyName?: Identifier;  // Name preceding "as" keyword (or undefined when "as" is absent)
         name: Identifier;           // Declared name
     }
@@ -1898,6 +1932,7 @@
 
     export interface ExportAssignment extends DeclarationStatement {
         kind: SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment;
+        parent?: SourceFile;
         isExportEquals?: boolean;
         expression: Expression;
     }