diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index a072579ed63..ce2ad27329e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -3504,7 +3504,9 @@ namespace ts {
             node.whenTrue = doOutsideOfContext(disallowInAndDecoratorContext, parseAssignmentExpressionOrHigher);
             node.colonToken = parseExpectedToken(SyntaxKind.ColonToken, /*reportAtCurrentPosition*/ false,
                 Diagnostics._0_expected, tokenToString(SyntaxKind.ColonToken));
-            node.whenFalse = parseAssignmentExpressionOrHigher();
+            node.whenFalse = nodeIsPresent(node.colonToken)
+                ? parseAssignmentExpressionOrHigher()
+                : createMissingNode(SyntaxKind.Identifier, /*reportAtCurrentPosition*/ false, Diagnostics._0_expected, tokenToString(SyntaxKind.ColonToken));
             return finishNode(node);
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxAndTypeAssertion.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxAndTypeAssertion.errors.txt
index d5df3915bf6..5aa92086c37 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxAndTypeAssertion.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxAndTypeAssertion.errors.txt
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(14,45): error TS1005: '}' ex
 tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(18,2): error TS17008: JSX element 'foo' has no corresponding closing tag.
 tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(18,8): error TS17008: JSX element 'foo' has no corresponding closing tag.
 tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(18,13): error TS17008: JSX element 'foo' has no corresponding closing tag.
-tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(18,83): error TS1109: Expression expected.
 tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(21,1): error TS1005: ':' expected.
 tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(21,1): error TS1005: '</' expected.
-tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(21,1): error TS1005: '}' expected.
 
 
-==== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx (16 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx (14 errors) ====
     declare var createElement: any;
     
     class foo {}
@@ -59,14 +57,10 @@ tests/cases/conformance/jsx/jsxAndTypeAssertion.tsx(21,1): error TS1005: '}' exp
 !!! error TS17008: JSX element 'foo' has no corresponding closing tag.
                 ~~~
 !!! error TS17008: JSX element 'foo' has no corresponding closing tag.
-                                                                                      
-!!! error TS1109: Expression expected.
     
         
     
     
 !!! error TS1005: ':' expected.
     
-!!! error TS1005: '</' expected.
-    
-!!! error TS1005: '}' expected.
\ No newline at end of file
+!!! error TS1005: '</' expected.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionWithConditionalOperatorMissingColon.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionWithConditionalOperatorMissingColon.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ec879d5022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionWithConditionalOperatorMissingColon.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" /> 
+////1 ? fun/*1*/ 
+////function func () {} 
+ 
+goTo.marker("1"); 
+verify.completionListContains("func");