diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 07d4a9ada41..2d44f2eed7c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -6091,7 +6091,6 @@ namespace ts {
                     case SyntaxKind.NullKeyword:
                     case SyntaxKind.UndefinedKeyword:
                     case SyntaxKind.NeverKeyword:
-                    case SyntaxKind.ObjectKeyword:
                         return parseTokenNode<JSDocType>();
                     case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
                     case SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral:
@@ -6769,7 +6768,7 @@ namespace ts {
                             const jsDocTypeReference = <JSDocTypeReference>typeExpression.type;
                             if (jsDocTypeReference.name.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
                                 const name = <Identifier>jsDocTypeReference.name;
-                                if (name.text === "Object") {
+                                if (name.text === "Object" || name.text === "object") {
                                     typedefTag.jsDocTypeLiteral = scanChildTags();
                                 }
                             }