diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 3628ac304a9..b96d8b1dd53 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -1380,8 +1380,8 @@ namespace ts {
                     // Tokens other than ')' and ']' (the latter for index signatures) are here for better error recovery
                     return token() === SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken || token() === SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken /*|| token === SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken*/;
                 case ParsingContext.TypeArguments:
-                    // Tokens other than '>' are here for better error recovery
-                    return token() === SyntaxKind.GreaterThanToken || token() === SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken;
+                    // All other tokens should cause the type-argument to terminate except comma token
+                    return token() !== SyntaxKind.CommaToken;
                 case ParsingContext.HeritageClauses:
                     return token() === SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken || token() === SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken;
                 case ParsingContext.JsxAttributes: