diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 00498191f28..ab35f15b604 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -1511,6 +1511,9 @@ namespace ts {
                     return undefined;
                 }
             }
+            else if (name.kind === SyntaxKind.ParenthesizedExpression) {
+                return getSymbolOfNode(name.expression);
+            }
             else {
                 Debug.fail("Unknown entity name kind.");
             }
@@ -21069,7 +21072,6 @@ namespace ts {
 
             if (isHeritageClauseElementIdentifier(<EntityName>entityName)) {
                 let meaning = SymbolFlags.None;
-
                 // In an interface or class, we're definitely interested in a type.
                 if (entityName.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ExpressionWithTypeArguments) {
                     meaning = SymbolFlags.Type;
@@ -21084,9 +21086,13 @@ namespace ts {
                 }
 
                 meaning |= SymbolFlags.Alias;
-                return resolveEntityName(<EntityName>entityName, meaning);
+                const entityNameSymbol = resolveEntityName(<EntityName>entityName, meaning);
+                if (entityNameSymbol) {
+                    return entityNameSymbol;
+                }
             }
-            else if (isPartOfExpression(entityName)) {
+            
+            if (isPartOfExpression(entityName)) {
                 if (nodeIsMissing(entityName)) {
                     // Missing entity name.
                     return undefined;
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 86895f3db6e..0f183c6b1fd 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ namespace ts {
         multiLine?: boolean;
     }
 
-    export type EntityNameExpression = Identifier | PropertyAccessEntityNameExpression;
+    export type EntityNameExpression = Identifier | PropertyAccessEntityNameExpression | ParenthesizedExpression;
     export type EntityNameOrEntityNameExpression = EntityName | EntityNameExpression;
 
     export interface PropertyAccessExpression extends MemberExpression, Declaration {
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/emitClassDeclarationWithPropertyAccessInHeritageClause1.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/emitClassDeclarationWithPropertyAccessInHeritageClause1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e22bd2351c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/emitClassDeclarationWithPropertyAccessInHeritageClause1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+interface I {}
+interface CTor {
+    new (hour: number, minute: number): I
+}
+var x: {
+    B : CTor
+};
+class B {}
+function foo() {
+    return {B: B};
+}
+class C extends (foo()).B {}
\ No newline at end of file