diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 119b60f71cf..28a22a00c8c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -1587,7 +1587,6 @@ module ts {
                     case SyntaxKind.IndexSignature:
                     case SyntaxKind.Parameter:
                     case SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock:
-                    case SyntaxKind.TypeParameter:
                     case SyntaxKind.FunctionType:
                     case SyntaxKind.ConstructorType:
                     case SyntaxKind.TypeLiteral:
@@ -1597,7 +1596,9 @@ module ts {
                     case SyntaxKind.UnionType:
                     case SyntaxKind.ParenthesizedType:
                         return isDeclarationVisible(<Declaration>node.parent);
-
+                    
+                    // Type parameters are always visible
+                    case SyntaxKind.TypeParameter:
                     // Source file is always visible
                     case SyntaxKind.SourceFile:
                         return true;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/visibilityOfTypeParameters.js b/tests/baselines/reference/visibilityOfTypeParameters.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cb006737b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/visibilityOfTypeParameters.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//// [visibilityOfTypeParameters.ts]
+
+export class MyClass {
+    protected myMethod<T>(val: T): T {
+        return val;
+    }
+}
+
+//// [visibilityOfTypeParameters.js]
+var MyClass = (function () {
+    function MyClass() {
+    }
+    MyClass.prototype.myMethod = function (val) {
+        return val;
+    };
+    return MyClass;
+})();
+exports.MyClass = MyClass;
+
+
+//// [visibilityOfTypeParameters.d.ts]
+export declare class MyClass {
+    protected myMethod<T>(val: T): T;
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/visibilityOfTypeParameters.types b/tests/baselines/reference/visibilityOfTypeParameters.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60a9330eb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/visibilityOfTypeParameters.types
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/visibilityOfTypeParameters.ts ===
+
+export class MyClass {
+>MyClass : MyClass
+
+    protected myMethod<T>(val: T): T {
+>myMethod : <T>(val: T) => T
+>T : T
+>val : T
+>T : T
+>T : T
+
+        return val;
+>val : T
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/visibilityOfTypeParameters.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/visibilityOfTypeParameters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..386d0bb9cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/visibilityOfTypeParameters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @module:commonjs
+//@declaration: true
+
+export class MyClass {
+    protected myMethod<T>(val: T): T {
+        return val;
+    }
+}
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