diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 2515d81a58f..6faedec065b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -47002,7 +47002,10 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
                                 return grammarErrorOnNode(modifier, Diagnostics.abstract_modifier_can_only_appear_on_a_class_method_or_property_declaration);
                             }
                             if (!(node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration && hasSyntacticModifier(node.parent, ModifierFlags.Abstract))) {
-                                return grammarErrorOnNode(modifier, Diagnostics.Abstract_methods_can_only_appear_within_an_abstract_class);
+                                const message = node.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyDeclaration
+                                    ? Diagnostics.Abstract_properties_can_only_appear_within_an_abstract_class
+                                    : Diagnostics.Abstract_methods_can_only_appear_within_an_abstract_class;
+                                return grammarErrorOnNode(modifier, message);
                             }
                             if (flags & ModifierFlags.Static) {
                                 return grammarErrorOnNode(modifier, Diagnostics._0_modifier_cannot_be_used_with_1_modifier, "static", "abstract");
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index f3c9c5d11cd..8a3f57b7643 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -811,6 +811,10 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 1252
     },
+    "Abstract properties can only appear within an abstract class.": {
+        "category": "Error",
+        "code": 1253
+    },
     "A 'const' initializer in an ambient context must be a string or numeric literal or literal enum reference.": {
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 1254
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/abstractPropertyNegative.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/abstractPropertyNegative.errors.txt
index d7b2fa592f8..70e4c825dd0 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/abstractPropertyNegative.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/abstractPropertyNegative.errors.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(13,7): error TS2515: Non-abstra
 tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(13,7): error TS2515: Non-abstract class 'C' does not implement inherited abstract member 'mismatch' from class 'B'.
 tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(13,7): error TS2515: Non-abstract class 'C' does not implement inherited abstract member 'prop' from class 'B'.
 tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(13,7): error TS2515: Non-abstract class 'C' does not implement inherited abstract member 'readonlyProp' from class 'B'.
-tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(15,5): error TS1244: Abstract methods can only appear within an abstract class.
+tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(15,5): error TS1253: Abstract properties can only appear within an abstract class.
 tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(16,37): error TS1005: '{' expected.
 tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(19,3): error TS2540: Cannot assign to 'ro' because it is a read-only property.
 tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(25,5): error TS2416: Property 'num' in type 'WrongTypePropertyImpl' is not assignable to the same property in base type 'WrongTypeProperty'.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ tests/cases/compiler/abstractPropertyNegative.ts(41,18): error TS2676: Accessors
         readonly ro = "readonly please";
         abstract notAllowed: string;
         ~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS1244: Abstract methods can only appear within an abstract class.
+!!! error TS1253: Abstract properties can only appear within an abstract class.
         get concreteWithNoBody(): string;
                                         ~
 !!! error TS1005: '{' expected.