diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 25b38277991..350b9d450b8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -4941,12 +4941,15 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function parseModuleOrNamespaceDeclaration(fullStart: number, decorators: NodeArray<Decorator>, modifiers: ModifiersArray, flags: NodeFlags): ModuleDeclaration {
             let node = <ModuleDeclaration>createNode(SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration, fullStart);
+            // If we are parsing a dotted namespace name, we want to
+            // propagate the 'Namespace' flag across the names if set.
+            let namespaceFlag = flags & NodeFlags.Namespace;
             node.decorators = decorators;
             setModifiers(node, modifiers);
             node.flags |= flags;
             node.name = parseIdentifier();
             node.body = parseOptional(SyntaxKind.DotToken)
-                ? parseModuleOrNamespaceDeclaration(getNodePos(), /*decorators*/ undefined, /*modifiers*/ undefined, NodeFlags.Export)
+                ? parseModuleOrNamespaceDeclaration(getNodePos(), /*decorators*/ undefined, /*modifiers*/ undefined, NodeFlags.Export | namespaceFlag)
                 : parseModuleBlock();
             return finishNode(node);
         }