diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 32086157552..bd97a49fa45 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -13043,12 +13043,14 @@ namespace ts {
 
             // at this point the only legal case for parent is ClassLikeDeclaration
             const classLikeDeclaration = <ClassLikeDeclaration>container.parent;
+            if (!getClassExtendsHeritageClauseElement(classLikeDeclaration)) {
+                error(node, Diagnostics.super_can_only_be_referenced_in_a_derived_class);
+                return unknownType;
+            }
+
             const classType = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(classLikeDeclaration));
             const baseClassType = classType && getBaseTypes(classType)[0];
             if (!baseClassType) {
-                if (!getClassExtendsHeritageClauseElement(classLikeDeclaration)) {
-                    error(node, Diagnostics.super_can_only_be_referenced_in_a_derived_class);
-                }
                 return unknownType;
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44963f797ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts(5,9): error TS2335: 'super' can only be referenced in a derived class.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts (1 errors) ====
+    interface Foo extends Array<number> {}
+    
+    class Foo {
+        constructor() {
+            super(); // error
+            ~~~~~
+!!! error TS2335: 'super' can only be referenced in a derived class.
+        }
+    }
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.js b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e933ec9daa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//// [superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts]
+interface Foo extends Array<number> {}
+
+class Foo {
+    constructor() {
+        super(); // error
+    }
+}
+
+
+//// [superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.js]
+var Foo = /** @class */ (function () {
+    function Foo() {
+        _this = _super.call(this) || this; // error
+    }
+    return Foo;
+}());
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8ff0f10b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts ===
+interface Foo extends Array<number> {}
+>Foo : Symbol(Foo, Decl(superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts, 0, 0), Decl(superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts, 0, 38))
+>Array : Symbol(Array, Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --), Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --))
+
+class Foo {
+>Foo : Symbol(Foo, Decl(superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts, 0, 0), Decl(superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts, 0, 38))
+
+    constructor() {
+        super(); // error
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.types b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2e5ad17063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.types
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts ===
+interface Foo extends Array<number> {}
+>Foo : Foo
+>Array : T[]
+
+class Foo {
+>Foo : Foo
+
+    constructor() {
+        super(); // error
+>super() : void
+>super : any
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3afd8275941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/classDeclaration/superCallFromClassThatHasNoBaseTypeButWithSameSymbolInterface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+interface Foo extends Array<number> {}
+
+class Foo {
+    constructor() {
+        super(); // error
+    }
+}