diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 373c3782411..c863f7e8963 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -4718,7 +4718,13 @@ module ts {
                         var pathMatchResult = pathRegex.exec(comment);
                         var nameMatchResult = nameRegex.exec(comment);
                         if (pathMatchResult) {
-                            amdDependencies.push({path: pathMatchResult[2], name: nameMatchResult ? nameMatchResult[2] : undefined });
+                            var amdDependency = {path: pathMatchResult[2], name: nameMatchResult ? nameMatchResult[2] : undefined };
+                            // AMD dependencies with names have to go first in define header
+                            if (nameMatchResult) {
+                                amdDependencies.push(amdDependency);
+                            } else {
+                                amdDependencies.unshift(amdDependency);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/amdDependencyCommentName3.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/amdDependencyCommentName3.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fa997b9c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/amdDependencyCommentName3.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/amdDependencyCommentName3.ts(5,21): error TS2307: Cannot find external module 'm2'.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/amdDependencyCommentName3.ts (1 errors) ====
+    ///<amd-dependency path='bar' name='b'/>
+    ///<amd-dependency path='foo'/>
+    ///<amd-dependency path='goo' name='c'/>
+    
+    import m1 = require("m2")
+                        ~~~~
+!!! error TS2307: Cannot find external module 'm2'.
+    m1.f();
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/amdDependencyCommentName3.js b/tests/baselines/reference/amdDependencyCommentName3.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53ac77537f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/amdDependencyCommentName3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//// [amdDependencyCommentName3.ts]
+///<amd-dependency path='bar' name='b'/>
+///<amd-dependency path='foo'/>
+///<amd-dependency path='goo' name='c'/>
+
+import m1 = require("m2")
+m1.f();
+
+//// [amdDependencyCommentName3.js]
+///<amd-dependency path='bar' name='b'/>
+///<amd-dependency path='foo'/>
+///<amd-dependency path='goo' name='c'/>
+define(["require", "exports", "m2", "foo", "bar", "goo"], function (require, exports, m1, b, c) {
+    m1.f();
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/amdDependencyCommentName3.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/amdDependencyCommentName3.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4800aed9639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/amdDependencyCommentName3.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//@module: amd
+///<amd-dependency path='bar' name='b'/>
+///<amd-dependency path='foo'/>
+///<amd-dependency path='goo' name='c'/>
+
+import m1 = require("m2")
+m1.f();
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