diff --git a/completionAtDottedNamespace.ts b/completionAtDottedNamespace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbf16435a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/completionAtDottedNamespace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+////namespace wwer./**/w
+
+verify.completions({ marker: "", exact: [], isNewIdentifierLocation: true });
diff --git a/src/services/completions.ts b/src/services/completions.ts
index bbcee4dd47e..8203b66549b 100644
--- a/src/services/completions.ts
+++ b/src/services/completions.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             getJSCompletionEntries(sourceFile, location!.pos, uniqueNames, compilerOptions.target!, entries); // TODO: GH#18217
         }
         else {
-            if ((!symbols || symbols.length === 0) && keywordFilters === KeywordCompletionFilters.None) {
+            if (!isNewIdentifierLocation && (!symbols || symbols.length === 0) && keywordFilters === KeywordCompletionFilters.None) {
                 return undefined;
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListBuilderLocations_Modules.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListBuilderLocations_Modules.ts
index a98d65e255d..29530ccbdef 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListBuilderLocations_Modules.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListBuilderLocations_Modules.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 
 verify.completions(
     { marker: "moduleName1", exact: completion.globals, isNewIdentifierLocation: true },
-    { marker: "moduleName2", exact: undefined },
+    { marker: "moduleName2", exact: [], isNewIdentifierLocation: true },
 );