diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 01aeb7ca744..ddc188ace92 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -5529,8 +5529,8 @@ namespace ts {
                     return getTypeFromThisTypeNode(node);
                 case SyntaxKind.LiteralType:
                     return getTypeFromLiteralTypeNode(<LiteralTypeNode>node);
-                case SyntaxKind.JSDocStringLiteralType:
-                    return getTypeFromStringLiteralTypeNode((<JSDocStringLiteralType>node).stringLiteral);
+                case SyntaxKind.JSDocLiteralType:
+                    return getTypeFromLiteralTypeNode((<JSDocLiteralType>node).literal);
                 case SyntaxKind.TypeReference:
                 case SyntaxKind.JSDocTypeReference:
                     return getTypeFromTypeReference(<TypeReferenceNode>node);
diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 9136105457e..07f013e4f31 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ namespace ts {
             case SyntaxKind.JSDocPropertyTag:
                 return visitNode(cbNode, (<JSDocPropertyTag>node).typeExpression) ||
                     visitNode(cbNode, (<JSDocPropertyTag>node).name);
+            case SyntaxKind.JSDocLiteralType:
+                    return visitNode(cbNode, (<JSDocLiteralType>node).literal);
         }
     }
 
@@ -5890,7 +5892,10 @@ namespace ts {
                     case SyntaxKind.VoidKeyword:
                         return parseTokenNode<JSDocType>();
                     case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
-                        return parseJSDocStringLiteralType();
+                    case SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral:
+                    case SyntaxKind.TrueKeyword:
+                    case SyntaxKind.FalseKeyword:
+                        return parseJSDocLiteralType();
                 }
 
                 return parseJSDocTypeReference();
@@ -6071,9 +6076,9 @@ namespace ts {
                 return finishNode(result);
             }
 
-            function parseJSDocStringLiteralType(): JSDocStringLiteralType {
-                const result = <JSDocStringLiteralType>createNode(SyntaxKind.JSDocStringLiteralType);
-                result.stringLiteral = parseStringLiteralTypeNode();
+            function parseJSDocLiteralType(): JSDocLiteralType {
+                const result = <JSDocLiteralType>createNode(SyntaxKind.JSDocLiteralType);
+                result.literal = parseLiteralTypeNode();
                 return finishNode(result);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 4f6806d11a5..45187b784b0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ namespace ts {
         JSDocTypedefTag,
         JSDocPropertyTag,
         JSDocTypeLiteral,
-        JSDocStringLiteralType,
+        JSDocLiteralType,
 
         // Synthesized list
         SyntaxList,
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ namespace ts {
         LastBinaryOperator = CaretEqualsToken,
         FirstNode = QualifiedName,
         FirstJSDocNode = JSDocTypeExpression,
-        LastJSDocNode = JSDocStringLiteralType,
+        LastJSDocNode = JSDocLiteralType,
         FirstJSDocTagNode = JSDocComment,
-        LastJSDocTagNode = JSDocStringLiteralType
+        LastJSDocTagNode = JSDocLiteralType
     }
 
     export const enum NodeFlags {
@@ -1493,8 +1493,8 @@ namespace ts {
         type: JSDocType;
     }
 
-    export interface JSDocStringLiteralType extends JSDocType {
-        stringLiteral: StringLiteralTypeNode;
+    export interface JSDocLiteralType extends JSDocType {
+        literal: LiteralTypeNode;
     }
 
     export type JSDocTypeReferencingNode = JSDocThisType | JSDocConstructorType | JSDocVariadicType | JSDocOptionalType | JSDocNullableType | JSDocNonNullableType;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.js b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.js
similarity index 55%
rename from tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.js
rename to tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.js
index e1210690f91..1a017160302 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.js
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
  * @param {"literal"} p2
  * @param {'literal' | 'other'} p3
  * @param {'literal' | number} p4
+ * @param {12 | true | 'str'} p5
  */
-function f(p1, p2, p3, p4) {
-    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + '.';
+function f(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) {
+    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 + '.';
 }
 
 
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ function f(p1, p2, p3, p4) {
  * @param {"literal"} p2
  * @param {'literal' | 'other'} p3
  * @param {'literal' | number} p4
+ * @param {12 | true | 'str'} p5
  */
-function f(p1, p2, p3, p4) {
-    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + '.';
+function f(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) {
+    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 + '.';
 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f01fe782aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/in.js ===
+/**
+ * @param {'literal'} p1
+ * @param {"literal"} p2
+ * @param {'literal' | 'other'} p3
+ * @param {'literal' | number} p4
+ * @param {12 | true | 'str'} p5
+ */
+function f(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) {
+>f : Symbol(f, Decl(in.js, 0, 0))
+>p1 : Symbol(p1, Decl(in.js, 7, 11))
+>p2 : Symbol(p2, Decl(in.js, 7, 14))
+>p3 : Symbol(p3, Decl(in.js, 7, 18))
+>p4 : Symbol(p4, Decl(in.js, 7, 22))
+>p5 : Symbol(p5, Decl(in.js, 7, 26))
+
+    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 + '.';
+>p1 : Symbol(p1, Decl(in.js, 7, 11))
+>p2 : Symbol(p2, Decl(in.js, 7, 14))
+>p3 : Symbol(p3, Decl(in.js, 7, 18))
+>p4 : Symbol(p4, Decl(in.js, 7, 22))
+>p5 : Symbol(p5, Decl(in.js, 7, 26))
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.types
similarity index 54%
rename from tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.types
rename to tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.types
index 0400416a259..b6c9e522ac3 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocLiteral.types
@@ -4,23 +4,27 @@
  * @param {"literal"} p2
  * @param {'literal' | 'other'} p3
  * @param {'literal' | number} p4
+ * @param {12 | true | 'str'} p5
  */
-function f(p1, p2, p3, p4) {
->f : (p1: "literal", p2: "literal", p3: "literal" | "other", p4: "literal" | number) => string
+function f(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) {
+>f : (p1: "literal", p2: "literal", p3: "literal" | "other", p4: number | "literal", p5: true | 12 | "str") => string
 >p1 : "literal"
 >p2 : "literal"
 >p3 : "literal" | "other"
->p4 : "literal" | number
+>p4 : number | "literal"
+>p5 : true | 12 | "str"
 
-    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + '.';
->p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + '.' : string
+    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 + '.';
+>p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 + '.' : string
+>p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 : string
 >p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 : string
 >p1 + p2 + p3 : string
 >p1 + p2 : string
 >p1 : "literal"
 >p2 : "literal"
 >p3 : "literal" | "other"
->p4 : "literal" | number
+>p4 : number | "literal"
+>p5 : true | 12 | "str"
 >'.' : string
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.symbols
deleted file mode 100644
index 982a1536069..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocStringLiteral.symbols
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/in.js ===
-/**
- * @param {'literal'} p1
- * @param {"literal"} p2
- * @param {'literal' | 'other'} p3
- * @param {'literal' | number} p4
- */
-function f(p1, p2, p3, p4) {
->f : Symbol(f, Decl(in.js, 0, 0))
->p1 : Symbol(p1, Decl(in.js, 6, 11))
->p2 : Symbol(p2, Decl(in.js, 6, 14))
->p3 : Symbol(p3, Decl(in.js, 6, 18))
->p4 : Symbol(p4, Decl(in.js, 6, 22))
-
-    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + '.';
->p1 : Symbol(p1, Decl(in.js, 6, 11))
->p2 : Symbol(p2, Decl(in.js, 6, 14))
->p3 : Symbol(p3, Decl(in.js, 6, 18))
->p4 : Symbol(p4, Decl(in.js, 6, 22))
-}
-
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocStringLiteral.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocLiteral.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocStringLiteral.ts
rename to tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocLiteral.ts
index d2a0d6c644d..bd0d2d562f9 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocStringLiteral.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocLiteral.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * @param {"literal"} p2
  * @param {'literal' | 'other'} p3
  * @param {'literal' | number} p4
+ * @param {12 | true | 'str'} p5
  */
-function f(p1, p2, p3, p4) {
-    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + '.';
+function f(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) {
+    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 + '.';
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionForStringLiteral4.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionForStringLiteral4.ts
index c240c125dbe..11ae699eab8 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionForStringLiteral4.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionForStringLiteral4.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@
 //// * @param {"literal"} p2
 //// * @param {'other1' | 'other2'} p3
 //// * @param {'literal' | number} p4
+//// * @param {12 | true} p5
 //// */
-////function f(p1, p2, p3, p4) {
-////    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + '.';
+////function f(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) {
+////    return p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5 + '.';
 ////}
 ////f/*1*/('literal', 'literal', "o/*2*/ther1", 12);
 
 goTo.marker('1');
 verify.quickInfoExists();
-verify.quickInfoIs('function f(p1: "literal", p2: "literal", p3: "other1" | "other2", p4: "literal" | number): string', 'I am documentation');
+verify.quickInfoIs('function f(p1: "literal", p2: "literal", p3: "other1" | "other2", p4: number | "literal", p5: true | 12): string', 'I am documentation');
 
 goTo.marker('2');
 verify.completionListContains("other1");