diff --git a/src/compiler/binder.ts b/src/compiler/binder.ts
index aec962016a2..5e7695ffef3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/binder.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/binder.ts
@@ -586,6 +586,9 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function jsdocTreatAsExported(node: Node) {
+            if (node.parent && isModuleDeclaration(node)) {
+                node = node.parent;
+            }
             if (!isJSDocTypeAlias(node)) return false;
             // jsdoc typedef handling is a bit of a doozy, but to summarize, treat the typedef as exported if:
             // 1. It has an explicit name (since by default typedefs are always directly exported, either at the top level or in a container), or
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.js b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.js
index d4022eb9ed9..22ac1176448 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.js
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ export {testFn, testFnTypes};
 
 
 //// [file.d.ts]
-/**
- * @namespace myTypes
- * @global
- * @type {Object<string,*>}
- */
-export const myTypes: {
-    [x: string]: any;
-};
 export namespace myTypes {
     type typeA = string | RegExp | (string | RegExp)[];
     type typeB = {
@@ -76,7 +68,18 @@ export namespace myTypes {
     };
     type typeC = Function | typeB;
 }
+/**
+ * @namespace myTypes
+ * @global
+ * @type {Object<string,*>}
+ */
+export const myTypes: {
+    [x: string]: any;
+};
 //// [file2.d.ts]
+export namespace testFnTypes {
+    type input = boolean | Function | myTypes.typeB;
+}
 /** @typedef {boolean|myTypes.typeC} testFnTypes.input */
 /**
  * @function testFn
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ export namespace myTypes {
  * @returns {number|null} Result.
  */
 export function testFn(input: testFnTypes.input): number | null;
+import { myTypes } from "./file.js";
 /**
  * @namespace testFnTypes
  * @global
@@ -93,7 +97,3 @@ export function testFn(input: testFnTypes.input): number | null;
 export const testFnTypes: {
     [x: string]: any;
 };
-export namespace testFnTypes {
-    type input = boolean | Function | myTypes.typeB;
-}
-import { myTypes } from "./file.js";
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.symbols
index c12e398c008..4fb1a34c87b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.symbols
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const myTypes = {
 /** @typedef {myTypes.typeB|Function} myTypes.typeC */
 
 export {myTypes};
->myTypes : Symbol(myTypes, Decl(file.js, 19, 8))
+>myTypes : Symbol(myTypes, Decl(file.js, 19, 8), Decl(file.js, 9, 50), Decl(file.js, 12, 12), Decl(file.js, 17, 38))
 
 === tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/file2.js ===
 import {myTypes} from './file.js';
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ function testFn(input) {
 
 export {testFn, testFnTypes};
 >testFn : Symbol(testFn, Decl(file2.js, 27, 8))
->testFnTypes : Symbol(testFnTypes, Decl(file2.js, 27, 15))
+>testFnTypes : Symbol(testFnTypes, Decl(file2.js, 27, 15), Decl(file2.js, 11, 37))
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.types
index f1ce40fe833..28424f9792b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportAliasExposedWithinNamespace.types
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export {myTypes};
 
 === tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/file2.js ===
 import {myTypes} from './file.js';
->myTypes : { [x: string]: any; }
+>myTypes : any
 
 /**
  * @namespace testFnTypes
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ const testFnTypes = {
  */
 function testFn(input) {
 >testFn : (input: testFnTypes.input) => number | null
->input : boolean | Function | myTypes.typeB
+>input : import("tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/file2").testFnTypes.input
 
     if (typeof input === 'number') {
 >typeof input === 'number' : boolean
 >typeof input : "string" | "number" | "bigint" | "boolean" | "symbol" | "undefined" | "object" | "function"
->input : boolean | Function | myTypes.typeB
+>input : import("tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/file2").testFnTypes.input
 >'number' : "number"
 
         return 2 * input;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.js b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a044630e9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.ts] ////
+
+//// [file.js]
+import { dummy } from './mod1'
+/** @type {import('./mod1').Dotted.Name} - should work */
+var dot2
+
+//// [mod1.js]
+/** @typedef {number} Dotted.Name */
+export var dummy = 1
+
+
+
+
+//// [mod1.d.ts]
+/** @typedef {number} Dotted.Name */
+export var dummy: number;
+export namespace Dotted {
+    type Name = number;
+}
+//// [file.d.ts]
+export {};
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..491a4a261e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/file.js ===
+import { dummy } from './mod1'
+>dummy : Symbol(dummy, Decl(file.js, 0, 8))
+
+/** @type {import('./mod1').Dotted.Name} - should work */
+var dot2
+>dot2 : Symbol(dot2, Decl(file.js, 2, 3))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/mod1.js ===
+/** @typedef {number} Dotted.Name */
+export var dummy = 1
+>dummy : Symbol(dummy, Decl(mod1.js, 1, 10))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4840d53ab81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.types
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/file.js ===
+import { dummy } from './mod1'
+>dummy : number
+
+/** @type {import('./mod1').Dotted.Name} - should work */
+var dot2
+>dot2 : number
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/mod1.js ===
+/** @typedef {number} Dotted.Name */
+export var dummy = 1
+>dummy : number
+>1 : 1
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..799978bbbf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/declarations/jsDeclarationsImportNamespacedType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @emitDeclarationOnly: true
+// @checkJs: true
+// @filename: file.js
+import { dummy } from './mod1'
+/** @type {import('./mod1').Dotted.Name} - should work */
+var dot2
+
+// @filename: mod1.js
+/** @typedef {number} Dotted.Name */
+export var dummy = 1