diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index 6e728784a54..bff222f388b 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -3428,6 +3428,11 @@ namespace ts {
                     case SyntaxKind.ProtectedKeyword:
                         return containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.Parameter;
 
+                    case SyntaxKind.AsKeyword:
+                        containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.ImportSpecifier ||
+                        containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.ExportSpecifier ||
+                        containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport;
+
                     case SyntaxKind.ClassKeyword:
                     case SyntaxKind.EnumKeyword:
                     case SyntaxKind.InterfaceKeyword: