diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index d009a956c43..f497ba82e47 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -24465,7 +24465,10 @@ namespace ts {
                             checkImportBinding(importClause.namedBindings);
                         }
                         else {
-                            forEach(importClause.namedBindings.elements, checkImportBinding);
+                            const moduleExisted = resolveExternalModuleName(node, node.moduleSpecifier);
+                            if (moduleExisted) {
+                                forEach(importClause.namedBindings.elements, checkImportBinding);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99ccd49c489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/modules/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts(1,16): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'module-not-existed'.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/es6/modules/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts (1 errors) ====
+    import {} from 'module-not-existed'
+                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2307: Cannot find module 'module-not-existed'.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.js b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa08db2e99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//// [importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts]
+import {} from 'module-not-existed'
+
+
+//// [importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea0425ff26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/es6/modules/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts ===
+import {} from 'module-not-existed'
+No type information for this code.
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.types b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea0425ff26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.types
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/es6/modules/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts ===
+import {} from 'module-not-existed'
+No type information for this code.
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/modules/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/modules/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36bca3e9619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/modules/importEmptyFromModuleNotExisted.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import {} from 'module-not-existed'