diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index ba30516b203..962c307be96 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2394,7 +2394,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function getTargetOfImportEqualsDeclaration(node: ImportEqualsDeclaration | VariableDeclaration, dontResolveAlias: boolean): Symbol | undefined {
             if (isVariableDeclaration(node) && node.initializer && isPropertyAccessExpression(node.initializer)) {
-                const name = (node.initializer.expression as CallExpression).arguments[0] as StringLiteral;
+                const name = (getLeftmostPropertyAccessExpression(node.initializer.expression) as CallExpression).arguments[0] as StringLiteral;
                 return isIdentifier(node.initializer.name)
                     ? getPropertyOfType(resolveExternalModuleTypeByLiteral(name), node.initializer.name.escapedText)
                     : undefined;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js b/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6847ce9e74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/salsa/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.ts] ////
+
+//// [mod.js]
+// @declaration
+module.exports = {
+    x: {
+        y: "value"
+    }
+}
+//// [requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js]
+const value = require("./mod").x.y
+console.log(value)
+
+
+//// [mod.js]
+// @declaration
+module.exports = {
+    x: {
+        y: "value"
+    }
+};
+//// [requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js]
+var value = require("./mod").x.y;
+console.log(value);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9102201a101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js ===
+const value = require("./mod").x.y
+>value : Symbol(value, Decl(requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js, 0, 5))
+>require("./mod").x.y : Symbol(y, Decl(mod.js, 2, 8))
+>require("./mod").x : Symbol(x, Decl(mod.js, 1, 18))
+>require : Symbol(require)
+>"./mod" : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/mod", Decl(mod.js, 0, 0))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(mod.js, 1, 18))
+>y : Symbol(y, Decl(mod.js, 2, 8))
+
+console.log(value)
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>value : Symbol(value, Decl(requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js, 0, 5))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/mod.js ===
+// @declaration
+module.exports = {
+>module.exports : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/mod", Decl(mod.js, 0, 0))
+>module : Symbol(export=, Decl(mod.js, 0, 0))
+>exports : Symbol(export=, Decl(mod.js, 0, 0))
+
+    x: {
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(mod.js, 1, 18))
+
+        y: "value"
+>y : Symbol(y, Decl(mod.js, 2, 8))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.types b/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c16098568ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.types
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js ===
+const value = require("./mod").x.y
+>value : error
+>require("./mod").x.y : string
+>require("./mod").x : { y: string; }
+>require("./mod") : { x: { y: string; }; }
+>require : any
+>"./mod" : "./mod"
+>x : { y: string; }
+>y : string
+
+console.log(value)
+>console.log(value) : void
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>console : Console
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>value : error
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/mod.js ===
+// @declaration
+module.exports = {
+>module.exports = {    x: {        y: "value"    }} : { x: { y: string; }; }
+>module.exports : { x: { y: string; }; }
+>module : { "\"tests/cases/conformance/salsa/mod\"": { x: { y: string; }; }; }
+>exports : { x: { y: string; }; }
+>{    x: {        y: "value"    }} : { x: { y: string; }; }
+
+    x: {
+>x : { y: string; }
+>{        y: "value"    } : { y: string; }
+
+        y: "value"
+>y : string
+>"value" : "value"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92ff0df8839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/requireTwoPropertyAccesses.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// @declaration
+// @outdir: out
+// @checkjs: true
+// @allowjs: true
+// @filename: mod.js
+module.exports = {
+    x: {
+        y: "value"
+    }
+}
+// @filename: requireTwoPropertyAccesses.js
+const value = require("./mod").x.y
+console.log(value)