diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 27dbb5905e3..eea4d3f0a2d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -1057,6 +1057,8 @@ namespace ts {
                     else {
                         symbolFromVariable = getPropertyOfVariable(targetSymbol, name.text);
                     }
+                    // if symbolFromVariable is export - get its final target
+                    symbolFromVariable = resolveSymbol(symbolFromVariable);
                     const symbolFromModule = getExportOfModule(targetSymbol, name.text);
                     const symbol = symbolFromModule && symbolFromVariable ?
                         combineValueAndTypeSymbols(symbolFromVariable, symbolFromModule) :
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.js b/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c8196c7491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//// [exportEqualsOfModule.ts]
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/request' {
+    export class Request {}
+}
+
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/common' {
+    import { Request } from '~popsicle/dist/request';
+    export { Request };
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle' {
+    import alias = require('~popsicle/dist/common');
+    export = alias;
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle-proxy-agent' {
+    import { Request } from 'popsicle';
+    function proxy(): (request: Request) => any;
+    export = proxy;
+}
+
+
+//// [exportEqualsOfModule.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20548930f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/exportEqualsOfModule.ts ===
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/request' {
+    export class Request {}
+>Request : Symbol(Request, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 0, 41))
+}
+
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/common' {
+    import { Request } from '~popsicle/dist/request';
+>Request : Symbol(Request, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 5, 12))
+
+    export { Request };
+>Request : Symbol(Request, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 6, 12))
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle' {
+    import alias = require('~popsicle/dist/common');
+>alias : Symbol(alias, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 9, 27))
+
+    export = alias;
+>alias : Symbol(alias, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 9, 27))
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle-proxy-agent' {
+    import { Request } from 'popsicle';
+>Request : Symbol(Request, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 15, 12))
+
+    function proxy(): (request: Request) => any;
+>proxy : Symbol(proxy, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 15, 39))
+>request : Symbol(request, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 16, 23))
+>Request : Symbol(Request, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 15, 12))
+
+    export = proxy;
+>proxy : Symbol(proxy, Decl(exportEqualsOfModule.ts, 15, 39))
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.types b/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d96557c93be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/exportEqualsOfModule.types
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/exportEqualsOfModule.ts ===
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/request' {
+    export class Request {}
+>Request : Request
+}
+
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/common' {
+    import { Request } from '~popsicle/dist/request';
+>Request : typeof Request
+
+    export { Request };
+>Request : typeof Request
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle' {
+    import alias = require('~popsicle/dist/common');
+>alias : typeof alias
+
+    export = alias;
+>alias : typeof alias
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle-proxy-agent' {
+    import { Request } from 'popsicle';
+>Request : typeof Request
+
+    function proxy(): (request: Request) => any;
+>proxy : () => (request: Request) => any
+>request : Request
+>Request : Request
+
+    export = proxy;
+>proxy : () => (request: Request) => any
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/exportEqualsOfModule.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/exportEqualsOfModule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b953c65a8ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/exportEqualsOfModule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/request' {
+    export class Request {}
+}
+
+declare module '~popsicle/dist/common' {
+    import { Request } from '~popsicle/dist/request';
+    export { Request };
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle' {
+    import alias = require('~popsicle/dist/common');
+    export = alias;
+}
+
+declare module 'popsicle-proxy-agent' {
+    import { Request } from 'popsicle';
+    function proxy(): (request: Request) => any;
+    export = proxy;
+}