diff --git a/src/compiler/factory.ts b/src/compiler/factory.ts
index d873c3ef877..519269ccfd0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/factory.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/factory.ts
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ namespace ts {
         return node;
     }
 
-    export function createFunctionExpression(asteriskToken: Node, name: string | Identifier, typeParameters: TypeParameterDeclaration[], parameters: ParameterDeclaration[], type: TypeNode, body: Block, location?: TextRange, flags?: NodeFlags) {
+    export function createFunctionExpression(modifiers: Modifier[], asteriskToken: Node, name: string | Identifier, typeParameters: TypeParameterDeclaration[], parameters: ParameterDeclaration[], type: TypeNode, body: Block, location?: TextRange, flags?: NodeFlags) {
         const node = <FunctionExpression>createNode(SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression, location, flags);
-        node.modifiers = undefined;
+        node.modifiers = modifiers ? createNodeArray(modifiers) : undefined;
         node.asteriskToken = asteriskToken;
         node.name = typeof name === "string" ? createIdentifier(name) : name;
         node.typeParameters = typeParameters ? createNodeArray(typeParameters) : undefined;
@@ -536,9 +536,9 @@ namespace ts {
         return node;
     }
 
-    export function updateFunctionExpression(node: FunctionExpression, name: Identifier, typeParameters: TypeParameterDeclaration[], parameters: ParameterDeclaration[], type: TypeNode, body: Block) {
-        if (node.name !== name || node.typeParameters !== typeParameters || node.parameters !== parameters || node.type !== type || node.body !== body) {
-            return updateNode(createFunctionExpression(node.asteriskToken, name, typeParameters, parameters, type, body, /*location*/ node, node.flags), node);
+    export function updateFunctionExpression(node: FunctionExpression, modifiers: Modifier[], name: Identifier, typeParameters: TypeParameterDeclaration[], parameters: ParameterDeclaration[], type: TypeNode, body: Block) {
+        if (node.name !== name || node.modifiers !== modifiers || node.typeParameters !== typeParameters || node.parameters !== parameters || node.type !== type || node.body !== body) {
+            return updateNode(createFunctionExpression(modifiers, node.asteriskToken, name, typeParameters, parameters, type, body, /*location*/ node, node.flags), node);
         }
         return node;
     }
@@ -1735,6 +1735,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
     export function createAwaiterHelper(externalHelpersModuleName: Identifier | undefined, hasLexicalArguments: boolean, promiseConstructor: EntityName | Expression, body: Block) {
         const generatorFunc = createFunctionExpression(
+            /*modifiers*/ undefined,
             createNode(SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken),
             /*name*/ undefined,
             /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -1908,6 +1909,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     createCall(
                         createParen(
                             createFunctionExpression(
+                                /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                                 /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                                 /*name*/ undefined,
                                 /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2089,6 +2091,7 @@ namespace ts {
             const properties: ObjectLiteralElementLike[] = [];
             if (getAccessor) {
                 const getterFunction = createFunctionExpression(
+                    getAccessor.modifiers,
                     /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                     /*name*/ undefined,
                     /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2104,6 +2107,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             if (setAccessor) {
                 const setterFunction = createFunctionExpression(
+                    setAccessor.modifiers,
                     /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                     /*name*/ undefined,
                     /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2170,6 +2174,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     createMemberAccessForPropertyName(receiver, method.name, /*location*/ method.name),
                     setOriginalNode(
                         createFunctionExpression(
+                            method.modifiers,
                             method.asteriskToken,
                             /*name*/ undefined,
                             /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2909,4 +2914,4 @@ namespace ts {
     function tryGetModuleNameFromDeclaration(declaration: ImportEqualsDeclaration | ImportDeclaration | ExportDeclaration, host: EmitHost, resolver: EmitResolver, compilerOptions: CompilerOptions) {
         return tryGetModuleNameFromFile(resolver.getExternalModuleFileFromDeclaration(declaration), host, compilerOptions);
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/es2017.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/es2017.ts
index 7555c3bdd77..1d3c189110a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/es2017.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/es2017.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             const func = createFunctionExpression(
+                /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                 node.asteriskToken,
                 node.name,
                 /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -211,8 +212,6 @@ namespace ts {
                 /*location*/ node
             );
 
-            node.modifiers = visitNodes(node.modifiers, visitor, isModifier);
-
             setOriginalNode(func, node);
 
             return func;
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
index 7fb0594a6cc..ba5f8a3fb77 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             const extendsClauseElement = getClassExtendsHeritageClauseElement(node);
             const classFunction = createFunctionExpression(
+                /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                 /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                 /*name*/ undefined,
                 /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -1509,6 +1510,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             const expression = setOriginalNode(
                 createFunctionExpression(
+                    /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                     node.asteriskToken,
                     name,
                     /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2240,6 +2242,7 @@ namespace ts {
                                 /*type*/ undefined,
                                 setEmitFlags(
                                     createFunctionExpression(
+                                        /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                                         isAsyncBlockContainingAwait ? createToken(SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken) : undefined,
                                         /*name*/ undefined,
                                         /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -3256,4 +3259,4 @@ namespace ts {
             return isIdentifier(expression) && expression === parameter.name;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/generators.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/generators.ts
index f3a47f037ca..88788022ef8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/generators.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/generators.ts
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ namespace ts {
             if (node.asteriskToken && getEmitFlags(node) & EmitFlags.AsyncFunctionBody) {
                 node = setOriginalNode(
                     createFunctionExpression(
+                        /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                         /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                         node.name,
                         /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2591,6 +2592,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     createThis(),
                     setEmitFlags(
                         createFunctionExpression(
+                            /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                             /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                             /*name*/ undefined,
                             /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -3080,4 +3082,4 @@ namespace ts {
             );
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts
index 3877169e6c3..9051f375bf9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ namespace ts {
                             //
                             //     function (require, exports, module1, module2) ...
                             createFunctionExpression(
+                                /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                                 /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                                 /*name*/ undefined,
                                 /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
index d4ee4f36b87..e7b441f4c9b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ namespace ts {
             const moduleName = tryGetModuleNameFromFile(node, host, compilerOptions);
             const dependencies = createArrayLiteral(map(dependencyGroups, getNameOfDependencyGroup));
             const body = createFunctionExpression(
+                /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                 /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                 /*name*/ undefined,
                 /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ namespace ts {
                             ),
                             createPropertyAssignment("execute",
                                 createFunctionExpression(
+                                    /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                                     /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                                     /*name*/ undefined,
                                     /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -430,6 +432,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
                 setters.push(
                     createFunctionExpression(
+                        /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                         /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                         /*name*/ undefined,
                         /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
index 61f40e1ed80..77ab6a6ca0e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
@@ -2197,6 +2197,7 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             const func = createFunctionExpression(
+                visitNodes(node.modifiers, visitor, isModifier),
                 node.asteriskToken,
                 node.name,
                 /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2477,6 +2478,7 @@ namespace ts {
             const enumStatement = createStatement(
                 createCall(
                     createFunctionExpression(
+                        /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                         /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                         /*name*/ undefined,
                         /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
@@ -2748,6 +2750,7 @@ namespace ts {
             const moduleStatement = createStatement(
                 createCall(
                     createFunctionExpression(
+                        /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                         /*asteriskToken*/ undefined,
                         /*name*/ undefined,
                         /*typeParameters*/ undefined,
diff --git a/src/compiler/visitor.ts b/src/compiler/visitor.ts
index e147eda8535..6910f5aac4d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/visitor.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/visitor.ts
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                 return updateFunctionExpression(<FunctionExpression>node,
+                    visitNodes((<FunctionExpression>node).modifiers, visitor, isModifier),
                     visitNode((<FunctionExpression>node).name, visitor, isPropertyName),
                     visitNodes((<FunctionExpression>node).typeParameters, visitor, isTypeParameter),
                     (context.startLexicalEnvironment(), visitNodes((<FunctionExpression>node).parameters, visitor, isParameter)),
@@ -1357,4 +1358,4 @@ namespace ts {
             }
         }
     }
-}
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+}