diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 83f2fa179e4..70827becffe 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3302,7 +3302,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 function writeTypeReference(type: TypeReference, flags: TypeFormatFlags) {
                     const typeArguments = type.typeArguments || emptyArray;
                     if (type.target === globalArrayType && !(flags & TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrayAsGenericType)) {
-                        writeType(typeArguments[0], TypeFormatFlags.InElementType);
+                        writeType(typeArguments[0], TypeFormatFlags.InElementType | TypeFormatFlags.InArrayType);
                         writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken);
                         writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken);
                     }
@@ -3427,9 +3427,15 @@ namespace ts {
                 }
 
                 function writeTypeOfSymbol(type: ObjectType, typeFormatFlags?: TypeFormatFlags) {
+                    if (typeFormatFlags & TypeFormatFlags.InArrayType) {
+                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
+                    }
                     writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.TypeOfKeyword);
                     writeSpace(writer);
                     buildSymbolDisplay(type.symbol, writer, enclosingDeclaration, SymbolFlags.Value, SymbolFormatFlags.None, typeFormatFlags);
+                    if (typeFormatFlags & TypeFormatFlags.InArrayType) {
+                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 function writePropertyWithModifiers(prop: Symbol) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/factory.ts b/src/compiler/factory.ts
index e58f30a215f..d6d21254218 100644
--- a/src/compiler/factory.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/factory.ts
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
     export function createArrayTypeNode(elementType: TypeNode) {
         const node = createSynthesizedNode(SyntaxKind.ArrayType) as ArrayTypeNode;
-        node.elementType = parenthesizeElementTypeMember(elementType);
+        node.elementType = parenthesizeArrayTypeMember(elementType);
         return node;
     }
 
@@ -3898,6 +3898,15 @@ namespace ts {
         return member;
     }
 
+    export function parenthesizeArrayTypeMember(member: TypeNode) {
+        switch (member.kind) {
+            case SyntaxKind.TypeQuery:
+            case SyntaxKind.TypeOperator:
+                return createParenthesizedType(member);
+        }
+        return parenthesizeElementTypeMember(member);
+    }
+
     export function parenthesizeElementTypeMembers(members: ReadonlyArray<TypeNode>) {
         return createNodeArray(sameMap(members, parenthesizeElementTypeMember));
     }
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index f1f79e57d94..e16ee34b01a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -2685,6 +2685,7 @@ namespace ts {
         SuppressAnyReturnType           = 1 << 12,  // If the return type is any-like, don't offer a return type.
         AddUndefined                    = 1 << 13,  // Add undefined to types of initialized, non-optional parameters
         WriteClassExpressionAsTypeLiteral = 1 << 14, // Write a type literal instead of (Anonymous class)
+        InArrayType                     = 1 << 15,  // Writing an array element type
     }
 
     export const enum SymbolFormatFlags {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/aliasUsageInArray.types b/tests/baselines/reference/aliasUsageInArray.types
index 218df8e10ed..ca8f0e61f2f 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/aliasUsageInArray.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/aliasUsageInArray.types
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ interface IHasVisualizationModel {
 var xs: IHasVisualizationModel[] = [moduleA];
 >xs : IHasVisualizationModel[]
 >IHasVisualizationModel : IHasVisualizationModel
->[moduleA] : typeof moduleA[]
+>[moduleA] : (typeof moduleA)[]
 >moduleA : typeof moduleA
 
 var xs2: typeof moduleA[] = [moduleA];
->xs2 : typeof moduleA[]
+>xs2 : (typeof moduleA)[]
 >moduleA : typeof moduleA
->[moduleA] : typeof moduleA[]
+>[moduleA] : (typeof moduleA)[]
 >moduleA : typeof moduleA
 
 === tests/cases/compiler/aliasUsageInArray_backbone.ts ===
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/arrayOfFunctionTypes3.types b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayOfFunctionTypes3.types
index 124542f5814..c7251ea45d2 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/arrayOfFunctionTypes3.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayOfFunctionTypes3.types
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class C {
 >foo : string
 }
 var y = [C, C];
->y : typeof C[]
->[C, C] : typeof C[]
+>y : (typeof C)[]
+>[C, C] : (typeof C)[]
 >C : typeof C
 >C : typeof C
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var r3 = new y[0]();
 >r3 : C
 >new y[0]() : C
 >y[0] : typeof C
->y : typeof C[]
+>y : (typeof C)[]
 >0 : 0
 
 var a: { (x: number): number; (x: string): string; };
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitIndexTypeArray.types b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitIndexTypeArray.types
index 67f8905639e..549c1efe5f3 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitIndexTypeArray.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitIndexTypeArray.types
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 === tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitIndexTypeArray.ts ===
 function doSomethingWithKeys<T>(...keys: (keyof T)[]) { }
->doSomethingWithKeys : <T>(...keys: keyof T[]) => void
+>doSomethingWithKeys : <T>(...keys: (keyof T)[]) => void
 >T : T
->keys : keyof T[]
+>keys : (keyof T)[]
 >T : T
 
 const utilityFunctions = {
->utilityFunctions : { doSomethingWithKeys: <T>(...keys: keyof T[]) => void; }
->{  doSomethingWithKeys} : { doSomethingWithKeys: <T>(...keys: keyof T[]) => void; }
+>utilityFunctions : { doSomethingWithKeys: <T>(...keys: (keyof T)[]) => void; }
+>{  doSomethingWithKeys} : { doSomethingWithKeys: <T>(...keys: (keyof T)[]) => void; }
 
   doSomethingWithKeys
->doSomethingWithKeys : <T>(...keys: keyof T[]) => void
+>doSomethingWithKeys : <T>(...keys: (keyof T)[]) => void
 
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/keyofIsLiteralContexualType.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/keyofIsLiteralContexualType.errors.txt
index c19a13209c9..b578d002e05 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/keyofIsLiteralContexualType.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/keyofIsLiteralContexualType.errors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/keyofIsLiteralContexualType.ts(5,9): error TS2322: Type '("a" | "b" | "c")[]' is not assignable to type 'keyof T[]'.
+tests/cases/compiler/keyofIsLiteralContexualType.ts(5,9): error TS2322: Type '("a" | "b" | "c")[]' is not assignable to type '(keyof T)[]'.
   Type '"a" | "b" | "c"' is not assignable to type 'keyof T'.
     Type '"c"' is not assignable to type 'keyof T'.
       Type '"c"' is not assignable to type '"a" | "b"'.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tests/cases/compiler/keyofIsLiteralContexualType.ts(13,11): error TS2339: Proper
         let a: (keyof T)[] = ["a", "b"];
         let b: (keyof T)[] = ["a", "b", "c"];
             ~
-!!! error TS2322: Type '("a" | "b" | "c")[]' is not assignable to type 'keyof T[]'.
+!!! error TS2322: Type '("a" | "b" | "c")[]' is not assignable to type '(keyof T)[]'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Type '"a" | "b" | "c"' is not assignable to type 'keyof T'.
 !!! error TS2322:     Type '"c"' is not assignable to type 'keyof T'.
 !!! error TS2322:       Type '"c"' is not assignable to type '"a" | "b"'.
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/typeOperatorNodeBuilding.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/typeOperatorNodeBuilding.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dea274c03b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/typeOperatorNodeBuilding.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+// @Filename: keyof.ts
+//// function doSomethingWithKeys<T>(...keys: (keyof T)[]) { }
+////
+//// const /*1*/utilityFunctions = {
+////   doSomethingWithKeys
+//// };
+
+// @Filename: typeof.ts
+//// class Foo { static a: number; }
+//// function doSomethingWithTypes(...statics: (typeof Foo)[]) {}
+////
+//// const /*2*/utilityFunctions = {
+////   doSomethingWithTypes
+//// };
+
+verify.quickInfos({
+    1: "const utilityFunctions: {\n    doSomethingWithKeys: <T>(...keys: (keyof T)[]) => void;\n}",
+    2: "const utilityFunctions: {\n    doSomethingWithTypes: (...statics: (typeof Foo)[]) => void;\n}"
+});