diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index e56ff98846e..d9d2f761595 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -6431,6 +6431,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 BeginningOfLine,
                 SawAsterisk,
                 SavingComments,
+                SavingBackticks, // NOTE: Only used when parsing tag comments
             }
 
             const enum PropertyLikeParse {
@@ -6691,18 +6692,23 @@ namespace ts {
                             case SyntaxKind.NewLineTrivia:
                                 if (state >= JSDocState.SawAsterisk) {
                                     state = JSDocState.BeginningOfLine;
+                                    // don't use pushComment here because we want to keep the margin unchanged
                                     comments.push(scanner.getTokenText());
                                 }
                                 indent = 0;
                                 break;
                             case SyntaxKind.AtToken:
+                                if (state === JSDocState.SavingBackticks) {
+                                    comments.push(scanner.getTokenText());
+                                    break;
+                                }
                                 scanner.setTextPos(scanner.getTextPos() - 1);
                                 // falls through
                             case SyntaxKind.EndOfFileToken:
                                 // Done
                                 break loop;
                             case SyntaxKind.WhitespaceTrivia:
-                                if (state === JSDocState.SavingComments) {
+                                if (state === JSDocState.SavingComments || state === JSDocState.SavingBackticks) {
                                     pushComment(scanner.getTokenText());
                                 }
                                 else {
@@ -6724,6 +6730,15 @@ namespace ts {
                                 }
                                 pushComment(scanner.getTokenText());
                                 break;
+                            case SyntaxKind.BacktickToken:
+                                if (state === JSDocState.SavingBackticks) {
+                                    state = JSDocState.SavingComments;
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    state = JSDocState.SavingBackticks;
+                                }
+                                pushComment(scanner.getTokenText());
+                                break;
                             case SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken:
                                 if (state === JSDocState.BeginningOfLine) {
                                     // leading asterisks start recording on the *next* (non-whitespace) token
@@ -6734,7 +6749,9 @@ namespace ts {
                                 // record the * as a comment
                                 // falls through
                             default:
-                                state = JSDocState.SavingComments; // leading identifiers start recording as well
+                                if (state !== JSDocState.SavingBackticks) {
+                                    state = JSDocState.SavingComments; // leading identifiers start recording as well
+                                }
                                 pushComment(scanner.getTokenText());
                                 break;
                         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83bd81113aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js ===
+/**
+ * `@param` initial at-param is OK in title comment
+ * @param {string} x hi there `@param`
+ * @param {string} y hi there `@ * param
+ *                   this is the margin
+ *                   so we'll drop everything before it
+ `@param` @param {string} z hello???
+ * `@param` @param {string} alpha hello???
+ * `@ * param` @param {string} beta hello???
+ * @param {string} gamma
+ */
+export function f(x, y, z, alpha, beta, gamma) {
+>f : Symbol(f, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 0, 0))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 18))
+>y : Symbol(y, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 20))
+>z : Symbol(z, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 23))
+>alpha : Symbol(alpha, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 26))
+>beta : Symbol(beta, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 33))
+>gamma : Symbol(gamma, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 39))
+
+    return x + y + z + alpha + beta + gamma
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 18))
+>y : Symbol(y, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 20))
+>z : Symbol(z, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 23))
+>alpha : Symbol(alpha, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 26))
+>beta : Symbol(beta, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 33))
+>gamma : Symbol(gamma, Decl(jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js, 11, 39))
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8127e836df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.types
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js ===
+/**
+ * `@param` initial at-param is OK in title comment
+ * @param {string} x hi there `@param`
+ * @param {string} y hi there `@ * param
+ *                   this is the margin
+ *                   so we'll drop everything before it
+ `@param` @param {string} z hello???
+ * `@param` @param {string} alpha hello???
+ * `@ * param` @param {string} beta hello???
+ * @param {string} gamma
+ */
+export function f(x, y, z, alpha, beta, gamma) {
+>f : (x: string, y: string, z: string, alpha: string, beta: string, gamma: string) => string
+>x : string
+>y : string
+>z : string
+>alpha : string
+>beta : string
+>gamma : string
+
+    return x + y + z + alpha + beta + gamma
+>x + y + z + alpha + beta + gamma : string
+>x + y + z + alpha + beta : string
+>x + y + z + alpha : string
+>x + y + z : string
+>x + y : string
+>x : string
+>y : string
+>z : string
+>alpha : string
+>beta : string
+>gamma : string
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..942ee98d52f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// @noEmit: true
+// @allowJs: true
+// @checkJs: true
+// @strict: true
+// @Filename: jsdocParseMatchingBackticks.js
+
+/**
+ * `@param` initial at-param is OK in title comment
+ * @param {string} x hi there `@param`
+ * @param {string} y hi there `@ * param
+ *                   this is the margin
+ *                   so we'll drop everything before it
+ `@param` @param {string} z hello???
+ * `@param` @param {string} alpha hello???
+ * `@ * param` @param {string} beta hello???
+ * @param {string} gamma
+ */
+export function f(x, y, z, alpha, beta, gamma) {
+    return x + y + z + alpha + beta + gamma
+}