diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 2df1a583876..dc43faac435 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -1458,9 +1458,8 @@ namespace ts {
                     case SyntaxKind.JSDocTypedefTag:
                     case SyntaxKind.JSDocCallbackTag:
                         // js type aliases do not resolve names from their host, so skip past it
-                        lastLocation = location;
-                        location = getJSDocHost(location).parent;
-                        continue;
+                        location = getJSDocHost(location);
+                        break;
                 }
                 if (isSelfReferenceLocation(location)) {
                     lastSelfReferenceLocation = location;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..220be597bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/a.js(7,14): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'CantResolveThis'.
+
+
+==== /a.js (1 errors) ====
+    /**
+     * @param {Ty} x
+     */
+    function f(x) {}
+    
+    /**
+     * @typedef {CantResolveThis} Ty
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'CantResolveThis'.
+     */
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36d8565cf01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+=== /a.js ===
+/**
+ * @param {Ty} x
+ */
+function f(x) {}
+>f : Symbol(f, Decl(a.js, 0, 0))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(a.js, 3, 11))
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {CantResolveThis} Ty
+ */
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d88a942fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.types
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+=== /a.js ===
+/**
+ * @param {Ty} x
+ */
+function f(x) {}
+>f : (x: any) => void
+>x : any
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {CantResolveThis} Ty
+ */
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..016893cfd7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/jsdocResolveNameFailureInTypedef.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// @allowJs: true
+// @checkJs: true
+// @noEmit: true
+
+// @Filename: /a.js
+/**
+ * @param {Ty} x
+ */
+function f(x) {}
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {CantResolveThis} Ty
+ */