diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index efb18f0a6ed..3c75f31add2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         if (importedFile && resolution.isExternalLibraryImport) {
                             // Since currently irrespective of allowJs, we only look for supportedTypeScript extension external module files,
                             // this check is ok. Otherwise this would be never true for javascript file
-                            if (!isExternalModule(importedFile)) {
+                            if (!isExternalModule(importedFile) && importedFile.statements.length) {
                                 const start = getTokenPosOfNode(file.imports[i], file);
                                 fileProcessingDiagnostics.add(createFileDiagnostic(file, start, file.imports[i].end - start, Diagnostics.Exported_external_package_typings_file_0_is_not_a_module_Please_contact_the_package_author_to_update_the_package_definition, importedFile.fileName));
                             }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.js b/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83595e3d2ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/noErrorOnEmptyDts.ts] ////
+
+//// [test.d.ts]
+
+
+// comment
+
+//// [main.ts]
+import "test"
+
+//// [main.js]
+"use strict";
+require("test");
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78446a19fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== c:/node_modules/test.d.ts ===
+
+No type information for this code.
+No type information for this code.// comment
+No type information for this code.
+No type information for this code.=== c:/app/main.ts ===
+import "test"
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.types b/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78446a19fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/noErrorOnEmptyDts.types
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== c:/node_modules/test.d.ts ===
+
+No type information for this code.
+No type information for this code.// comment
+No type information for this code.
+No type information for this code.=== c:/app/main.ts ===
+import "test"
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/noErrorOnEmptyDts.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/noErrorOnEmptyDts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1266ea2bd75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/noErrorOnEmptyDts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @module: commonjs
+
+// @filename: c:/node_modules/test.d.ts
+
+// comment
+
+// @filename: c:/app/main.ts
+import "test"
\ No newline at end of file