diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d89247b70f9..b342003cb59
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -16381,6 +16381,11 @@ namespace ts {
                 return resolveUntypedCall(node);
             }
 
+            if (callSignatures.length === 1 && callSignatures[0].parameters.length === 0) {
+                error(node, Diagnostics.A_decorator_function_must_accept_some_number_of_arguments_but_this_expression_takes_none_Did_you_mean_to_call_it_first);
+                return resolveErrorCall(node);
+            }
+
             const headMessage = getDiagnosticHeadMessageForDecoratorResolution(node);
             if (!callSignatures.length) {
                 let errorInfo: DiagnosticMessageChain;
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
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new mode 100755
index bf8fcdc4f84..193c6879b13
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -907,6 +907,10 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 1328
     },
+    "A decorator function must accept some number of arguments, but this expression takes none. Did you mean to call it first?": {
+        "category": "Error",
+        "code": 1329
+    },
 
     "Duplicate identifier '{0}'.": {
         "category": "Error",