diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 978014a9996..1681b86f278 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2990,10 +2990,6 @@ namespace ts {
             return type.resolvedBaseConstructorType;
         }
 
-        function hasClassBaseType(type: InterfaceType): boolean {
-            return !!forEach(getBaseTypes(type), t => !!(t.symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Class));
-        }
-
         function getBaseTypes(type: InterfaceType): ObjectType[] {
             const isClass = type.symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Class;
             const isInterface = type.symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Interface;
@@ -3427,11 +3423,11 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function getDefaultConstructSignatures(classType: InterfaceType): Signature[] {
-            if (!hasClassBaseType(classType)) {
-                return [createSignature(undefined, classType.localTypeParameters, emptyArray, classType, undefined, 0, /*hasRestParameter*/ false, /*hasStringLiterals*/ false)];
-            }
             const baseConstructorType = getBaseConstructorTypeOfClass(classType);
             const baseSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(baseConstructorType, SignatureKind.Construct);
+            if (baseSignatures.length === 0) {
+                return [createSignature(undefined, classType.localTypeParameters, emptyArray, classType, undefined, 0, /*hasRestParameter*/ false, /*hasStringLiterals*/ false)];
+            }
             const baseTypeNode = getBaseTypeNodeOfClass(classType);
             const typeArguments = map(baseTypeNode.typeArguments, getTypeFromTypeNode);
             const typeArgCount = typeArguments ? typeArguments.length : 0;
@@ -3649,7 +3645,7 @@ namespace ts {
             return <ResolvedType>type;
         }
 
-        // Return properties of an object type or an empty array for other types
+        /** Return properties of an object type or an empty array for other types */
         function getPropertiesOfObjectType(type: Type): Symbol[] {
             if (type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType) {
                 return resolveStructuredTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type).properties;
@@ -3657,8 +3653,8 @@ namespace ts {
             return emptyArray;
         }
 
-        // If the given type is an object type and that type has a property by the given name,
-        // return the symbol for that property.Otherwise return undefined.
+        /** If the given type is an object type and that type has a property by the given name,
+         * return the symbol for that property. Otherwise return undefined. */
         function getPropertyOfObjectType(type: Type, name: string): Symbol {
             if (type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType) {
                 const resolved = resolveStructuredTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.js b/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c440872a566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//// [extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts]
+interface C {
+    new(x: number): C;
+}
+
+var CStatic: C;
+class E extends CStatic {
+}
+
+var e: E = new E(1);
+
+
+//// [extendConstructSignatureInInterface.js]
+var __extends = (this && this.__extends) || function (d, b) {
+    for (var p in b) if (b.hasOwnProperty(p)) d[p] = b[p];
+    function __() { this.constructor = d; }
+    d.prototype = b === null ? Object.create(b) : (__.prototype = b.prototype, new __());
+};
+var CStatic;
+var E = (function (_super) {
+    __extends(E, _super);
+    function E() {
+        _super.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+    return E;
+})(CStatic);
+var e = new E(1);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df966bc9fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts ===
+interface C {
+>C : Symbol(C, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    new(x: number): C;
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 1, 8))
+>C : Symbol(C, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 0, 0))
+}
+
+var CStatic: C;
+>CStatic : Symbol(CStatic, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 4, 3))
+>C : Symbol(C, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 0, 0))
+
+class E extends CStatic {
+>E : Symbol(E, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 4, 15))
+>CStatic : Symbol(CStatic, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 4, 3))
+}
+
+var e: E = new E(1);
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 8, 3))
+>E : Symbol(E, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 4, 15))
+>E : Symbol(E, Decl(extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts, 4, 15))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.types b/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..363107b2e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.types
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts ===
+interface C {
+>C : C
+
+    new(x: number): C;
+>x : number
+>C : C
+}
+
+var CStatic: C;
+>CStatic : C
+>C : C
+
+class E extends CStatic {
+>E : E
+>CStatic : C
+}
+
+var e: E = new E(1);
+>e : E
+>E : E
+>new E(1) : E
+>E : typeof E
+>1 : number
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.errors.txt
index b8429be5ea0..bd392492899 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.errors.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 tests/cases/compiler/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.ts(6,27): error TS2314: Generic type 'abc<T>' requires 1 type argument(s).
-tests/cases/compiler/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.ts(10,18): error TS2339: Property 'foo' does not exist on type 'xyz'.
+tests/cases/compiler/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.ts(9,11): error TS2351: Cannot use 'new' with an expression whose type lacks a call or construct signature.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.ts (2 errors) ====
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ tests/cases/compiler/recursiveBaseConstructorCreation3.ts(10,18): error TS2339:
     }
     
     var bar = new xyz(); // Error: Invalid 'new' expression.
-    var r: xyz = bar.foo;
-                     ~~~
-!!! error TS2339: Property 'foo' does not exist on type 'xyz'.
\ No newline at end of file
+              ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2351: Cannot use 'new' with an expression whose type lacks a call or construct signature.
+    var r: xyz = bar.foo;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0880de69cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/extendConstructSignatureInInterface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+interface C {
+    new(x: number): C;
+}
+
+var CStatic: C;
+class E extends CStatic {
+}
+
+var e: E = new E(1);