diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index f3be433aec1..65342c51881 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2134,14 +2134,22 @@ namespace ts {
             return (symbol.flags & meaning) || dontResolveAlias ? symbol : resolveAlias(symbol);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * For prototype-property methods like `A.prototype.m = function () ...`, try to resolve names in the scope of `A` too.
+         * Note that prototype-property assignment to locations outside the current file (eg globals) doesn't work, so
+         * name resolution won't work either.
+         */
         function resolveEntityNameFromJSPrototype(name: Identifier, meaning: SymbolFlags) {
             if (isJSDocTypeReference(name.parent) && isJSDocTag(name.parent.parent.parent)) {
                 const host = getJSDocHost(name.parent.parent.parent as JSDocTag);
                 if (isExpressionStatement(host) &&
                     isBinaryExpression(host.expression) &&
                     getSpecialPropertyAssignmentKind(host.expression) === SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.PrototypeProperty) {
-                    const secondaryLocation = getSymbolOfNode(host.expression.left).parent.valueDeclaration;
-                    return resolveName(secondaryLocation, name.escapedText, meaning, /*nameNotFoundMessage*/ undefined, name, /*isUse*/ true);
+                    const symbol = getSymbolOfNode(host.expression.left);
+                    if (symbol) {
+                        const secondaryLocation = symbol.parent.valueDeclaration;
+                        return resolveName(secondaryLocation, name.escapedText, meaning, /*nameNotFoundMessage*/ undefined, name, /*isUse*/ true);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8b3e92f8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/forgot.js(23,19): error TS2339: Property 'animate' does not exist on type 'Element'.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/forgot.js (1 errors) ====
+    /**
+     * @param {T} a
+     * @template T
+     */
+    function f(a) {
+        return () => a
+    }
+    let n = f(1)()
+    
+    /**
+     * @param {T} a
+     * @template T
+     * @returns {function(): T}
+     */
+    function g(a) {
+        return () => a
+    }
+    let s = g('hi')()
+    
+    /**
+     * @param {Array.<Object>} keyframes - Can't look up types on Element since it's a global in another file. (But it shouldn't crash).
+     */
+    Element.prototype.animate = function(keyframes) {};
+                      ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2339: Property 'animate' does not exist on type 'Element'.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.symbols
index 98eee628178..235f26c330e 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.symbols
@@ -30,3 +30,12 @@ let s = g('hi')()
 >s : Symbol(s, Decl(forgot.js, 17, 3))
 >g : Symbol(g, Decl(forgot.js, 7, 14))
 
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<Object>} keyframes - Can't look up types on Element since it's a global in another file. (But it shouldn't crash).
+ */
+Element.prototype.animate = function(keyframes) {};
+>Element.prototype : Symbol(prototype, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>Element : Symbol(Element, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --), Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>prototype : Symbol(prototype, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>keyframes : Symbol(keyframes, Decl(forgot.js, 22, 37))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.types
index b1d8c46720d..7917329b3e6 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTemplateTag.types
@@ -38,3 +38,16 @@ let s = g('hi')()
 >g : <T>(a: T) => () => T
 >'hi' : "hi"
 
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<Object>} keyframes - Can't look up types on Element since it's a global in another file. (But it shouldn't crash).
+ */
+Element.prototype.animate = function(keyframes) {};
+>Element.prototype.animate = function(keyframes) {} : (keyframes: any[]) => void
+>Element.prototype.animate : any
+>Element.prototype : Element
+>Element : { new (): Element; prototype: Element; }
+>prototype : Element
+>animate : any
+>function(keyframes) {} : (keyframes: any[]) => void
+>keyframes : any[]
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTemplateTag.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTemplateTag.ts
index 79dc083a952..e69756c0941 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTemplateTag.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTemplateTag.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @allowJs: true
 // @checkJs: true
 // @noEmit: true
+// @lib: dom,esnext
 // @Filename: forgot.js
 /**
  * @param {T} a
@@ -20,3 +21,8 @@ function g(a) {
     return () => a
 }
 let s = g('hi')()
+
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<Object>} keyframes - Can't look up types on Element since it's a global in another file. (But it shouldn't crash).
+ */
+Element.prototype.animate = function(keyframes) {};