diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 4cc0bb79531..319caa180c3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -13123,6 +13123,12 @@ namespace ts {
             return type;
         }
 
+        function markAliasReferenced(symbol: Symbol, location: Node) {
+            if (isNonLocalAlias(symbol, /*excludes*/ SymbolFlags.Value) && !isInTypeQuery(location) && !isConstEnumOrConstEnumOnlyModule(resolveAlias(symbol))) {
+                markAliasSymbolAsReferenced(symbol);
+            }
+        }
+
         function checkIdentifier(node: Identifier): Type {
             const symbol = getResolvedSymbol(node);
             if (symbol === unknownSymbol) {
@@ -13151,9 +13157,9 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             // We should only mark aliases as referenced if there isn't a local value declaration
-            // for the symbol.
-            if (isNonLocalAlias(symbol, /*excludes*/ SymbolFlags.Value) && !isInTypeQuery(node) && !isConstEnumOrConstEnumOnlyModule(resolveAlias(symbol))) {
-                markAliasSymbolAsReferenced(symbol);
+            // for the symbol. Also, don't mark any property access expression LHS - checkPropertyAccessExpression will handle that
+            if (!(node.parent && isPropertyAccessExpression(node.parent) && node.parent.expression === node)) {
+                markAliasReferenced(symbol, node);
             }
 
             const localOrExportSymbol = getExportSymbolOfValueSymbolIfExported(symbol);
@@ -15711,15 +15717,20 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function checkPropertyAccessExpressionOrQualifiedName(node: PropertyAccessExpression | QualifiedName, left: Expression | QualifiedName, right: Identifier) {
             let propType: Type;
-            let leftSymbol = getNodeLinks(left) && getNodeLinks(left).resolvedSymbol;
-            const leftWasReferenced = leftSymbol && getSymbolLinks(leftSymbol).referenced;
             const leftType = checkNonNullExpression(left);
+            const parentSymbol = getNodeLinks(left).resolvedSymbol;
             const apparentType = getApparentType(getWidenedType(leftType));
             if (isTypeAny(apparentType) || apparentType === silentNeverType) {
+                if (isIdentifier(left) && parentSymbol) {
+                    markAliasReferenced(parentSymbol, node);
+                }
                 return apparentType;
             }
             const assignmentKind = getAssignmentTargetKind(node);
             const prop = getPropertyOfType(apparentType, right.escapedText);
+            if (isIdentifier(left) && parentSymbol && !(prop && isConstEnumOrConstEnumOnlyModule(prop))) {
+                markAliasReferenced(parentSymbol, node);
+            }
             if (!prop) {
                 const indexInfo = getIndexInfoOfType(apparentType, IndexKind.String);
                 if (!(indexInfo && indexInfo.type)) {
@@ -15736,13 +15747,6 @@ namespace ts {
             else {
                 checkPropertyNotUsedBeforeDeclaration(prop, node, right);
                 markPropertyAsReferenced(prop, node, left.kind === SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword);
-                // Reset the referenced-ness of the LHS expression if this access refers to a const enum or const enum only module
-                leftSymbol = getNodeLinks(left) && getNodeLinks(left).resolvedSymbol;
-                if (leftSymbol && !leftWasReferenced && getSymbolLinks(leftSymbol).referenced &&
-                    !(isNonLocalAlias(leftSymbol, /*excludes*/ SymbolFlags.Value) && !isInTypeQuery(node) && !isConstEnumOrConstEnumOnlyModule(prop))
-                ) {
-                    getSymbolLinks(leftSymbol).referenced = undefined;
-                }
                 getNodeLinks(node).resolvedSymbol = prop;
                 checkPropertyAccessibility(node, left, apparentType, prop);
                 if (assignmentKind) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.js b/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57bfab58d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/importAliasFromNamespace.ts] ////
+
+//// [internal.ts]
+namespace My.Internal {
+    export function getThing(): void {}
+    export const enum WhichThing {
+        A, B, C
+    }
+}
+
+//// [usage.ts]
+/// <reference path="./internal.ts" />
+namespace SomeOther.Thing {
+    import Internal = My.Internal;
+    export class Foo {
+        private _which: Internal.WhichThing;
+        constructor() {
+            Internal.getThing();
+            Internal.WhichThing.A ? "foo" : "bar";
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//// [internal.js]
+var My;
+(function (My) {
+    var Internal;
+    (function (Internal) {
+        function getThing() { }
+        Internal.getThing = getThing;
+    })(Internal = My.Internal || (My.Internal = {}));
+})(My || (My = {}));
+//// [usage.js]
+/// <reference path="./internal.ts" />
+var SomeOther;
+(function (SomeOther) {
+    var Thing;
+    (function (Thing) {
+        var Internal = My.Internal;
+        var Foo = /** @class */ (function () {
+            function Foo() {
+                Internal.getThing();
+                0 /* A */ ? "foo" : "bar";
+            }
+            return Foo;
+        }());
+        Thing.Foo = Foo;
+    })(Thing = SomeOther.Thing || (SomeOther.Thing = {}));
+})(SomeOther || (SomeOther = {}));
+
+
+//// [internal.d.ts]
+declare namespace My.Internal {
+    function getThing(): void;
+    const enum WhichThing {
+        A = 0,
+        B = 1,
+        C = 2,
+    }
+}
+//// [usage.d.ts]
+/// <reference path="internal.d.ts" />
+declare namespace SomeOther.Thing {
+    class Foo {
+        private _which;
+        constructor();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11cbb52d895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/usage.ts ===
+/// <reference path="./internal.ts" />
+namespace SomeOther.Thing {
+>SomeOther : Symbol(SomeOther, Decl(usage.ts, 0, 0))
+>Thing : Symbol(Thing, Decl(usage.ts, 1, 20))
+
+    import Internal = My.Internal;
+>Internal : Symbol(Internal, Decl(usage.ts, 1, 27))
+>My : Symbol(My, Decl(internal.ts, 0, 0))
+>Internal : Symbol(Internal, Decl(internal.ts, 0, 13))
+
+    export class Foo {
+>Foo : Symbol(Foo, Decl(usage.ts, 2, 34))
+
+        private _which: Internal.WhichThing;
+>_which : Symbol(Foo._which, Decl(usage.ts, 3, 22))
+>Internal : Symbol(Internal, Decl(usage.ts, 1, 27))
+>WhichThing : Symbol(Internal.WhichThing, Decl(internal.ts, 1, 39))
+
+        constructor() {
+            Internal.getThing();
+>Internal.getThing : Symbol(Internal.getThing, Decl(internal.ts, 0, 23))
+>Internal : Symbol(Internal, Decl(usage.ts, 1, 27))
+>getThing : Symbol(Internal.getThing, Decl(internal.ts, 0, 23))
+
+            Internal.WhichThing.A ? "foo" : "bar";
+>Internal.WhichThing.A : Symbol(Internal.WhichThing.A, Decl(internal.ts, 2, 34))
+>Internal.WhichThing : Symbol(Internal.WhichThing, Decl(internal.ts, 1, 39))
+>Internal : Symbol(Internal, Decl(usage.ts, 1, 27))
+>WhichThing : Symbol(Internal.WhichThing, Decl(internal.ts, 1, 39))
+>A : Symbol(Internal.WhichThing.A, Decl(internal.ts, 2, 34))
+        }
+    }
+}
+=== tests/cases/compiler/internal.ts ===
+namespace My.Internal {
+>My : Symbol(My, Decl(internal.ts, 0, 0))
+>Internal : Symbol(Internal, Decl(internal.ts, 0, 13))
+
+    export function getThing(): void {}
+>getThing : Symbol(getThing, Decl(internal.ts, 0, 23))
+
+    export const enum WhichThing {
+>WhichThing : Symbol(WhichThing, Decl(internal.ts, 1, 39))
+
+        A, B, C
+>A : Symbol(WhichThing.A, Decl(internal.ts, 2, 34))
+>B : Symbol(WhichThing.B, Decl(internal.ts, 3, 10))
+>C : Symbol(WhichThing.C, Decl(internal.ts, 3, 13))
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.types b/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9bc6cbf0d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importAliasFromNamespace.types
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/usage.ts ===
+/// <reference path="./internal.ts" />
+namespace SomeOther.Thing {
+>SomeOther : typeof SomeOther
+>Thing : typeof Thing
+
+    import Internal = My.Internal;
+>Internal : typeof Internal
+>My : typeof My
+>Internal : typeof Internal
+
+    export class Foo {
+>Foo : Foo
+
+        private _which: Internal.WhichThing;
+>_which : Internal.WhichThing
+>Internal : any
+>WhichThing : Internal.WhichThing
+
+        constructor() {
+            Internal.getThing();
+>Internal.getThing() : void
+>Internal.getThing : () => void
+>Internal : typeof Internal
+>getThing : () => void
+
+            Internal.WhichThing.A ? "foo" : "bar";
+>Internal.WhichThing.A ? "foo" : "bar" : "foo" | "bar"
+>Internal.WhichThing.A : Internal.WhichThing.A
+>Internal.WhichThing : typeof Internal.WhichThing
+>Internal : typeof Internal
+>WhichThing : typeof Internal.WhichThing
+>A : Internal.WhichThing.A
+>"foo" : "foo"
+>"bar" : "bar"
+        }
+    }
+}
+=== tests/cases/compiler/internal.ts ===
+namespace My.Internal {
+>My : typeof My
+>Internal : typeof Internal
+
+    export function getThing(): void {}
+>getThing : () => void
+
+    export const enum WhichThing {
+>WhichThing : WhichThing
+
+        A, B, C
+>A : WhichThing.A
+>B : WhichThing.B
+>C : WhichThing.C
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/importAliasFromNamespace.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/importAliasFromNamespace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7958be7e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/importAliasFromNamespace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @filename: internal.ts
+namespace My.Internal {
+    export function getThing(): void {}
+    export const enum WhichThing {
+        A, B, C
+    }
+}
+
+// @filename: usage.ts
+/// <reference path="./internal.ts" />
+namespace SomeOther.Thing {
+    import Internal = My.Internal;
+    export class Foo {
+        private _which: Internal.WhichThing;
+        constructor() {
+            Internal.getThing();
+            Internal.WhichThing.A ? "foo" : "bar";
+        }
+    }
+}
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