diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 0ba65d6e61a..03d8259bcfc 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -18167,6 +18167,9 @@ namespace ts {
                             (<ImportDeclaration>node.parent).moduleSpecifier === node)) {
                         return resolveExternalModuleName(node, <LiteralExpression>node);
                     }
+                    if (isInJavaScriptFile(node) && isRequireCall(node.parent, /*checkArgumentIsStringLiteral*/ false)) {
+                        return resolveExternalModuleName(node, <LiteralExpression>node);
+                    }
                 // Fall through
 
                 case SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral:
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/goToDefinitionJsModuleName.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/goToDefinitionJsModuleName.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eac4bc8053d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/goToDefinitionJsModuleName.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+// @allowJs: true
+// @Filename: foo.js
+/////*2*/module.exports = {};
+
+// @Filename: bar.js
+////var x = require(/*1*/"./foo");
+
+goTo.marker("1");
+goTo.definition();
+verify.caretAtMarker("2");
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