diff --git a/src/compiler/binder.ts b/src/compiler/binder.ts
index 5ad15f4d5c4..bbc4f5990de 100644
--- a/src/compiler/binder.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/binder.ts
@@ -1377,7 +1377,8 @@ namespace ts {
             if (inStrictMode &&
                 node.originalKeywordKind >= SyntaxKind.FirstFutureReservedWord &&
                 node.originalKeywordKind <= SyntaxKind.LastFutureReservedWord &&
-                !isIdentifierName(node)) {
+                !isIdentifierName(node) &&
+                !isInAmbientContext(node)) {
 
                 // Report error only if there are no parse errors in file
                 if (!file.parseDiagnostics.length) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.errors.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 88dc2e13f4d..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.errors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/ambientNameRestrictions.ts(2,14): error TS1214: Identifier expected. 'static' is a reserved word in strict mode. Modules are automatically in strict mode.
-
-
-==== tests/cases/compiler/ambientNameRestrictions.ts (1 errors) ====
-    export declare namespace Foo {
-      export var static: any;
-                 ~~~~~~
-!!! error TS1214: Identifier expected. 'static' is a reserved word in strict mode. Modules are automatically in strict mode.
-    }
-    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5b3fafaa57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/ambientNameRestrictions.ts ===
+export declare namespace Foo {
+>Foo : Symbol(Foo, Decl(ambientNameRestrictions.ts, 0, 0))
+
+  export var static: any;
+>static : Symbol(static, Decl(ambientNameRestrictions.ts, 1, 12))
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.types b/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..705319392d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/ambientNameRestrictions.types
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/ambientNameRestrictions.ts ===
+export declare namespace Foo {
+>Foo : typeof Foo
+
+  export var static: any;
+>static : any
+}
+