diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index c42fcf79947..06da4859274 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -3011,6 +3011,9 @@ module ts {
                         case SyntaxKind.TemplateMiddle:
                             return containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.TemplateSpan; // `aa ${10} dd ${|
 
+                        case SyntaxKind.ColonToken:
+                            return containingNodeKind === SyntaxKind.BindingElement; // var {x :html|
+
                         case SyntaxKind.PublicKeyword:
                         case SyntaxKind.PrivateKeyword:
                         case SyntaxKind.ProtectedKeyword:
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListNewIdentifierBindingElement.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListNewIdentifierBindingElement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d1c17e0efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListNewIdentifierBindingElement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////var { x:html/*1*/
+
+goTo.marker("1");
+verify.completionListAllowsNewIdentifier();
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