diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index e72ce3ad5aced..ea4b8af183ffa 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -6497,7 +6497,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     const result = target === PropertyLikeParse.Parameter ?
                         <JSDocParameterTag>createNode(SyntaxKind.JSDocParameterTag, atToken.pos) :
                         <JSDocPropertyTag>createNode(SyntaxKind.JSDocPropertyTag, atToken.pos);
-                    const nestedTypeLiteral = parseNestedTypeLiteral(typeExpression, name);
+                    const nestedTypeLiteral = parseNestedTypeLiteral(typeExpression, name, target);
                     if (nestedTypeLiteral) {
                         typeExpression = nestedTypeLiteral;
                         isNameFirst = true;
@@ -6511,15 +6511,17 @@ namespace ts {
                     return finishNode(result);
                 }
 
-                function parseNestedTypeLiteral(typeExpression: JSDocTypeExpression, name: EntityName) {
+                function parseNestedTypeLiteral(typeExpression: JSDocTypeExpression, name: EntityName, target: PropertyLikeParse) {
                     if (typeExpression && isObjectOrObjectArrayTypeReference(typeExpression.type)) {
                         const typeLiteralExpression = <JSDocTypeExpression>createNode(SyntaxKind.JSDocTypeExpression, scanner.getTokenPos());
-                        let child: JSDocParameterTag | false;
+                        let child: JSDocPropertyLikeTag | JSDocTypeTag | false;
                         let jsdocTypeLiteral: JSDocTypeLiteral;
                         const start = scanner.getStartPos();
-                        let children: JSDocParameterTag[];
-                        while (child = tryParse(() => parseChildParameterOrPropertyTag(PropertyLikeParse.Parameter, name))) {
-                            children = append(children, child);
+                        let children: JSDocPropertyLikeTag[];
+                        while (child = tryParse(() => parseChildParameterOrPropertyTag(target, name))) {
+                            if (child.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocParameterTag || child.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocPropertyTag) {
+                                children = append(children, child);
+                            }
                         }
                         if (children) {
                             jsdocTypeLiteral = <JSDocTypeLiteral>createNode(SyntaxKind.JSDocTypeLiteral, start);
@@ -6623,7 +6625,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         let jsdocTypeLiteral: JSDocTypeLiteral;
                         let childTypeTag: JSDocTypeTag;
                         const start = scanner.getStartPos();
-                        while (child = tryParse(() => parseChildParameterOrPropertyTag(PropertyLikeParse.Property))) {
+                        while (child = tryParse(() => parseChildPropertyTag())) {
                             if (!jsdocTypeLiteral) {
                                 jsdocTypeLiteral = <JSDocTypeLiteral>createNode(SyntaxKind.JSDocTypeLiteral, start);
                             }
@@ -6683,8 +6685,10 @@ namespace ts {
                     return a.escapedText === b.escapedText;
                 }
 
-                function parseChildParameterOrPropertyTag(target: PropertyLikeParse.Property): JSDocTypeTag | JSDocPropertyTag | false;
-                function parseChildParameterOrPropertyTag(target: PropertyLikeParse.Parameter, name: EntityName): JSDocParameterTag | false;
+                function parseChildPropertyTag() {
+                    return parseChildParameterOrPropertyTag(PropertyLikeParse.Property) as JSDocTypeTag | JSDocPropertyTag | false;
+                }
+
                 function parseChildParameterOrPropertyTag(target: PropertyLikeParse, name?: EntityName): JSDocTypeTag | JSDocPropertyTag | JSDocParameterTag | false {
                     let canParseTag = true;
                     let seenAsterisk = false;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/typedefTagNested.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/typedefTagNested.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..41ea2faf0b02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/typedefTagNested.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/a.js ===
+/** @typedef {Object} App
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {Object} icons
+ * @property {string} icons.image32
+ * @property {string} icons.image64
+ */
+var ex;
+>ex : Symbol(ex, Decl(a.js, 6, 3))
+
+/** @type {App} */
+const app = {
+>app : Symbol(app, Decl(a.js, 9, 5))
+
+    name: 'name',
+>name : Symbol(name, Decl(a.js, 9, 13))
+
+    icons: {
+>icons : Symbol(icons, Decl(a.js, 10, 17))
+
+        image32: 'x.png',
+>image32 : Symbol(image32, Decl(a.js, 11, 12))
+
+        image64: 'y.png',
+>image64 : Symbol(image64, Decl(a.js, 12, 25))
+    }
+}
+
+/** @typedef {Object} Opp
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {Object} oops
+ * @property {string} horrible
+ * @type {string} idea
+ */
+
+/** @type {Opp} */
+var mistake;
+>mistake : Symbol(mistake, Decl(a.js, 25, 3))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/typedefTagNested.types b/tests/baselines/reference/typedefTagNested.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6fe8c251205fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/typedefTagNested.types
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/a.js ===
+/** @typedef {Object} App
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {Object} icons
+ * @property {string} icons.image32
+ * @property {string} icons.image64
+ */
+var ex;
+>ex : any
+
+/** @type {App} */
+const app = {
+>app : { name: string; icons: { image32: string; image64: string; }; }
+>{    name: 'name',    icons: {        image32: 'x.png',        image64: 'y.png',    }} : { name: string; icons: { image32: string; image64: string; }; }
+
+    name: 'name',
+>name : string
+>'name' : "name"
+
+    icons: {
+>icons : { image32: string; image64: string; }
+>{        image32: 'x.png',        image64: 'y.png',    } : { image32: string; image64: string; }
+
+        image32: 'x.png',
+>image32 : string
+>'x.png' : "x.png"
+
+        image64: 'y.png',
+>image64 : string
+>'y.png' : "y.png"
+    }
+}
+
+/** @typedef {Object} Opp
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {Object} oops
+ * @property {string} horrible
+ * @type {string} idea
+ */
+
+/** @type {Opp} */
+var mistake;
+>mistake : { name: string; oops: { horrible: string; }; }
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/typedefTagNested.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/typedefTagNested.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a66ff7aa4245f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/typedefTagNested.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// @noEmit: true
+// @allowJs: true
+// @checkJs: true
+// @strict: true
+// @Filename: a.js
+
+/** @typedef {Object} App
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {Object} icons
+ * @property {string} icons.image32
+ * @property {string} icons.image64
+ */
+var ex;
+
+/** @type {App} */
+const app = {
+    name: 'name',
+    icons: {
+        image32: 'x.png',
+        image64: 'y.png',
+    }
+}
+
+/** @typedef {Object} Opp
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {Object} oops
+ * @property {string} horrible
+ * @type {string} idea
+ */
+
+/** @type {Opp} */
+var mistake;