diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 95c07300773..7b5fd18920e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ namespace ts {
             if (isBindingPattern(element.name)) {
                 return getTypeFromBindingPattern(<BindingPattern>element.name, includePatternInType);
             }
-            if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
+            if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny && !declarationBelongsToPrivateAmbientMember(element)) {
                 reportImplicitAnyError(element, anyType);
             }
             return anyType;
@@ -2936,14 +2936,19 @@ namespace ts {
 
             // Report implicit any errors unless this is a private property within an ambient declaration
             if (reportErrors && compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
-                const root = getRootDeclaration(declaration);
-                if (!isPrivateWithinAmbient(root) && !(root.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter && isPrivateWithinAmbient(root.parent))) {
+                if (!declarationBelongsToPrivateAmbientMember(declaration)) {
                     reportImplicitAnyError(declaration, type);
                 }
             }
             return type;
         }
 
+        function declarationBelongsToPrivateAmbientMember(declaration: VariableLikeDeclaration) {
+            const root = getRootDeclaration(declaration);
+            const memberDeclaration = root.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter ? root.parent : root;
+            return isPrivateWithinAmbient(memberDeclaration);
+        }
+
         function getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrProperty(symbol: Symbol): Type {
             const links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
             if (!links.type) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.js b/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d7d930703c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//// [noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts]
+type Arg = {
+    a: number;
+};
+export class Bar {
+    private bar({ a, }: Arg): number {
+        return a;
+    }
+}
+export declare class Bar2 {
+    private bar({ a, });
+}
+
+//// [noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.js]
+"use strict";
+var Bar = (function () {
+    function Bar() {
+    }
+    Bar.prototype.bar = function (_a) {
+        var a = _a.a;
+        return a;
+    };
+    return Bar;
+}());
+exports.Bar = Bar;
+
+
+//// [noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.d.ts]
+export declare class Bar {
+    private bar({a});
+}
+export declare class Bar2 {
+    private bar({a});
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b1ce5cfe48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts ===
+type Arg = {
+>Arg : Symbol(Arg, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    a: number;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 0, 12))
+
+};
+export class Bar {
+>Bar : Symbol(Bar, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 2, 2))
+
+    private bar({ a, }: Arg): number {
+>bar : Symbol(Bar.bar, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 3, 18))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 4, 17))
+>Arg : Symbol(Arg, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 0, 0))
+
+        return a;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 4, 17))
+    }
+}
+export declare class Bar2 {
+>Bar2 : Symbol(Bar2, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 7, 1))
+
+    private bar({ a, });
+>bar : Symbol(Bar2.bar, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 8, 27))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts, 9, 17))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.types b/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a399e59e3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.types
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts ===
+type Arg = {
+>Arg : { a: number; }
+
+    a: number;
+>a : number
+
+};
+export class Bar {
+>Bar : Bar
+
+    private bar({ a, }: Arg): number {
+>bar : ({a}: { a: number; }) => number
+>a : number
+>Arg : { a: number; }
+
+        return a;
+>a : number
+    }
+}
+export declare class Bar2 {
+>Bar2 : Bar2
+
+    private bar({ a, });
+>bar : ({a}: { a: any; }) => any
+>a : any
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6ff1fa6969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/noImplicitAnyDestructuringInPrivateMethod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// @noimplicitany: true
+// @declaration: true
+type Arg = {
+    a: number;
+};
+export class Bar {
+    private bar({ a, }: Arg): number {
+        return a;
+    }
+}
+export declare class Bar2 {
+    private bar({ a, });
+}
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