diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 8ad3cac2ae1..bf6c22c42af 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3324,6 +3324,10 @@ namespace ts {
                                 const methodDeclaration = <MethodSignature>signatureToSignatureDeclarationHelper(signature, SyntaxKind.MethodSignature, context);
                                 methodDeclaration.name = propertyName;
                                 methodDeclaration.questionToken = optionalToken;
+                                if (propertySymbol.valueDeclaration) {
+                                    // Copy comments to node for declaration emit
+                                    setCommentRange(methodDeclaration, propertySymbol.valueDeclaration);
+                                }
                                 typeElements.push(methodDeclaration);
                             }
                         }
@@ -3340,6 +3344,10 @@ namespace ts {
                                 optionalToken,
                                 propertyTypeNode,
                                /*initializer*/ undefined);
+                            if (propertySymbol.valueDeclaration) {
+                                // Copy comments to node for declaration emit
+                                setCommentRange(propertySignature, propertySymbol.valueDeclaration);
+                            }
                             typeElements.push(propertySignature);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.js b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d1a3ba6cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+//// [declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts]
+/**
+ * comment1
+ * @param p 
+ */
+export const foo = (p: string) => {
+    return {
+        /**
+         * comment2
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar: (s: number) => {},
+        /**
+         * comment3
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar2(s: number) {},
+    }
+}
+
+export class Foo {
+    /**
+     * comment4
+     * @param s  
+     */
+    bar(s: number) {
+    }
+}
+
+export let {
+    /**
+    * comment5
+    */
+    someMethod
+} = null as any;
+
+declare global {
+    interface ExtFunc {
+        /**
+        * comment6
+        */
+        someMethod(collection: any[]): boolean;
+    }
+}
+
+
+//// [declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+/**
+ * comment1
+ * @param p
+ */
+exports.foo = function (p) {
+    return {
+        /**
+         * comment2
+         * @param s
+         */
+        bar: function (s) { },
+        /**
+         * comment3
+         * @param s
+         */
+        bar2: function (s) { }
+    };
+};
+var Foo = /** @class */ (function () {
+    function Foo() {
+    }
+    /**
+     * comment4
+     * @param s
+     */
+    Foo.prototype.bar = function (s) {
+    };
+    return Foo;
+}());
+exports.Foo = Foo;
+/**
+* comment5
+*/
+exports.someMethod = null.someMethod;
+
+
+//// [declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.d.ts]
+/**
+ * comment1
+ * @param p
+ */
+export declare const foo: (p: string) => {
+    /**
+     * comment2
+     * @param s
+     */
+    bar: (s: number) => void;
+    /**
+     * comment3
+     * @param s
+     */
+    bar2(s: number): void;
+};
+export declare class Foo {
+    /**
+     * comment4
+     * @param s
+     */
+    bar(s: number): void;
+}
+export declare let 
+/**
+* comment5
+*/
+someMethod: any;
+declare global {
+    interface ExtFunc {
+        /**
+        * comment6
+        */
+        someMethod(collection: any[]): boolean;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e0a6a5158d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts ===
+/**
+ * comment1
+ * @param p 
+ */
+export const foo = (p: string) => {
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 4, 12))
+>p : Symbol(p, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 4, 20))
+
+    return {
+        /**
+         * comment2
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar: (s: number) => {},
+>bar : Symbol(bar, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 5, 12))
+>s : Symbol(s, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 10, 14))
+
+        /**
+         * comment3
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar2(s: number) {},
+>bar2 : Symbol(bar2, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 10, 31))
+>s : Symbol(s, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 15, 13))
+    }
+}
+
+export class Foo {
+>Foo : Symbol(Foo, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 17, 1))
+
+    /**
+     * comment4
+     * @param s  
+     */
+    bar(s: number) {
+>bar : Symbol(Foo.bar, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 19, 18))
+>s : Symbol(s, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 24, 8))
+    }
+}
+
+export let {
+    /**
+    * comment5
+    */
+    someMethod
+>someMethod : Symbol(someMethod, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 28, 12))
+
+} = null as any;
+
+declare global {
+>global : Symbol(global, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 33, 16))
+
+    interface ExtFunc {
+>ExtFunc : Symbol(ExtFunc, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 35, 16))
+
+        /**
+        * comment6
+        */
+        someMethod(collection: any[]): boolean;
+>someMethod : Symbol(ExtFunc.someMethod, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 36, 23))
+>collection : Symbol(collection, Decl(declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts, 40, 19))
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.types b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9487667d18c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.types
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts ===
+/**
+ * comment1
+ * @param p 
+ */
+export const foo = (p: string) => {
+>foo : (p: string) => { bar: (s: number) => void; bar2(s: number): void; }
+>(p: string) => {    return {        /**         * comment2         * @param s          */        bar: (s: number) => {},        /**         * comment3         * @param s          */        bar2(s: number) {},    }} : (p: string) => { bar: (s: number) => void; bar2(s: number): void; }
+>p : string
+
+    return {
+>{        /**         * comment2         * @param s          */        bar: (s: number) => {},        /**         * comment3         * @param s          */        bar2(s: number) {},    } : { bar: (s: number) => void; bar2(s: number): void; }
+
+        /**
+         * comment2
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar: (s: number) => {},
+>bar : (s: number) => void
+>(s: number) => {} : (s: number) => void
+>s : number
+
+        /**
+         * comment3
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar2(s: number) {},
+>bar2 : (s: number) => void
+>s : number
+    }
+}
+
+export class Foo {
+>Foo : Foo
+
+    /**
+     * comment4
+     * @param s  
+     */
+    bar(s: number) {
+>bar : (s: number) => void
+>s : number
+    }
+}
+
+export let {
+    /**
+    * comment5
+    */
+    someMethod
+>someMethod : any
+
+} = null as any;
+>null as any : any
+>null : null
+
+declare global {
+>global : any
+
+    interface ExtFunc {
+>ExtFunc : ExtFunc
+
+        /**
+        * comment6
+        */
+        someMethod(collection: any[]): boolean;
+>someMethod : (collection: any[]) => boolean
+>collection : any[]
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53901083758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitRetainsJsdocyComments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// @declaration: true
+/**
+ * comment1
+ * @param p 
+ */
+export const foo = (p: string) => {
+    return {
+        /**
+         * comment2
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar: (s: number) => {},
+        /**
+         * comment3
+         * @param s 
+         */
+        bar2(s: number) {},
+    }
+}
+
+export class Foo {
+    /**
+     * comment4
+     * @param s  
+     */
+    bar(s: number) {
+    }
+}
+
+export let {
+    /**
+    * comment5
+    */
+    someMethod
+} = null as any;
+
+declare global {
+    interface ExtFunc {
+        /**
+        * comment6
+        */
+        someMethod(collection: any[]): boolean;
+    }
+}