diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index bc9906f2054..d8cbbe5f758 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -4229,7 +4229,7 @@ namespace ts {
         /** Return the inferred type for a binding element */
         function getTypeForBindingElement(declaration: BindingElement): Type {
             const pattern = declaration.parent;
-            const parentType = getTypeForBindingElementParent(pattern.parent);
+            let parentType = getTypeForBindingElementParent(pattern.parent);
             // If parent has the unknown (error) type, then so does this binding element
             if (parentType === unknownType) {
                 return unknownType;
@@ -4271,6 +4271,10 @@ namespace ts {
                     // or otherwise the type of the string index signature.
                     const text = getTextOfPropertyName(name);
 
+                    // Relax null check on ambient destructuring parameters, since the parameters have no implementation and are just documentation
+                    if (strictNullChecks && declaration.flags & NodeFlags.Ambient && isParameterDeclaration(declaration)) {
+                        parentType = getNonNullableType(parentType);
+                    }
                     const declaredType = getTypeOfPropertyOfType(parentType, text);
                     type = declaredType && getFlowTypeOfReference(declaration, declaredType) ||
                         isNumericLiteralName(text) && getIndexTypeOfType(parentType, IndexKind.Number) ||
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.js b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a6a602d6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.ts]
+export declare function foo({a}?: {
+    a?: string;
+}): void;
+export declare function foo2({a}: {
+    a?: string | undefined;
+} | undefined, b: string): void;
+
+//// [initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e91e2bd3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.d.ts ===
+export declare function foo({a}?: {
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(index.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(index.d.ts, 0, 29))
+
+    a?: string;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(index.d.ts, 0, 35))
+
+}): void;
+export declare function foo2({a}: {
+>foo2 : Symbol(foo2, Decl(index.d.ts, 2, 9))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(index.d.ts, 3, 30))
+
+    a?: string | undefined;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(index.d.ts, 3, 35))
+
+} | undefined, b: string): void;
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(index.d.ts, 5, 14))
+
+export declare function foo3({a, b: {c}}: {
+>foo3 : Symbol(foo3, Decl(index.d.ts, 5, 32))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(index.d.ts, 6, 30))
+>c : Symbol(c, Decl(index.d.ts, 6, 37))
+
+    a?: string | undefined;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(index.d.ts, 6, 43))
+
+    b?: {c?: string | undefined;} | undefined;
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(index.d.ts, 7, 27))
+>c : Symbol(c, Decl(index.d.ts, 8, 9))
+
+} | undefined, b: string): void;
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(index.d.ts, 9, 14))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.types b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..798b5268337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.types
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.d.ts ===
+export declare function foo({a}?: {
+>foo : ({ a }?: { a?: string | undefined; } | undefined) => void
+>a : string | undefined
+
+    a?: string;
+>a : string | undefined
+
+}): void;
+export declare function foo2({a}: {
+>foo2 : ({ a }: { a?: string | undefined; } | undefined, b: string) => void
+>a : string | undefined
+
+    a?: string | undefined;
+>a : string | undefined
+
+} | undefined, b: string): void;
+>b : string
+
+export declare function foo3({a, b: {c}}: {
+>foo3 : ({ a, b: { c } }: { a?: string | undefined; b?: { c?: string | undefined; } | undefined; } | undefined, b: string) => void
+>a : string | undefined
+>b : any
+>c : string | undefined
+
+    a?: string | undefined;
+>a : string | undefined
+
+    b?: {c?: string | undefined;} | undefined;
+>b : { c?: string | undefined; } | undefined
+>c : string | undefined
+
+} | undefined, b: string): void;
+>b : string
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..327849ae80e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/initializedParameterBeforeNonoptionalNotOptional.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// @strict: true
+// @filename: index.d.ts
+export declare function foo({a}?: {
+    a?: string;
+}): void;
+export declare function foo2({a}: {
+    a?: string | undefined;
+} | undefined, b: string): void;
+export declare function foo3({a, b: {c}}: {
+    a?: string | undefined;
+    b?: {c?: string | undefined;} | undefined;
+} | undefined, b: string): void;
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