diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 98dfea08e0e..5d76a3b127f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -4130,7 +4130,7 @@ module ts {
         // DECLARATION AND STATEMENT TYPE CHECKING
 
         function checkTypeParameter(node: TypeParameterDeclaration) {
-            checkNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Type_parameter_name_cannot_be_0);
+            checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Type_parameter_name_cannot_be_0);
             checkSourceElement(node.constraint);
             checkTypeParameterHasIllegalReferencesInConstraint(node);
             // TODO: Check multiple declarations are identical
@@ -5027,7 +5027,7 @@ module ts {
             }
         }
 
-        function checkNameIsReserved(name: Identifier, message: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
+        function checkTypeNameIsReserved(name: Identifier, message: DiagnosticMessage): void {
             // TS 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.6.1
             // The predefined type keywords are reserved and cannot be used as names of user defined types.
             switch (name.text) {
@@ -5037,7 +5037,6 @@ module ts {
                 case "string":
                 case "void":
                     error(name, message, name.text);
-                    return true;
             }
         }
 
@@ -5058,7 +5057,7 @@ module ts {
 
         function checkClassDeclaration(node: ClassDeclaration) {
             checkDeclarationModifiers(node);
-            checkNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Class_name_cannot_be_0);
+            checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Class_name_cannot_be_0);
             checkTypeParameters(node.typeParameters);
             var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
             var type = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
@@ -5213,7 +5212,7 @@ module ts {
 
         function checkInterfaceDeclaration(node: InterfaceDeclaration) {
             checkDeclarationModifiers(node);
-            checkNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Interface_name_cannot_be_0);
+            checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Interface_name_cannot_be_0);
             checkTypeParameters(node.typeParameters);
             var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
             var firstInterfaceDecl = <InterfaceDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration);
@@ -5259,7 +5258,7 @@ module ts {
 
         function checkEnumDeclaration(node: EnumDeclaration) {
             checkDeclarationModifiers(node);
-            checkNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Enum_name_cannot_be_0);
+            checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Enum_name_cannot_be_0);
             var enumSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
             var enumType = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(enumSymbol);
             var autoValue = 0;
@@ -5334,16 +5333,20 @@ module ts {
 
         function checkImportDeclaration(node: ImportDeclaration) {
             checkDeclarationModifiers(node);
-            checkNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Import_name_cannot_be_0);
             var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
             var target: Symbol;
             
             if (node.entityName) {
                 target = resolveImport(symbol);
                 // Import declaration for an internal module
-                if (target !== unknownSymbol && target.flags & SymbolFlags.Value) {
-                    // Target is a value symbol, check that it can be evaluated as an expression
-                    checkExpression(node.entityName);
+                if (target !== unknownSymbol) {
+                    if (target.flags & SymbolFlags.Value) {
+                        // Target is a value symbol, check that it can be evaluated as an expression
+                        checkExpression(node.entityName);
+                    }
+                    if (target.flags & SymbolFlags.Type) {
+                        checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Import_name_cannot_be_0);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             else {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d2b5665a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+==== tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.ts (1 errors) ====
+    declare module test {
+        interface istring { }
+    
+        // Should error; 'test.istring' is a type, so this import conflicts with the 'string' type.
+        import string = test.istring;
+               ~~~~~~
+!!! Import name cannot be 'string'
+    }
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.js b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..028fe49abca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//// [reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.ts]
+declare module test {
+    interface istring { }
+
+    // Should error; 'test.istring' is a type, so this import conflicts with the 'string' type.
+    import string = test.istring;
+}
+
+
+//// [reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImport.js b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImport.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4024afc4ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImport.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//// [reservedNameOnModuleImport.ts]
+declare module test {
+    module mstring { }
+
+    // Should be fine; this does not clobber any declared values.
+    export import string = mstring;
+}
+
+
+//// [reservedNameOnModuleImport.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57ec0f94b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+==== tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.ts (1 errors) ====
+    declare module test {
+        interface mi_string { }
+        module mi_string { }
+    
+        // Should error; imports both a type and a module, which means it conflicts with the 'string' type.
+        import string = mi_string;
+               ~~~~~~
+!!! Import name cannot be 'string'
+    }
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.js b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5dc15747e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.ts]
+declare module test {
+    interface mi_string { }
+    module mi_string { }
+
+    // Should error; imports both a type and a module, which means it conflicts with the 'string' type.
+    import string = mi_string;
+}
+
+
+//// [reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.js]
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a706a9acba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnInterfaceImport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+declare module test {
+    interface istring { }
+
+    // Should error; 'test.istring' is a type, so this import conflicts with the 'string' type.
+    import string = test.istring;
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnModuleImport.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnModuleImport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de0344f56f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnModuleImport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+declare module test {
+    module mstring { }
+
+    // Should be fine; this does not clobber any declared values.
+    export import string = mstring;
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bde58f92795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/reservedNameOnModuleImportWithInterface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+declare module test {
+    interface mi_string { }
+    module mi_string { }
+
+    // Should error; imports both a type and a module, which means it conflicts with the 'string' type.
+    import string = mi_string;
+}