diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 98b7a9d044f..e00465caa14 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -19973,7 +19973,8 @@ namespace ts {
             const node = getNameOfDeclaration(declaration) || declaration;
             if (isIdentifierThatStartsWithUnderScore(node)) {
                 const declaration = getRootDeclaration(node.parent);
-                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration && isForInOrOfStatement(declaration.parent.parent)) {
+                if ((declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration && isForInOrOfStatement(declaration.parent.parent)) ||
+                  declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeParameter) {
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -20023,7 +20024,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         return;
                     }
                     for (const typeParameter of node.typeParameters) {
-                        if (!getMergedSymbol(typeParameter.symbol).isReferenced) {
+                        if (!getMergedSymbol(typeParameter.symbol).isReferenced && !isIdentifierThatStartsWithUnderScore(typeParameter.name)) {
                             error(typeParameter.name, Diagnostics._0_is_declared_but_its_value_is_never_read, unescapeLeadingUnderscores(typeParameter.symbol.escapedName));
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd44a68b78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts(1,16): error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts(3,12): error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts(5,17): error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts(7,13): error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts (4 errors) ====
+    function f<_T, U>() { }
+                   ~
+!!! error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+    
+    type T<_T, U> = { };
+               ~
+!!! error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+    
+    interface I<_T, U> { };
+                    ~
+!!! error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+    
+    class C<_T, U> { };
+                ~
+!!! error TS6133: 'U' is declared but its value is never read.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.js b/tests/baselines/reference/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..095cf2da85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//// [unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts]
+function f<_T, U>() { }
+
+type T<_T, U> = { };
+
+interface I<_T, U> { };
+
+class C<_T, U> { };
+
+
+//// [unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.js]
+function f() { }
+;
+var C = /** @class */ (function () {
+    function C() {
+    }
+    return C;
+}());
+;
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc66534118f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/unusedTypeParametersWithUnderscore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//@noUnusedLocals:true
+
+function f<_T, U>() { }
+
+type T<_T, U> = { };
+
+interface I<_T, U> { };
+
+class C<_T, U> { };