diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 60db22498601f..512fcc05832f4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -10467,6 +10467,7 @@ export function isValidBigIntString(s: string, roundTripOnly: boolean): boolean
 /** @internal */
 export function isValidTypeOnlyAliasUseSite(useSite: Node): boolean {
     return !!(useSite.flags & NodeFlags.Ambient)
+        || isInJSDoc(useSite)
         || isPartOfTypeQuery(useSite)
         || isIdentifierInNonEmittingHeritageClause(useSite)
         || isPartOfPossiblyValidTypeOrAbstractComputedPropertyName(useSite)
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..03bedf5694d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/b.js(6,14): error TS2420: Class 'C' incorrectly implements interface 'I'.
+  Property 'foo' is missing in type 'C' but required in type 'I'.
+
+
+==== /a.ts (0 errors) ====
+    export interface I {
+        foo(): void;
+    }
+    
+==== /b.js (1 errors) ====
+    /**
+     * @import * as NS from './a'
+     */
+    
+    /** @implements {NS.I} */
+    export class C {}
+                 ~
+!!! error TS2420: Class 'C' incorrectly implements interface 'I'.
+!!! error TS2420:   Property 'foo' is missing in type 'C' but required in type 'I'.
+!!! related TS2728 /a.ts:2:5: 'foo' is declared here.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0ef50ac35705a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/importTag23.ts] ////
+
+=== /a.ts ===
+export interface I {
+>I : Symbol(I, Decl(a.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    foo(): void;
+>foo : Symbol(I.foo, Decl(a.ts, 0, 20))
+}
+
+=== /b.js ===
+/**
+ * @import * as NS from './a'
+ */
+
+/** @implements {NS.I} */
+export class C {}
+>C : Symbol(C, Decl(b.js, 0, 0))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.types b/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e2752f504851d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importTag23.types
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/importTag23.ts] ////
+
+=== /a.ts ===
+export interface I {
+    foo(): void;
+>foo : () => void
+>    : ^^^^^^    
+}
+
+=== /b.js ===
+/**
+ * @import * as NS from './a'
+ */
+
+/** @implements {NS.I} */
+export class C {}
+>C : C
+>  : ^
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/importTag23.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/importTag23.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad2f361fe36c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/importTag23.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// @checkJs: true
+// @allowJs: true
+// @noEmit: true
+
+// @filename: /a.ts
+export interface I {
+    foo(): void;
+}
+
+// @filename: /b.js
+/**
+ * @import * as NS from './a'
+ */
+
+/** @implements {NS.I} */
+export class C {}