diff --git a/src/plugins/typescript.js b/src/plugins/typescript.js
index 3839a92009..1360b04be4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/typescript.js
+++ b/src/plugins/typescript.js
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
         node.global = true;
         node.id = this.parseIdentifier();
       } else if (this.match(tt.string)) {
-        node.id = this.parseLiteral(this.state.value, "StringLiteral");
+        node.id = this.parseExprAtom();
       } else {
         this.unexpected();
       }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/options.json b/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..511e4947cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "plugins": ["typescript", "estree"]
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/shorthand-ambient-module/actual.js b/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/shorthand-ambient-module/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..422ee35552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/shorthand-ambient-module/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+declare module "hot-new-module";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/shorthand-ambient-module/expected.json b/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/shorthand-ambient-module/expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..659fe3a957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/typescript/estree-compat/shorthand-ambient-module/expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 32,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 32
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 32,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 32
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "module",
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "TSModuleDeclaration",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 32,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 32
+          }
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "type": "Literal",
+          "start": 15,
+          "end": 31,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 15
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 31
+            }
+          },
+          "value": "hot-new-module",
+          "raw": "\"hot-new-module\""
+        },
+        "declare": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file