diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index fcfee1b468..725a94e9d3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -1240,7 +1240,21 @@ namespace ts {
         function checkAndReportErrorForUsingTypeAsNamespace(errorLocation: Node, name: __String, meaning: SymbolFlags): boolean {
             if (meaning === SymbolFlags.Namespace) {
                 const symbol = resolveSymbol(resolveName(errorLocation, name, SymbolFlags.Type & ~SymbolFlags.Value, /*nameNotFoundMessage*/undefined, /*nameArg*/ undefined));
+                const parent = errorLocation.parent;
                 if (symbol) {
+                    if (isQualifiedName(parent)) {
+                        const propName = parent.right.escapedText;
+                        const propType = getPropertyOfType(getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol), propName);
+                        if (propType) {
+                            error(
+                                parent,
+                                Diagnostics.Cannot_access_0_1_because_0_is_a_type_but_not_a_namespace_Did_you_mean_to_retrieve_the_type_of_the_property_1_in_0_with_0_1,
+                                unescapeLeadingUnderscores(name),
+                                unescapeLeadingUnderscores(propName),
+                            );
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                    }
                     error(errorLocation, Diagnostics._0_only_refers_to_a_type_but_is_being_used_as_a_namespace_here, unescapeLeadingUnderscores(name));
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index 7cd6108576..0d9e7a0a6b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -2192,6 +2192,10 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 2712
     },
+    "Cannot access '{0}.{1}' because '{0}' is a type, but not a namespace. Did you mean to retrieve the type of the property '{1}' in '{0}' with '{0}[\"{1}\"]'?": {
+        "category": "Error",
+        "code": 2713
+    },
 
     "Import declaration '{0}' is using private name '{1}'.": {
         "category": "Error",