diff --git a/src/services/completions.ts b/src/services/completions.ts
index 562cdd5cbb..f1e7fac2a4 100644
--- a/src/services/completions.ts
+++ b/src/services/completions.ts
@@ -1839,6 +1839,18 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             }
         }
 
+        // If the symbol is for a member of an object type and is the internal name of an ES
+        // symbol, it is not a valid entry. Internal names for ES symbols start with "__@"
+        if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ClassMember) {
+            const escapedName = symbol.escapedName as string;
+            if (escapedName.length >= 3 &&
+                escapedName.charCodeAt(0) === CharacterCodes._ &&
+                escapedName.charCodeAt(1) === CharacterCodes._ &&
+                escapedName.charCodeAt(2) === CharacterCodes.at) {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
+
         return getCompletionEntryDisplayName(name, target, performCharacterChecks, allowStringLiteral);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionForStringLiteral13.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionForStringLiteral13.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..391a1ed508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionForStringLiteral13.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+////interface SymbolConstructor {
+////    readonly species: symbol;
+////}
+////var Symbol: SymbolConstructor;
+////interface PromiseConstructor {
+////  [Symbol.species]: PromiseConstructor;
+////}
+////var Promise: PromiseConstructor;
+////Promise["/*1*/"];
+
+goTo.marker('1');
+verify.not.completionListContains("__@species");