diff --git a/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts b/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts
index 8c012f2678..3db032b8d0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 if (!moduleElementEmitInfo && asynchronousSubModuleDeclarationEmitInfo) {
                     moduleElementEmitInfo = forEach(asynchronousSubModuleDeclarationEmitInfo, declEmitInfo => declEmitInfo.node === nodeToCheck ? declEmitInfo : undefined);
                 }
-                                
+
                 // If the alias was marked as not visible when we saw its declaration, we would have saved the aliasEmitInfo, but if we haven't yet visited the alias declaration
                 // then we don't need to write it at this point. We will write it when we actually see its declaration
                 // Eg.
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 // we would write alias foo declaration when we visit it since it would now be marked as visible
                 if (moduleElementEmitInfo) {
                     if (moduleElementEmitInfo.node.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration) {
-                        // we have to create asynchronous output only after we have collected complete information 
+                        // we have to create asynchronous output only after we have collected complete information
                         // because it is possible to enable multiple bindings as asynchronously visible
                         moduleElementEmitInfo.isVisible = true;
                     }
@@ -353,6 +353,21 @@ namespace ts {
                     return emitEntityName(<Identifier>type);
                 case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
                     return emitEntityName(<QualifiedName>type);
+                case SyntaxKind.TypePredicate:
+                    return emitTypePredicate(<TypePredicateNode>type);
+            }
+
+            function writeEntityName(entityName: EntityName | Expression) {
+                if (entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
+                    writeTextOfNode(currentSourceFile, entityName);
+                }
+                else {
+                    let left = entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName ? (<QualifiedName>entityName).left : (<PropertyAccessExpression>entityName).expression;
+                    let right = entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName ? (<QualifiedName>entityName).right : (<PropertyAccessExpression>entityName).name;
+                    writeEntityName(left);
+                    write(".");
+                    writeTextOfNode(currentSourceFile, right);
+                }
             }
 
             function emitEntityName(entityName: EntityName | PropertyAccessExpression) {
@@ -362,19 +377,6 @@ namespace ts {
 
                 handleSymbolAccessibilityError(visibilityResult);
                 writeEntityName(entityName);
-
-                function writeEntityName(entityName: EntityName | Expression) {
-                    if (entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
-                        writeTextOfNode(currentSourceFile, entityName);
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        let left = entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName ? (<QualifiedName>entityName).left : (<PropertyAccessExpression>entityName).expression;
-                        let right = entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName ? (<QualifiedName>entityName).right : (<PropertyAccessExpression>entityName).name;
-                        writeEntityName(left);
-                        write(".");
-                        writeTextOfNode(currentSourceFile, right);
-                    }
-                }
             }
 
             function emitExpressionWithTypeArguments(node: ExpressionWithTypeArguments) {
@@ -398,6 +400,12 @@ namespace ts {
                 }
             }
 
+            function emitTypePredicate(type: TypePredicateNode) {
+                writeEntityName(type.parameterName);
+                write(" is ");
+                emitType(type.type);
+            }
+
             function emitTypeQuery(type: TypeQueryNode) {
                 write("typeof ");
                 emitEntityName(type.exprName);
@@ -600,7 +608,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function writeImportEqualsDeclaration(node: ImportEqualsDeclaration) {
-            // note usage of writer. methods instead of aliases created, just to make sure we are using 
+            // note usage of writer. methods instead of aliases created, just to make sure we are using
             // correct writer especially to handle asynchronous alias writing
             emitJsDocComments(node);
             if (node.flags & NodeFlags.Export) {
@@ -642,7 +650,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function writeImportDeclaration(node: ImportDeclaration) {
             if (!node.importClause && !(node.flags & NodeFlags.Export)) {
-                // do not write non-exported import declarations that don't have import clauses 
+                // do not write non-exported import declarations that don't have import clauses
                 return;
             }
             emitJsDocComments(node);
@@ -1517,7 +1525,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            } 
+            }
         }
 
         function emitNode(node: Node) {
@@ -1577,7 +1585,7 @@ namespace ts {
             referencePathsOutput += "/// <reference path=\"" + declFileName + "\" />" + newLine;
         }
     }
-    
+
     /* @internal */
     export function writeDeclarationFile(jsFilePath: string, sourceFile: SourceFile, host: EmitHost, resolver: EmitResolver, diagnostics: Diagnostic[]) {
         let emitDeclarationResult = emitDeclarations(host, resolver, diagnostics, jsFilePath, sourceFile);
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/declFileFunctions.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/declFileFunctions.ts
index e7ce3d07f8..36972d427f 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/declFileFunctions.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/declFileFunctions.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export function fooWithSingleOverload(a: any) {
     return a;
 }
 
+export function fooWithTypePredicate(a: any): a is number {
+    return true;
+}
+
 /** This comment should appear for nonExportedFoo*/
 function nonExportedFoo() {
 }