diff --git a/scripts/importDefinitllyTypedTests.ts b/scripts/importDefinitllyTypedTests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..caa6be0063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/importDefinitllyTypedTests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+declare var require: any, process: any;
+declare var __dirname: any;
+
+var fs = require("fs");
+var path = require("path");
+var child_process = require('child_process');
+
+var tscRoot = path.join(__dirname, "..\\");
+var tscPath = path.join(tscRoot, "built", "instrumented", "tsc.js");
+var rwcTestPath = path.join(tscRoot, "tests", "cases", "rwc", "dt");
+var definitelyTypedRoot = process.argv[2];
+
+function fileExtensionIs(path: string, extension: string): boolean {
+    var pathLen = path.length;
+    var extLen = extension.length;
+    return pathLen > extLen && path.substr(pathLen - extLen, extLen).toLocaleLowerCase() === extension.toLocaleLowerCase();
+}
+
+function copyFileSync(source, destination) {
+    var text = fs.readFileSync(source);
+    fs.writeFileSync(destination, text);
+}
+
+function importDefinitelyTypedTest(testCaseName: string, testFiles: string[], responseFile: string ) {
+    var cmd = "node " + tscPath + " --module commonjs " + testFiles.join(" ");
+    if (responseFile) cmd += " @" + responseFile;
+
+    var testDirectoryName = testCaseName + "_" + Math.floor((Math.random() * 10000) + 1); 
+    var testDirectoryPath = path.join(process.env["temp"], testDirectoryName);
+    if (fs.existsSync(testDirectoryPath)) {
+        throw new Error("Could not create test directory");
+    }
+    fs.mkdirSync(testDirectoryPath);
+
+    child_process.exec(cmd, {
+        maxBuffer: 1 * 1024 * 1024,
+        cwd: testDirectoryPath
+    }, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+            //console.log("importing " + testCaseName + " ...");
+            //console.log(cmd);
+
+            if (error) {
+                console.log("importing " + testCaseName + " ...");
+                console.log(cmd);
+                console.log("==> error " + JSON.stringify(error));
+                console.log("==> stdout " + String(stdout));
+                console.log("==> stderr " + String(stderr));
+                console.log("\r\n");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // copy generated file to output location
+            var outputFilePath = path.join(testDirectoryPath, "iocapture0.json");
+            var testCasePath = path.join(rwcTestPath, "DefinitelyTyped_" + testCaseName + ".json");
+            copyFileSync(outputFilePath, testCasePath);
+
+            //console.log("output generated at: " + outputFilePath);
+
+            if (!fs.existsSync(testCasePath)) {
+                throw new Error("could not find test case at: " + testCasePath);
+            }
+            else {
+                fs.unlinkSync(outputFilePath);
+                fs.rmdirSync(testDirectoryPath);
+                //console.log("testcase generated at: " + testCasePath);
+                //console.log("Done.");
+            }
+            //console.log("\r\n");
+
+        })
+        .on('error', function (error) {
+            console.log("==> error " + JSON.stringify(error));
+            console.log("\r\n");
+        });
+}
+
+function importDefinitelyTypedTests(definitelyTypedRoot: string): void {
+    fs.readdir(definitelyTypedRoot, (err, subDirectorys) => {
+        if (err) throw err;
+
+        subDirectorys
+            .filter(d => ["_infrastructure", "node_modules", ".git"].indexOf(d) >= 0)
+            .filter(i => fs.statSync(path.join(definitelyTypedRoot, i)).isDirectory())
+            .forEach(d => {
+                var directoryPath = path.join(definitelyTypedRoot, d);
+                fs.readdir(directoryPath, function (err, files) {
+                    if (err) throw err;
+
+                    var tsFiles = [];
+                    var testFiles = [];
+                    var paramFile;
+
+                    files
+                        .map(f => path.join(directoryPath, f))
+                        .forEach(f => {
+                            if (fileExtensionIs(f, ".ts")) tsFiles.push(f);
+                            else if (fileExtensionIs(f, ".tscparams")) paramFile = f;
+
+                            if (fileExtensionIs(f, "-tests.ts")) testFiles.push(f);
+                        });
+
+                    if (testFiles.length === 0) {
+                        // no test files but multiple d.ts's, e.g. winjs
+                        var regexp = new RegExp(d + "(([-][0-9])|([\.]d[\.]ts))");
+                        if (tsFiles.length > 1 && tsFiles.every(t => fileExtensionIs(t, ".d.ts") && regexp.test(t))) {
+                            tsFiles.forEach(filename => {
+                                importDefinitelyTypedTest(path.basename(filename, ".d.ts"), [filename], paramFile);
+                            });
+                        }
+                        else {
+                           importDefinitelyTypedTest(d, tsFiles, paramFile);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        testFiles.forEach(filename => {
+                            importDefinitelyTypedTest(path.basename(filename, "-tests.ts"), [filename], paramFile);
+                        });
+                    }
+                });
+            })
+    });
+}
+
+importDefinitelyTypedTests(definitelyTypedRoot);
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diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index e55163c3c1..44aa7fc750 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -3080,9 +3080,7 @@ module ts {
             }
 
             function resolveScriptReference(sourceFile: SourceFile, reference: FileReference) {
-                var referenceFileName = compilerOptions.noResolve
-                    ? reference.filename
-                    : normalizePath(combinePaths(getDirectoryPath(sourceFile.filename), reference.filename));
+                var referenceFileName = normalizePath(combinePaths(getDirectoryPath(sourceFile.filename), reference.filename));
                 return program.getSourceFile(referenceFileName);
             }
 
@@ -3108,21 +3106,23 @@ module ts {
 
             if (root) {
                 // Emiting single file so emit references in this file only
-                var addedGlobalFileReference = false;
-                forEach(root.referencedFiles, fileReference => {
-                    var referencedFile = resolveScriptReference(root, fileReference);
+                if (!compilerOptions.noResolve) {
+                    var addedGlobalFileReference = false;
+                    forEach(root.referencedFiles, fileReference => {
+                        var referencedFile = resolveScriptReference(root, fileReference);
 
-                    // All the references that are not going to be part of same file
-                    if ((referencedFile.flags & NodeFlags.DeclarationFile) || // This is a declare file reference
-                        shouldEmitToOwnFile(referencedFile) || // This is referenced file is emitting its own js file
-                        !addedGlobalFileReference) { // Or the global out file corresponding to this reference was not added
+                        // All the references that are not going to be part of same file
+                        if ((referencedFile.flags & NodeFlags.DeclarationFile) || // This is a declare file reference
+                            shouldEmitToOwnFile(referencedFile) || // This is referenced file is emitting its own js file
+                            !addedGlobalFileReference) { // Or the global out file corresponding to this reference was not added
 
-                        writeReferencePath(referencedFile);
-                        if (!isExternalModuleOrDeclarationFile(referencedFile)) {
-                            addedGlobalFileReference = true;
+                            writeReferencePath(referencedFile);
+                            if (!isExternalModuleOrDeclarationFile(referencedFile)) {
+                                addedGlobalFileReference = true;
+                            }
                         }
-                    }
-                });
+                    });
+                }
 
                 emitNode(root);
             }
@@ -3132,17 +3132,19 @@ module ts {
                 forEach(program.getSourceFiles(), sourceFile => {
                     if (!isExternalModuleOrDeclarationFile(sourceFile)) {
                         // Check what references need to be added
-                        forEach(sourceFile.referencedFiles, fileReference => {
-                            var referencedFile = resolveScriptReference(sourceFile, fileReference);
+                        if (!compilerOptions.noResolve) {
+                            forEach(sourceFile.referencedFiles, fileReference => {
+                                var referencedFile = resolveScriptReference(sourceFile, fileReference);
 
-                            // If the reference file is declaration file or external module emit that reference
-                            if (isExternalModuleOrDeclarationFile(referencedFile) &&
-                                !contains(emittedReferencedFiles, referencedFile)) { // If the file refernece was not already emitted
+                                // If the reference file is declaration file or external module emit that reference
+                                if (isExternalModuleOrDeclarationFile(referencedFile) &&
+                                    !contains(emittedReferencedFiles, referencedFile)) { // If the file refernece was not already emitted
 
-                                writeReferencePath(referencedFile);
-                                emittedReferencedFiles.push(referencedFile);
-                            }
-                        });
+                                    writeReferencePath(referencedFile);
+                                    emittedReferencedFiles.push(referencedFile);
+                                }
+                            });
+                        }
 
                         emitNode(sourceFile);
                     }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference.js b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6ef9f48e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [declarationEmit_invalidReference.ts]
+/// <reference path="invalid.ts" />
+var x = 0;
+
+//// [declarationEmit_invalidReference.js]
+/// <reference path="invalid.ts" />
+var x = 0;
+
+
+//// [declarationEmit_invalidReference.d.ts]
+declare var x: number;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference.types b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fe465887e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference.types
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference.ts ===
+/// <reference path="invalid.ts" />
+var x = 0;
+>x : number
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference2.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91368320ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_invalidReference2.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+==== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference2.ts (1 errors) ====
+    /// <reference path="invalid.ts" />
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! File 'invalid.ts' not found.
+    var x = 0;
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diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9635f69596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @noresolve: true
+/// <reference path="invalid.ts" />
+var x = 0;
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diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference2.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..829c674c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_invalidReference2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// @declaration: true
+/// <reference path="invalid.ts" />
+var x = 0;
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