diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 5da1952ab2731..20a7f4ca46bef 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ module ts {
             case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
             case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression:
             case SyntaxKind.TemplateExpression:
+            case SyntaxKind.NoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral:
             case SyntaxKind.OmittedExpression:
                 return true;
             case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
@@ -502,7 +503,6 @@ module ts {
             // fall through
             case SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral:
             case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
-            case SyntaxKind.NoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral:
                 var parent = node.parent;
                 switch (parent.kind) {
                     case SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ module ts {
                             (<ForInStatement>parent).expression === node;
                     case SyntaxKind.TypeAssertion:
                         return node === (<TypeAssertion>parent).operand;
+                    case SyntaxKind.TemplateSpan:
+                        return node === (<TemplateSpan>parent).expression;
                     default:
                         if (isExpression(parent)) {
                             return true;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunction.types b/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunction.types
index e17f4d6d2eaf4..2c1578158975f 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunction.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunction.types
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ var x = x => `abc${ x }def`;
 >x : (x: any) => string
 >x => `abc${ x }def` : (x: any) => string
 >x : any
->x : unknown
+>x : any
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunctionES6.types b/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunctionES6.types
index 38fca60e64758..5f66590d4905b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunctionES6.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/templateStringInArrowFunctionES6.types
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ var x = x => `abc${ x }def`;
 >x : (x: any) => string
 >x => `abc${ x }def` : (x: any) => string
 >x : any
->x : unknown
+>x : any
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsInsideTemplates1.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsInsideTemplates1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e45012192650d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsInsideTemplates1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+////var [|x|] = 10;
+////var y = `${ [|x|] } ${ [|x|] }`
+
+test.ranges().forEach(targetRange => {
+    goTo.position(targetRange.start);
+
+    test.ranges().forEach(range => {
+        verify.referencesAtPositionContains(range);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsInsideTemplates2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsInsideTemplates2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cafddd4f45b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsInsideTemplates2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+////function [|f|](...rest: any[]) { }
+////[|f|] `${ [|f|] } ${ [|f|] }`
+
+test.ranges().forEach(targetRange => {
+    goTo.position(targetRange.start);
+
+    test.ranges().forEach(range => {
+        verify.referencesAtPositionContains(range);
+    }
+}
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