diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticInformationMap.generated.ts b/src/compiler/diagnosticInformationMap.generated.ts
index 349601a6db8e5..d32611457e1b7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticInformationMap.generated.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticInformationMap.generated.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ module ts {
         Type_argument_candidate_1_is_not_a_valid_type_argument_because_it_is_not_a_supertype_of_candidate_0: { code: 2455, category: DiagnosticCategory.Error, key: "Type argument candidate '{1}' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate '{0}'." },
         Type_alias_0_circularly_references_itself: { code: 2456, category: DiagnosticCategory.Error, key: "Type alias '{0}' circularly references itself." },
         Type_alias_name_cannot_be_0: { code: 2457, category: DiagnosticCategory.Error, key: "Type alias name cannot be '{0}'" },
+        An_AMD_module_cannot_have_multiple_name_assignments: { code: 2458, category: DiagnosticCategory.Error, key: "An AMD module cannot have multiple name assignments." },
         Import_declaration_0_is_using_private_name_1: { code: 4000, category: DiagnosticCategory.Error, key: "Import declaration '{0}' is using private name '{1}'." },
         Type_parameter_0_of_exported_class_has_or_is_using_name_1_from_private_module_2: { code: 4001, category: DiagnosticCategory.Error, key: "Type parameter '{0}' of exported class has or is using name '{1}' from private module '{2}'." },
         Type_parameter_0_of_exported_class_has_or_is_using_private_name_1: { code: 4002, category: DiagnosticCategory.Error, key: "Type parameter '{0}' of exported class has or is using private name '{1}'." },
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index 7359abefb6048..ea639e2bb5bc8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -1076,6 +1076,10 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 2457
     },
+    "An AMD module cannot have multiple name assignments.": {
+        "category": "Error",
+        "code": 2458
+    },
 
     "Import declaration '{0}' is using private name '{1}'.": {
         "category": "Error",
diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index f61d4403eece6..4dfce94c928b9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -2096,7 +2096,11 @@ module ts {
             function emitAMDModule(node: SourceFile, startIndex: number) {
                 var imports = getExternalImportDeclarations(node);
                 writeLine();
-                write("define([\"require\", \"exports\"");
+                write("define(");
+                if(node.amdModuleName) {
+                    write("\"" + node.amdModuleName + "\", ");
+                }
+                write("[\"require\", \"exports\"");
                 forEach(imports, imp => {
                     write(", ");
                     emitLiteral(imp.externalModuleName);
diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 4849cb8c89e5b..ae3e065bfc327 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module ts {
     interface ReferenceComments {
         referencedFiles: FileReference[];
         amdDependencies: string[];
+        amdModuleName: string;
     }
 
     export function getSourceFileOfNode(node: Node): SourceFile {
@@ -4218,6 +4219,7 @@ module ts {
         function processReferenceComments(): ReferenceComments {
             var referencedFiles: FileReference[] = [];
             var amdDependencies: string[] = [];
+            var amdModuleName: string;
             commentRanges = [];
             token = scanner.scan();
 
@@ -4237,6 +4239,15 @@ module ts {
                     }
                 }
                 else {
+                    var amdModuleNameRegEx = /^\/\/\/\s*<amd-module\s+name\s*=\s*('|")(.+?)\1/gim;
+                    var amdModuleNameMatchResult = amdModuleNameRegEx.exec(comment);
+                    if(amdModuleNameMatchResult) {
+                        if(amdModuleName) {
+                            errorAtPos(range.pos, range.end - range.pos, Diagnostics.An_AMD_module_cannot_have_multiple_name_assignments);
+                        }
+                        amdModuleName = amdModuleNameMatchResult[2];
+                    }
+
                     var amdDependencyRegEx = /^\/\/\/\s*<amd-dependency\s+path\s*=\s*('|")(.+?)\1/gim;
                     var amdDependencyMatchResult = amdDependencyRegEx.exec(comment);
                     if (amdDependencyMatchResult) {
@@ -4247,7 +4258,8 @@ module ts {
             commentRanges = undefined;
             return {
                 referencedFiles: referencedFiles,
-                amdDependencies: amdDependencies
+                amdDependencies: amdDependencies,
+                amdModuleName: amdModuleName
             };
         }
 
@@ -4276,6 +4288,7 @@ module ts {
         var referenceComments = processReferenceComments(); 
         file.referencedFiles = referenceComments.referencedFiles;
         file.amdDependencies = referenceComments.amdDependencies;
+        file.amdModuleName = referenceComments.amdModuleName;
         file.statements = parseList(ParsingContext.SourceElements, /*checkForStrictMode*/ true, parseSourceElement);
         file.externalModuleIndicator = getExternalModuleIndicator();
         file.nodeCount = nodeCount;
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index d7d4ba48b085f..2cbd923ebfa07 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ module ts {
         getLineAndCharacterFromPosition(position: number): { line: number; character: number };
         getPositionFromLineAndCharacter(line: number, character: number): number;
         amdDependencies: string[];
+        amdModuleName: string;
         referencedFiles: FileReference[];
         syntacticErrors: Diagnostic[];
         semanticErrors: Diagnostic[];
diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index 800d63738f057..e6cf8b9acea73 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ module ts {
         public getLineAndCharacterFromPosition(position: number): { line: number; character: number } { return null; }
         public getPositionFromLineAndCharacter(line: number, character: number): number { return -1; }
         public amdDependencies: string[];
+        public amdModuleName: string;
         public referencedFiles: FileReference[];
         public syntacticErrors: Diagnostic[];
         public semanticErrors: Diagnostic[];
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName1.js b/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName1.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e3505a007e361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//// [amdModuleName1.ts]
+///<amd-module name='NamedModule'/>
+class Foo {
+    x: number;
+    constructor() {
+        this.x = 5;
+    }
+}
+export = Foo;
+
+
+//// [amdModuleName1.js]
+define("NamedModule", ["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
+    ///<amd-module name='NamedModule'/>
+    var Foo = (function () {
+        function Foo() {
+            this.x = 5;
+        }
+        return Foo;
+    })();
+    return Foo;
+});
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName1.types b/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName1.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..02ad947235431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName1.types
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName1.ts ===
+///<amd-module name='NamedModule'/>
+class Foo {
+>Foo : Foo
+
+    x: number;
+>x : number
+
+    constructor() {
+        this.x = 5;
+>this.x = 5 : number
+>this.x : number
+>this : Foo
+>x : number
+    }
+}
+export = Foo;
+>Foo : Foo
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName2.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..911f31a1f4bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/amdModuleName2.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName2.ts(2,1): error TS2458: An AMD module cannot have multiple name assignments.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName2.ts (1 errors) ====
+    ///<amd-module name='FirstModuleName'/>
+    ///<amd-module name='SecondModuleName'/>
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2458: An AMD module cannot have multiple name assignments.
+    class Foo {
+        x: number;
+        constructor() {
+            this.x = 5;
+        }
+    }
+    export = Foo;
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName1.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fef7956e3329f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//@module: amd
+///<amd-module name='NamedModule'/>
+class Foo {
+    x: number;
+    constructor() {
+        this.x = 5;
+    }
+}
+export = Foo;
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName2.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cca02a2265078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/amdModuleName2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//@module: amd
+///<amd-module name='FirstModuleName'/>
+///<amd-module name='SecondModuleName'/>
+class Foo {
+    x: number;
+    constructor() {
+        this.x = 5;
+    }
+}
+export = Foo;