diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 5f80444c73e76..383b92b707451 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -15722,12 +15722,12 @@ namespace ts {
             }
         }
 
-        /** 
+        /**
          * Static members being set on a constructor function may conflict with built-in properties
-         * of Function. Esp. in ECMAScript 5 there are non-configurable and non-writable 
-         * built-in properties. This check issues a transpile error when a class has a static 
+         * of Function. Esp. in ECMAScript 5 there are non-configurable and non-writable
+         * built-in properties. This check issues a transpile error when a class has a static
          * member with the same name as a non-writable built-in property.
-         * 
+         *
          * @see http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.3.3
          * @see http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.3.5
          * @see http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/#sec-properties-of-the-function-constructor
@@ -18337,7 +18337,11 @@ namespace ts {
             const staticType = <ObjectType>getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
             checkTypeParameterListsIdentical(node, symbol);
             checkClassForDuplicateDeclarations(node);
-            checkClassForStaticPropertyNameConflicts(node);
+
+            // Only check for reserved static identifiers on non-ambient context.
+            if (!isInAmbientContext(node)) {
+                checkClassForStaticPropertyNameConflicts(node);
+            }
 
             const baseTypeNode = getClassExtendsHeritageClauseElement(node);
             if (baseTypeNode) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..46297eab86a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/decl.d.ts ===
+
+// name
+declare class StaticName {
+>StaticName : Symbol(StaticName, Decl(decl.d.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    static name: number; // ok
+>name : Symbol(StaticName.name, Decl(decl.d.ts, 2, 26))
+
+    name: string; // ok
+>name : Symbol(StaticName.name, Decl(decl.d.ts, 3, 24))
+}
+
+declare class StaticNameFn {
+>StaticNameFn : Symbol(StaticNameFn, Decl(decl.d.ts, 5, 1))
+
+    static name(): string; // ok
+>name : Symbol(StaticNameFn.name, Decl(decl.d.ts, 7, 28))
+
+    name(): string; // ok
+>name : Symbol(StaticNameFn.name, Decl(decl.d.ts, 8, 26))
+}
+
+// length
+declare class StaticLength {
+>StaticLength : Symbol(StaticLength, Decl(decl.d.ts, 10, 1))
+
+    static length: number; // ok
+>length : Symbol(StaticLength.length, Decl(decl.d.ts, 13, 28))
+
+    length: string; // ok
+>length : Symbol(StaticLength.length, Decl(decl.d.ts, 14, 26))
+}
+
+declare class StaticLengthFn {
+>StaticLengthFn : Symbol(StaticLengthFn, Decl(decl.d.ts, 16, 1))
+
+    static length(): number; // ok
+>length : Symbol(StaticLengthFn.length, Decl(decl.d.ts, 18, 30))
+
+    length(): number; // ok
+>length : Symbol(StaticLengthFn.length, Decl(decl.d.ts, 19, 28))
+}
+
+// prototype
+declare class StaticPrototype {
+>StaticPrototype : Symbol(StaticPrototype, Decl(decl.d.ts, 21, 1))
+
+    static prototype: number; // ok
+>prototype : Symbol(StaticPrototype.prototype, Decl(decl.d.ts, 24, 31))
+
+    prototype: string; // ok
+>prototype : Symbol(StaticPrototype.prototype, Decl(decl.d.ts, 25, 29))
+}
+
+declare class StaticPrototypeFn {
+>StaticPrototypeFn : Symbol(StaticPrototypeFn, Decl(decl.d.ts, 27, 1))
+
+    static prototype: any; // ok
+>prototype : Symbol(StaticPrototypeFn.prototype, Decl(decl.d.ts, 29, 33))
+
+    prototype(): any; // ok
+>prototype : Symbol(StaticPrototypeFn.prototype, Decl(decl.d.ts, 30, 26))
+}
+
+// caller
+declare class StaticCaller {
+>StaticCaller : Symbol(StaticCaller, Decl(decl.d.ts, 32, 1))
+
+    static caller: number; // ok
+>caller : Symbol(StaticCaller.caller, Decl(decl.d.ts, 35, 28))
+
+    caller: string; // ok
+>caller : Symbol(StaticCaller.caller, Decl(decl.d.ts, 36, 26))
+}
+
+declare class StaticCallerFn {
+>StaticCallerFn : Symbol(StaticCallerFn, Decl(decl.d.ts, 38, 1))
+
+    static caller(): any; // ok
+>caller : Symbol(StaticCallerFn.caller, Decl(decl.d.ts, 40, 30))
+
+    caller(): any; // ok
+>caller : Symbol(StaticCallerFn.caller, Decl(decl.d.ts, 41, 25))
+}
+
+// arguments
+declare class StaticArguments {
+>StaticArguments : Symbol(StaticArguments, Decl(decl.d.ts, 43, 1))
+
+    static arguments: number; // ok
+>arguments : Symbol(StaticArguments.arguments, Decl(decl.d.ts, 46, 31))
+
+    arguments: string; // ok
+>arguments : Symbol(StaticArguments.arguments, Decl(decl.d.ts, 47, 29))
+}
+
+declare class StaticArgumentsFn {
+>StaticArgumentsFn : Symbol(StaticArgumentsFn, Decl(decl.d.ts, 49, 1))
+
+    static arguments(): any; // ok
+>arguments : Symbol(StaticArgumentsFn.arguments, Decl(decl.d.ts, 51, 33))
+
+    arguments(): any; // ok
+>arguments : Symbol(StaticArgumentsFn.arguments, Decl(decl.d.ts, 52, 28))
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.types b/tests/baselines/reference/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..233bd8a46fc62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.types
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/decl.d.ts ===
+
+// name
+declare class StaticName {
+>StaticName : StaticName
+
+    static name: number; // ok
+>name : number
+
+    name: string; // ok
+>name : string
+}
+
+declare class StaticNameFn {
+>StaticNameFn : StaticNameFn
+
+    static name(): string; // ok
+>name : () => string
+
+    name(): string; // ok
+>name : () => string
+}
+
+// length
+declare class StaticLength {
+>StaticLength : StaticLength
+
+    static length: number; // ok
+>length : number
+
+    length: string; // ok
+>length : string
+}
+
+declare class StaticLengthFn {
+>StaticLengthFn : StaticLengthFn
+
+    static length(): number; // ok
+>length : () => number
+
+    length(): number; // ok
+>length : () => number
+}
+
+// prototype
+declare class StaticPrototype {
+>StaticPrototype : StaticPrototype
+
+    static prototype: number; // ok
+>prototype : StaticPrototype
+
+    prototype: string; // ok
+>prototype : string
+}
+
+declare class StaticPrototypeFn {
+>StaticPrototypeFn : StaticPrototypeFn
+
+    static prototype: any; // ok
+>prototype : StaticPrototypeFn
+
+    prototype(): any; // ok
+>prototype : () => any
+}
+
+// caller
+declare class StaticCaller {
+>StaticCaller : StaticCaller
+
+    static caller: number; // ok
+>caller : number
+
+    caller: string; // ok
+>caller : string
+}
+
+declare class StaticCallerFn {
+>StaticCallerFn : StaticCallerFn
+
+    static caller(): any; // ok
+>caller : () => any
+
+    caller(): any; // ok
+>caller : () => any
+}
+
+// arguments
+declare class StaticArguments {
+>StaticArguments : StaticArguments
+
+    static arguments: number; // ok
+>arguments : number
+
+    arguments: string; // ok
+>arguments : string
+}
+
+declare class StaticArgumentsFn {
+>StaticArgumentsFn : StaticArgumentsFn
+
+    static arguments(): any; // ok
+>arguments : () => any
+
+    arguments(): any; // ok
+>arguments : () => any
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..198c923b0dd27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/staticPropertyNameConflictsInAmbientContext.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+
+//@Filename: decl.d.ts
+// name
+declare class StaticName {
+    static name: number; // ok
+    name: string; // ok
+}
+
+declare class StaticNameFn {
+    static name(): string; // ok
+    name(): string; // ok
+}
+
+// length
+declare class StaticLength {
+    static length: number; // ok
+    length: string; // ok
+}
+
+declare class StaticLengthFn {
+    static length(): number; // ok
+    length(): number; // ok
+}
+
+// prototype
+declare class StaticPrototype {
+    static prototype: number; // ok
+    prototype: string; // ok
+}
+
+declare class StaticPrototypeFn {
+    static prototype: any; // ok
+    prototype(): any; // ok
+}
+
+// caller
+declare class StaticCaller {
+    static caller: number; // ok
+    caller: string; // ok
+}
+
+declare class StaticCallerFn {
+    static caller(): any; // ok
+    caller(): any; // ok
+}
+
+// arguments
+declare class StaticArguments {
+    static arguments: number; // ok
+    arguments: string; // ok
+}
+
+declare class StaticArgumentsFn {
+    static arguments(): any; // ok
+    arguments(): any; // ok
+}