diff --git a/src/services/jsDoc.ts b/src/services/jsDoc.ts
index a10f736f25b83..2e2bc61136a3f 100644
--- a/src/services/jsDoc.ts
+++ b/src/services/jsDoc.ts
@@ -92,9 +92,20 @@ namespace ts.JsDoc {
         // from Array<T> - Array<string> and Array<number>
         const parts: SymbolDisplayPart[][] = [];
         forEachUnique(declarations, declaration => {
-            for (const { comment } of getCommentHavingNodes(declaration)) {
-                if (comment === undefined) continue;
-                const newparts = getDisplayPartsFromComment(comment, checker);
+            for (const jsdoc of getCommentHavingNodes(declaration)) {
+                // skip comments containing @typedefs since they're not associated with particular declarations
+                // Exceptions:
+                // - @typedefs are themselves declarations with associated comments
+                // - @param or @return indicate that the author thinks of it as a 'local' @typedef that's part of the function documentation
+                if (jsdoc.comment === undefined
+                    || isJSDoc(jsdoc)
+                       && declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.JSDocTypedefTag && declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.JSDocCallbackTag
+                       && jsdoc.tags
+                       && jsdoc.tags.some(t => t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocTypedefTag || t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocCallbackTag)
+                       && !jsdoc.tags.some(t => t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocParameterTag || t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocReturnTag)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const newparts = getDisplayPartsFromComment(jsdoc.comment, checker);
                 if (!contains(parts, newparts, isIdenticalListOfDisplayParts)) {
                     parts.push(newparts);
                 }
@@ -122,13 +133,21 @@ namespace ts.JsDoc {
 
     export function getJsDocTagsFromDeclarations(declarations?: Declaration[], checker?: TypeChecker): JSDocTagInfo[] {
         // Only collect doc comments from duplicate declarations once.
-        const tags: JSDocTagInfo[] = [];
+        const infos: JSDocTagInfo[] = [];
         forEachUnique(declarations, declaration => {
-            for (const tag of getJSDocTags(declaration)) {
-                tags.push({ name: tag.tagName.text, text: getCommentDisplayParts(tag, checker) });
+            const tags = getJSDocTags(declaration);
+            // skip comments containing @typedefs since they're not associated with particular declarations
+            // Exceptions:
+            // - @param or @return indicate that the author thinks of it as a 'local' @typedef that's part of the function documentation
+            if (tags.some(t => t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocTypedefTag || t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocCallbackTag)
+                && !tags.some(t => t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocParameterTag || t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocReturnTag)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            for (const tag of tags) {
+                infos.push({ name: tag.tagName.text, text: getCommentDisplayParts(tag, checker) });
             }
         });
-        return tags;
+        return infos;
     }
 
     function getDisplayPartsFromComment(comment: string | readonly JSDocComment[], checker: TypeChecker | undefined): SymbolDisplayPart[] {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/quickInfoTypedefTag.baseline b/tests/baselines/reference/quickInfoTypedefTag.baseline
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c9dce5f682dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/quickInfoTypedefTag.baseline
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+[
+  {
+    "marker": {
+      "fileName": "/tests/cases/fourslash/a.js",
+      "position": 114,
+      "name": "1"
+    },
+    "quickInfo": {
+      "kind": "function",
+      "kindModifiers": "",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 113,
+        "length": 1
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "function",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "f",
+          "kind": "functionName"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "(",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": ")",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": ":",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "void",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        }
+      ],
+      "documentation": []
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "marker": {
+      "fileName": "/tests/cases/fourslash/a.js",
+      "position": 316,
+      "name": "2"
+    },
+    "quickInfo": {
+      "kind": "function",
+      "kindModifiers": "",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 315,
+        "length": 1
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "function",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "g",
+          "kind": "functionName"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "(",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": ")",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": ":",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "void",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        }
+      ],
+      "documentation": []
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "marker": {
+      "fileName": "/tests/cases/fourslash/a.js",
+      "position": 472,
+      "name": "3"
+    },
+    "quickInfo": {
+      "kind": "function",
+      "kindModifiers": "",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 471,
+        "length": 1
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "function",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "h",
+          "kind": "functionName"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "(",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "keep",
+          "kind": "parameterName"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": ":",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "Local",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": ")",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": ":",
+          "kind": "punctuation"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "void",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        }
+      ],
+      "documentation": [
+        {
+          "text": "The whole thing is kept",
+          "kind": "text"
+        }
+      ],
+      "tags": [
+        {
+          "name": "param",
+          "text": [
+            {
+              "text": "keep",
+              "kind": "text"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "typedef",
+          "text": [
+            {
+              "text": "Local",
+              "kind": "aliasName"
+            },
+            {
+              "text": " ",
+              "kind": "space"
+            },
+            {
+              "text": "kept too",
+              "kind": "text"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "returns",
+          "text": [
+            {
+              "text": "also kept",
+              "kind": "text"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/quickInfoTypedefTag.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/quickInfoTypedefTag.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e146e4dda6258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/quickInfoTypedefTag.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+// @allowJs: true
+// @Filename: a.js
+//// /**
+////  * The typedef tag should not appear in the quickinfo.
+////  * @typedef {{ foo: 'foo' }} Foo
+////  */
+//// function f() { }
+//// f/*1*/()
+//// /**
+////  * A removed comment
+////  * @tag Usage shows that non-param tags in comments explain the typedef instead of using it
+////  * @typedef {{ nope: any }} Nope not here
+////  * @tag comment 2
+////  */
+//// function g() { }
+//// g/*2*/()
+//// /**
+////  * The whole thing is kept
+////  * @param {Local} keep
+////  * @typedef {{ local: any }} Local kept too
+////  * @returns {void} also kept
+////  */
+//// function h(keep) { }
+//// h/*3*/({ nope: 1 })
+
+verify.baselineQuickInfo()