diff --git a/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go b/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go
index 9ad9476d0a..06153c7055 100644
--- a/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go
+++ b/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go
@@ -2140,7 +2140,8 @@ func (c *Checker) checkGrammarNumericLiteral(node *ast.NumericLiteral) {
 func (c *Checker) checkGrammarBigIntLiteral(node *ast.BigIntLiteral) bool {
 	literalType := ast.IsLiteralTypeNode(node.Parent) || ast.IsPrefixUnaryExpression(node.Parent) && ast.IsLiteralTypeNode(node.Parent.Parent)
 	if !literalType {
-		if c.languageVersion < core.ScriptTargetES2020 {
+		// Don't error on BigInt literals in ambient contexts
+		if node.Flags&ast.NodeFlagsAmbient == 0 && c.languageVersion < core.ScriptTargetES2020 {
 			if c.grammarErrorOnNode(node.AsNode(), diagnostics.BigInt_literals_are_not_available_when_targeting_lower_than_ES2020) {
 				return true
 			}
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt
index d7dc0ab5eb..e95b511da0 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
-/ambient.d.ts(1,25): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-/ambient.d.ts(3,19): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-/main.ts(2,19): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
 /main.ts(5,17): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
 
 
-==== /ambient.d.ts (2 errors) ====
+==== /ambient.d.ts (0 errors) ====
     declare const fromDts = 789n;
-                            ~~~~
-!!! error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
     declare namespace Lib {
         const value = 999n;
-                      ~~~~
-!!! error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
     }
     
-==== /main.ts (2 errors) ====
+==== /main.ts (1 errors) ====
     // Minimal repro from issue
     declare const n = 123n;
-                      ~~~~
-!!! error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
     
     // Non-ambient for comparison
     const regular = 456n;
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e42f9dea2..0000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
---- old.bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt
-+++ new.bigintAmbientMinimal.errors.txt
-@@= skipped -0, +0 lines =@@
-+/ambient.d.ts(1,25): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-+/ambient.d.ts(3,19): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-+/main.ts(2,19): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
- /main.ts(5,17): error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-
-
--==== /ambient.d.ts (0 errors) ====
-+==== /ambient.d.ts (2 errors) ====
-     declare const fromDts = 789n;
-+                            ~~~~
-+!!! error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-     declare namespace Lib {
-         const value = 999n;
-+                      ~~~~
-+!!! error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-     }
-     
--==== /main.ts (1 errors) ====
-+==== /main.ts (2 errors) ====
-     // Minimal repro from issue
-     declare const n = 123n;
-+                      ~~~~
-+!!! error TS2737: BigInt literals are not available when targeting lower than ES2020.
-     
-     // Non-ambient for comparison
-     const regular = 456n;
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