diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 0be7734968fa9..156a6698e2313 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -2214,6 +2214,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 return finishNode(node);
             }
 
+            const startPos = scanner.getStartPos();
             node.decorators = parseDecorators();
             node.modifiers = parseModifiers();
             node.dotDotDotToken = parseOptionalToken(SyntaxKind.DotDotDotToken);
@@ -2237,14 +2238,13 @@ namespace ts {
             node.type = parseParameterType();
             node.initializer = parseBindingElementInitializer(/*inParameter*/ true);
 
-            // Do not check for initializers in an ambient context for parameters. This is not
-            // a grammar error because the grammar allows arbitrary call signatures in
-            // an ambient context.
-            // It is actually not necessary for this to be an error at all. The reason is that
-            // function/constructor implementations are syntactically disallowed in ambient
-            // contexts. In addition, parameter initializers are semantically disallowed in
-            // overload signatures. So parameter initializers are transitively disallowed in
-            // ambient contexts.
+            if (startPos === scanner.getStartPos()) {
+                // What we're parsing isn't actually remotely recognizable as a parameter and we've consumed no tokens whatsoever
+                // Consume a token to advance the parser in some way and avoid an infinite loop in `parseDelimitedList`
+                // This can happen when we're speculatively parsing parenthesized expressions which we think may be arrow functions,
+                // or when a modifier keyword which is disallowed as a parameter name (ie, `static` in strict mode) is supplied
+                nextToken();
+            }
 
             return addJSDocComment(finishNode(node));
         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ff3ff1a033d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts(1,2): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts(1,2): error TS2695: Left side of comma operator is unused and has no side effects.
+tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts(2,4): error TS1109: Expression expected.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts (3 errors) ====
+    (a,
+     ~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+     ~
+!!! error TS2695: Left side of comma operator is unused and has no side effects.
+    new)
+       ~
+!!! error TS1109: Expression expected.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.js b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c1326c47802a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//// [parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts]
+(a,
+new)
+
+//// [parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.js]
+(a,
+    new );
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..73f087cc1e680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.ts(1,2): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.ts(1,2): error TS2695: Left side of comma operator is unused and has no side effects.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.ts (2 errors) ====
+    (a,
+     ~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+     ~
+!!! error TS2695: Left side of comma operator is unused and has no side effects.
+    1)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.js b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..167e604665a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//// [parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.ts]
+(a,
+1)
+
+//// [parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.js]
+(a,
+    1);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2c70bfbfc3017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.ts(1,2): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.ts(1,2): error TS2695: Left side of comma operator is unused and has no side effects.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.ts (2 errors) ====
+    (a,
+     ~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+     ~
+!!! error TS2695: Left side of comma operator is unused and has no side effects.
+    '')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.js b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f7f96541c77c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//// [parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.ts]
+(a,
+'')
+
+//// [parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.js]
+(a,
+    '');
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a0062db6cf119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNew.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(a,
+new)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cc07845674db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineNumber.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(a,
+1)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e6cff2438a5ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/parseCommaSeperatedNewlineString.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(a,
+'')
\ No newline at end of file