diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index df817c3a79536..3d649d078207e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2353,11 +2353,16 @@ namespace ts {
         function resolveExternalModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol: Symbol, dontResolveAlias?: boolean): Symbol;
         function resolveExternalModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol: Symbol | undefined, dontResolveAlias?: boolean): Symbol | undefined;
         function resolveExternalModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol: Symbol, dontResolveAlias?: boolean): Symbol {
-            return moduleSymbol && getMergedSymbol(getCommonJsExportEquals(resolveSymbol(moduleSymbol.exports!.get(InternalSymbolName.ExportEquals), dontResolveAlias), moduleSymbol)) || moduleSymbol;
+            if (moduleSymbol) {
+                const exportEquals = resolveSymbol(moduleSymbol.exports!.get(InternalSymbolName.ExportEquals), dontResolveAlias);
+                const exported = getCommonJsExportEquals(exportEquals, moduleSymbol);
+                return getMergedSymbol(exported) || moduleSymbol;
+            }
+            return undefined!;
         }
 
         function getCommonJsExportEquals(exported: Symbol | undefined, moduleSymbol: Symbol): Symbol | undefined {
-            if (!exported || exported === unknownSymbol || moduleSymbol.exports!.size === 1) {
+            if (!exported || exported === unknownSymbol || exported === moduleSymbol || moduleSymbol.exports!.size === 1) {
                 return exported;
             }
             const merged = cloneSymbol(exported);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/moduleExportAliasExports.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/moduleExportAliasExports.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7253e7ed5f344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/moduleExportAliasExports.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent.js ===
+// bug #27365, crashes from github.com/marijnh/Eloquent-JavaScript
+(function() {
+exports.bigOak = 1
+>exports.bigOak : Symbol(bigOak, Decl(Eloquent.js, 1, 13))
+>exports : Symbol(bigOak, Decl(Eloquent.js, 1, 13))
+>bigOak : Symbol(bigOak, Decl(Eloquent.js, 1, 13))
+
+exports.everywhere = 2
+>exports.everywhere : Symbol(everywhere, Decl(Eloquent.js, 2, 18))
+>exports : Symbol(everywhere, Decl(Eloquent.js, 2, 18))
+>everywhere : Symbol(everywhere, Decl(Eloquent.js, 2, 18))
+
+module.exports = exports
+>module.exports : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent", Decl(Eloquent.js, 0, 0))
+>module : Symbol(export=, Decl(Eloquent.js, 3, 22))
+>exports : Symbol(export=, Decl(Eloquent.js, 3, 22))
+>exports : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent", Decl(Eloquent.js, 0, 0))
+
+})()
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/moduleExportAliasExports.types b/tests/baselines/reference/moduleExportAliasExports.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..06640be0b6e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/moduleExportAliasExports.types
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent.js ===
+// bug #27365, crashes from github.com/marijnh/Eloquent-JavaScript
+(function() {
+>(function() {exports.bigOak = 1exports.everywhere = 2module.exports = exports})() : void
+>(function() {exports.bigOak = 1exports.everywhere = 2module.exports = exports}) : () => void
+>function() {exports.bigOak = 1exports.everywhere = 2module.exports = exports} : () => void
+
+exports.bigOak = 1
+>exports.bigOak = 1 : 1
+>exports.bigOak : number
+>exports : typeof import("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent")
+>bigOak : number
+>1 : 1
+
+exports.everywhere = 2
+>exports.everywhere = 2 : 2
+>exports.everywhere : number
+>exports : typeof import("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent")
+>everywhere : number
+>2 : 2
+
+module.exports = exports
+>module.exports = exports : typeof import("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent")
+>module.exports : typeof import("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent")
+>module : { "tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent": typeof import("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent"); }
+>exports : typeof import("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent")
+>exports : typeof import("tests/cases/conformance/salsa/Eloquent")
+
+})()
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/moduleExportAliasExports.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/moduleExportAliasExports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d716060e1bfb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/moduleExportAliasExports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// @noEmit: true
+// @allowJs: true
+// @checkJs: true
+// @Filename: Eloquent.js
+// bug #27365, crashes from github.com/marijnh/Eloquent-JavaScript
+(function() {
+exports.bigOak = 1
+exports.everywhere = 2
+module.exports = exports
+})()