diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index dafa75372e1bf..d8615c592bc0d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -6870,8 +6870,19 @@ namespace ts {
             return node.flags & NodeFlags.JSDoc && node.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeReference;
         }
 
-        function getPrimitiveTypeFromJSDocTypeReference(node: TypeReferenceNode): Type {
+        function getIntendedTypeFromJSDocTypeReference(node: TypeReferenceNode): Type {
             if (isIdentifier(node.typeName)) {
+                if (node.typeName.text === "Object") {
+                    if (node.typeArguments && node.typeArguments.length === 2) {
+                        const indexed = getTypeFromTypeNode(node.typeArguments[0]);
+                        const target = getTypeFromTypeNode(node.typeArguments[1]);
+                        const index = createIndexInfo(target, /*isReadonly*/ false);
+                        if (indexed === stringType || indexed === numberType) {
+                            return createAnonymousType(undefined, emptySymbols, emptyArray, emptyArray, indexed === stringType && index, indexed === numberType && index);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return anyType;
+                }
                 switch (node.typeName.text) {
                     case "String":
                         return stringType;
@@ -6885,8 +6896,6 @@ namespace ts {
                         return undefinedType;
                     case "Null":
                         return nullType;
-                    case "Object":
-                        return anyType;
                     case "Function":
                     case "function":
                         return globalFunctionType;
@@ -6912,7 +6921,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 let type: Type;
                 let meaning = SymbolFlags.Type;
                 if (isJSDocTypeReference(node)) {
-                    type = getPrimitiveTypeFromJSDocTypeReference(node);
+                    type = getIntendedTypeFromJSDocTypeReference(node);
                     meaning |= SymbolFlags.Value;
                 }
                 if (!type) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocIndexSignature.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocIndexSignature.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8814fc18b6f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocIndexSignature.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/indices.js ===
+/** @type {Object.<string, number>} */
+var o1;
+>o1 : Symbol(o1, Decl(indices.js, 1, 3))
+
+/** @type {Object.<number, boolean>} */
+var o2;
+>o2 : Symbol(o2, Decl(indices.js, 3, 3))
+
+/** @type {Object.<boolean, string>} */
+var o3;
+>o3 : Symbol(o3, Decl(indices.js, 5, 3))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocIndexSignature.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocIndexSignature.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c1feaa2721f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocIndexSignature.types
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/indices.js ===
+/** @type {Object.<string, number>} */
+var o1;
+>o1 : { [x: string]: number; }
+
+/** @type {Object.<number, boolean>} */
+var o2;
+>o2 : { [x: number]: boolean; }
+
+/** @type {Object.<boolean, string>} */
+var o3;
+>o3 : any
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocIndexSignature.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocIndexSignature.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fdf9e06e61eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocIndexSignature.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// @allowJs: true
+// @checkJs: true
+// @noEmit: true
+// @Filename: indices.js
+/** @type {Object.<string, number>} */
+var o1;
+/** @type {Object.<number, boolean>} */
+var o2;
+/** @type {Object.<boolean, string>} */
+var o3;