diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index ee0a3a90d7e99..8eee81073f616 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -6892,6 +6892,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     case "Null":
                         return nullType;
                     case "Object":
+                    case "object":
                         return anyType;
                     case "Function":
                     case "function":
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.js b/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.js
index e4586643c22f2..664a02c604716 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.js
@@ -28,7 +28,17 @@ x1(0);
 
 /** @type {function (number): number} */
 const x2 = (a) => a + 1;
-x2(0);
+x2(0);
+
+/**
+ * @type {object}
+ */
+var props = {};
+
+/**
+ * @type {Object}
+ */
+var props = {};
 
 //// [0.js]
 // @ts-check
@@ -54,3 +64,11 @@ x1(0);
 /** @type {function (number): number} */
 var x2 = function (a) { return a + 1; };
 x2(0);
+/**
+ * @type {object}
+ */
+var props = {};
+/**
+ * @type {Object}
+ */
+var props = {};
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.symbols
index fff51499bc4d8..cd337f8b5562d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.symbols
@@ -58,3 +58,15 @@ const x2 = (a) => a + 1;
 x2(0);
 >x2 : Symbol(x2, Decl(0.js, 28, 5))
 
+/**
+ * @type {object}
+ */
+var props = {};
+>props : Symbol(props, Decl(0.js, 34, 3), Decl(0.js, 39, 3))
+
+/**
+ * @type {Object}
+ */
+var props = {};
+>props : Symbol(props, Decl(0.js, 34, 3), Decl(0.js, 39, 3))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.types b/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.types
index 898cf58806a66..8e59a2cdb7cb8 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/checkJsdocTypeTag1.types
@@ -86,3 +86,17 @@ x2(0);
 >x2 : (arg0: number) => number
 >0 : 0
 
+/**
+ * @type {object}
+ */
+var props = {};
+>props : any
+>{} : {}
+
+/**
+ * @type {Object}
+ */
+var props = {};
+>props : any
+>{} : {}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.js b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.js
index ff92f0f04747a..4789b1d26afce 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.js
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ var nullable;
 /** @type {Object} */
 var Obj;
 
+/** @type {object} */
+var obj;
+
 /** @type {Function} */
 var Func;
 
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ var P: Promise<any>;
 var p: Promise<any>;
 var nullable: number | null;
 var Obj: any;
+var obj: any;
 var Func: Function;
 
 
@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ var p;
 var nullable;
 /** @type {Object} */
 var Obj;
+/** @type {object} */
+var obj;
 /** @type {Function} */
 var Func;
 //// [b.js]
@@ -138,4 +144,5 @@ var P;
 var p;
 var nullable;
 var Obj;
+var obj;
 var Func;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.symbols
index 5931c1cfe5326..77df5b119f470 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.symbols
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ var nullable;
 var Obj;
 >Obj : Symbol(Obj, Decl(a.js, 52, 3), Decl(b.ts, 17, 3))
 
+/** @type {object} */
+var obj;
+>obj : Symbol(obj, Decl(a.js, 55, 3), Decl(b.ts, 18, 3))
+
 /** @type {Function} */
 var Func;
->Func : Symbol(Func, Decl(a.js, 55, 3), Decl(b.ts, 18, 3))
+>Func : Symbol(Func, Decl(a.js, 58, 3), Decl(b.ts, 19, 3))
 
 === tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/b.ts ===
 var S: string;
@@ -132,7 +136,10 @@ var nullable: number | null;
 var Obj: any;
 >Obj : Symbol(Obj, Decl(a.js, 52, 3), Decl(b.ts, 17, 3))
 
+var obj: any;
+>obj : Symbol(obj, Decl(a.js, 55, 3), Decl(b.ts, 18, 3))
+
 var Func: Function;
->Func : Symbol(Func, Decl(a.js, 55, 3), Decl(b.ts, 18, 3))
+>Func : Symbol(Func, Decl(a.js, 58, 3), Decl(b.ts, 19, 3))
 >Function : Symbol(Function, Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --), Decl(lib.d.ts, --, --))
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.types
index f3e7dfad6348a..9813a186a00d9 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsdocTypeTag.types
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ var nullable;
 var Obj;
 >Obj : any
 
+/** @type {object} */
+var obj;
+>obj : any
+
 /** @type {Function} */
 var Func;
 >Func : Function
@@ -135,6 +139,9 @@ var nullable: number | null;
 var Obj: any;
 >Obj : any
 
+var obj: any;
+>obj : any
+
 var Func: Function;
 >Func : Function
 >Function : Function
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/checkJsdocTypeTag1.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/checkJsdocTypeTag1.ts
index fbed9d83b2271..4dc7b93457183 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/checkJsdocTypeTag1.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/checkJsdocTypeTag1.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,14 @@ x1(0);
 
 /** @type {function (number): number} */
 const x2 = (a) => a + 1;
-x2(0);
\ No newline at end of file
+x2(0);
+
+/**
+ * @type {object}
+ */
+var props = {};
+
+/**
+ * @type {Object}
+ */
+var props = {};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTypeTag.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTypeTag.ts
index d566c61e18588..1c19771a3cd38 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTypeTag.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/jsdocTypeTag.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ var nullable;
 /** @type {Object} */
 var Obj;
 
+/** @type {object} */
+var obj;
+
 /** @type {Function} */
 var Func;
 
@@ -79,4 +82,5 @@ var P: Promise<any>;
 var p: Promise<any>;
 var nullable: number | null;
 var Obj: any;
+var obj: any;
 var Func: Function;