diff --git a/src/services/stringCompletions.ts b/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
index c3473b6251eae..6b618860c8727 100644
--- a/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
+++ b/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
@@ -108,12 +108,19 @@ namespace ts.Completions.StringCompletions {
     }
     type StringLiteralCompletion = { readonly kind: StringLiteralCompletionKind.Paths, readonly paths: readonly PathCompletion[] } | StringLiteralCompletionsFromProperties | StringLiteralCompletionsFromTypes;
     function getStringLiteralCompletionEntries(sourceFile: SourceFile, node: StringLiteralLike, position: number, typeChecker: TypeChecker, compilerOptions: CompilerOptions, host: LanguageServiceHost): StringLiteralCompletion | undefined {
-        const { parent } = node;
+        const parent = walkUpParentheses(node.parent);
         switch (parent.kind) {
-            case SyntaxKind.LiteralType:
-                switch (parent.parent.kind) {
-                    case SyntaxKind.TypeReference:
-                        return { kind: StringLiteralCompletionKind.Types, types: getStringLiteralTypes(typeChecker.getTypeArgumentConstraint(parent as LiteralTypeNode)), isNewIdentifier: false };
+            case SyntaxKind.LiteralType: {
+                const grandParent = walkUpParentheses(parent.parent);
+                switch (grandParent.kind) {
+                    case SyntaxKind.TypeReference: {
+                        const typeReference = grandParent as TypeReferenceNode;
+                        const typeArgument = findAncestor(parent, n => n.parent === typeReference) as LiteralTypeNode;
+                        if (typeArgument) {
+                            return { kind: StringLiteralCompletionKind.Types, types: getStringLiteralTypes(typeChecker.getTypeArgumentConstraint(typeArgument)), isNewIdentifier: false };
+                        }
+                        return undefined;
+                    }
                     case SyntaxKind.IndexedAccessType:
                         // Get all apparent property names
                         // i.e. interface Foo {
@@ -121,19 +128,21 @@ namespace ts.Completions.StringCompletions {
                         //          bar: string;
                         //      }
                         //      let x: Foo["/*completion position*/"]
-                        return stringLiteralCompletionsFromProperties(typeChecker.getTypeFromTypeNode((parent.parent as IndexedAccessTypeNode).objectType));
+                        return stringLiteralCompletionsFromProperties(typeChecker.getTypeFromTypeNode((grandParent as IndexedAccessTypeNode).objectType));
                     case SyntaxKind.ImportType:
                         return { kind: StringLiteralCompletionKind.Paths, paths: getStringLiteralCompletionsFromModuleNames(sourceFile, node, compilerOptions, host, typeChecker) };
                     case SyntaxKind.UnionType: {
-                        if (!isTypeReferenceNode(parent.parent.parent)) return undefined;
-                        const alreadyUsedTypes = getAlreadyUsedTypesInStringLiteralUnion(parent.parent as UnionTypeNode, parent as LiteralTypeNode);
-                        const types = getStringLiteralTypes(typeChecker.getTypeArgumentConstraint(parent.parent as UnionTypeNode)).filter(t => !contains(alreadyUsedTypes, t.value));
+                        if (!isTypeReferenceNode(grandParent.parent)) {
+                            return undefined;
+                        }
+                        const alreadyUsedTypes = getAlreadyUsedTypesInStringLiteralUnion(grandParent as UnionTypeNode, parent as LiteralTypeNode);
+                        const types = getStringLiteralTypes(typeChecker.getTypeArgumentConstraint(grandParent as UnionTypeNode)).filter(t => !contains(alreadyUsedTypes, t.value));
                         return { kind: StringLiteralCompletionKind.Types, types, isNewIdentifier: false };
                     }
                     default:
                         return undefined;
                 }
-
+            }
             case SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment:
                 if (isObjectLiteralExpression(parent.parent) && (<PropertyAssignment>parent).name === node) {
                     // Get quoted name of properties of the object literal expression
@@ -154,7 +163,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions.StringCompletions {
 
             case SyntaxKind.ElementAccessExpression: {
                 const { expression, argumentExpression } = parent as ElementAccessExpression;
-                if (node === argumentExpression) {
+                if (node === skipParentheses(argumentExpression)) {
                     // Get all names of properties on the expression
                     // i.e. interface A {
                     //      'prop1': string
@@ -199,6 +208,17 @@ namespace ts.Completions.StringCompletions {
         }
     }
 
+    function walkUpParentheses(node: Node) {
+        switch (node.kind) {
+            case SyntaxKind.ParenthesizedType:
+                return walkUpParenthesizedTypes(node);
+            case SyntaxKind.ParenthesizedExpression:
+                return walkUpParenthesizedExpressions(node);
+            default:
+                return node;
+        }
+    }
+
     function getAlreadyUsedTypesInStringLiteralUnion(union: UnionTypeNode, current: LiteralTypeNode): readonly string[] {
         return mapDefined(union.types, type =>
             type !== current && isLiteralTypeNode(type) && isStringLiteral(type.literal) ? type.literal.text : undefined);
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListStringParenthesizedExpression.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListStringParenthesizedExpression.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..89a0230638927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListStringParenthesizedExpression.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+////const foo = {
+////    a: 1,
+////    b: 1,
+////    c: 1
+////}
+////const a = foo["[|/*1*/|]"];
+////const b = foo[("[|/*2*/|]")];
+////const c = foo[(("[|/*3*/|]"))];
+
+const [r1, r2, r3] = test.ranges();
+verify.completions(
+    {
+        marker: "1",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r1 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r1 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r1 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "2",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r2 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r2 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r2 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "3",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r3 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r3 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r3 }
+        ]
+    }
+);
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListStringParenthesizedType.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListStringParenthesizedType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a23f379379215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListStringParenthesizedType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+////type T1 = "a" | "b" | "c";
+////type T2<T extends T1> = {};
+////
+////type T3 = T2<"[|/*1*/|]">;
+////type T4 = T2<("[|/*2*/|]")>;
+////type T5 = T2<(("[|/*3*/|]"))>;
+////type T6 = T2<((("[|/*4*/|]")))>;
+////
+////type T7<P extends T1, K extends T1> = {};
+////type T8 = T7<"a", ((("[|/*5*/|]")))>;
+////
+////interface Foo {
+////    a: number;
+////    b: number;
+////}
+////const a: Foo["[|/*6*/|]"];
+////const b: Foo[("[|/*7*/|]")];
+////const b: Foo[(("[|/*8*/|]"))];
+
+const [r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7, r8] = test.ranges();
+verify.completions(
+    {
+        marker: "1",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r1 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r1 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r1 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "2",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r2 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r2 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r2 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "3",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r3 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r3 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r3 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "4",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r4 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r4 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r4 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "5",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r5 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r5 },
+            { name: "c", replacementSpan: r5 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "6",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r6 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r6 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "7",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r7 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r7 }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        marker: "8",
+        exact: [
+            { name: "a", replacementSpan: r8 },
+            { name: "b", replacementSpan: r8 }
+        ]
+    }
+);