diff --git a/ycmd/completers/typescript/typescript_completer.py b/ycmd/completers/typescript/typescript_completer.py
index e9dcd1c809..eb41323233 100755
--- a/ycmd/completers/typescript/typescript_completer.py
+++ b/ycmd/completers/typescript/typescript_completer.py
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ def GetSubcommandsMap( self ):
                            self._GoToDefinition( request_data ) ),
       'GoToReferences' : ( lambda self, request_data, args:
                            self._GoToReferences( request_data ) ),
+      'GoToType'       : ( lambda self, request_data, args:
+                           self._GoToType( request_data ) ),
       'GetType'        : ( lambda self, request_data, args:
                            self._GetType( request_data ) ),
       'GetDoc'         : ( lambda self, request_data, args:
@@ -358,6 +360,25 @@ def _GoToReferences( self, request_data ):
              ) for ref in response[ 'refs' ] ]
 
 
+  def _GoToType( self, request_data ):
+    self._Reload( request_data )
+    try:
+      filespans = self._SendRequest( 'typeDefinition', {
+        'file':   request_data[ 'filepath' ],
+        'line':   request_data[ 'line_num' ],
+        'offset': request_data[ 'column_num' ]
+      } )
+
+      span = filespans[ 0 ]
+      return responses.BuildGoToResponse(
+        filepath   = span[ 'file' ],
+        line_num   = span[ 'start' ][ 'line' ],
+        column_num = span[ 'start' ][ 'offset' ]
+      )
+    except RuntimeError:
+      raise RuntimeError( 'Could not find type definition' )
+
+
   def _GetType( self, request_data ):
     self._Reload( request_data )
     info = self._SendRequest( 'quickinfo', {
diff --git a/ycmd/tests/typescript/subcommands_test.py b/ycmd/tests/typescript/subcommands_test.py
index a5e501927b..da1fd1f33a 100644
--- a/ycmd/tests/typescript/subcommands_test.py
+++ b/ycmd/tests/typescript/subcommands_test.py
@@ -233,6 +233,62 @@ def Subcommands_GoTo_Fail_test( app ):
                ErrorMatcher( RuntimeError, 'Could not find definition' ) )
 
 
+@SharedYcmd
+def Subcommands_GoToType_test( app ):
+  filepath = PathToTestFile( 'test.ts' )
+  contents = ReadFile( filepath )
+
+  event_data = BuildRequest( filepath = filepath,
+                             filetype = 'typescript',
+                             contents = contents,
+                             event_name = 'BufferVisit' )
+
+  app.post_json( '/event_notification', event_data )
+
+  goto_data = BuildRequest( completer_target = 'filetype_default',
+                            command_arguments = [ 'GoToType' ],
+                            line_num = 14,
+                            column_num = 6,
+                            contents = contents,
+                            filetype = 'typescript',
+                            filepath = filepath )
+
+  response = app.post_json( '/run_completer_command', goto_data ).json
+  assert_that( response,
+               has_entries( {
+                 'filepath': filepath,
+                 'line_num': 2,
+                 'column_num': 1,
+               } ) )
+
+
+@SharedYcmd
+def Subcommands_GoToType_fail_test( app ):
+  filepath = PathToTestFile( 'test.ts' )
+  contents = ReadFile( filepath )
+
+  event_data = BuildRequest( filepath = filepath,
+                             filetype = 'typescript',
+                             contents = contents,
+                             event_name = 'BufferVisit' )
+
+  app.post_json( '/event_notification', event_data )
+
+  goto_data = BuildRequest( completer_target = 'filetype_default',
+                            command_arguments = [ 'GoToType' ],
+                            line_num = 39,
+                            column_num = 8,
+                            contents = contents,
+                            filetype = 'typescript',
+                            filepath = filepath )
+
+  response = app.post_json( '/run_completer_command',
+                            goto_data,
+                            expect_errors = True ).json
+  assert_that( response,
+               ErrorMatcher( RuntimeError, 'Could not find type definition' ) )
+
+
 @SharedYcmd
 def Subcommands_RefactorRename_Missing_test( app ):
   filepath = PathToTestFile( 'test.ts' )