diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts
index 5504bb05d4a..106e13425d0 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts
@@ -78,26 +78,35 @@ export class TypeScriptReferencesCodeLensProvider extends TypeScriptBaseCodeLens
 			case PConst.Kind.let:
 			case PConst.Kind.variable:
 				// Only show references for exported variables
-				if (!item.kindModifiers.match(/\bexport\b/)) {
-					break;
+				if (/\bexport\b/.test(item.kindModifiers)) {
+					return getSymbolRange(document, item);
 				}
-			// fallthrough
+				break;
 
 			case PConst.Kind.class:
 				if (item.text === '<class>') {
 					break;
 				}
-			// fallthrough
+				return getSymbolRange(document, item);
 
-			case PConst.Kind.memberFunction:
-			case PConst.Kind.memberVariable:
-			case PConst.Kind.memberGetAccessor:
-			case PConst.Kind.memberSetAccessor:
-			case PConst.Kind.constructorImplementation:
 			case PConst.Kind.interface:
 			case PConst.Kind.type:
 			case PConst.Kind.enum:
 				return getSymbolRange(document, item);
+
+			case PConst.Kind.memberFunction:
+			case PConst.Kind.memberGetAccessor:
+			case PConst.Kind.memberSetAccessor:
+			case PConst.Kind.constructorImplementation:
+			case PConst.Kind.memberVariable:
+				// Only show if parent is a class type object (not a literal)
+				switch (parent?.kind) {
+					case PConst.Kind.class:
+					case PConst.Kind.interface:
+					case PConst.Kind.type:
+						return getSymbolRange(document, item);
+				}
+				break;
 		}
 
 		return null;
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/index.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/index.ts
index 4c3a74b15b8..ba0fd6d7663 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ const testRunner = require('vscode/lib/testrunner');
 testRunner.configure({
 	ui: 'tdd', 		// the TDD UI is being used in extension.test.ts (suite, test, etc.)
 	useColors: (!process.env.BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY && process.platform !== 'win32'), // colored output from test results (only windows cannot handle)
-	timeout: 60000
+	timeout: 60000,
+	grep: 'References'
 });
 
 export = testRunner;
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/referencesCodeLens.test.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/referencesCodeLens.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ca35ed89cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/referencesCodeLens.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+import 'mocha';
+import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import { disposeAll } from '../utils/dispose';
+import { createTestEditor, wait } from './testUtils';
+
+
+type VsCodeConfiguration = { [key: string]: any };
+
+async function updateConfig(newConfig: VsCodeConfiguration): Promise<VsCodeConfiguration> {
+	const oldConfig: VsCodeConfiguration = {};
+	const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(undefined);
+	for (const configKey of Object.keys(newConfig)) {
+		oldConfig[configKey] = config.get(configKey);
+		await new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
+			config.update(configKey, newConfig[configKey], vscode.ConfigurationTarget.Global)
+				.then(() => resolve(), reject));
+	}
+	return oldConfig;
+}
+
+namespace Config {
+	export const referencesCodeLens = 'typescript.referencesCodeLens.enabled';
+}
+
+suite('TypeScript References', () => {
+	const configDefaults: VsCodeConfiguration = Object.freeze({
+		[Config.referencesCodeLens]: true,
+	});
+
+	const _disposables: vscode.Disposable[] = [];
+	let oldConfig: { [key: string]: any } = {};
+
+	setup(async () => {
+		await wait(100);
+
+		// Save off config and apply defaults
+		oldConfig = await updateConfig(configDefaults);
+	});
+
+	teardown(async () => {
+		disposeAll(_disposables);
+
+		// Restore config
+		await updateConfig(oldConfig);
+
+		return vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.closeAllEditors');
+	});
+
+	test('Should show on basic class', async () => {
+		const testDocumentUri = vscode.Uri.parse('untitled:test1.ts');
+		await createTestEditor(testDocumentUri,
+			`class Foo {}`
+		);
+
+		const codeLenses = await getCodeLenses(testDocumentUri);
+		assert.strictEqual(codeLenses?.length, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(codeLenses?.[0].range.start.line, 0);
+	});
+
+	test('Should show on basic class properties', async () => {
+		const testDocumentUri = vscode.Uri.parse('untitled:test2.ts');
+		await createTestEditor(testDocumentUri,
+			`class Foo {`,
+			`	prop: number;`,
+			`	meth(): void {}`,
+			`}`
+		);
+
+		const codeLenses = await getCodeLenses(testDocumentUri);
+		assert.strictEqual(codeLenses?.length, 3);
+		assert.strictEqual(codeLenses?.[0].range.start.line, 0);
+		assert.strictEqual(codeLenses?.[1].range.start.line, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(codeLenses?.[2].range.start.line, 2);
+	});
+
+	test('Should not show on const property', async () => {
+		const testDocumentUri = vscode.Uri.parse('untitled:test3.ts');
+		await createTestEditor(testDocumentUri,
+			`const foo = {`,
+			`	prop: 1;`,
+			`	meth(): void {}`,
+			`}`
+		);
+
+		const codeLenses = await getCodeLenses(testDocumentUri);
+		assert.strictEqual(codeLenses?.length, 0);
+	});
+});
+
+function getCodeLenses(document: vscode.Uri): Thenable<readonly vscode.CodeLens[] | undefined> {
+	return vscode.commands.executeCommand<readonly vscode.CodeLens[]>('vscode.executeCodeLensProvider', document, 100);
+}
+