diff --git a/internal/printer/emitcontext.go b/internal/printer/emitcontext.go
index ca5d395912..b81fc97a44 100644
--- a/internal/printer/emitcontext.go
+++ b/internal/printer/emitcontext.go
@@ -943,11 +943,11 @@ func (c *EmitContext) VisitIterationBody(body *ast.Statement, visitor *ast.NodeV
 }
 
 func (c *EmitContext) VisitEmbeddedStatement(node *ast.Statement, visitor *ast.NodeVisitor) *ast.Statement {
-	embeddedStatement := visitor.VisitEmbeddedStatement(node)
-	if embeddedStatement == nil {
+	if node == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if ast.IsNotEmittedStatement(embeddedStatement) {
+	embeddedStatement := visitor.VisitEmbeddedStatement(node)
+	if embeddedStatement == nil || ast.IsNotEmittedStatement(embeddedStatement) {
 		emptyStatement := visitor.Factory.NewEmptyStatement()
 		emptyStatement.Loc = node.Loc
 		c.SetOriginal(emptyStatement, node)
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.errors.txt b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dec61a017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts(1,11): error TS1233: An export declaration can only be used at the top level of a namespace or module.
+
+
+==== typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts (1 errors) ====
+    if (true) export type {};
+              ~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1233: An export declaration can only be used at the top level of a namespace or module.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.js b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cabf288d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts] ////
+
+//// [typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts]
+if (true) export type {};
+
+
+//// [typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.js]
+"use strict";
+if (true)
+    ;
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.symbols b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e5778eb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts] ////
+
+=== typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts ===
+
+if (true) export type {};
+
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.types b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65291b44f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.types
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts] ////
+
+=== typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts ===
+if (true) export type {};
+>true : true
+
diff --git a/testdata/tests/cases/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts b/testdata/tests/cases/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c025ff045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/tests/cases/compiler/typeOnlyExportAsIfBody.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// @module: esnext
+// @moduleResolution: bundler
+
+if (true) export type {};