diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index e9241cb0b7457..05b0847dd4de7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -33707,13 +33707,13 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
 
     function checkSatisfiesExpression(node: SatisfiesExpression) {
         checkSourceElement(node.type);
+        const exprType = checkExpression(node.expression);
 
         const targetType = getTypeFromTypeNode(node.type);
         if (isErrorType(targetType)) {
             return targetType;
         }
 
-        const exprType = checkExpression(node.expression);
         checkTypeAssignableToAndOptionallyElaborate(exprType, targetType, node.type, node.expression, Diagnostics.Type_0_does_not_satisfy_the_expected_type_1);
 
         return exprType;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..45f8097024cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts(2,20): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'foo' or its corresponding type declarations.
+tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts(3,23): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'bleh'.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts (2 errors) ====
+    // This import should not be elided in the emitted JS
+    import a = require("foo");
+                       ~~~~~
+!!! error TS2307: Cannot find module 'foo' or its corresponding type declarations.
+    const p = a satisfies bleh;
+                          ~~~~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'bleh'.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.js b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6851dbe9f8dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//// [satisfiesEmit.ts]
+// This import should not be elided in the emitted JS
+import a = require("foo");
+const p = a satisfies bleh;
+
+
+//// [satisfiesEmit.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+// This import should not be elided in the emitted JS
+var a = require("foo");
+var p = a;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..051902990e69b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts ===
+// This import should not be elided in the emitted JS
+import a = require("foo");
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(satisfiesEmit.ts, 0, 0))
+
+const p = a satisfies bleh;
+>p : Symbol(p, Decl(satisfiesEmit.ts, 2, 5))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(satisfiesEmit.ts, 0, 0))
+>bleh : Symbol(bleh)
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.types b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9546af9e238c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/satisfiesEmit.types
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts ===
+// This import should not be elided in the emitted JS
+import a = require("foo");
+>a : any
+
+const p = a satisfies bleh;
+>p : bleh
+>a satisfies bleh : bleh
+>a : any
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bf2c6156e95ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/satisfiesEmit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// This import should not be elided in the emitted JS
+import a = require("foo");
+const p = a satisfies bleh;