diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unused-vars.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unused-vars.test.ts
index 166022cee20..323d85b94a6 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unused-vars.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-unused-vars.test.ts
@@ -757,6 +757,14 @@ export default function (@Optional() value = []) {
 
 function Optional() {
   return () => {};
+}
+    `,
+    // https://github.com/typescript-eslint/typescript-eslint/issues/2417
+    `
+import { FooType } from './fileA';
+
+export abstract class Foo {
+  protected abstract readonly type: FooType;
 }
     `,
   ],
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts b/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
index 302dda1c457..1b71d7d0c50 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
     this.close(node);
   }
 
+  protected visitClassProperty(
+    node: TSESTree.TSAbstractClassProperty | TSESTree.ClassProperty,
+  ): void {
+    this.visitProperty(node);
+    this.visitType(node.typeAnnotation);
+  }
+
   protected visitForIn(
     node: TSESTree.ForInStatement | TSESTree.ForOfStatement,
   ): void {
@@ -413,8 +420,7 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
   }
 
   protected ClassProperty(node: TSESTree.ClassProperty): void {
-    this.visitProperty(node);
-    this.visitType(node.typeAnnotation);
+    this.visitClassProperty(node);
   }
 
   protected ContinueStatement(): void {
@@ -562,7 +568,7 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
   protected TSAbstractClassProperty(
     node: TSESTree.TSAbstractClassProperty,
   ): void {
-    this.visitProperty(node);
+    this.visitClassProperty(node);
   }
 
   protected TSAbstractMethodDefinition(
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/class/declaration/abstract-property.ts b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/class/declaration/abstract-property.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b4a5e38adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/class/declaration/abstract-property.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type T = 1;
+
+abstract class Foo {
+  protected abstract readonly prop: T;
+}
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/class/declaration/abstract-property.ts.shot b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/class/declaration/abstract-property.ts.shot
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75750d50fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/class/declaration/abstract-property.ts.shot
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`class declaration abstract-property 1`] = `
+ScopeManager {
+  variables: Array [
+    Variable$1 {
+      defs: Array [
+        TypeDefinition$1 {
+          name: Identifier<"T">,
+          node: TSTypeAliasDeclaration$1,
+        },
+      ],
+      name: "T",
+      references: Array [
+        Reference$1 {
+          identifier: Identifier<"T">,
+          isRead: true,
+          isTypeReference: true,
+          isValueReference: false,
+          isWrite: false,
+          resolved: Variable$1,
+        },
+      ],
+      isValueVariable: false,
+      isTypeVariable: true,
+    },
+    Variable$2 {
+      defs: Array [
+        ClassNameDefinition$2 {
+          name: Identifier<"Foo">,
+          node: ClassDeclaration$2,
+        },
+      ],
+      name: "Foo",
+      references: Array [],
+      isValueVariable: true,
+      isTypeVariable: true,
+    },
+    Variable$3 {
+      defs: Array [
+        ClassNameDefinition$3 {
+          name: Identifier<"Foo">,
+          node: ClassDeclaration$2,
+        },
+      ],
+      name: "Foo",
+      references: Array [],
+      isValueVariable: true,
+      isTypeVariable: true,
+    },
+  ],
+  scopes: Array [
+    GlobalScope$1 {
+      block: Program$3,
+      isStrict: false,
+      references: Array [],
+      set: Map {
+        "T" => Variable$1,
+        "Foo" => Variable$2,
+      },
+      type: "global",
+      upper: null,
+      variables: Array [
+        Variable$1,
+        Variable$2,
+      ],
+    },
+    ClassScope$2 {
+      block: ClassDeclaration$2,
+      isStrict: true,
+      references: Array [
+        Reference$1,
+      ],
+      set: Map {
+        "Foo" => Variable$3,
+      },
+      type: "class",
+      upper: GlobalScope$1,
+      variables: Array [
+        Variable$3,
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+}
+`;