diff --git a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fs b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fs
index 5ba4d87f79..0af284534a 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fs
+++ b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fs
@@ -1145,3 +1145,7 @@ let mkValField mVal mRhs mut access ident (typ: SynType) xmlDoc rangeStart attri
         SynField(attribs, isStatic, Some ident, typ, mut, xmlDoc, access, mRhs, { LeadingKeyword = Some leadingKeyword })
 
     SynMemberDefn.ValField(fld, mValDecl)
+
+let mkSynField parseState idOpt t isMutable vis attributes isStatic mWhole leadingKeyword =
+    let xmlDoc = grabXmlDocAtRangeStart (parseState, attributes, mWhole)
+    SynField(attributes, isStatic, idOpt, t, isMutable, xmlDoc, vis, mWhole, { LeadingKeyword = leadingKeyword })
diff --git a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fsi b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fsi
index 5bcff5f26f..1ec98ddabb 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fsi
+++ b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/ParseHelpers.fsi
@@ -274,3 +274,15 @@ val mkValField:
     SynAttributes ->
     range option ->
         SynMemberDefn
+
+val mkSynField:
+    parseState: IParseState ->
+    idOpt: Ident option ->
+    t: SynType ->
+    isMutable: bool ->
+    vis: SynAccess option ->
+    attributes: SynAttributeList list ->
+    isStatic: bool ->
+    mWhole: range ->
+    leadingKeyword: SynLeadingKeyword option ->
+        SynField
diff --git a/src/Compiler/pars.fsy b/src/Compiler/pars.fsy
index ce2727e7a8..46436e5c71 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/pars.fsy
+++ b/src/Compiler/pars.fsy
@@ -2791,9 +2791,14 @@ recdFieldDecl:
 /* Part of a field or val declaration in a record type or object type */
 fieldDecl:
   | opt_mutable opt_access ident COLON typ
-     { fun attrs stat mWhole leadingKeyword ->
-           let xmlDoc = grabXmlDocAtRangeStart(parseState, attrs, mWhole)
-           SynField(attrs, stat, Some $3, $5, $1, xmlDoc, $2, mWhole, { LeadingKeyword = leadingKeyword }) }
+     { mkSynField parseState (Some $3) $5 $1 $2 }
+  | opt_mutable opt_access ident COLON recover
+     { let mColon = rhs parseState 4
+       let t = SynType.FromParseError(mColon.EndRange)
+       mkSynField parseState (Some $3) t $1 $2 }
+  | opt_mutable opt_access ident recover
+     { let t = SynType.FromParseError($3.idRange.EndRange)
+       mkSynField parseState (Some $3) t $1 $2 }
 
 /* An exception definition */
 exconDefn:
diff --git a/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 01.fs b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 01.fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..417a279046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 01.fs	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module Foo
+
+type AU =
+    {
+        Invest: int
+        T
+    }
+
+let meh = ()
diff --git a/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 01.fs.bsl b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 01.fs.bsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91d5f58ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 01.fs.bsl	
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+ImplFile
+  (ParsedImplFileInput
+     ("/root/Type/Record 01.fs", false, QualifiedNameOfFile Foo, [], [],
+      [SynModuleOrNamespace
+         ([Foo], false, NamedModule,
+          [Types
+             ([SynTypeDefn
+                 (SynComponentInfo
+                    ([], None, [], [AU],
+                     PreXmlDoc ((3,0), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                     false, None, (3,5--3,7)),
+                  Simple
+                    (Record
+                       (None,
+                        [SynField
+                           ([], false, Some Invest,
+                            LongIdent (SynLongIdent ([int], [], [None])), false,
+                            PreXmlDoc ((5,8), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                            None, (5,8--5,19), { LeadingKeyword = None });
+                         SynField
+                           ([], false, Some T, FromParseError (6,9--6,9), false,
+                            PreXmlDoc ((6,8), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                            None, (6,8--7,5), { LeadingKeyword = None })],
+                        (4,4--7,5)), (4,4--7,5)), [], None, (3,5--7,5),
+                  { LeadingKeyword = Type (3,0--3,4)
+                    EqualsRange = Some (3,8--3,9)
+                    WithKeyword = None })], (3,0--7,5));
+           Let
+             (false,
+              [SynBinding
+                 (None, Normal, false, false, [],
+                  PreXmlDoc ((9,0), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                  SynValData
+                    (None, SynValInfo ([], SynArgInfo ([], false, None)), None),
+                  Named (SynIdent (meh, None), false, None, (9,4--9,7)), None,
+                  Const (Unit, (9,10--9,12)), (9,4--9,7), Yes (9,0--9,12),
+                  { LeadingKeyword = Let (9,0--9,3)
+                    InlineKeyword = None
+                    EqualsRange = Some (9,8--9,9) })], (9,0--9,12))],
+          PreXmlDoc ((1,0), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector), [], None,
+          (1,0--9,12), { LeadingKeyword = Module (1,0--1,6) })], (true, true),
+      { ConditionalDirectives = []
+        CodeComments = [] }, set []))
+
+(7,4)-(7,5) parse error Unexpected symbol '}' in field declaration. Expected ':' or other token.
diff --git a/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 02.fs b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 02.fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d42ab66e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 02.fs	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module Foo
+
+type AU =
+    {
+        Invest: int
+        T :
+    }
+
+let meh = ()
diff --git a/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 02.fs.bsl b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 02.fs.bsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ebdfe18ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/service/data/SyntaxTree/Type/Record 02.fs.bsl	
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+ImplFile
+  (ParsedImplFileInput
+     ("/root/Type/Record 02.fs", false, QualifiedNameOfFile Foo, [], [],
+      [SynModuleOrNamespace
+         ([Foo], false, NamedModule,
+          [Types
+             ([SynTypeDefn
+                 (SynComponentInfo
+                    ([], None, [], [AU],
+                     PreXmlDoc ((3,0), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                     false, None, (3,5--3,7)),
+                  Simple
+                    (Record
+                       (None,
+                        [SynField
+                           ([], false, Some Invest,
+                            LongIdent (SynLongIdent ([int], [], [None])), false,
+                            PreXmlDoc ((5,8), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                            None, (5,8--5,19), { LeadingKeyword = None });
+                         SynField
+                           ([], false, Some T, FromParseError (6,11--6,11),
+                            false,
+                            PreXmlDoc ((6,8), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                            None, (6,8--7,5), { LeadingKeyword = None })],
+                        (4,4--7,5)), (4,4--7,5)), [], None, (3,5--7,5),
+                  { LeadingKeyword = Type (3,0--3,4)
+                    EqualsRange = Some (3,8--3,9)
+                    WithKeyword = None })], (3,0--7,5));
+           Let
+             (false,
+              [SynBinding
+                 (None, Normal, false, false, [],
+                  PreXmlDoc ((9,0), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector),
+                  SynValData
+                    (None, SynValInfo ([], SynArgInfo ([], false, None)), None),
+                  Named (SynIdent (meh, None), false, None, (9,4--9,7)), None,
+                  Const (Unit, (9,10--9,12)), (9,4--9,7), Yes (9,0--9,12),
+                  { LeadingKeyword = Let (9,0--9,3)
+                    InlineKeyword = None
+                    EqualsRange = Some (9,8--9,9) })], (9,0--9,12))],
+          PreXmlDoc ((1,0), FSharp.Compiler.Xml.XmlDocCollector), [], None,
+          (1,0--9,12), { LeadingKeyword = Module (1,0--1,6) })], (true, true),
+      { ConditionalDirectives = []
+        CodeComments = [] }, set []))
+
+(7,4)-(7,5) parse error Unexpected symbol '}' in field declaration