diff --git a/src/ast/parseStmt.zig b/src/ast/parseStmt.zig
index 8f946e079b..d715e4607f 100644
--- a/src/ast/parseStmt.zig
+++ b/src/ast/parseStmt.zig
@@ -1270,6 +1270,25 @@ pub fn ParseStmt(
                                     return p.s(S.TypeScript{}, loc);
                                 }
 
+                                // Validate that "declare" is followed by a valid declaration
+                                // Valid: class, function, var, const, let, enum, namespace, module, interface, type, abstract
+                                const is_valid_declare_token = switch (p.lexer.token) {
+                                    .t_class, .t_function, .t_var, .t_const, .t_enum => true,
+                                    .t_identifier => p.lexer.isContextualKeyword("let") or
+                                        p.lexer.isContextualKeyword("namespace") or
+                                        p.lexer.isContextualKeyword("module") or
+                                        p.lexer.isContextualKeyword("interface") or
+                                        p.lexer.isContextualKeyword("type") or
+                                        p.lexer.isContextualKeyword("abstract") or
+                                        p.lexer.isContextualKeyword("async"),
+                                    else => false,
+                                };
+
+                                if (!is_valid_declare_token) {
+                                    try p.lexer.unexpected();
+                                    return error.SyntaxError;
+                                }
+
                                 // "declare const x: any"
                                 const stmt = try p.parseStmt(opts);
                                 if (opts.ts_decorators) |decs| {
diff --git a/test/js/bun/transpiler/declare-invalid.test.ts b/test/js/bun/transpiler/declare-invalid.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50b038de66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/js/bun/transpiler/declare-invalid.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { bunEnv, bunExe, normalizeBunSnapshot, tempDir } from "harness";
+
+test("declare followed by block should error instead of crash", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("declare-block-test", {
+    "test.ts": `declare{}`,
+  });
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "build", "test.ts"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(normalizeBunSnapshot(stderr, dir)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    "1 | declare{}
+               ^
+    error: Unexpected {
+        at <dir>/test.ts:1:8"
+  `);
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test("declare block followed by arrow function should error", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("declare-block-arrow", {
+    "test.ts": `declare{}_=>_`,
+  });
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "build", "test.ts"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(normalizeBunSnapshot(stderr, dir)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    "1 | declare{}_=>_
+               ^
+    error: Unexpected {
+        at <dir>/test.ts:1:8"
+  `);
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test("declare empty block followed by arrow function should error", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("declare-empty-block-arrow", {
+    "test.ts": `declare {};()=>{};`,
+  });
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "build", "test.ts"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(normalizeBunSnapshot(stderr, dir)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    "1 | declare {};()=>{};
+                ^
+    error: Unexpected {
+        at <dir>/test.ts:1:9"
+  `);
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test("declare multiple blocks followed by arrow should error", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("declare-multi-blocks", {
+    "test.ts": `declare{}{;}()=>{};`,
+  });
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "build", "test.ts"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(normalizeBunSnapshot(stderr, dir)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    "1 | declare{}{;}()=>{};
+               ^
+    error: Unexpected {
+        at <dir>/test.ts:1:8"
+  `);
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test("declare followed by semicolon should error", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("declare-semicolon", {
+    "test.ts": `declare;`,
+  });
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "build", "test.ts"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(normalizeBunSnapshot(stderr, dir)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    "1 | declare;
+               ^
+    error: Unexpected ;
+        at <dir>/test.ts:1:8"
+  `);
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test("declare followed by number should error", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("declare-number", {
+    "test.ts": `declare 123;`,
+  });
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "build", "test.ts"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(normalizeBunSnapshot(stderr, dir)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    "1 | declare 123;
+                ^
+    error: Unexpected 123
+        at <dir>/test.ts:1:9"
+  `);
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test("valid declare statements should still work", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("declare-valid", {
+    "test.ts": `
+declare const x: number;
+declare let y: string;
+declare var z: boolean;
+declare class Foo {}
+declare function bar(): void;
+declare enum Baz { A, B }
+declare namespace N {}
+declare module M {}
+declare interface I {}
+declare type T = string;
+declare abstract class Abstract {}
+declare global {
+  const GLOBAL: string;
+}
+
+console.log("SUCCESS");
+`,
+  });
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "test.ts"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd: String(dir),
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(stdout).toContain("SUCCESS");
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+});