diff --git a/autoload/syntastic/util.vim b/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
index f5b017ca..ef46bba6 100644
--- a/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ function! syntastic#util#var(name, ...) abort " {{{2
 endfunction " }}}2
 
 " Parse a version string.  Return an array of version components.
-function! syntastic#util#parseVersion(version) abort " {{{2
-    return map(split(matchstr( a:version, '\v^\D*\zs\d+(\.\d+)+\ze' ), '\m\.'), 'str2nr(v:val)')
+function! syntastic#util#parseVersion(version, ...) abort " {{{2
+    return map(split(matchstr( a:version, a:0 ? a:1 : '\v^\D*\zs\d+(\.\d+)+\ze' ), '\m\.'), 'str2nr(v:val)')
 endfunction " }}}2
 
 " Verify that the 'installed' version is at least the 'required' version.
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index 038177d3..9d2e1588 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if has('reltime')
     lockvar! g:_SYNTASTIC_START
 endif
 
-let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.6.0-67'
+let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.6.0-70'
 lockvar g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/typescript/tsc.vim b/syntax_checkers/typescript/tsc.vim
index c469ec2f..8ad2409c 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/typescript/tsc.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/typescript/tsc.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 "============================================================================
-"File:        typescript.vim
+"File:        tsc.vim
 "Description: TypeScript syntax checker
 "Maintainer:  Bill Casarin <bill@casarin.ca>
 "============================================================================
@@ -17,9 +17,26 @@ let s:save_cpo = &cpo
 set cpo&vim
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_typescript_tsc_GetLocList() dict
+    if !exists('s:tsc_new')
+        let s:tsc_new = -1
+        try
+            let tsc_version = filter(split(syntastic#util#system(self.getExecEscaped() . ' --version'), '\n'), 'v:val =~# ''\m\<Version ''')[0]
+            let ver = syntastic#util#parseVersion(tsc_version, '\v<Version \zs\d+(\.\d+)\ze')
+            call self.setVersion(ver)
+
+            let s:tsc_new = syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(ver, [1, 5])
+        catch /\m^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E684/
+            call syntastic#log#error("checker typescript/tsc: can't parse version string (abnormal termination?)")
+        endtry
+    endif
+
+    if s:tsc_new < 0
+        return []
+    endif
+
     let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({
         \ 'args': '--module commonjs',
-        \ 'args_after': '--out ' . syntastic#util#DevNull() })
+        \ 'args_after': (s:tsc_new ? '--noEmit' : '--out ' . syntastic#util#DevNull()) })
 
     let errorformat =
         \ '%E%f %#(%l\,%c): error %m,' .