diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 2d5db22a565bf..30818837d0b17 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -38433,7 +38433,8 @@ namespace ts {
             if (isJSDocTypeExpression(node.parent) && isJSDocParameterTag(paramTag)) {
                 // Else we will add a diagnostic, see `checkJSDocVariadicType`.
                 const host = getHostSignatureFromJSDoc(paramTag);
-                if (host) {
+                const isCallbackTag = isJSDocCallbackTag(paramTag.parent.parent);
+                if (host || isCallbackTag) {
                     /*
                     Only return an array type if the corresponding parameter is marked as a rest parameter, or if there are no parameters.
                     So in the following situation we will not create an array type:
@@ -38441,7 +38442,9 @@ namespace ts {
                         function f(a) {}
                     Because `a` will just be of type `number | undefined`. A synthetic `...args` will also be added, which *will* get an array type.
                     */
-                    const lastParamDeclaration = lastOrUndefined(host.parameters);
+                    const lastParamDeclaration = isCallbackTag
+                        ? lastOrUndefined((paramTag.parent.parent as unknown as JSDocCallbackTag).typeExpression.parameters)
+                        : lastOrUndefined(host!.parameters);
                     const symbol = getParameterSymbolFromJSDoc(paramTag);
                     if (!lastParamDeclaration ||
                         symbol && lastParamDeclaration.symbol === symbol && isRestParameter(lastParamDeclaration)) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.js b/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3263a37a78076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//// [callbackTagVariadicType.js]
+/**
+ * @callback Foo
+ * @param {...string} args
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+
+/** @type {Foo} */
+export const x = () => 1
+var res = x('a', 'b')
+
+
+//// [callbackTagVariadicType.js]
+"use strict";
+/**
+ * @callback Foo
+ * @param {...string} args
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+exports.__esModule = true;
+exports.x = void 0;
+/** @type {Foo} */
+var x = function () { return 1; };
+exports.x = x;
+var res = (0, exports.x)('a', 'b');
+
+
+//// [callbackTagVariadicType.d.ts]
+/**
+ * @callback Foo
+ * @param {...string} args
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+/** @type {Foo} */
+export const x: Foo;
+export type Foo = (...args: string[]) => number;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7c5767ded4a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/callbackTagVariadicType.js ===
+/**
+ * @callback Foo
+ * @param {...string} args
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+
+/** @type {Foo} */
+export const x = () => 1
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(callbackTagVariadicType.js, 7, 12))
+
+var res = x('a', 'b')
+>res : Symbol(res, Decl(callbackTagVariadicType.js, 8, 3))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(callbackTagVariadicType.js, 7, 12))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.types b/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5858ab1642203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/callbackTagVariadicType.types
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/callbackTagVariadicType.js ===
+/**
+ * @callback Foo
+ * @param {...string} args
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+
+/** @type {Foo} */
+export const x = () => 1
+>x : Foo
+>() => 1 : () => number
+>1 : 1
+
+var res = x('a', 'b')
+>res : number
+>x('a', 'b') : number
+>x : Foo
+>'a' : "a"
+>'b' : "b"
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/callbackTagVariadicType.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/callbackTagVariadicType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..739c40efaceab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsdoc/callbackTagVariadicType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @outDir: bin/
+// @checkJs: true
+// @Filename: callbackTagVariadicType.js
+
+/**
+ * @callback Foo
+ * @param {...string} args
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+
+/** @type {Foo} */
+export const x = () => 1
+var res = x('a', 'b')