diff --git a/packages/parser/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap b/packages/parser/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap
index ef757ac0453e..ac457ec0ca3d 100644
--- a/packages/parser/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/parser/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap
@@ -91249,6 +91249,43 @@ Object {
         ],
         "type": "BlockStatement",
       },
+      "decorators": Array [
+        Object {
+          "expression": Object {
+            "loc": Object {
+              "end": Object {
+                "column": 4,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+              "start": Object {
+                "column": 1,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+            },
+            "name": "dec",
+            "range": Array [
+              1,
+              4,
+            ],
+            "type": "Identifier",
+          },
+          "loc": Object {
+            "end": Object {
+              "column": 4,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+            "start": Object {
+              "column": 0,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+          },
+          "range": Array [
+            0,
+            4,
+          ],
+          "type": "Decorator",
+        },
+      ],
       "expression": false,
       "generator": false,
       "id": Object {
@@ -91791,6 +91828,61 @@ Object {
           "type": "VariableDeclarator",
         },
       ],
+      "decorators": Array [
+        Object {
+          "expression": Object {
+            "arguments": Array [],
+            "callee": Object {
+              "loc": Object {
+                "end": Object {
+                  "column": 5,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+                "start": Object {
+                  "column": 1,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+              },
+              "name": "deco",
+              "range": Array [
+                1,
+                5,
+              ],
+              "type": "Identifier",
+            },
+            "loc": Object {
+              "end": Object {
+                "column": 7,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+              "start": Object {
+                "column": 1,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+            },
+            "range": Array [
+              1,
+              7,
+            ],
+            "type": "CallExpression",
+          },
+          "loc": Object {
+            "end": Object {
+              "column": 7,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+            "start": Object {
+              "column": 0,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+          },
+          "range": Array [
+            0,
+            7,
+          ],
+          "type": "Decorator",
+        },
+      ],
       "kind": "const",
       "loc": Object {
         "end": Object {
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
index 3686ba919150..bf121fa01bb0 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
@@ -696,6 +696,17 @@ export class Converter {
           );
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Semantically, decorators are not allowed on function declarations,
+         * but the TypeScript compiler will parse them and produce a valid AST,
+         * so we handle them here too.
+         */
+        if (node.decorators) {
+          (result as any).decorators = node.decorators.map(el =>
+            this.convertChild(el)
+          );
+        }
+
         // check for exports
         return fixExports(node, result, this.ast);
       }
@@ -730,6 +741,17 @@ export class Converter {
           kind: getDeclarationKind(node.declarationList)
         });
 
+        /**
+         * Semantically, decorators are not allowed on variable declarations,
+         * but the TypeScript compiler will parse them and produce a valid AST,
+         * so we handle them here too.
+         */
+        if (node.decorators) {
+          (result as any).decorators = node.decorators.map(el =>
+            this.convertChild(el)
+          );
+        }
+
         if (hasModifier(SyntaxKind.DeclareKeyword, node)) {
           result.declare = true;
         }
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap
index 38bc1e93b184..9c0094cff37b 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/typescript.ts.snap
@@ -90557,6 +90557,43 @@ Object {
         ],
         "type": "BlockStatement",
       },
+      "decorators": Array [
+        Object {
+          "expression": Object {
+            "loc": Object {
+              "end": Object {
+                "column": 4,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+              "start": Object {
+                "column": 1,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+            },
+            "name": "dec",
+            "range": Array [
+              1,
+              4,
+            ],
+            "type": "Identifier",
+          },
+          "loc": Object {
+            "end": Object {
+              "column": 4,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+            "start": Object {
+              "column": 0,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+          },
+          "range": Array [
+            0,
+            4,
+          ],
+          "type": "Decorator",
+        },
+      ],
       "expression": false,
       "generator": false,
       "id": Object {
@@ -91097,6 +91134,61 @@ Object {
           "type": "VariableDeclarator",
         },
       ],
+      "decorators": Array [
+        Object {
+          "expression": Object {
+            "arguments": Array [],
+            "callee": Object {
+              "loc": Object {
+                "end": Object {
+                  "column": 5,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+                "start": Object {
+                  "column": 1,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+              },
+              "name": "deco",
+              "range": Array [
+                1,
+                5,
+              ],
+              "type": "Identifier",
+            },
+            "loc": Object {
+              "end": Object {
+                "column": 7,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+              "start": Object {
+                "column": 1,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+            },
+            "range": Array [
+              1,
+              7,
+            ],
+            "type": "CallExpression",
+          },
+          "loc": Object {
+            "end": Object {
+              "column": 7,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+            "start": Object {
+              "column": 0,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+          },
+          "range": Array [
+            0,
+            7,
+          ],
+          "type": "Decorator",
+        },
+      ],
       "kind": "const",
       "loc": Object {
         "end": Object {