diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 2578ba4c4df..b688e9e1e52 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -40710,7 +40710,22 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
             error(node, Diagnostics.const_enums_can_only_be_used_in_property_or_index_access_expressions_or_the_right_hand_side_of_an_import_declaration_or_export_assignment_or_type_query);
         }
 
-        if (getIsolatedModules(compilerOptions)) {
+        // --verbatimModuleSyntax only gets checked here when the enum usage does not
+        // resolve to an import, because imports of ambient const enums get checked
+        // separately in `checkAliasSymbol`.
+        if (
+            compilerOptions.isolatedModules
+            || compilerOptions.verbatimModuleSyntax
+                && ok
+                && !resolveName(
+                    node,
+                    getFirstIdentifier(node as EntityNameOrEntityNameExpression),
+                    SymbolFlags.Alias,
+                    /*nameNotFoundMessage*/ undefined,
+                    /*isUse*/ false,
+                    /*excludeGlobals*/ true,
+                )
+        ) {
             Debug.assert(!!(type.symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ConstEnum));
             const constEnumDeclaration = type.symbol.valueDeclaration as EnumDeclaration;
             const redirect = host.getRedirectReferenceForResolutionFromSourceOfProject(getSourceFileOfNode(constEnumDeclaration).resolvedPath);
@@ -47264,6 +47279,19 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
                     // in files that are unambiguously CommonJS in this mode.
                     error(node, Diagnostics.ESM_syntax_is_not_allowed_in_a_CommonJS_module_when_module_is_set_to_preserve);
                 }
+
+                if (
+                    compilerOptions.verbatimModuleSyntax &&
+                    !isTypeOnlyImportOrExportDeclaration(node) &&
+                    !(node.flags & NodeFlags.Ambient) &&
+                    targetFlags & SymbolFlags.ConstEnum
+                ) {
+                    const constEnumDeclaration = target.valueDeclaration as EnumDeclaration;
+                    const redirect = host.getRedirectReferenceForResolutionFromSourceOfProject(getSourceFileOfNode(constEnumDeclaration).resolvedPath);
+                    if (constEnumDeclaration.flags & NodeFlags.Ambient && (!redirect || !shouldPreserveConstEnums(redirect.commandLine.options))) {
+                        error(node, Diagnostics.Cannot_access_ambient_const_enums_when_0_is_enabled, isolatedModulesLikeFlagName);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             if (isImportSpecifier(node)) {
diff --git a/src/testRunner/unittests/tsc/projectReferences.ts b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsc/projectReferences.ts
index d1dda68e078..27a575ca02a 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/unittests/tsc/projectReferences.ts
+++ b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsc/projectReferences.ts
@@ -115,4 +115,42 @@ describe("unittests:: tsc:: projectReferences::", () => {
             }),
         commandLineArgs: ["--p", "src/project"],
     });
+
+    verifyTsc({
+        scenario: "projectReferences",
+        subScenario: "importing const enum from referenced project with preserveConstEnums and verbatimModuleSyntax",
+        fs: () =>
+            loadProjectFromFiles({
+                "/src/preserve/index.ts": "export const enum E { A = 1 }",
+                "/src/preserve/index.d.ts": "export declare const enum E { A = 1 }",
+                "/src/preserve/tsconfig.json": jsonToReadableText({
+                    compilerOptions: {
+                        composite: true,
+                        declaration: true,
+                        preserveConstEnums: true,
+                    },
+                }),
+                "/src/no-preserve/index.ts": "export const enum E { A = 1 }",
+                "/src/no-preserve/index.d.ts": "export declare const enum F { A = 1 }",
+                "/src/no-preserve/tsconfig.json": jsonToReadableText({
+                    compilerOptions: {
+                        composite: true,
+                        declaration: true,
+                        preserveConstEnums: false,
+                    },
+                }),
+                "/src/project/index.ts": `import { E } from "../preserve";\nimport { F } from "../no-preserve";\nE.A; F.A;`,
+                "/src/project/tsconfig.json": jsonToReadableText({
+                    compilerOptions: {
+                        module: "preserve",
+                        verbatimModuleSyntax: true,
+                    },
+                    references: [
+                        { path: "../preserve" },
+                        { path: "../no-preserve" },
+                    ],
+                }),
+            }),
+        commandLineArgs: ["--p", "src/project", "--pretty", "false"],
+    });
 });
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsc/projectReferences/importing-const-enum-from-referenced-project-with-preserveConstEnums-and-verbatimModuleSyntax.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tsc/projectReferences/importing-const-enum-from-referenced-project-with-preserveConstEnums-and-verbatimModuleSyntax.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45a6868c9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsc/projectReferences/importing-const-enum-from-referenced-project-with-preserveConstEnums-and-verbatimModuleSyntax.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+currentDirectory:: / useCaseSensitiveFileNames: false
+Input::
+//// [/lib/lib.d.ts]
+/// <reference no-default-lib="true"/>
+interface Boolean {}
+interface Function {}
+interface CallableFunction {}
+interface NewableFunction {}
+interface IArguments {}
+interface Number { toExponential: any; }
+interface Object {}
+interface RegExp {}
+interface String { charAt: any; }
+interface Array<T> { length: number; [n: number]: T; }
+interface ReadonlyArray<T> {}
+declare const console: { log(msg: any): void; };
+
+//// [/src/no-preserve/index.d.ts]
+export declare const enum F { A = 1 }
+
+//// [/src/no-preserve/index.ts]
+export const enum E { A = 1 }
+
+//// [/src/no-preserve/tsconfig.json]
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "preserveConstEnums": false
+  }
+}
+
+//// [/src/preserve/index.d.ts]
+export declare const enum E { A = 1 }
+
+//// [/src/preserve/index.ts]
+export const enum E { A = 1 }
+
+//// [/src/preserve/tsconfig.json]
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "preserveConstEnums": true
+  }
+}
+
+//// [/src/project/index.ts]
+import { E } from "../preserve";
+import { F } from "../no-preserve";
+E.A; F.A;
+
+//// [/src/project/tsconfig.json]
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "preserve",
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true
+  },
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../preserve"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../no-preserve"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+
+
+
+Output::
+/lib/tsc --p src/project --pretty false
+src/project/index.ts(2,10): error TS2748: Cannot access ambient const enums when 'verbatimModuleSyntax' is enabled.
+exitCode:: ExitStatus.DiagnosticsPresent_OutputsGenerated
+
+
+//// [/src/project/index.js]
+import { E } from "../preserve";
+import { F } from "../no-preserve";
+E.A;
+F.A;
+
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxAmbientConstEnum.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxAmbientConstEnum.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e405f0bed9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxAmbientConstEnum.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/a.ts(1,10): error TS2748: Cannot access ambient const enums when 'verbatimModuleSyntax' is enabled.
+/a.ts(4,1): error TS2748: Cannot access ambient const enums when 'verbatimModuleSyntax' is enabled.
+/b.ts(1,10): error TS2748: Cannot access ambient const enums when 'verbatimModuleSyntax' is enabled.
+
+
+==== /node_modules/pkg/index.d.ts (0 errors) ====
+    export declare const enum E { A, B, C }
+    declare global {
+      const enum F { A, B, C }
+    }
+    
+==== /a.ts (2 errors) ====
+    import { E } from "pkg"; // Error
+             ~
+!!! error TS2748: Cannot access ambient const enums when 'verbatimModuleSyntax' is enabled.
+    import type { E as _E } from "pkg"; // Ok
+    console.log(E.A); // Ok
+    F.A; // Error
+    ~
+!!! error TS2748: Cannot access ambient const enums when 'verbatimModuleSyntax' is enabled.
+    
+==== /b.ts (1 errors) ====
+    export { E } from "pkg"; // Error
+             ~
+!!! error TS2748: Cannot access ambient const enums when 'verbatimModuleSyntax' is enabled.
+    export type { E as _E } from "pkg"; // Ok
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/externalModules/verbatimModuleSyntaxAmbientConstEnum.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/externalModules/verbatimModuleSyntaxAmbientConstEnum.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d59dbadf5d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/externalModules/verbatimModuleSyntaxAmbientConstEnum.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// @verbatimModuleSyntax: true
+// @target: esnext
+// @module: preserve
+// @noEmit: true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
+
+// @Filename: /node_modules/pkg/index.d.ts
+export declare const enum E { A, B, C }
+declare global {
+  const enum F { A, B, C }
+}
+
+// @Filename: /a.ts
+import { E } from "pkg"; // Error
+import type { E as _E } from "pkg"; // Ok
+console.log(E.A); // Ok
+F.A; // Error
+
+// @Filename: /b.ts
+export { E } from "pkg"; // Error
+export type { E as _E } from "pkg"; // Ok