diff --git a/lib/6to5/generation/generators/modules.js b/lib/6to5/generation/generators/modules.js
index 871afe085f..16f6a01d83 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/generation/generators/modules.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/generation/generators/modules.js
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 var t = require("../../types");
 var _ = require("lodash");
 
-exports.ImportSpecifier =
+exports.ImportSpecifier = function (node, print) {
+  if (node.id && node.id.name === "default") {
+    print(node.name);
+  } else {
+    return exports.ExportSpecifier.apply(this, arguments);
+  }
+};
+
 exports.ExportSpecifier = function (node, print) {
   print(node.id);
   if (node.name) {
@@ -62,7 +69,9 @@ exports.ImportDeclaration = function (node, print) {
         self.push(", ");
       }
 
-      if (!spec.default && spec.type !== "ImportBatchSpecifier" && !foundImportSpecifier) {
+      var isDefault = spec.id && spec.id.name === "default";
+
+      if (!isDefault && spec.type !== "ImportBatchSpecifier" && !foundImportSpecifier) {
         foundImportSpecifier = true;
         self.push("{ ");
       }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/generation/types/ImportDeclaration-ImportSpecifier-ImportBatchSpecifier/expected.js b/test/fixtures/generation/types/ImportDeclaration-ImportSpecifier-ImportBatchSpecifier/expected.js
index b7a4a4b9fd..ed9cfef590 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/generation/types/ImportDeclaration-ImportSpecifier-ImportBatchSpecifier/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/generation/types/ImportDeclaration-ImportSpecifier-ImportBatchSpecifier/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import "foo";
 import foo from "foo";
-import { default as foo } from "foo";
+import foo from "foo";
 import * as foo from "foo";
 import foo, { baz as xyz } from "foo";
 import { bar } from "foo";