diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f446009999..c775418b4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .DS_Store
-node_modules
+/node_modules
+/packages/*/node_modules
 *.log
 *.cache
 /.eslintcache
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js
index e6704d5fe0..7828e90d02 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js
@@ -5,25 +5,22 @@
  */
 
 import resolve from "resolve";
+import path from "path";
 
-export function resolvePlugin(pluginName: string, dirname: string): string|null {
-  const possibleNames = [`babel-plugin-${pluginName}`, pluginName];
+const EXACT_RE = /^module:/;
+const BABEL_PLUGIN_PREFIX_RE = /^(?!@|module:|[^/\/]+[/\/]|babel-plugin-)/;
+const BABEL_PRESET_PREFIX_RE = /^(?!@|module:|[^/\/]+[/\/]|babel-preset-)/;
+const BABEL_PLUGIN_ORG_RE = /^(@babel[/\/])(?!plugin-|[^/\/]+[/\/])/;
+const BABEL_PRESET_ORG_RE = /^(@babel[/\/])(?!preset-|[^/\/]+[/\/])/;
+const OTHER_PLUGIN_ORG_RE = /^(@(?!babel[/\/])[^/\/]+[/\/])(?!babel-plugin-|[^/\/]+[/\/])/;
+const OTHER_PRESET_ORG_RE = /^(@(?!babel[/\/])[^/\/]+[/\/])(?!babel-preset-|[^/\/]+[/\/])/;
 
-  return resolveFromPossibleNames(possibleNames, dirname);
+export function resolvePlugin(name: string, dirname: string): string|null {
+  return resolveStandardizedName("plugin", name, dirname);
 }
 
-export function resolvePreset(presetName: string, dirname: string): string|null {
-  const possibleNames = [`babel-preset-${presetName}`, presetName];
-
-  // trying to resolve @organization shortcat
-  // @foo/es2015 -> @foo/babel-preset-es2015
-  const matches = presetName.match(/^(@[^/]+)\/(.+)$/);
-  if (matches) {
-    const [, orgName, presetPath] = matches;
-    possibleNames.push(`${orgName}/babel-preset-${presetPath}`);
-  }
-
-  return resolveFromPossibleNames(possibleNames, dirname);
+export function resolvePreset(name: string, dirname: string): string|null {
+  return resolveStandardizedName("preset", name, dirname);
 }
 
 export function loadPlugin(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: mixed } {
@@ -47,8 +44,7 @@ export function loadPreset(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, v
 }
 
 export function loadParser(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: Function } {
-  const filepath = resolveQuiet(name, dirname);
-  if (!filepath) throw new Error(`Parser ${name} not found relative to ${dirname}`);
+  const filepath = resolve.sync(name, { basedir: dirname });
 
   const mod = requireModule(filepath);
 
@@ -66,8 +62,7 @@ export function loadParser(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, v
 }
 
 export function loadGenerator(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string, value: Function } {
-  const filepath = resolveQuiet(name, dirname);
-  if (!filepath) throw new Error(`Generator ${name} not found relative to ${dirname}`);
+  const filepath = resolve.sync(name, { basedir: dirname });
 
   const mod = requireModule(filepath);
 
@@ -84,25 +79,69 @@ export function loadGenerator(name: string, dirname: string): { filepath: string
   };
 }
 
-function resolveQuiet(name: string, dirname: string): string|null {
-  try {
-    return resolve.sync(name, { basedir: dirname });
-  } catch (e) {
-    // The 'resolve' module can currently throw ENOTDIR
-    // https://github.com/substack/node-resolve/issues/121
-    if (e.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND" && e.code !== "ENOTDIR") throw e;
+function standardizeName(type: "plugin"|"preset", name: string) {
+  // Let absolute and relative paths through.
+  if (path.isAbsolute(name)) return name;
 
-    // Silently fail and move to the next item.
-  }
-  return null;
+  const isPreset = type === "preset";
+
+  return name
+    // foo -> babel-preset-foo
+    .replace(isPreset ? BABEL_PRESET_PREFIX_RE : BABEL_PLUGIN_PREFIX_RE, `babel-${type}-`)
+    // @babel/es2015 -> @babel/preset-es2015
+    .replace(isPreset ? BABEL_PRESET_ORG_RE : BABEL_PLUGIN_ORG_RE, `$1${type}-`)
+    // @foo/mypreset -> @foo/babel-preset-mypreset
+    .replace(isPreset ? OTHER_PRESET_ORG_RE : OTHER_PLUGIN_ORG_RE, `$1babel-${type}-`)
+    // module:mypreset -> mypreset
+    .replace(EXACT_RE, "");
 }
 
-function resolveFromPossibleNames(possibleNames: Array<string>, dirname: string): string|null {
-  for (const name of possibleNames) {
-    const result = resolveQuiet(name, dirname);
-    if (result !== null) return result;
+function resolveStandardizedName(type: "plugin"|"preset", name: string, dirname: string = process.cwd()) {
+  const standardizedName = standardizeName(type, name);
+
+  try {
+    return resolve.sync(standardizedName, { basedir: dirname });
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") throw e;
+
+    if (standardizedName !== name) {
+      let resolvedOriginal = false;
+      try {
+        resolve.sync(name, { basedir: dirname });
+        resolvedOriginal = true;
+      } catch (e2) { }
+
+      if (resolvedOriginal) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+        e.message += `\n- If you want to resolve "${name}", use "module:${name}"`;
+      }
+    }
+
+    let resolvedBabel = false;
+    try {
+      resolve.sync(standardizeName(type, "@babel/" + name), { basedir: dirname });
+      resolvedBabel = true;
+    } catch (e2) { }
+
+    if (resolvedBabel) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      e.message += `\n- Did you mean "@babel/${name}"?`;
+    }
+
+    let resolvedOppositeType = false;
+    const oppositeType = type === "preset" ? "plugin" : "preset";
+    try {
+      resolve.sync(standardizeName(oppositeType, name), { basedir: dirname });
+      resolvedOppositeType = true;
+    } catch (e2) { }
+
+    if (resolvedOppositeType) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      e.message += `\n- Did you accidentally pass a ${type} as a ${oppositeType}?`;
+    }
+
+    throw e;
   }
-  return null;
 }
 
 function requireModule(name: string): mixed {
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/api.js b/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
index e86f2a54af..63598ab388 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
@@ -116,11 +116,13 @@ describe("api", function () {
   });
 
   it("exposes the resolvePlugin method", function() {
-    assert.equal(babel.resolvePlugin("nonexistent-plugin"), null);
+    assert.throws(() => babel.resolvePlugin("nonexistent-plugin"),
+      /Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-nonexistent-plugin'/);
   });
 
   it("exposes the resolvePreset method", function() {
-    assert.equal(babel.resolvePreset("nonexistent-preset"), null);
+    assert.throws(() => babel.resolvePreset("nonexistent-preset"),
+      /Cannot find module 'babel-preset-nonexistent-preset'/);
   });
 
   it("transformFile", function (done) {
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-org-paths/node_modules/@babel/plugin-foo/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-org-paths/node_modules/@babel/plugin-foo/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-org-paths/node_modules/@babel/preset-foo/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-org-paths/node_modules/@babel/preset-foo/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@babel/mod/plugin.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@babel/mod/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@babel/mod/preset.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/babel-scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@babel/mod/preset.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/foo-org-paths/node_modules/@foo/babel-plugin-mod/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/foo-org-paths/node_modules/@foo/babel-plugin-mod/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/foo-org-paths/node_modules/@foo/babel-preset-mod/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/foo-org-paths/node_modules/@foo/babel-preset-mod/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/module-paths/node_modules/plugin/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/module-paths/node_modules/plugin/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/module-paths/node_modules/preset/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/module-paths/node_modules/preset/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/nested-module-paths/node_modules/mod/plugin.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/nested-module-paths/node_modules/mod/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/nested-module-paths/node_modules/mod/preset.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/nested-module-paths/node_modules/mod/preset.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/relative-paths/dir/plugin.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/relative-paths/dir/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/relative-paths/dir/preset.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/relative-paths/dir/preset.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/.gitignore b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index ddf342489b..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-!node_modules/
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/actual.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/actual.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9936933515..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/actual.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-var x = "before";
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/expected.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/expected.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c981404e30..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/expected.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-var x = "AFTER";
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/node_modules/addons/plugin.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/node_modules/addons/plugin.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ead11c44d..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/node_modules/addons/plugin.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = function () {
-  return {
-    visitor: {
-      StringLiteral: function (path) {
-        path.node.value = "after";
-      },
-    },
-  };
-};
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/node_modules/addons/preset.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/node_modules/addons/preset.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f313cfaa1..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/resolve-addons-relative-to-file/node_modules/addons/preset.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = function (context, options, fileContext) {
-  if (/resolve-addons-relative-to-file$/.test(fileContext.dirname)) {
-    return {
-      plugins: [plugin],
-    };
-  }
-  return {};
-};
-
-function plugin () {
-  return {
-    visitor: {
-      StringLiteral: function (path) {
-        path.node.value =
-          path.node.value.toUpperCase();
-      },
-    },
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@foo/mod/plugin.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@foo/mod/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@foo/mod/preset.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/scoped-nested-module-paths/node_modules/@foo/mod/preset.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/standard-paths/node_modules/babel-plugin-mod/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/standard-paths/node_modules/babel-plugin-mod/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/standard-paths/node_modules/babel-preset-mod/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/standard-paths/node_modules/babel-preset-mod/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-babel-paths/node_modules/@babel/plugin-foo/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-babel-paths/node_modules/@babel/plugin-foo/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-babel-paths/node_modules/@babel/preset-foo/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-babel-paths/node_modules/@babel/preset-foo/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-missing-paths/.gitignore b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-missing-paths/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-module-paths/node_modules/foo/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-module-paths/node_modules/foo/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-opposite-paths/node_modules/babel-plugin-testplugin/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-opposite-paths/node_modules/babel-plugin-testplugin/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-opposite-paths/node_modules/babel-preset-testpreset/index.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/resolution/throw-opposite-paths/node_modules/babel-preset-testpreset/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js b/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js
index da59ea5e51..3df806b515 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/resolution.js
@@ -1,56 +1,398 @@
 import assert from "assert";
-import async from "async";
 import * as babel from "../lib/index";
-import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 
-// Test that plugins & presets are resolved relative to `filename`.
 describe("addon resolution", function () {
-  it("addon resolution", function (done) {
-    const fixtures = {};
-    const paths = {};
+  const base = path.join(__dirname, "fixtures", "resolution");
 
-    paths.fixtures = path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      "fixtures",
-      "resolution",
-      "resolve-addons-relative-to-file"
-    );
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    this.cwd = process.cwd();
+    process.chdir(base);
+  });
 
-    async.each(
-      ["actual", "expected"],
-      function (key, mapDone) {
-        paths[key] = path.join(paths.fixtures, key + ".js");
-        fs.readFile(paths[key], { encoding: "utf8" }, function (err, data) {
-          if (err) return mapDone(err);
-          fixtures[key] = data.trim();
-          mapDone();
-        });
-      },
-      fixturesReady
-    );
+  afterEach(function() {
+    process.chdir(this.cwd);
+  });
 
-    function fixturesReady (err) {
-      if (err) return done(err);
+  it("should find module: presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("module-paths");
 
-      const orignalCwd = process.cwd();
-      try {
-        process.chdir(paths.fixtures);
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "module:preset",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
 
-        const actual = babel.transform(fixtures.actual, {
-          babelrc: false,
-          filename: paths.actual,
-          plugins: ["addons/plugin"],
-          presets: ["addons/preset"],
-        }).code;
+  it("should find module: plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("module-paths");
 
-        assert.equal(actual, fixtures.expected);
-      } finally {
-        process.chdir(orignalCwd);
-      }
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "module:plugin",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
 
-      done();
-    }
-    // fixturesReady
+  it("should find standard presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("standard-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find standard plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("standard-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find standard presets with an existing prefix", function() {
+    process.chdir("standard-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "babel-preset-mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find standard plugins with an existing prefix", function() {
+    process.chdir("standard-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "babel-plugin-mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @babel scoped presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("babel-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "@babel/foo",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @babel scoped plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("babel-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "@babel/foo",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @babel scoped presets with an existing prefix", function() {
+    process.chdir("babel-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "@babel/preset-foo",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @babel scoped plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("babel-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "@babel/plugin-foo",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @foo scoped presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("foo-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "@foo/mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @foo scoped plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("foo-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "@foo/mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @foo scoped presets with an existing prefix", function() {
+    process.chdir("foo-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "@foo/babel-preset-mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @foo scoped plugins with an existing prefix", function() {
+    process.chdir("foo-org-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "@foo/babel-plugin-mod",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find relative path presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("relative-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "./dir/preset.js",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find relative path plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("relative-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "./dir/plugin.js",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find module file presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("nested-module-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "mod/preset",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find module file plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("nested-module-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "mod/plugin",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @foo scoped module file presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("scoped-nested-module-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "@foo/mod/preset",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @foo scoped module file plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("scoped-nested-module-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "@foo/mod/plugin",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @babel scoped module file presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("babel-scoped-nested-module-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      presets: [
+        "@babel/mod/preset",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should find @babel scoped module file plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("babel-scoped-nested-module-paths");
+
+    babel.transform("", {
+      filename: "filename.js",
+      babelrc: false,
+      plugins: [
+        "@babel/mod/plugin",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about module: usage for presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-module-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        presets: [
+          "foo",
+        ],
+      });
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-preset-foo'.*\n- If you want to resolve "foo", use "module:foo"/);
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about module: usage for plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-module-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        plugins: [
+          "foo",
+        ],
+      });
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-foo'.*\n- If you want to resolve "foo", use "module:foo"/);
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about @babel usage for presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-babel-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        presets: [
+          "foo",
+        ],
+      });
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-preset-foo'.*\n- Did you mean "@babel\/foo"\?/);
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about @babel usage for plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-babel-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        plugins: [
+          "foo",
+        ],
+      });
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-foo'.*\n- Did you mean "@babel\/foo"\?/);
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about passing a preset as a plugin", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-opposite-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        presets: [
+          "testplugin",
+        ],
+      });
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-preset-testplugin'.*\n- Did you accidentally pass a preset as a plugin\?/);
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about passing a plugin as a preset", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-opposite-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        plugins: [
+          "testpreset",
+        ],
+      });
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-testpreset'.*\n- Did you accidentally pass a plugin as a preset\?/);
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about missing presets", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-missing-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        presets: [
+          "foo",
+        ],
+      });
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-preset-foo'/);
+  });
+
+  it("should throw about missing plugins", function() {
+    process.chdir("throw-missing-paths");
+
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      babel.transform("", {
+        filename: "filename.js",
+        babelrc: false,
+        plugins: [
+          "foo",
+        ],
+      });
+    }, /Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-foo'/);
   });
 });