diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
index 95f2e39727..338ef9309b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
@@ -1862,14 +1862,25 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
     checkDuplicateExports() {}
 
     parseImport(node: N.Node): N.AnyImport {
-      if (this.match(tt.name) && this.lookahead().type === tt.eq) {
-        return this.tsParseImportEqualsDeclaration(node);
-      }
+      if (this.match(tt.name) || this.match(tt.star) || this.match(tt.braceL)) {
+        const ahead = this.lookahead();
 
-      if (this.eatContextual("type")) {
-        node.importKind = "type";
-      } else {
-        node.importKind = "value";
+        if (this.match(tt.name) && ahead.type === tt.eq) {
+          return this.tsParseImportEqualsDeclaration(node);
+        }
+
+        if (
+          this.isContextual("type") &&
+          // import type, { a } from "b";
+          ahead.type !== tt.comma &&
+          // import type from "a";
+          !(ahead.type === tt.name && ahead.value === "from")
+        ) {
+          node.importKind = "type";
+          this.next();
+        } else {
+          node.importKind = "value";
+        }
       }
 
       const importNode = super.parseImport(node);
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/input.ts b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64f64cd72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import type, { bar } from 'foo';
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1b7c8ebea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "plugins": [
+    "typescript"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1140ce07c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-and-named-id-type/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 32,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 32
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 32,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 32
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "module",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ImportDeclaration",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 32,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 32
+          }
+        },
+        "importKind": "value",
+        "specifiers": [
+          {
+            "type": "ImportDefaultSpecifier",
+            "start": 7,
+            "end": 11,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 7
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 11
+              }
+            },
+            "local": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 7,
+              "end": 11,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 7
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 11
+                },
+                "identifierName": "type"
+              },
+              "name": "type"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "ImportSpecifier",
+            "start": 15,
+            "end": 18,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 15
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 18
+              }
+            },
+            "imported": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 15,
+              "end": 18,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 15
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 18
+                },
+                "identifierName": "bar"
+              },
+              "name": "bar"
+            },
+            "local": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 15,
+              "end": 18,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 15
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 18
+                },
+                "identifierName": "bar"
+              },
+              "name": "bar"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "source": {
+          "type": "StringLiteral",
+          "start": 26,
+          "end": 31,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 26
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 31
+            }
+          },
+          "extra": {
+            "rawValue": "foo",
+            "raw": "'foo'"
+          },
+          "value": "foo"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/input.ts b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d4b6f9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import type from 'foo';
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1b7c8ebea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "plugins": [
+    "typescript"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a340498869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-default-id-type/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 23,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 23
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 23,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 23
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "module",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ImportDeclaration",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 23,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 23
+          }
+        },
+        "importKind": "value",
+        "specifiers": [
+          {
+            "type": "ImportDefaultSpecifier",
+            "start": 7,
+            "end": 11,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 7
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 11
+              }
+            },
+            "local": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 7,
+              "end": 11,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 7
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 11
+                },
+                "identifierName": "type"
+              },
+              "name": "type"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "source": {
+          "type": "StringLiteral",
+          "start": 17,
+          "end": 22,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 17
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 22
+            }
+          },
+          "extra": {
+            "rawValue": "foo",
+            "raw": "'foo'"
+          },
+          "value": "foo"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-named/input.ts b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-named/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a9d7a7aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-named/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { foo } from "bar";
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-named/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-named/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbad2bcfaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-named/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 26,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 26
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 26,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 26
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "module",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ImportDeclaration",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 26,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 26
+          }
+        },
+        "importKind": "value",
+        "specifiers": [
+          {
+            "type": "ImportSpecifier",
+            "start": 9,
+            "end": 12,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 9
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 12
+              }
+            },
+            "imported": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 9,
+              "end": 12,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 9
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 12
+                },
+                "identifierName": "foo"
+              },
+              "name": "foo"
+            },
+            "local": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 9,
+              "end": 12,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 9
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 12
+                },
+                "identifierName": "foo"
+              },
+              "name": "foo"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "source": {
+          "type": "StringLiteral",
+          "start": 20,
+          "end": 25,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 20
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 25
+            }
+          },
+          "extra": {
+            "rawValue": "bar",
+            "raw": "\"bar\""
+          },
+          "value": "bar"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-star-as/input.ts b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-star-as/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02f2ec844a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-star-as/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import * as a from "a";
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-star-as/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-star-as/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a27b871b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/import/import-star-as/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 23,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 23
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 23,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 23
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "module",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ImportDeclaration",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 23,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 23
+          }
+        },
+        "importKind": "value",
+        "specifiers": [
+          {
+            "type": "ImportNamespaceSpecifier",
+            "start": 7,
+            "end": 13,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 7
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 13
+              }
+            },
+            "local": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 12,
+              "end": 13,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 12
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 13
+                },
+                "identifierName": "a"
+              },
+              "name": "a"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "source": {
+          "type": "StringLiteral",
+          "start": 19,
+          "end": 22,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 19
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 22
+            }
+          },
+          "extra": {
+            "rawValue": "a",
+            "raw": "\"a\""
+          },
+          "value": "a"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/types/import-type-escaped-error/input.ts b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/types/import-type-escaped-error/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0c06da79d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/types/import-type-escaped-error/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import typ\u{65} typescript from "typescript";
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/types/import-type-escaped-error/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/types/import-type-escaped-error/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..620770863a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/types/import-type-escaped-error/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "plugins": [
+    "typescript"
+  ],
+  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:17)"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/input.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64f64cd72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import type, { bar } from 'foo';
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce280969f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "plugins": [[
+    "transform-typescript",
+    {
+      "onlyRemoveTypeImports": true
+    }
+  ]]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/output.mjs b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/output.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64f64cd72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type-default-and-named/output.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import type, { bar } from 'foo';
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/input.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d4b6f9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import type from 'foo';
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce280969f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "plugins": [[
+    "transform-typescript",
+    {
+      "onlyRemoveTypeImports": true
+    }
+  ]]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/output.mjs b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/output.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d4b6f9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import-named-type/output.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import type from 'foo';