diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
index 995ca2ae5d..8a26e10db5 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ function isCompatTag(tagName) {
 function convertTemplateType(tokens) {
   var startingToken    = 0;
   var currentToken     = 0;
+  // track use of {}
   var numBraces        = 0;
-  var hasTemplateEnded = true;
+  // track number of nested templates
+  var numBackQuotes     = 0;
 
   function isBackQuote(token) {
     return tokens[token].type === tt.backQuote;
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ function convertTemplateType(tokens) {
 
   function isTemplateStarter(token) {
     return isBackQuote(token) ||
-           tokens[token].type === tt.braceR;
+           // only can be a template starter when in a template already
+           tokens[token].type === tt.braceR && numBackQuotes > 0;
   }
 
   function isTemplateEnder(token) {
@@ -138,6 +141,10 @@ function convertTemplateType(tokens) {
   while (startingToken < tokens.length) {
     // template start: check if ` or }
     if (isTemplateStarter(startingToken) && numBraces === 0) {
+      if (isBackQuote(startingToken)) {
+        numBackQuotes++;
+      }
+
       currentToken = startingToken + 1;
 
       // check if token after template start is "template"
@@ -153,10 +160,12 @@ function convertTemplateType(tokens) {
         currentToken++;
       }
 
-      hasTemplateEnded = isBackQuote(currentToken);
+      if (isBackQuote(currentToken)) {
+        numBackQuotes--;
+      }
       // template start and end found: create new token
       replaceWithTemplateType(startingToken, currentToken);
-    } else if (!hasTemplateEnded) {
+    } else if (numBackQuotes > 0) {
       trackNumBraces(startingToken);
     }
     startingToken++;
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/babel-eslint.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/babel-eslint.js
index 40a9fc84e0..64260de815 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/babel-eslint.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/babel-eslint.js
@@ -33,16 +33,29 @@ function assertImplementsAST(target, source, path) {
 
 function parseAndAssertSame(code) {
   var esAST = espree.parse(code, {
-    env: {
-      "es6": true,
-      "node": true
-    },
     ecmaFeatures: {
+      arrowFunctions: true,
       blockBindings: true,
+      destructuring: true,
+      regexYFlag: true,
+      regexUFlag: true,
       templateStrings: true,
-      modules: true,
+      binaryLiterals: true,
+      octalLiterals: true,
+      unicodeCodePointEscapes: true,
+      defaultParams: true,
+      restParams: true,
+      forOf: true,
+      objectLiteralComputedProperties: true,
+      objectLiteralShorthandMethods: true,
+      objectLiteralShorthandProperties: true,
+      objectLiteralDuplicateProperties: true,
+      generators: true,
+      spread: true,
       classes: true,
-      jsx: true
+      modules: true,
+      jsx: true,
+      globalReturn: true
     },
     tokens: true,
     loc: true,
@@ -124,6 +137,17 @@ describe("acorn-to-esprima", function () {
         "}"
       );
     });
+
+    it("template with destructuring #31", function () {
+      parseAndAssertSame([
+        "module.exports = {",
+          "render() {",
+            "var {name} = this.props;",
+            "return Math.max(null, `Name: ${name}, Name: ${name}`);",
+          "}",
+        "};"
+      ].join("\n"));
+    });
   });
 
   it("simple expression", function () {
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
index 3cb0222a5b..1b2a2a8a30 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ describe("verify", function () {
     );
   });
 
+  it("template with destructuring #31", function () {
+    verifyAndAssertMessages([
+      "module.exports = {",
+        "render() {",
+          "var {name} = this.props;",
+          "return Math.max(null, `Name: ${name}, Name: ${name}`);",
+        "}",
+      "};"].join("\n"),
+      { "comma-spacing": 1 },
+      []
+    );
+  });
+
   describe("decorators #72", function () {
     it("class declaration", function () {
       verifyAndAssertMessages(