diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
index d1fe9e8345..4803e32bc1 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
@@ -205,11 +205,19 @@ export default function() {
       },
 
       TSImportEqualsDeclaration(path) {
-        throw path.buildCodeFrameError("`import =` is not supported.");
+        throw path.buildCodeFrameError(
+          "`import =` is not supported by @babel/plugin-transform-typescript\n" +
+            "Please consider using " +
+            "`import <moduleName> from '<moduleName>';` alongside " +
+            "Typescript's --allowSyntheticDefaultImports option.",
+        );
       },
 
       TSExportAssignment(path) {
-        throw path.buildCodeFrameError("`export =` is not supported.");
+        throw path.buildCodeFrameError(
+          "`export =` is not supported by @babel/plugin-transform-typescript\n" +
+            "Please consider using `export <value>;`.",
+        );
       },
 
       TSTypeAssertion(path) {
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/exports/export=/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/exports/export=/options.json
index c29eb672a9..9ba7cc5c5f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/exports/export=/options.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/exports/export=/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "`export =` is not supported."
+  "throws": "`export =` is not supported by @babel/plugin-transform-typescript\nPlease consider using `export <value>;`."
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=/options.json
index 52205fd8d3..596239c2e1 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=/options.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "`import =` is not supported."
+  "throws": "`import =` is not supported by @babel/plugin-transform-typescript\nPlease consider using `import <moduleName> from '<moduleName>';` alongside Typescript's --allowSyntheticDefaultImports option."
 }