diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
index bc2dab189a..6fbec8536b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ function isInType(path) {
     case "TSExpressionWithTypeArguments":
     case "TSTypeQuery":
       return true;
+    case "ExportSpecifier":
+      return path.parentPath.parent.exportKind === "type";
     default:
       return false;
   }
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elision-export-type/input.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elision-export-type/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e68b81c05c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elision-export-type/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import {A, T} from './mod';
+A;
+import B, {T1} from './mod';
+B;
+export type {T, T1};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elision-export-type/output.mjs b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elision-export-type/output.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..854b6d0c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elision-export-type/output.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { A } from './mod';
+A;
+import B from './mod';
+B;