diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/types.js b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/types.js
index aed1c3f35c..6ca86a74e1 100644
--- a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/types.js
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/types.js
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 import * as t from "babel-types";
 
 export function Identifier(node: Object) {
+  // FIXME: We hang variance off Identifer to support Flow's def-site variance.
+  // This is a terrible hack, but changing type annotations to use a new,
+  // dedicated node would be a breaking change. This should be cleaned up in
+  // the next major.
+  if (node.variance === "plus") {
+    this.push("+");
+  } else if (node.variance === "minus") {
+    this.push("-");
+  }
+
   this.push(node.name);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/actual.js b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f046505722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C<+T, -U> {}
+function f<+T, -U>() {}
+type T<+T, -U> = {};
diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/expected.js b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f046505722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C<+T, -U> {}
+function f<+T, -U>() {}
+type T<+T, -U> = {};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments/test/fixtures/flow-comments/def-site-variance/actual.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments/test/fixtures/flow-comments/def-site-variance/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f046505722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments/test/fixtures/flow-comments/def-site-variance/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C<+T, -U> {}
+function f<+T, -U>() {}
+type T<+T, -U> = {};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments/test/fixtures/flow-comments/def-site-variance/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments/test/fixtures/flow-comments/def-site-variance/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..195209568b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments/test/fixtures/flow-comments/def-site-variance/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C /*:: <+T, -U>*/ {}
+function f /*:: <+T, -U>*/() {}
+/*:: type T<+T, -U> = {};*/
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types/test/fixtures/strip-types/def-site-variance/actual.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types/test/fixtures/strip-types/def-site-variance/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f046505722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types/test/fixtures/strip-types/def-site-variance/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C<+T, -U> {}
+function f<+T, -U>() {}
+type T<+T, -U> = {};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types/test/fixtures/strip-types/def-site-variance/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types/test/fixtures/strip-types/def-site-variance/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eb99a782f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types/test/fixtures/strip-types/def-site-variance/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+function f() {}
diff --git a/packages/babylon/src/plugins/flow.js b/packages/babylon/src/plugins/flow.js
index f856955176..3ecaeb84e2 100644
--- a/packages/babylon/src/plugins/flow.js
+++ b/packages/babylon/src/plugins/flow.js
@@ -624,9 +624,23 @@ pp.flowParseTypeAnnotation = function () {
 };
 
 pp.flowParseTypeAnnotatableIdentifier = function (requireTypeAnnotation, canBeOptionalParam) {
+  let variance;
+  if (this.match(tt.plusMin)) {
+    if (this.state.value === "+") {
+      variance = "plus";
+    } else if (this.state.value === "-") {
+      variance = "minus";
+    }
+    this.eat(tt.plusMin);
+  }
+
   let ident = this.parseIdentifier();
   let isOptionalParam = false;
 
+  if (variance) {
+    ident.variance = variance;
+  }
+
   if (canBeOptionalParam && this.eat(tt.question)) {
     this.expect(tt.question);
     isOptionalParam = true;
diff --git a/packages/babylon/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/actual.js b/packages/babylon/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb19f458a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babylon/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C<+T,-U> {}
+function f<+T,-U>() {}
+type T<+T,-U> = {}
diff --git a/packages/babylon/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/expected.json b/packages/babylon/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b42edfb108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babylon/test/fixtures/flow/def-site-variance/1/expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
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