diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
index f4306aff76ab..0cd8a0a15759 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
@@ -3715,7 +3715,9 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
       } else if (tokenIsKeywordOrIdentifier(this.state.type)) {
         // { type something ...? }
         hasTypeSpecifier = true;
-        leftOfAs = this.parseIdentifier();
+        leftOfAs = isImport
+          ? this.parseIdentifier()
+          : this.parseModuleExportName();
       }
       if (hasTypeSpecifier && isInTypeOnlyImportExport) {
         this.raise(
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/type-only-import-export-specifiers/export-type-only-keyword/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/type-only-import-export-specifiers/export-type-only-keyword/output.json
index 2f9439c2bf9e..73d3206463af 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/type-only-import-export-specifiers/export-type-only-keyword/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/type-only-import-export-specifiers/export-type-only-keyword/output.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "start":0,"end":34,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0,"index":0},"end":{"line":2,"column":19,"index":34}},
   "errors": [
     "SyntaxError: Unexpected keyword 'if'. (1:6)",
-    "SyntaxError: Unexpected keyword 'if'. (2:14)",
     "SyntaxError: Unexpected keyword 'if'. (2:14)"
   ],
   "program": {