diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.ts
index 1ef9ebcbcf24..7913e0b78f9d 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.ts
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ export default declare((api, opts: Options) => {
             ),
           ]),
         );
+        path.scope.registerDeclaration(path);
       },
 
       TSExportAssignment(path) {
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/input.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92b6eada467c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import foo = bar
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be7a52a5c5c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "plugins": ["transform-typescript", "./plugin"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/output.mjs b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/output.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5beb2724ec79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/output.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var foo = bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/plugin.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c9068c6daa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/import=-declaration/plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module.exports = function({ types: t }) {
+  return {
+    visitor: {
+      Identifier(path) {
+        if (path.node.name === "foo") {
+          expect(path.scope.hasBinding(path.node.name)).toBe(true);
+        }
+      },
+      Program: {
+        exit() {
+          expect.hasAssertions();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+};