diff --git a/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js b/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
index 66ce2cb34c0..790d7b031d8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ module.exports = {
             checkSpacingBefore(firstToken, PREV_TOKEN_M);
             checkSpacingAfter(firstToken, NEXT_TOKEN_M);
 
+            if (node.type === "ExportDefaultDeclaration") {
+                checkSpacingAround(sourceCode.getTokenAfter(firstToken));
+            }
+
             if (node.source) {
                 const fromToken = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(node.source);
 
@@ -554,7 +558,7 @@ module.exports = {
             // Statements - Declarations
             ClassDeclaration: checkSpacingForClass,
             ExportNamedDeclaration: checkSpacingForModuleDeclaration,
-            ExportDefaultDeclaration: checkSpacingAroundFirstToken,
+            ExportDefaultDeclaration: checkSpacingForModuleDeclaration,
             ExportAllDeclaration: checkSpacingForModuleDeclaration,
             FunctionDeclaration: checkSpacingForFunction,
             ImportDeclaration: checkSpacingForModuleDeclaration,
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js b/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
index 33a9d50683e..cebd163673e 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
@@ -2023,6 +2023,12 @@ ruleTester.run("keyword-spacing", rule, {
             parserOptions: { sourceType: "module" },
             errors: expectedBefore("export")
         },
+        {
+            code: "export default{a}",
+            output: "export default {a}",
+            parserOptions: { sourceType: "module" },
+            errors: expectedAfter("default")
+        },
         {
             code: "{}export* from \"a\"",
             output: "{} export * from \"a\"",