diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d4d920a4c..4488a3c6c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachange
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- [`no-default-import`]: report on the token "default" instead of the entire node ([#2299], [@pmcelhaney])
+
 ## [2.25.3] - 2021-11-09
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -942,6 +945,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 
 [`memo-parser`]: ./memo-parser/README.md
 
+[#2299]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2299
 [#2297]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2297
 [#2287]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2287
 [#2282]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2282
diff --git a/src/rules/no-default-export.js b/src/rules/no-default-export.js
index bcdca1ccac..5f00ee8c94 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-default-export.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-default-export.js
@@ -20,15 +20,17 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       ExportDefaultDeclaration(node) {
-        context.report({ node, message: preferNamed });
+        const { loc } = context.getSourceCode().getFirstTokens(node)[1];
+        context.report({ node, message: preferNamed, loc });
       },
 
       ExportNamedDeclaration(node) {
         node.specifiers.filter(specifier => specifier.exported.name === 'default').forEach(specifier => {
+          const { loc } = context.getSourceCode().getFirstTokens(node)[1];
           if (specifier.type === 'ExportDefaultSpecifier') {
-            context.report({ node, message: preferNamed });
+            context.report({ node, message: preferNamed, loc });
           } else if (specifier.type === 'ExportSpecifier') {
-            context.report({ node, message: noAliasDefault(specifier) });
+            context.report({ node, message: noAliasDefault(specifier), loc  });
           }
         });
       },
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/no-default-export.js b/tests/src/rules/no-default-export.js
index bc0119a019..55ca65ba46 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/no-default-export.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/no-default-export.js
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ ruleTester.run('no-default-export', rule, {
       errors: [{
         type: 'ExportDefaultDeclaration',
         message: 'Prefer named exports.',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 8,
       }],
     }),
     test({
@@ -100,6 +102,35 @@ ruleTester.run('no-default-export', rule, {
       errors: [{
         type: 'ExportDefaultDeclaration',
         message: 'Prefer named exports.',
+        line: 3,
+        column: 16,
+      }],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'export default class Bar {};',
+      errors: [{
+        type: 'ExportDefaultDeclaration',
+        message: 'Prefer named exports.',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 8,
+      }],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'export default function() {};',
+      errors: [{
+        type: 'ExportDefaultDeclaration',
+        message: 'Prefer named exports.',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 8,
+      }],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'export default class {};',
+      errors: [{
+        type: 'ExportDefaultDeclaration',
+        message: 'Prefer named exports.',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 8,
       }],
     }),
     test({