diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c893274e..33f926785 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 - [`no-extraneous-dependencies`]: Implement support for [bundledDependencies](https://npm.github.io/using-pkgs-docs/package-json/types/bundleddependencies.html) ([#1436], thanks [@schmidsi]))
 
 ### Fixed
-- `default`: make error message less confusing ([#1470], thanks [@golopot])
+- [`default`]: make error message less confusing ([#1470], thanks [@golopot])
 - Improve performance of `ExportMap.for` by only loading paths when necessary. ([#1519], thanks [@brendo])
 - Support export of a merged TypeScript namespace declaration ([#1495], thanks [@benmunro])
 - [`import/order`]: fix autofix to not move imports across fn calls ([#1253], thanks [@tihonove])
 - [`prefer-default-export`]: fix false positive with type export ([#1506], thanks [@golopot])
+- [`extensions`]: Fix `ignorePackages` to produce errors ([#1521], thanks [@saschanaz])
 
 ## [2.18.2] - 2019-07-19
 - Skip warning on type interfaces ([#1425], thanks [@lencioni])
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 
 [`memo-parser`]: ./memo-parser/README.md
 
+[#1521]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1521
 [#1519]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1519
 [#1506]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1506
 [#1495]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1495
@@ -1001,3 +1003,4 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [@benmunro]: https://github.com/benmunro
 [@tihonove]: https://github.com/tihonove
 [@brendo]: https://github.com/brendo
+[@saschanaz]: https://github.com/saschanaz
diff --git a/src/rules/extensions.js b/src/rules/extensions.js
index b72c91bad..0fe605adc 100644
--- a/src/rules/extensions.js
+++ b/src/rules/extensions.js
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ function buildProperties(context) {
       }
     })
 
+    if (result.defaultConfig === 'ignorePackages') {
+      result.defaultConfig = 'always'
+      result.ignorePackages = true
+    }
+
     return result
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/extensions.js b/tests/src/rules/extensions.js
index d7b97bea0..a1629335c 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/extensions.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/extensions.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ruleTester.run('extensions', rule, {
       code: `
         import foo from './foo.js'
         import bar from './bar.json'
-        import Component from './Component'
+        import Component from './Component.jsx'
         import express from 'express'
       `,
       options: [ 'ignorePackages' ],
@@ -309,6 +309,28 @@ ruleTester.run('extensions', rule, {
       ],
     }),
 
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import foo from './foo.js'
+        import bar from './bar.json'
+        import Component from './Component'
+        import baz from 'foo/baz'
+        import express from 'express'
+      `,
+      options: [ 'ignorePackages' ],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: 'Missing file extension for "./Component"',
+          line: 4,
+          column: 31,
+        }, {
+          message: 'Missing file extension for "foo/baz"',
+          line: 5,
+          column: 25,
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+
     test({
       code: `
         import foo from './foo.js'