diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 35c74a7ef48..33742378b61 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -4569,12 +4569,12 @@ module ts {
                 if (identifier) {
                     // ImportedDefaultBinding:
                     //  ImportedBinding
-                    importClause.defaultBinding = identifier;
+                    importClause.name = identifier;
                 }
 
                 // If there was no default import or if there is comma token after default import 
                 // parse namespace or named imports
-                if (!importClause.defaultBinding ||
+                if (!importClause.name ||
                     parseOptional(SyntaxKind.CommaToken)) {
                     importClause.namedBindings = token === SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken ? parseNamespaceImport() : parseNamedImports();
                 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index d1410240911..d46e31dc982 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -878,13 +878,13 @@ module ts {
     }
 
     // In case of: 
-    // import d from "mod" => defaultBinding = d, namedBinding = undefined
-    // import * as ns from "mod" => defaultBinding = undefined, namedBinding: NamespaceImport = { name: ns }
-    // import d, * as ns from "mod" => defaultBinding = d, namedBinding: NamespaceImport = { name: ns }
-    // import { a, b as x } from "mod" => defaultBinding = undefined, namedBinding: NamedImports = { elements: [{ name: a }, { name: x, propertyName: b}]}
-    // import d, { a, b as x } from "mod" => defaultBinding = d, namedBinding: NamedImports = { elements: [{ name: a }, { name: x, propertyName: b}]}
-    export interface ImportClause extends Node {
-        defaultBinding?: Identifier;
+    // import d from "mod" => name = d, namedBinding = undefined
+    // import * as ns from "mod" => name = undefined, namedBinding: NamespaceImport = { name: ns }
+    // import d, * as ns from "mod" => name = d, namedBinding: NamespaceImport = { name: ns }
+    // import { a, b as x } from "mod" => name = undefined, namedBinding: NamedImports = { elements: [{ name: a }, { name: x, propertyName: b}]}
+    // import d, { a, b as x } from "mod" => name = d, namedBinding: NamedImports = { elements: [{ name: a }, { name: x, propertyName: b}]}
+    export interface ImportClause extends Declaration {
+        name?: Identifier; // Default binding
         namedBindings?: NamespaceImport | NamedImports;
     }