diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index c890ba86ee0..57b53d81a0e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -4523,11 +4523,18 @@ module ts {
             return nextToken() === SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken;
         }
 
+        function nextTokenIsCommaOrFromKeyword() {
+            nextToken();
+            return token === SyntaxKind.CommaToken ||
+                token === SyntaxKind.FromKeyword;
+        }
+
         function parseImportDeclarationOrStatement(fullStart: number, modifiers: ModifiersArray): ImportEqualsDeclaration | ImportStatement {
             parseExpected(SyntaxKind.ImportKeyword);
             if (token === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral ||
                 token === SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken ||
-                token === SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken) {
+                token === SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken ||
+                (isIdentifier() && lookAhead(nextTokenIsCommaOrFromKeyword))) {
                 return parseImportStatement(fullStart, modifiers);
             }
 
@@ -4604,7 +4611,19 @@ module ts {
             //  ImportedDefaultBinding, NamedImports from
 
             var importClause = <ImportClause>createNode(SyntaxKind.ImportClause);
-            importClause.bindings = token === SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken ? parseNamespaceImport() : parseNamedImports();
+            if (isIdentifier()) {
+                // ImportedDefaultBinding:
+                //  ImportedBinding
+                importClause.defaultBinding = parseIdentifier();
+            }
+
+            // If there was no default import or if there is comma token after default import 
+            // parse namespace or named imports
+            if (!importClause.defaultBinding ||
+                parseOptional(SyntaxKind.CommaToken)) {
+                importClause.bindings = token === SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken ? parseNamespaceImport() : parseNamedImports();
+            }
+
             parseExpected(SyntaxKind.FromKeyword);
             return finishNode(importClause);
         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBinding.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBinding.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8d1fa8111d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBinding.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBinding.ts] ////
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBinding_0.ts]
+
+export var a = 10;
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBinding_1.ts]
+import defaultBinding from "es6ImportDefaultBinding_0";
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBinding_0.js]
+exports.a = 10;
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBinding_1.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBinding.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBinding.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..262ce5966b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBinding.types
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBinding_0.ts ===
+
+export var a = 10;
+>a : number
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBinding_1.ts ===
+import defaultBinding from "es6ImportDefaultBinding_0";
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7402bfeb6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.ts] ////
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0.ts]
+
+export var a = 10;
+export var x = a;
+export var m = a;
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_1.ts]
+import defaultBinding, { } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a as b } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x, a as y } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x as z,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { m,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0.js]
+exports.a = 10;
+exports.x = exports.a;
+exports.m = exports.a;
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_1.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35dacc7d93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.types
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0.ts ===
+
+export var a = 10;
+>a : number
+
+export var x = a;
+>x : number
+>a : number
+
+export var m = a;
+>m : number
+>a : number
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_1.ts ===
+import defaultBinding, { } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { a } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { a as b } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { x, a as y } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { x as z,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { m,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cf3046532a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.ts] ////
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0.ts]
+
+export var a = 10;
+export var x = a;
+export var m = a;
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_1.ts]
+import defaultBinding, { } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a as b } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x, a as y } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x as z,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { m,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0.js]
+exports.a = 10;
+exports.x = exports.a;
+exports.m = exports.a;
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_1.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a98cca1edcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.types
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0.ts ===
+
+export var a = 10;
+>a : number
+
+export var x = a;
+>x : number
+>a : number
+
+export var m = a;
+>m : number
+>a : number
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_1.ts ===
+import defaultBinding, { } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { a } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { a as b } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { x, a as y } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { x as z,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.import defaultBinding, { m,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ec91279306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.ts] ////
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_0.ts]
+
+export var a = 10;
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_1.ts]
+import defaultBinding, * as nameSpaceBinding  from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_0";
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_0.js]
+exports.a = 10;
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_1.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f9db16a6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.types
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_0.ts ===
+
+export var a = 10;
+>a : number
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_1.ts ===
+import defaultBinding, * as nameSpaceBinding  from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_0";
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abd4736fca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.ts] ////
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0.ts]
+
+export var a = 10;
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_1.ts]
+import defaultBinding, * as nameSpaceBinding  from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0";
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0.js]
+exports.a = 10;
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_1.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..841bb9d68b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.types
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0.ts ===
+
+export var a = 10;
+>a : number
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_1.ts ===
+import defaultBinding, * as nameSpaceBinding  from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6d293225fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.ts] ////
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_0.ts]
+
+export var a = 10;
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_1.ts]
+import defaultBinding from "es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_0";
+
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_0.js]
+exports.a = 10;
+//// [es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_1.js]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f3c4141f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.types
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_0.ts ===
+
+export var a = 10;
+>a : number
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_1.ts ===
+import defaultBinding from "es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_0";
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.errors.txt
index ae1fba6b038..f33c218afcd 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.errors.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(1,10): error TS1003:
 tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(1,12): error TS1109: Expression expected.
 tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(1,14): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'from'.
 tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(1,19): error TS1005: ';' expected.
-tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(2,22): error TS1005: '=' expected.
-tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(2,24): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'from'.
-tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(2,29): error TS1005: ';' expected.
+tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(2,24): error TS1005: '{' expected.
+tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(2,29): error TS1005: ',' expected.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_0.ts (0 errors) ====
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(2,29): error TS1005:
     export var x = a;
     export var m = a;
     
-==== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts (7 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts (6 errors) ====
     import { * } from "es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_0";
              ~
 !!! error TS1003: Identifier expected.
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_1.ts(2,29): error TS1005:
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS1005: ';' expected.
     import defaultBinding, from "es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_0";
-                         ~
-!!! error TS1005: '=' expected.
                            ~~~~
-!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'from'.
+!!! error TS1005: '{' expected.
                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS1005: ';' expected.
\ No newline at end of file
+!!! error TS1005: ',' expected.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBinding.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBinding.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc5b4ab98d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBinding.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @target: es6
+// @module: commonjs
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBinding_0.ts
+export var a = 10;
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBinding_1.ts
+import defaultBinding from "es6ImportDefaultBinding_0";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96b277d6640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// @target: es6
+// @module: commonjs
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0.ts
+export var a = 10;
+export var x = a;
+export var m = a;
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_1.ts
+import defaultBinding, { } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a as b } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x, a as y } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x as z,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
+import defaultBinding, { m,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImport_0";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf34687f791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// @target: es5
+// @module: commonjs
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0.ts
+export var a = 10;
+export var x = a;
+export var m = a;
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_1.ts
+import defaultBinding, { } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { a as b } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x, a as y } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { x as z,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
+import defaultBinding, { m,  } from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamedImportInEs5_0";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d029e28738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @target: es6
+// @module: commonjs
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_0.ts
+export var a = 10;
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_1.ts
+import defaultBinding, * as nameSpaceBinding  from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding_0";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5943fa8bfc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @target: es5
+// @module: commonjs
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0.ts
+export var a = 10;
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_1.ts
+import defaultBinding, * as nameSpaceBinding  from "es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c037d283dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @target: es5
+// @module: commonjs
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_0.ts
+export var a = 10;
+
+// @filename: es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_1.ts
+import defaultBinding from "es6ImportDefaultBindingInEs5_0";
\ No newline at end of file