diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index b04055500dafa..897919c8a3cee 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -8392,7 +8392,10 @@ namespace Parser {
             phaseModifier = SyntaxKind.TypeKeyword;
             identifier = isIdentifier() ? parseIdentifier() : undefined;
         }
-        else if (identifier?.escapedText === "defer" && token() !== SyntaxKind.FromKeyword) {
+        else if (
+            identifier?.escapedText === "defer" &&
+            (token() === SyntaxKind.FromKeyword ? !lookAhead(nextTokenIsStringLiteral) : token() !== SyntaxKind.CommaToken && token() !== SyntaxKind.EqualsToken)
+        ) {
             phaseModifier = SyntaxKind.DeferKeyword;
             identifier = isIdentifier() ? parseIdentifier() : undefined;
         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.js b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..72d78c4183d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.ts]
+export default 2;
+
+//// [b.ts]
+import defer from "./a.js";
+
+
+//// [a.js]
+export default 2;
+//// [b.js]
+export {};
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..232fb5cdfce6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer.ts] ////
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export default 2;
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer from "./a.js";
+>defer : Symbol(defer, Decl(b.ts, 0, 6))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.types b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3b3fbc649dcef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer.types
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer.ts] ////
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export default 2;
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer from "./a.js";
+>defer : 2
+>      : ^
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.js b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..34912eef4f824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer2.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.ts]
+export default 2;
+
+//// [b.ts]
+import defer, {} from "./a.js";
+
+
+//// [a.js]
+export default 2;
+//// [b.js]
+export {};
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..641c4c6ec141e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer2.ts] ////
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export default 2;
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer, {} from "./a.js";
+>defer : Symbol(defer, Decl(b.ts, 0, 6))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.types b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d3843b24242f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importBindingDefer2.types
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer2.ts] ////
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export default 2;
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer, {} from "./a.js";
+>defer : 2
+>      : ^
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5a82911a235e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+b.ts(1,8): error TS18058: Default imports are not allowed in a deferred import.
+
+
+==== a.ts (0 errors) ====
+    export default 2;
+    
+==== b.ts (1 errors) ====
+    import defer from from "./a.js";
+           ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS18058: Default imports are not allowed in a deferred import.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.js b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3ca61487491ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importDeferFromInvalid.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.ts]
+export default 2;
+
+//// [b.ts]
+import defer from from "./a.js";
+
+
+//// [a.js]
+export default 2;
+//// [b.js]
+export {};
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6060cd3a13d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importDeferFromInvalid.ts] ////
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export default 2;
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer from from "./a.js";
+>from : Symbol(from, Decl(b.ts, 0, 6))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.types b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cee54257def3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeferFromInvalid.types
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importDeferFromInvalid.ts] ////
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export default 2;
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer from from "./a.js";
+>from : 2
+>     : ^
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.js b/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2b9f4e55a30ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importEqualsBindingDefer.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.ts]
+export = 2;
+
+//// [b.ts]
+import defer = require("./a");
+
+
+//// [a.js]
+"use strict";
+module.exports = 2;
+//// [b.js]
+"use strict";
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5a0293bd1e803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importEqualsBindingDefer.ts] ////
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer = require("./a");
+>defer : Symbol(defer, Decl(b.ts, 0, 0))
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export = 2;
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.types b/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f510251742b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importEqualsBindingDefer.types
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importEqualsBindingDefer.ts] ////
+
+=== b.ts ===
+import defer = require("./a");
+>defer : 2
+>      : ^
+
+=== a.ts ===
+
+export = 2;
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..caffb40c0defd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @module: esnext
+// @target: es2020
+
+// @filename: a.ts
+export default 2;
+
+// @filename: b.ts
+import defer from "./a.js";
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer2.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..23fa5230262a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importBindingDefer2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @module: esnext
+// @target: es2020
+
+// @filename: a.ts
+export default 2;
+
+// @filename: b.ts
+import defer, {} from "./a.js";
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importDeferFromInvalid.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importDeferFromInvalid.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c2402592bff5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importDeferFromInvalid.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @module: esnext
+// @target: es2020
+
+// @filename: a.ts
+export default 2;
+
+// @filename: b.ts
+import defer from from "./a.js";
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importEqualsBindingDefer.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importEqualsBindingDefer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eac0676a5dac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/importDefer/importEqualsBindingDefer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @module: commonjs
+// @target: es2020
+
+// @filename: a.ts
+export = 2;
+
+// @filename: b.ts
+import defer = require("./a");