diff --git a/src/parser/expression.js b/src/parser/expression.js
index 050bc72f42..4937f2b58c 100644
--- a/src/parser/expression.js
+++ b/src/parser/expression.js
@@ -1018,14 +1018,13 @@ pp.parseExprListItem = function (allowEmpty, refShorthandDefaultPos) {
 
 pp.parseIdentifier = function (liberal) {
   const node = this.startNode();
+  if (!liberal) {
+    this.checkReservedWord(this.state.value, this.state.start, !!this.state.type.keyword, false);
+  }
 
   if (this.match(tt.name)) {
-    if (!liberal) {
-      this.checkReservedWord(this.state.value, this.state.start, false, false);
-    }
-
     node.name = this.state.value;
-  } else if (liberal && this.state.type.keyword) {
+  } else if (this.state.type.keyword) {
     node.name = this.state.type.keyword;
   } else {
     this.unexpected();
diff --git a/src/parser/statement.js b/src/parser/statement.js
index 821021e57e..5df52b3037 100644
--- a/src/parser/statement.js
+++ b/src/parser/statement.js
@@ -1075,7 +1075,12 @@ pp.parseImportSpecifiers = function (node) {
 pp.parseImportSpecifier = function (node) {
   const specifier = this.startNode();
   specifier.imported = this.parseIdentifier(true);
-  specifier.local = this.eatContextual("as") ? this.parseIdentifier() : specifier.imported.__clone();
+  if (this.eatContextual("as")) {
+    specifier.local = this.parseIdentifier();
+  } else {
+    this.checkReservedWord(specifier.imported.name, specifier.start, true, true);
+    specifier.local = specifier.imported.__clone();
+  }
   this.checkLVal(specifier.local, true, undefined, "import specifier");
   node.specifiers.push(this.finishNode(specifier, "ImportSpecifier"));
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/flow.js b/src/plugins/flow.js
index 8927bed198..9751347cc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/flow.js
+++ b/src/plugins/flow.js
@@ -1221,9 +1221,10 @@ export default function (instance) {
         specifierTypeKind = "typeof";
       }
 
+      let isBinding = false;
       if (this.isContextual("as")) {
         const as_ident = this.parseIdentifier(true);
-        if (specifierTypeKind !== null && !this.match(tt.name)) {
+        if (specifierTypeKind !== null && !this.match(tt.name) && !this.state.type.keyword) {
           // `import {type as ,` or `import {type as }`
           specifier.imported = as_ident;
           specifier.importKind = specifierTypeKind;
@@ -1232,23 +1233,20 @@ export default function (instance) {
           // `import {type as foo`
           specifier.imported = firstIdent;
           specifier.importKind = null;
-          specifier.local = this.parseIdentifier(false);
+          specifier.local = this.parseIdentifier();
         }
-      } else if (specifierTypeKind !== null && this.match(tt.name)) {
+      } else if (specifierTypeKind !== null && (this.match(tt.name) || this.state.type.keyword)) {
         // `import {type foo`
         specifier.imported = this.parseIdentifier(true);
         specifier.importKind = specifierTypeKind;
-        specifier.local =
-          this.eatContextual("as")
-          ? this.parseIdentifier(false)
-          : specifier.imported.__clone();
-      } else {
-        if (firstIdent.name === "typeof") {
-          this.unexpected(
-            firstIdentLoc,
-            "Cannot import a variable named `typeof`"
-          );
+        if (this.eatContextual("as")) {
+          specifier.local = this.parseIdentifier();
+        } else {
+          isBinding = true;
+          specifier.local = specifier.imported.__clone();
         }
+      } else {
+        isBinding = true;
         specifier.imported = firstIdent;
         specifier.importKind = null;
         specifier.local = specifier.imported.__clone();
@@ -1261,6 +1259,8 @@ export default function (instance) {
         this.raise(firstIdentLoc, "`The `type` and `typeof` keywords on named imports can only be used on regular `import` statements. It cannot be used with `import type` or `import typeof` statements`");
       }
 
+      if (isBinding) this.checkReservedWord(specifier.local.name, specifier.start, true, true);
+
       this.checkLVal(specifier.local, true, undefined, "import specifier");
       node.specifiers.push(this.finishNode(specifier, "ImportSpecifier"));
     };
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-flow/actual.js b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-flow/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e086d4c8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-flow/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { default } from "foo";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-flow/options.json b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-flow/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..243fc2686d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-flow/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "plugins": ["flow"],
+  "throws": "default is a reserved word (1:9)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof-flow/actual.js b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof-flow/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b90a09d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof-flow/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { typeof } from "foo";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof-flow/options.json b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof-flow/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa0493b7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof-flow/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "plugins": ["flow"],
+  "throws": "typeof is a reserved word (1:9)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof/actual.js b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b90a09d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { typeof } from "foo";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof/options.json b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f27b53e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword-typeof/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "throws": "typeof is a reserved word (1:9)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword/actual.js b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a67e334a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { debugger } from "foo";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword/options.json b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96dff35646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/modules/import-invalid-keyword/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "throws": "debugger is a reserved word (1:9)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-declaration/options.json b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-declaration/options.json
index 00b62a33f8..f0d1a6cf1a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-declaration/options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-declaration/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:26)"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "throws": "yield is a reserved word (1:26)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-function-declaration/options.json b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-function-declaration/options.json
index b242442b4c..4e58c050ba 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-function-declaration/options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-function-declaration/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:25)"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "throws": "yield is a reserved word (1:25)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-strict-function-expression/options.json b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-strict-function-expression/options.json
index d34690fa60..55db1979e6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-strict-function-expression/options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-generator-strict-function-expression/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:46)"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "throws": "yield is a reserved word (1:46)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-identifier/options.json b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-identifier/options.json
index 6079f138a6..36e90ef404 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-identifier/options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-identifier/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:29)"
+  "throws": "yield is a reserved word (1:29)"
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-rest-parameter/options.json b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-rest-parameter/options.json
index f55830c1c3..5d2e075e37 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-rest-parameter/options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/esprima/es2015-yield/invalid-yield-strict-rest-parameter/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:28)"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "throws": "yield is a reserved word (1:28)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type-as/actual.js b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type-as/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cd7177a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type-as/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { type as debugger } from "foo";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type-as/options.json b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type-as/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..011c7d25da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type-as/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "throws": "debugger is a reserved word (1:17)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type/actual.js b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8ee08bd2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { type debugger } from "foo";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type/options.json b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96dff35646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/flow/type-imports/invalid-import-type/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "throws": "debugger is a reserved word (1:9)"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flow/type-parameter-declaration/reserved-word-class-name-failure/options.json b/test/fixtures/flow/type-parameter-declaration/reserved-word-class-name-failure/options.json
index e8ad1c3a24..e8aeb07ed7 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/flow/type-parameter-declaration/reserved-word-class-name-failure/options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/flow/type-parameter-declaration/reserved-word-class-name-failure/options.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:14)",
+  "throws": "delete is a reserved word (1:14)",
   "plugins": ["flow", "jsx"]
 }