diff --git a/app/components/template-import/index.hbs b/app/components/template-import/index.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bcd901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/template-import/index.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<this.hello  />  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/components/template-import/index.ts b/app/components/template-import/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5af48db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/template-import/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import Component from '@glimmer/component';
+import PossibleUndefined from './../possible-undefined/component';
+
+export default class MyComponent extends Component {
+    hello = PossibleUndefined;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ast-helpers.ts b/src/lib/ast-helpers.ts
index e638212..74a7d39 100644
--- a/src/lib/ast-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ast-helpers.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ export function isEachArgument(focusPath) {
 }
 
 export function isSimpleBlockComponentElement(node) {
+  if (node.tag.startsWith('this.')) {
+    return true;
+  }
   return !node.tag.startsWith('.') && node.tag.charAt(0) !== '@' && node.tag.charAt(0) === node.tag.charAt(0).toUpperCase() && node.tag.indexOf('.') === -1;
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ export function keyForItem(item) {
 }
 
 export function tagComponentToBlock(node) {
-  const componentName = normalizeAngleTagName(node.tag);
+  const componentName = node.tag.startsWith('this.') ? node.tag : normalizeAngleTagName(node.tag);
   return {
     type: 'BlockStatement',
     isComponent: true,