diff --git a/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.test.ts b/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.test.ts
index 80d2bc2ca052..ed6b3d4d5675 100644
--- a/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.test.ts
+++ b/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.test.ts
@@ -407,6 +407,30 @@ describe('CsfFile', () => {
               __id: foo-bar--a
       `);
     });
+
+    it('as default export', () => {
+      expect(
+        parse(
+          dedent`
+          const meta = { title: 'foo/bar' };
+          export const A = () => {};
+          export {
+            meta as default,
+            A
+          };
+        `,
+          true
+        )
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        meta:
+          title: foo/bar
+        stories:
+          - id: foo-bar--a
+            name: A
+            parameters:
+              __id: foo-bar--a
+      `);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('error handling', () => {
diff --git a/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.ts b/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.ts
index 88a8fbd5eec3..c7939544dbe4 100644
--- a/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.ts
+++ b/lib/csf-tools/src/CsfFile.ts
@@ -297,8 +297,30 @@ export class CsfFile {
             node.specifiers.forEach((specifier) => {
               if (t.isExportSpecifier(specifier) && t.isIdentifier(specifier.exported)) {
                 const { name: exportName } = specifier.exported;
-                self._storyAnnotations[exportName] = {};
-                self._stories[exportName] = { id: 'FIXME', name: exportName, parameters: {} };
+                if (exportName === 'default') {
+                  let metaNode: t.ObjectExpression;
+                  const decl = t.isProgram(parent)
+                    ? findVarInitialization(specifier.local.name, parent)
+                    : specifier.local;
+
+                  if (t.isObjectExpression(decl)) {
+                    // export default { ... };
+                    metaNode = decl;
+                  } else if (
+                    // export default { ... } as Meta<...>
+                    t.isTSAsExpression(decl) &&
+                    t.isObjectExpression(decl.expression)
+                  ) {
+                    metaNode = decl.expression;
+                  }
+
+                  if (!self._meta && metaNode && t.isProgram(parent)) {
+                    self._parseMeta(metaNode, parent);
+                  }
+                } else {
+                  self._storyAnnotations[exportName] = {};
+                  self._stories[exportName] = { id: 'FIXME', name: exportName, parameters: {} };
+                }
               }
             });
           }