diff --git a/lib/babel/transformation/modules/common.js b/lib/babel/transformation/modules/common.js
index 4333c5294a..13c4b682a4 100644
--- a/lib/babel/transformation/modules/common.js
+++ b/lib/babel/transformation/modules/common.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ CommonJSFormatter.prototype.init = function () {
   scope.rename("module");
 
   if (!this.noInteropRequireImport && this.hasNonDefaultExports) {
-    file.ast.program.body.push(util.template("exports-module-declaration", true));
+    var templateName = "exports-module-declaration";
+    if (this.file.isLoose("es6.modules")) templateName += "-loose";
+    file.ast.program.body.push(util.template(templateName, true));
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/babel/transformation/templates/exports-module-declaration-loose.js b/lib/babel/transformation/templates/exports-module-declaration-loose.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32b83d4a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/babel/transformation/templates/exports-module-declaration-loose.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports.__esModule = true;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c650f9545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export var foo = 5;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbb5abcc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var foo = exports.foo = 5;
+exports.__esModule = true;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/options.json b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6614874cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/loose/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "loose": "es6.modules"
+}