diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js
index 323534bc63..352dba887d 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js
@@ -255,9 +255,11 @@ class ClassTransformer {
 
     for (var i = 0; i < classBody.length; i++) {
       var node = classBody[i];
+      var path = classBodyPaths[i];
+
       if (t.isMethodDefinition(node)) {
         var isConstructor = node.kind === "constructor";
-        if (isConstructor) this.verifyConstructor(classBodyPaths[i]);
+        if (isConstructor) this.verifyConstructor(path);
 
         var replaceSupers = new ReplaceSupers({
           methodNode: node,
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ class ClassTransformer {
         replaceSupers.replace();
 
         if (isConstructor) {
-          this.pushConstructor(node);
+          this.pushConstructor(node, path);
         } else {
           this.pushMethod(node);
         }
@@ -466,7 +468,13 @@ class ClassTransformer {
    * Replace the constructor body of our class.
    */
 
-  pushConstructor(method: { type: "MethodDefinition" }) {
+  pushConstructor(method: { type: "MethodDefinition" }, path: TraversalPath) {
+    // https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/1077
+    var fnPath = path.get("value");
+    if (fnPath.scope.hasOwnBinding(this.classRef.name)) {
+      fnPath.scope.rename(this.classRef.name);
+    }
+
     var construct = this.constructor;
     var fn        = method.value;
 
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.classes/constructor-binding-collision/actual.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.classes/constructor-binding-collision/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..522f46589d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.classes/constructor-binding-collision/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Example {
+  constructor() {
+    var Example;
+  }
+}
+
+let t = new Example();
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.classes/constructor-binding-collision/expected.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.classes/constructor-binding-collision/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..615341f634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.classes/constructor-binding-collision/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var Example = function Example() {
+  babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, Example);
+
+  var _Example;
+};
+
+var t = new Example();