diff --git a/src/services/importTracker.ts b/src/services/importTracker.ts
index 7394d7b3ba0..8bec8c130bc 100644
--- a/src/services/importTracker.ts
+++ b/src/services/importTracker.ts
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ namespace ts.FindAllReferences {
             // Similarly, skip past the symbol for 'export ='
             if (importedSymbol.escapedName === "export=") {
                 importedSymbol = getExportEqualsLocalSymbol(importedSymbol, checker);
+                if (importedSymbol === undefined) return undefined;
             }
 
             // If the import has a different name than the export, do not continue searching.
@@ -577,22 +578,22 @@ namespace ts.FindAllReferences {
         }
     }
 
-    function getExportEqualsLocalSymbol(importedSymbol: Symbol, checker: TypeChecker): Symbol {
+    function getExportEqualsLocalSymbol(importedSymbol: Symbol, checker: TypeChecker): Symbol | undefined {
         if (importedSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Alias) {
-            return Debug.checkDefined(checker.getImmediateAliasedSymbol(importedSymbol));
+            return checker.getImmediateAliasedSymbol(importedSymbol);
         }
 
         const decl = Debug.checkDefined(importedSymbol.valueDeclaration);
         if (isExportAssignment(decl)) { // `export = class {}`
-            return Debug.checkDefined(decl.expression.symbol);
+            return decl.expression.symbol;
         }
         else if (isBinaryExpression(decl)) { // `module.exports = class {}`
-            return Debug.checkDefined(decl.right.symbol);
+            return decl.right.symbol;
         }
         else if (isSourceFile(decl)) { // json module
-            return Debug.checkDefined(decl.symbol);
+            return decl.symbol;
         }
-        return Debug.fail();
+        return undefined;
     }
 
     // If a reference is a class expression, the exported node would be its parent.
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/findAllRefsForDefaultExport09.baseline.jsonc b/tests/baselines/reference/findAllRefsForDefaultExport09.baseline.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..325c57d3945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/findAllRefsForDefaultExport09.baseline.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|a|] from "./a.js"
+// import aDefault from "./a.js"
+// import * as b from "./b.js"
+// import bDefault from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as c from "./c"
+// import cDefault from "./c"
+// import * as d from "./d"
+// import dDefault from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import a",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 12,
+        "length": 1
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "a",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 0,
+        "length": 27
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 12,
+          "length": 1
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 0,
+          "length": 27
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as a from "./a.js"
+// import /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|aDefault|] from "./a.js"
+// import * as b from "./b.js"
+// import bDefault from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as c from "./c"
+// import cDefault from "./c"
+// import * as d from "./d"
+// import dDefault from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import aDefault",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 35,
+        "length": 8
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "aDefault",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 28,
+        "length": 29
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 35,
+          "length": 8
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 28,
+          "length": 29
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as a from "./a.js"
+// import aDefault from "./a.js"
+// import * as /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|b|] from "./b.js"
+// import bDefault from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as c from "./c"
+// import cDefault from "./c"
+// import * as d from "./d"
+// import dDefault from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import b",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 70,
+        "length": 1
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "b",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 58,
+        "length": 27
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 70,
+          "length": 1
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 58,
+          "length": 27
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as a from "./a.js"
+// import aDefault from "./a.js"
+// import * as b from "./b.js"
+// import /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|bDefault|] from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as c from "./c"
+// import cDefault from "./c"
+// import * as d from "./d"
+// import dDefault from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import bDefault",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 93,
+        "length": 8
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "bDefault",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 86,
+        "length": 29
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 93,
+          "length": 8
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 86,
+          "length": 29
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as a from "./a.js"
+// import aDefault from "./a.js"
+// import * as b from "./b.js"
+// import bDefault from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|c|] from "./c"
+// import cDefault from "./c"
+// import * as d from "./d"
+// import dDefault from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import c",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 129,
+        "length": 1
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "c",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 117,
+        "length": 24
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 129,
+          "length": 1
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 117,
+          "length": 24
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as a from "./a.js"
+// import aDefault from "./a.js"
+// import * as b from "./b.js"
+// import bDefault from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as c from "./c"
+// import /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|cDefault|] from "./c"
+// import * as d from "./d"
+// import dDefault from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import cDefault",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 149,
+        "length": 8
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "cDefault",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 142,
+        "length": 26
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 149,
+          "length": 8
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 142,
+          "length": 26
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as a from "./a.js"
+// import aDefault from "./a.js"
+// import * as b from "./b.js"
+// import bDefault from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as c from "./c"
+// import cDefault from "./c"
+// import * as /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|d|] from "./d"
+// import dDefault from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import d",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 181,
+        "length": 1
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "d",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 169,
+        "length": 24
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 181,
+          "length": 1
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 169,
+          "length": 24
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+// === /foo.ts ===
+// import * as a from "./a.js"
+// import aDefault from "./a.js"
+// import * as b from "./b.js"
+// import bDefault from "./b.js"
+// 
+// import * as c from "./c"
+// import cDefault from "./c"
+// import * as d from "./d"
+// import /*FIND ALL REFS*/[|dDefault|] from "./d"
+
+[
+  {
+    "definition": {
+      "containerKind": "",
+      "containerName": "",
+      "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+      "kind": "alias",
+      "name": "import dDefault",
+      "textSpan": {
+        "start": 201,
+        "length": 8
+      },
+      "displayParts": [
+        {
+          "text": "import",
+          "kind": "keyword"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": " ",
+          "kind": "space"
+        },
+        {
+          "text": "dDefault",
+          "kind": "aliasName"
+        }
+      ],
+      "contextSpan": {
+        "start": 194,
+        "length": 26
+      }
+    },
+    "references": [
+      {
+        "textSpan": {
+          "start": 201,
+          "length": 8
+        },
+        "fileName": "/foo.ts",
+        "contextSpan": {
+          "start": 194,
+          "length": 26
+        },
+        "isWriteAccess": true,
+        "isDefinition": true
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsForDefaultExport09.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsForDefaultExport09.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6064d77c4e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefsForDefaultExport09.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @filename: /tsconfig.json
+////{
+////    "compilerOptions": {
+////        "target": "esnext",
+////        "strict": true,
+////        "outDir": "./out",
+////        "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
+////    }
+////}
+
+// @filename: /a.js
+////module.exports = [];
+
+// @filename: /b.js
+////module.exports = 1;
+
+// @filename: /c.ts
+////export = [];
+
+// @filename: /d.ts
+////export = 1;
+
+// @filename: /foo.ts
+////import * as /*0*/a from "./a.js"
+////import /*1*/aDefault from "./a.js"
+////import * as /*2*/b from "./b.js"
+////import /*3*/bDefault from "./b.js"
+////
+////import * as /*4*/c from "./c"
+////import /*5*/cDefault from "./c"
+////import * as /*6*/d from "./d"
+////import /*7*/dDefault from "./d"
+
+verify.baselineFindAllReferences("0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7");