diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
index cc3da23d2067b..1777974761563 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
@@ -2301,7 +2301,10 @@ export function transformTypeScript(context: TransformationContext): Transformer
         }
         else {
             // Elide named imports if all of its import specifiers are elided and settings allow.
-            const allowEmpty = compilerOptions.verbatimModuleSyntax;
+            // When a default import exists, avoid keeping empty named braces under verbatimModuleSyntax.
+            const parentImportClause = node.parent as ImportClause | undefined;
+            const defaultBindingPresent = !!parentImportClause?.name;
+            const allowEmpty = compilerOptions.verbatimModuleSyntax && !defaultBindingPresent;
             const elements = visitNodes(node.elements, visitImportSpecifier, isImportSpecifier);
             return allowEmpty || some(elements) ? factory.updateNamedImports(node, elements) : undefined;
         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.js b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c6a5331226da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.ts] ////
+
+//// [verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts]
+export const ValueExport = 0;
+export type TypeOnlyExport = number;
+const DefaultExport = class {};
+export default DefaultExport;
+
+//// [verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts]
+declare module "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+
+//// [verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts]
+import DefaultExportA, {
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportA,
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportB, {
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportB,
+  ValueExport as ValueExportB,
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportC, {
+  ValueExport as RenamedValueExportC,
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportD from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import { type TypeOnlyExport as RenamedTypeOnlyExportE } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import { ValueExport as RenamedValueExportF } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import * as NamespaceImportG from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+
+new DefaultExportA();
+new DefaultExportB();
+new DefaultExportC();
+new DefaultExportD();
+console.log(ValueExportB);
+console.log(RenamedValueExportC);
+console.log(RenamedValueExportF);
+console.log(NamespaceImportG.ValueExport);
+
+
+//// [verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.js]
+export const ValueExport = 0;
+const DefaultExport = class {
+};
+export default DefaultExport;
+//// [verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.js]
+import DefaultExportA from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportB, { ValueExport as ValueExportB, } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportC, { ValueExport as RenamedValueExportC, } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportD from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import {} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import { ValueExport as RenamedValueExportF } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import * as NamespaceImportG from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+new DefaultExportA();
+new DefaultExportB();
+new DefaultExportC();
+new DefaultExportD();
+console.log(ValueExportB);
+console.log(RenamedValueExportC);
+console.log(RenamedValueExportF);
+console.log(NamespaceImportG.ValueExport);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dc14d6ab8616e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.ts] ////
+
+=== verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts ===
+export const ValueExport = 0;
+>ValueExport : Symbol(ValueExport, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts, 0, 12))
+
+export type TypeOnlyExport = number;
+>TypeOnlyExport : Symbol(TypeOnlyExport, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts, 0, 29))
+
+const DefaultExport = class {};
+>DefaultExport : Symbol(DefaultExport, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts, 2, 5))
+
+export default DefaultExport;
+>DefaultExport : Symbol(DefaultExport, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts, 2, 5))
+
+=== verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts ===
+declare module "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>"verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module" : Symbol("verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module", Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts, 0, 0))
+
+=== verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts ===
+import DefaultExportA, {
+>DefaultExportA : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 0, 6))
+
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportA,
+>TypeOnlyExport : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>TypeOnlyExportA : Symbol(TypeOnlyExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 0, 24))
+
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportB, {
+>DefaultExportB : Symbol(DefaultExportB, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 3, 6))
+
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportB,
+>TypeOnlyExport : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>TypeOnlyExportB : Symbol(TypeOnlyExportB, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 3, 24))
+
+  ValueExport as ValueExportB,
+>ValueExport : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>ValueExportB : Symbol(ValueExportB, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 4, 41))
+
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportC, {
+>DefaultExportC : Symbol(DefaultExportC, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 7, 6))
+
+  ValueExport as RenamedValueExportC,
+>ValueExport : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>RenamedValueExportC : Symbol(RenamedValueExportC, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 7, 24))
+
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportD from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>DefaultExportD : Symbol(DefaultExportD, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 10, 6))
+
+import { type TypeOnlyExport as RenamedTypeOnlyExportE } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>TypeOnlyExport : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>RenamedTypeOnlyExportE : Symbol(RenamedTypeOnlyExportE, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 11, 8))
+
+import { ValueExport as RenamedValueExportF } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>ValueExport : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>RenamedValueExportF : Symbol(RenamedValueExportF, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 12, 8))
+
+import * as NamespaceImportG from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>NamespaceImportG : Symbol(NamespaceImportG, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 13, 6))
+
+new DefaultExportA();
+>DefaultExportA : Symbol(DefaultExportA, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 0, 6))
+
+new DefaultExportB();
+>DefaultExportB : Symbol(DefaultExportB, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 3, 6))
+
+new DefaultExportC();
+>DefaultExportC : Symbol(DefaultExportC, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 7, 6))
+
+new DefaultExportD();
+>DefaultExportD : Symbol(DefaultExportD, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 10, 6))
+
+console.log(ValueExportB);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>ValueExportB : Symbol(ValueExportB, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 4, 41))
+
+console.log(RenamedValueExportC);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>RenamedValueExportC : Symbol(RenamedValueExportC, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 7, 24))
+
+console.log(RenamedValueExportF);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>RenamedValueExportF : Symbol(RenamedValueExportF, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 12, 8))
+
+console.log(NamespaceImportG.ValueExport);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>NamespaceImportG : Symbol(NamespaceImportG, Decl(verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts, 13, 6))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.types b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e9060bcac72e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.types
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.ts] ////
+
+=== verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts ===
+export const ValueExport = 0;
+>ValueExport : 0
+>            : ^
+>0 : 0
+>  : ^
+
+export type TypeOnlyExport = number;
+>TypeOnlyExport : number
+>               : ^^^^^^
+
+const DefaultExport = class {};
+>DefaultExport : typeof DefaultExport
+>              : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+>class {} : typeof DefaultExport
+>         : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+export default DefaultExport;
+>DefaultExport : typeof DefaultExport
+>              : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+=== verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts ===
+declare module "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>"verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module" : any
+
+=== verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts ===
+import DefaultExportA, {
+>DefaultExportA : any
+>               : ^^^
+
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportA,
+>TypeOnlyExport : any
+>               : ^^^
+>TypeOnlyExportA : any
+>                : ^^^
+
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportB, {
+>DefaultExportB : any
+>               : ^^^
+
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportB,
+>TypeOnlyExport : any
+>               : ^^^
+>TypeOnlyExportB : any
+>                : ^^^
+
+  ValueExport as ValueExportB,
+>ValueExport : any
+>            : ^^^
+>ValueExportB : any
+>             : ^^^
+
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportC, {
+>DefaultExportC : any
+>               : ^^^
+
+  ValueExport as RenamedValueExportC,
+>ValueExport : any
+>            : ^^^
+>RenamedValueExportC : any
+>                    : ^^^
+
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportD from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>DefaultExportD : any
+>               : ^^^
+
+import { type TypeOnlyExport as RenamedTypeOnlyExportE } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>TypeOnlyExport : any
+>               : ^^^
+>RenamedTypeOnlyExportE : any
+>                       : ^^^
+
+import { ValueExport as RenamedValueExportF } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>ValueExport : any
+>            : ^^^
+>RenamedValueExportF : any
+>                    : ^^^
+
+import * as NamespaceImportG from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+>NamespaceImportG : any
+
+new DefaultExportA();
+>new DefaultExportA() : any
+>DefaultExportA : any
+
+new DefaultExportB();
+>new DefaultExportB() : any
+>DefaultExportB : any
+
+new DefaultExportC();
+>new DefaultExportC() : any
+>DefaultExportC : any
+
+new DefaultExportD();
+>new DefaultExportD() : any
+>DefaultExportD : any
+
+console.log(ValueExportB);
+>console.log(ValueExportB) : void
+>                          : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>ValueExportB : any
+
+console.log(RenamedValueExportC);
+>console.log(RenamedValueExportC) : void
+>                                 : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>RenamedValueExportC : any
+
+console.log(RenamedValueExportF);
+>console.log(RenamedValueExportF) : void
+>                                 : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>RenamedValueExportF : any
+
+console.log(NamespaceImportG.ValueExport);
+>console.log(NamespaceImportG.ValueExport) : void
+>                                          : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>NamespaceImportG.ValueExport : any
+>NamespaceImportG : any
+>                 : ^^^
+>ValueExport : any
+>            : ^^^
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..72eb79966f02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// @target: esnext
+// @module: preserve
+// @verbatimModuleSyntax: true
+
+// @filename: verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.ts
+export const ValueExport = 0;
+export type TypeOnlyExport = number;
+const DefaultExport = class {};
+export default DefaultExport;
+
+// @filename: verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module.d.ts
+declare module "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+
+// @filename: verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_test.ts
+import DefaultExportA, {
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportA,
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportB, {
+  type TypeOnlyExport as TypeOnlyExportB,
+  ValueExport as ValueExportB,
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportC, {
+  ValueExport as RenamedValueExportC,
+} from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import DefaultExportD from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import { type TypeOnlyExport as RenamedTypeOnlyExportE } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import { ValueExport as RenamedValueExportF } from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+import * as NamespaceImportG from "verbatimModuleSyntaxEmptyNamedImport_module";
+
+new DefaultExportA();
+new DefaultExportB();
+new DefaultExportC();
+new DefaultExportD();
+console.log(ValueExportB);
+console.log(RenamedValueExportC);
+console.log(RenamedValueExportF);
+console.log(NamespaceImportG.ValueExport);