diff --git a/packages/babel-helper-module-transforms/src/rewrite-live-references.ts b/packages/babel-helper-module-transforms/src/rewrite-live-references.ts
index 1fe85f9ab317..7563fc8efffa 100644
--- a/packages/babel-helper-module-transforms/src/rewrite-live-references.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-helper-module-transforms/src/rewrite-live-references.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function isInType(path) {
     switch (path.parent.type) {
       case "TSTypeAnnotation":
       case "TSTypeAliasDeclaration":
+      case "TSTypeReference":
       case "TypeAnnotation":
       case "TypeAlias":
         return true;
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-flow-plugin-type-cast/input.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-flow-plugin-type-cast/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8bc03f2248ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-flow-plugin-type-cast/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { A } from "x";
+
+var x = ({} : A.b[0]);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-flow-plugin-type-cast/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-flow-plugin-type-cast/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5488d6aa7d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-flow-plugin-type-cast/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "externalHelpers": true,
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "plugins": ["transform-modules-commonjs", "syntax-flow"],
+  "throws": "Cannot transform the imported A binding since it's used in a type annotation. Please strip type annotations using @babel/preset-typescript or @babel/preset-flow."
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion-legacy/input.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion-legacy/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6bf00bc3a8b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion-legacy/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { A } from "x";
+
+var x = {} as A.b[0];
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion-legacy/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion-legacy/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b34b9f7a291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion-legacy/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "externalHelpers": true,
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "plugins": ["transform-modules-commonjs", "syntax-typescript"],
+  "throws": "Cannot transform the imported A binding since it's used in a type annotation. Please strip type annotations using @babel/preset-typescript or @babel/preset-flow."
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion/input.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f046a912385b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { A } from "x";
+
+var x = <A.b[0]> {};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b34b9f7a291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs/test/fixtures/integration/missing-ts-plugin-type-assertion/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "externalHelpers": true,
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "plugins": ["transform-modules-commonjs", "syntax-typescript"],
+  "throws": "Cannot transform the imported A binding since it's used in a type annotation. Please strip type annotations using @babel/preset-typescript or @babel/preset-flow."
+}