diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/typescript.js b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/typescript.js
index 843f2408ecc9..9f0625d12320 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/typescript.js
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/typescript.js
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ defineType("TSTypeParameterDeclaration", {
 });
 
 defineType("TSTypeParameter", {
+  builder: ["constraint", "default", "name"],
   visitor: ["constraint", "default"],
   fields: {
     name: {
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/test/builders/typescript/__snapshots__/tsTypeParameter.js.snap b/packages/babel-types/test/builders/typescript/__snapshots__/tsTypeParameter.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51940ca2d50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-types/test/builders/typescript/__snapshots__/tsTypeParameter.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`builders typescript tsTypeParameter accept name as argument for tsTypeParameter 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "constraint": Object {
+    "type": "TSTypeReference",
+    "typeName": Object {
+      "name": "bar",
+      "type": "Identifier",
+    },
+    "typeParameters": null,
+  },
+  "default": Object {
+    "type": "TSTypeReference",
+    "typeName": Object {
+      "name": "baz",
+      "type": "Identifier",
+    },
+    "typeParameters": null,
+  },
+  "name": "foo",
+  "type": "TSTypeParameter",
+}
+`;
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/test/builders/typescript/tsTypeParameter.js b/packages/babel-types/test/builders/typescript/tsTypeParameter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..985d67909c2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-types/test/builders/typescript/tsTypeParameter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as t from "../../..";
+
+describe("builders", function() {
+  describe("typescript", function() {
+    describe("tsTypeParameter", function() {
+      it("accept name as argument for tsTypeParameter", function() {
+        const tsTypeParameter = t.tsTypeParameter(
+          t.tsTypeReference(t.identifier("bar")),
+          t.tsTypeReference(t.identifier("baz")),
+          "foo",
+        );
+        expect(tsTypeParameter).toMatchSnapshot();
+      });
+      it("throws when name is missing", function() {
+        expect(() => {
+          t.tsTypeParameter(
+            t.tsTypeReference(t.identifier("bar")),
+            t.tsTypeReference(t.identifier("baz")),
+          );
+        }).toThrow("Property name expected type of string but got null");
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});