diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js
index 74a15bf18fd1..82cf21a5ca13 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js
@@ -1906,6 +1906,10 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
     if (this.eatContextual("from")) {
       node.source = this.parseImportSource();
       this.checkExport(node);
+      const assertions = this.maybeParseImportAssertions();
+      if (assertions) {
+        node.assertions = assertions;
+      }
     } else {
       if (expect) {
         this.unexpected();
@@ -1914,11 +1918,6 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
       }
     }
 
-    const assertions = this.maybeParseImportAssertions();
-    if (assertions) {
-      node.assertions = assertions;
-    }
-
     this.semicolon();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-assertions/invalid-export-without-from/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-assertions/invalid-export-without-from/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf94fe6e3cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-assertions/invalid-export-without-from/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const foo = 1;
+export { foo } assert { type: "json" };
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-assertions/invalid-export-without-from/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-assertions/invalid-export-without-from/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..83c4e5f4a864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-assertions/invalid-export-without-from/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "plugins": [
+    [
+      "importAssertions"
+    ]
+  ],
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "throws": "Unexpected token, expected \";\" (2:15)"
+}
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