diff --git a/packages/commonjs/src/index.js b/packages/commonjs/src/index.js
index 2488be177..cc89e0793 100644
--- a/packages/commonjs/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/commonjs/src/index.js
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ export default function commonjs(options = {}) {
     },
 
     transform(code, id) {
-      if (id !== DYNAMIC_PACKAGES_ID && !id.startsWith(DYNAMIC_JSON_PREFIX)) {
-        if (!filter(id) || extensions.indexOf(extname(id)) === -1) {
+      const extName = extname(id);
+      if (extName !== '.cjs' && id !== DYNAMIC_PACKAGES_ID && !id.startsWith(DYNAMIC_JSON_PREFIX)) {
+        if (!filter(id) || !extensions.includes(extName)) {
           setIsCjsPromise(id, null);
           return null;
         }
diff --git a/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/samples/cjs-extension/export.cjs b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/samples/cjs-extension/export.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da5a25ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/samples/cjs-extension/export.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  test: 42
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/samples/cjs-extension/main.js b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/samples/cjs-extension/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b76e19952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/samples/cjs-extension/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const { test } = require('./export.cjs');
+
+console.log(test);
diff --git a/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.md b/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.md
index 9bdbbcefc..e77b5ee38 100644
--- a/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.md
+++ b/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.md
@@ -21,3 +21,24 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     ␊
     module.exports = main;␊
     `
+
+## imports .cjs file extension by default
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    `'use strict';␊
+    ␊
+    var _export = {␊
+      test: 42␊
+    };␊
+    ␊
+    const { test } = _export;␊
+    ␊
+    console.log(test);␊
+    ␊
+    var main = {␊
+    ␊
+    };␊
+    ␊
+    module.exports = main;␊
+    `
diff --git a/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.snap b/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.snap
index c5a7c06c8..b65007f26 100644
Binary files a/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.snap and b/packages/commonjs/test/snapshots/test.js.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/commonjs/test/test.js b/packages/commonjs/test/test.js
index 53a6289db..120875d87 100644
--- a/packages/commonjs/test/test.js
+++ b/packages/commonjs/test/test.js
@@ -639,3 +639,12 @@ test('logs a warning when the deprecated namedExports option is used', async (t)
     'The namedExports option from "@rollup/plugin-commonjs" is deprecated. Named exports are now handled automatically.'
   );
 });
+
+test('imports .cjs file extension by default', async (t) => {
+  const bundle = await rollup({
+    input: 'fixtures/samples/cjs-extension/main.js',
+    plugins: [commonjs()]
+  });
+  const code = await getCodeFromBundle(bundle);
+  t.snapshot(code);
+});