diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index 8f855347bd801..2309977539cb9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -3793,5 +3793,9 @@
     "Infer parameter types from usage.": {
         "category": "Message",
         "code": 95012
+    },
+    "Convert to default import": {
+        "category": "Message",
+        "code": 95013
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/harness/fourslash.ts b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
index 652737f9b57e6..4f1fcd4a06cec 100644
--- a/src/harness/fourslash.ts
+++ b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ namespace FourSlash {
 
         public select(startMarker: string, endMarker: string) {
             const start = this.getMarkerByName(startMarker), end = this.getMarkerByName(endMarker);
+            ts.Debug.assert(start.fileName === end.fileName);
+            if (this.activeFile.fileName !== start.fileName) {
+                this.openFile(start.fileName);
+            }
             this.goToPosition(start.position);
             this.selectionEnd = end.position;
         }
diff --git a/src/services/refactors/refactors.ts b/src/services/refactors/refactors.ts
index f4b56422a89bd..3858b1987434e 100644
--- a/src/services/refactors/refactors.ts
+++ b/src/services/refactors/refactors.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 /// <reference path="convertFunctionToEs6Class.ts" />
 /// <reference path="extractSymbol.ts" />
 /// <reference path="installTypesForPackage.ts" />
+/// <reference path="useDefaultImport.ts" />
diff --git a/src/services/refactors/useDefaultImport.ts b/src/services/refactors/useDefaultImport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..56faf082a4952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/refactors/useDefaultImport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/* @internal */
+namespace ts.refactor.installTypesForPackage {
+    const actionName = "Convert to default import";
+
+    const useDefaultImport: Refactor = {
+        name: actionName,
+        description: getLocaleSpecificMessage(Diagnostics.Convert_to_default_import),
+        getEditsForAction,
+        getAvailableActions,
+    };
+
+    registerRefactor(useDefaultImport);
+
+    function getAvailableActions(context: RefactorContext): ApplicableRefactorInfo[] | undefined {
+        const { file, startPosition, program } = context;
+
+        if (!program.getCompilerOptions().allowSyntheticDefaultImports) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        const importInfo = getConvertibleImportAtPosition(file, startPosition);
+        if (!importInfo) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        const module = ts.getResolvedModule(file, importInfo.moduleSpecifier.text);
+        const resolvedFile = program.getSourceFile(module.resolvedFileName);
+        if (!(resolvedFile.externalModuleIndicator && isExportAssignment(resolvedFile.externalModuleIndicator) && resolvedFile.externalModuleIndicator.isExportEquals)) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        return [
+            {
+                name: useDefaultImport.name,
+                description: useDefaultImport.description,
+                actions: [
+                    {
+                        description: useDefaultImport.description,
+                        name: actionName,
+                    },
+                ],
+            },
+        ];
+    }
+
+    function getEditsForAction(context: RefactorContext, _actionName: string): RefactorEditInfo | undefined {
+        const { file, startPosition } = context;
+        Debug.assertEqual(actionName, _actionName);
+        const importInfo = getConvertibleImportAtPosition(file, startPosition);
+        if (!importInfo) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        const { importStatement, name, moduleSpecifier } = importInfo;
+        const newImportClause = createImportClause(name, /*namedBindings*/ undefined);
+        const newImportStatement = ts.createImportDeclaration(/*decorators*/ undefined, /*modifiers*/ undefined, newImportClause, moduleSpecifier);
+        return {
+            edits: textChanges.ChangeTracker.with(context, t => t.replaceNode(file, importStatement, newImportStatement)),
+            renameFilename: undefined,
+            renameLocation: undefined,
+        };
+    }
+
+    function getConvertibleImportAtPosition(
+        file: SourceFile,
+        startPosition: number,
+    ): { importStatement: AnyImportSyntax, name: Identifier, moduleSpecifier: StringLiteral } | undefined {
+        let node = getTokenAtPosition(file, startPosition, /*includeJsDocComment*/ false);
+        while (true) {
+            switch (node.kind) {
+                case SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration:
+                    const eq = node as ImportEqualsDeclaration;
+                    const { moduleReference } = eq;
+                    return moduleReference.kind === SyntaxKind.ExternalModuleReference && isStringLiteral(moduleReference.expression)
+                        ? { importStatement: eq, name: eq.name, moduleSpecifier: moduleReference.expression }
+                        : undefined;
+                case SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration:
+                    const d = node as ImportDeclaration;
+                    const { importClause } = d;
+                    return !importClause.name && importClause.namedBindings.kind === SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport && isStringLiteral(d.moduleSpecifier)
+                        ? { importStatement: d, name: importClause.namedBindings.name, moduleSpecifier: d.moduleSpecifier }
+                        : undefined;
+                // For known child node kinds of convertible imports, try again with parent node.
+                case SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport:
+                case SyntaxKind.ExternalModuleReference:
+                case SyntaxKind.ImportKeyword:
+                case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
+                case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
+                case SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken:
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    return undefined;
+            }
+            node = node.parent;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/refactorUseDefaultImport.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/refactorUseDefaultImport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8834b70f85e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/refactorUseDefaultImport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+// @allowSyntheticDefaultImports: true
+
+// @Filename: /a.d.ts
+////declare const x: number;
+////export = x;
+
+// @Filename: /b.ts
+/////*b0*/import * as a from "./a";/*b1*/
+
+// @Filename: /c.ts
+/////*c0*/import a = require("./a");/*c1*/
+
+goTo.select("b0", "b1");
+edit.applyRefactor({
+    refactorName: "Convert to default import",
+    actionName: "Convert to default import",
+    actionDescription: "Convert to default import",
+    newContent: 'import a from "./a";',
+});
+
+goTo.select("c0", "c1");
+edit.applyRefactor({
+    refactorName: "Convert to default import",
+    actionName: "Convert to default import",
+    actionDescription: "Convert to default import",
+    newContent: 'import a from "./a";',
+});