diff --git a/packages/javascript-mutator/src/helpers/BabelHelper.ts b/packages/javascript-mutator/src/helpers/BabelHelper.ts
index 917a308ce6..80101d56b7 100644
--- a/packages/javascript-mutator/src/helpers/BabelHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/javascript-mutator/src/helpers/BabelHelper.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ export default class BabelHelper {
         'dynamicImport',
         'flow',
         'jsx',
-        'objectRestSpread'
+        'objectRestSpread',
+        ['decorators', { decoratorsBeforeExport: true }] as any,
       ],
       sourceType: 'unambiguous'
     };
diff --git a/packages/javascript-mutator/test/unit/JavaScriptMutator.spec.ts b/packages/javascript-mutator/test/unit/JavaScriptMutator.spec.ts
index adb3111949..6d1202e896 100644
--- a/packages/javascript-mutator/test/unit/JavaScriptMutator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/javascript-mutator/test/unit/JavaScriptMutator.spec.ts
@@ -151,4 +151,17 @@ describe('JavaScriptMutator', () => {
 
     expect(mutants.length).to.equal(2);
   });
+
+  it('should generate mutants when file contains a decorator', () => {
+    const sut = createSut();
+    const files: File[] = [new File('testFile.js', `
+          @decorator()
+          export class Foo {
+            bar = 'bar';
+          };
+        `)];
+
+    const mutants = sut.mutate(files);
+    expect(mutants).lengthOf.above(0);
+  });
 });