diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/index.js b/test/server-side-rendering/index.js
index 2d539782ff..fd4bc86463 100644
--- a/test/server-side-rendering/index.js
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/index.js
@@ -58,8 +58,14 @@ describe("ssr", () => {
 				generate: 'ssr',
 				format: 'cjs'
 			};
+			
+			function es6Compiler(code) {
+				return require("@babel/core").transformSync(code, {
+					plugins: ["@babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs"],
+				});
+			}
 
-			require("../../register")(compileOptions);
+			require("../../register")(compileOptions,es6Compiler);
 
 			try {
 				const Component = require(`${dir}/main.svelte`).default;
diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/Widget.mjs b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/Widget.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fd48f64cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/Widget.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import Widget from "./Widget.svelte";
+export default Widget;
diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/Widget.svelte b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/Widget.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa33d84202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/Widget.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<script>
+</script>
+
+<div>The Widget</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/_expected.html b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/_expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..247b396d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/_expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div>The Widget</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/main.svelte b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5608af9670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/component-import-mjs/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+  import Widget from "./Widget.mjs";
+</script>
+
+<Widget />