diff --git a/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js b/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js
index 871cd8187..5d41d59bc 100644
--- a/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js
+++ b/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ module.exports = function(context) {
       }
     },
     'ExportNamedDeclaration': function(node) {
-      namedExportCount++
+      if (node.declaration &&
+          node.declaration.declarations.length &&
+          node.declaration.declarations[0].id.type === 'ObjectPattern') {
+
+        namedExportCount += node.declaration.declarations[0].id.properties.length
+      } else {
+        namedExportCount++
+      }
+
       namedExportNode = node
     },
     'ExportDefaultDeclaration': function() {
@@ -23,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function(context) {
     },
 
     'Program:exit': function() {
-      if (namedExportCount === 1 &&  specifierExportCount < 2 && !hasDefaultExport) {
+      if (namedExportCount === 1 && specifierExportCount < 2 && !hasDefaultExport) {
         context.report(namedExportNode, 'Prefer default export.')
       }
     },
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js b/tests/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js
index c3827eeba..354d91423 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/prefer-default-export.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ ruleTester.run('prefer-default-export', rule, {
       code: `
         export { foo, bar }`,
       }),
+    test({
+      code: `
+        export const { foo, bar } = item;`,
+      }),
     test({
       code: `
         export { foo as default }`,