diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs
index ce4eac741f2d2..20f65a9a74921 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,16 @@ impl<'s, 'a> Symbol<'s, 'a> {
                 AstKind::ModuleDeclaration(module) => {
                     return module.is_export();
                 }
-                AstKind::VariableDeclaration(_) => {
+                AstKind::ExportDefaultDeclaration(_) => {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                AstKind::VariableDeclaration(_)
+                | AstKind::ExpressionArrayElement(_)
+                | AstKind::ArrayExpressionElement(_)
+                | AstKind::ArrayExpression(_)
+                | AstKind::ParenthesizedExpression(_)
+                | AstKind::TSAsExpression(_)
+                | AstKind::TSSatisfiesExpression(_) => {
                     continue;
                 }
                 _ => {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
index 92555dc9dbdee..844bf2e714808 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
@@ -730,6 +730,15 @@ fn test_exports() {
         "export interface A {}",
         "export type A = string",
         "export enum E { }",
+        // default exports
+        "export default class Foo {}",
+        "export default [ class Foo {} ];",
+        "export default function foo() {}",
+        "export default { foo() {} };",
+        "export default { foo: function foo() {} };",
+        "export default { get foo() {} };",
+        "export default [ function foo() {} ];",
+        "export default (function foo() { return 1 })();",
         // "export enum E { A, B }",
         "const a = 1; export { a }",
         "const a = 1; export default a",