diff --git a/src/IGenerationOptions.ts b/src/IGenerationOptions.ts
index 1cb8568..7e3ae8f 100644
--- a/src/IGenerationOptions.ts
+++ b/src/IGenerationOptions.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default interface IGenerationOptions {
     strictMode: "none" | "?" | "!";
     skipSchema: boolean;
     indexFile: boolean;
+    exportType: "named" | "default";
 }
 export function getDefaultGenerationOptions(): IGenerationOptions {
     const generationOptions: IGenerationOptions = {
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ export function getDefaultGenerationOptions(): IGenerationOptions {
         relationIds: false,
         strictMode: "none",
         skipSchema: false,
-        indexFile: false
+        indexFile: false,
+        exportType: "named"
     };
     return generationOptions;
 }
diff --git a/src/ModelGeneration.ts b/src/ModelGeneration.ts
index 758dc2a..c723447 100644
--- a/src/ModelGeneration.ts
+++ b/src/ModelGeneration.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ function createHandlebarsHelpers(generationOptions: IGenerationOptions): void {
             return retVal;
         }
     );
+    Handlebars.registerHelper("defaultExport", () =>
+        generationOptions.exportType === "default" ? "default" : ""
+    );
+    Handlebars.registerHelper("localImport", (entityName: string) =>
+        generationOptions.exportType === "default"
+            ? entityName
+            : `{${entityName}}`
+    );
     Handlebars.registerHelper("strictMode", () =>
         generationOptions.strictMode !== "none"
             ? generationOptions.strictMode
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 07375ba..954f298 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ function checkYargsParameters(options: options): options {
             boolean: true,
             default: options.generationOptions.indexFile,
             describe: "Generate index file"
+        },
+        defaultExport: {
+            boolean: true,
+            default: options.generationOptions.exportType === "default",
+            describe: "Generate index file"
         }
     });
 
@@ -293,6 +298,9 @@ function checkYargsParameters(options: options): options {
     options.generationOptions.pluralizeNames = !argv.disablePluralization;
     options.generationOptions.strictMode = argv.strictMode as IGenerationOptions["strictMode"];
     options.generationOptions.indexFile = argv.index;
+    options.generationOptions.exportType = argv.defaultExport
+        ? "default"
+        : "named";
 
     return options;
 }
@@ -513,6 +521,13 @@ async function useInquirer(options: options): Promise<options> {
                             name: "Generate index file",
                             value: "index",
                             checked: options.generationOptions.indexFile
+                        },
+                        {
+                            name: "Prefer default exports",
+                            value: "defaultExport",
+                            checked:
+                                options.generationOptions.exportType ===
+                                "default"
                         }
                     ],
                     message: "Available customizations",
@@ -567,6 +582,11 @@ async function useInquirer(options: options): Promise<options> {
             "constructor"
         );
         options.generationOptions.indexFile = customizations.includes("index");
+        options.generationOptions.exportType = customizations.includes(
+            "defaultExport"
+        )
+            ? "default"
+            : "named";
 
         if (customizations.includes("namingStrategy")) {
             const namingStrategyPath = (
diff --git a/src/templates/entity.mst b/src/templates/entity.mst
index ce84e6b..2c2c1c9 100644
--- a/src/templates/entity.mst
+++ b/src/templates/entity.mst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 @Index("{{name}}",[{{#columns}}"{{toPropertyName .}}",{{/columns~}}],{ {{json options}} })
 {{/inline}}
 {{#*inline "Import"}}
-import { {{toEntityName .}} } from './{{toFileName .}}'
+import {{localImport (toEntityName .)}} from './{{toFileName .}}'
 {{/inline}}
 {{#*inline "Column"}}
 {{#generated}}@PrimaryGeneratedColumn({ type:"{{type}}", {{/generated}}{{^generated}}@Column("{{type}}",{ {{#primary}}primary:{{primary}},{{/primary}}{{/generated}}{{json options}}{{#default}},default: {{.}},{{/default}} })
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { {{toEntityName .}} } from './{{toFileName .}}'
 {{#*inline "Entity"}}
 {{#indices}}{{> Index}}{{/indices~}}
 @Entity("{{sqlName}}"{{#schema}} ,{schema:"{{.}}"{{#if ../database}}, database:"{{../database}}"{{/if}} } {{/schema}})
-export class {{toEntityName tscName}}{{#activeRecord}} extends BaseEntity{{/activeRecord}} {
+export {{defaultExport}} class {{toEntityName tscName}}{{#activeRecord}} extends BaseEntity{{/activeRecord}} {
 
 {{#columns}}{{> Column}}{{/columns~}}
 {{#relations}}{{> Relation}}{{/relations~}}
diff --git a/src/templates/index.mst b/src/templates/index.mst
index 928dd19..4c7d5fe 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.mst
+++ b/src/templates/index.mst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 {{#entities~}}
-export { {{toEntityName tscName}} } from './{{toFileName tscName}}'
-{{/entities~}}
\ No newline at end of file
+import {{localImport (toEntityName tscName)}} from './{{toFileName tscName}}'
+{{/entities}}
+
+export { {{#entities}}{{toEntityName tscName}},{{/entities~}} }
diff --git a/test/modelCustomization/modelCustomization.test.ts b/test/modelCustomization/modelCustomization.test.ts
index acbde5f..1f6cd47 100644
--- a/test/modelCustomization/modelCustomization.test.ts
+++ b/test/modelCustomization/modelCustomization.test.ts
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ describe("Model customization phase", async () => {
         })
     })
     describe("index file generation", () => {
-        it("enabled", async () => {
+        it("named export", async () => {
 
             const data = generateSampleData();
             const generationOptions = generateGenerationOptions();
@@ -687,8 +687,36 @@ describe("Model customization phase", async () => {
             const indexFileContent = fs
                 .readFileSync(path.resolve(filesGenPath, "Index.ts"))
                 .toString();
-            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('export { Post } from "./Post";');
-            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('export { PostAuthor } from "./PostAuthor";');
+            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('import { PostAuthor } from "./PostAuthor');
+            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('import { Post } from "./Post');
+            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('export { PostAuthor, Post }');
+            compileGeneratedModel(generationOptions.resultsPath, [""]);
+        })
+        it("default export", async () => {
+
+            const data = generateSampleData();
+            const generationOptions = generateGenerationOptions();
+            generationOptions.indexFile = true;
+            generationOptions.exportType = "default"
+            clearGenerationDir();
+
+            const customizedModel = modelCustomizationPhase(
+                data,
+                generationOptions,
+                {}
+            );
+            modelGenerationPhase(
+                getDefaultConnectionOptions(),
+                generationOptions,
+                customizedModel
+            );
+            const filesGenPath = path.resolve(resultsPath, "entities");
+            const indexFileContent = fs
+                .readFileSync(path.resolve(filesGenPath, "Index.ts"))
+                .toString();
+            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('import PostAuthor from "./PostAuthor');
+            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('import Post from "./Post');
+            expect(indexFileContent).to.contain('export { PostAuthor, Post }');
             compileGeneratedModel(generationOptions.resultsPath, [""]);
         })
         it("disabled", async () => {
@@ -713,4 +741,5 @@ describe("Model customization phase", async () => {
             compileGeneratedModel(generationOptions.resultsPath, [""]);
         })
     })
+
 });