diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts
index c594b4f0a13..0a2172f0b9d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ const systemJSPrototype: SystemJSWithLoaderHooks = SystemJS.constructor.prototyp
 // the content of the plugin code at runtime which can only be done with fetch/eval.
 systemJSPrototype.shouldFetch = () => true;
 
+const originalImport = systemJSPrototype.import;
+// Hook Systemjs import to support plugins that only have a default export.
+systemJSPrototype.import = function (...args: Parameters<typeof originalImport>) {
+  return originalImport.apply(this, args).then((module) => {
+    if (module && module.__useDefault) {
+      return module.default;
+    }
+    return module;
+  });
+};
+
 const systemJSFetch = systemJSPrototype.fetch;
 systemJSPrototype.fetch = function (url: string, options?: Record<string, unknown>) {
   return decorateSystemJSFetch(systemJSFetch, url, options);