diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js.transpiler.dts/src/org/eclipse/n4js/transpiler/dts/print/PrettyPrinterDts.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js.transpiler.dts/src/org/eclipse/n4js/transpiler/dts/print/PrettyPrinterDts.java
index a98e46467b..2bc5c6a22d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js.transpiler.dts/src/org/eclipse/n4js/transpiler/dts/print/PrettyPrinterDts.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js.transpiler.dts/src/org/eclipse/n4js/transpiler/dts/print/PrettyPrinterDts.java
@@ -218,11 +218,17 @@ public Boolean caseImportDeclaration(ImportDeclaration original) {
 
 		if (original.getModuleSpecifierForm() != ModuleSpecifierForm.PROJECT
 				&& Strings.isNullOrEmpty(URIUtils.fileExtension(URIUtils.toFileUri(moduleSpecifier)))) {
-			moduleSpecifier += "." + N4JSGlobals.DTS_FILE_EXTENSION;
+
+			String extension = original.isBare() ? N4JSGlobals.JS_FILE_EXTENSION : N4JSGlobals.DTS_FILE_EXTENSION;
+			moduleSpecifier += "." + extension;
 		}
 
 		processAnnotations(original.getAnnotations());
-		write("import type ");
+		write("import ");
+		if (!original.isBare()) {
+			write("type ");
+		}
+
 		// 1) import specifiers
 		List<ImportSpecifier> importSpecifiers = new ArrayList<>(original.getImportSpecifiers());
 		if (!importSpecifiers.isEmpty() && importSpecifiers.get(0) instanceof DefaultImportSpecifier) {