diff --git a/lib/rules/require-default-props.js b/lib/rules/require-default-props.js
index ea39df0ec2..410b8e0ff2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-default-props.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-default-props.js
@@ -25,13 +25,33 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create: Components.detect(function(context, components, utils) {
+
+    /**
+     * Get properties name
+     * @param {Object} node - Property.
+     * @returns {String} Property name.
+     */
+    function getPropertyName(node) {
+      if (node.key || ['MethodDefinition', 'Property'].indexOf(node.type) !== -1) {
+        return node.key.name;
+      } else if (node.type === 'MemberExpression') {
+        return node.property.name;
+      // Special case for class properties
+      // (babel-eslint@5 does not expose property name so we have to rely on tokens)
+      } else if (node.type === 'ClassProperty') {
+        var tokens = context.getFirstTokens(node, 2);
+        return tokens[1] && tokens[1].type === 'Identifier' ? tokens[1].value : tokens[0].value;
+      }
+      return '';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks if the Identifier node passed in looks like a propTypes declaration.
      * @param   {ASTNode}  node The node to check. Must be an Identifier node.
      * @returns {Boolean}       `true` if the node is a propTypes declaration, `false` if not
      */
     function isPropTypesDeclaration(node) {
-      return node.type === 'Identifier' && node.name === 'propTypes';
+      return getPropertyName(node) === 'propTypes';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -40,8 +60,7 @@ module.exports = {
      * @returns {Boolean}       `true` if the node is a defaultProps declaration, `false` if not
      */
     function isDefaultPropsDeclaration(node) {
-      return node.type === 'Identifier' &&
-            (node.name === 'defaultProps' || node.name === 'getDefaultProps');
+      return (getPropertyName(node) === 'defaultProps' || getPropertyName(node) === 'getDefaultProps');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -289,7 +308,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     function isPropTypeAnnotation(node) {
-      return (node.key.name === 'props' && !!node.typeAnnotation);
+      return (getPropertyName(node) === 'props' && !!node.typeAnnotation);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -328,8 +347,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       MemberExpression: function(node) {
-        var isPropType = isPropTypesDeclaration(node.property);
-        var isDefaultProp = isDefaultPropsDeclaration(node.property);
+        var isPropType = isPropTypesDeclaration(node);
+        var isDefaultProp = isDefaultPropsDeclaration(node);
 
         if (!isPropType && !isDefaultProp) {
           return;
@@ -412,8 +431,8 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
-        var isPropType = isPropTypesDeclaration(node.key);
-        var isDefaultProp = isDefaultPropsDeclaration(node.key);
+        var isPropType = isPropTypesDeclaration(node);
+        var isDefaultProp = isDefaultPropsDeclaration(node);
 
         if (!isPropType && !isDefaultProp) {
           return;
@@ -468,8 +487,8 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
-        var isPropType = isPropTypesDeclaration(node.key);
-        var isDefaultProp = isDefaultPropsDeclaration(node.key);
+        var isPropType = getPropertyName(node) === 'propTypes';
+        var isDefaultProp = getPropertyName(node) === 'defaultProps' || getPropertyName(node) === 'getDefaultProps';
 
         if (!isPropType && !isDefaultProp) {
           return;
@@ -520,8 +539,8 @@ module.exports = {
             return;
           }
 
-          var isPropType = isPropTypesDeclaration(property.key);
-          var isDefaultProp = isDefaultPropsDeclaration(property.key);
+          var isPropType = isPropTypesDeclaration(property);
+          var isDefaultProp = isDefaultPropsDeclaration(property);
 
           if (!isPropType && !isDefaultProp) {
             return;
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/require-default-props.js b/tests/lib/rules/require-default-props.js
index 991913e88b..c277477427 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/require-default-props.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/require-default-props.js
@@ -1718,6 +1718,26 @@ ruleTester.run('require-default-props', rule, {
           column: 3
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      code: [
+        'class Hello extends React.Component {',
+        '  static propTypes = {',
+        '    foo: PropTypes.string',
+        '  };',
+        '  render() {',
+        '    return <div>Hello {this.props.foo}</div>;',
+        '  }',
+        '}'
+      ].join('\n'),
+      parser: 'babel-eslint',
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: 'propType "foo" is not required, but has no corresponding defaultProp declaration.',
+          line: 3,
+          column: 5
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 });