diff --git a/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.test.ts b/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.test.ts
index fe841c49f488..e3409d5eb681 100644
--- a/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.test.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { babelPrint } from '@storybook/core/babel';
@@ -1080,7 +1081,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setImport('path', 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1099,7 +1099,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setImport('path', 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1118,7 +1117,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setImport(['dirname'], 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1139,7 +1137,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setImport(['dirname'], 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1161,7 +1158,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setRequireImport('path', 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1181,7 +1177,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setRequireImport('path', 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1200,7 +1195,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setRequireImport(['dirname'], 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1224,7 +1218,6 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
       config.setRequireImport(['dirname', 'basename'], 'path');
 
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
       const parsed = babelPrint(config._ast);
 
       expect(parsed).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -1308,4 +1301,31 @@ describe('ConfigFile', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('parse', () => {
+    it("export { X } with X is import { X } from 'another-file'", () => {
+      const source = dedent`
+          import type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/react-webpack5';
+          import { path } from 'path';
+
+          export { path };
+
+          const config: StorybookConfig = {
+            addons: [
+              'foo',
+              { name: 'bar', options: {} },
+            ],
+            "otherField": [
+              "foo",
+              { "name": 'bar', options: {} },
+            ],
+          }
+          export default config;
+        `;
+      const config = loadConfig(source).parse();
+
+      expect(config._exportDecls['path']).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(config._exports['path']).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.ts b/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.ts
index 5cb0d28234eb..dc9f973d5ad6 100644
--- a/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/csf-tools/ConfigFile.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ const _findVarDeclarator = (
 ): t.VariableDeclarator | null | undefined => {
   let declarator: t.VariableDeclarator | null | undefined = null;
   let declarations: t.VariableDeclarator[] | null = null;
+
   program.body.find((node: t.Node) => {
     if (t.isVariableDeclaration(node)) {
       declarations = node.declarations;
@@ -248,9 +249,13 @@ export class ConfigFile {
               ) {
                 const { name: localName } = spec.local;
                 const { name: exportName } = spec.exported;
+
                 const decl = _findVarDeclarator(localName, parent as t.Program) as any;
-                self._exports[exportName] = decl.init;
-                self._exportDecls[exportName] = decl;
+                // decl can be empty in case X from `import { X } from ....` because it is not handled in _findVarDeclarator
+                if (decl) {
+                  self._exports[exportName] = decl.init;
+                  self._exportDecls[exportName] = decl;
+                }
               }
             });
           } else {