diff --git a/crates/wit-component/src/encoding.rs b/crates/wit-component/src/encoding.rs
index d6b493d82..3930997cf 100644
--- a/crates/wit-component/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-component/src/encoding.rs
@@ -1685,8 +1685,8 @@ impl<'a> ComponentEncoder<'a> {
         let mut state = EncodingState::default();
         let mut types = TypeEncoder::default();
         let mut imports = ImportEncoder::default();
-        types.encode_instance_imports(self.imports, &required_imports, &mut imports)?;
         types.encode_func_types(exports.clone(), false)?;
+        types.encode_instance_imports(self.imports, &required_imports, &mut imports)?;
         types.finish(&mut state.component);
 
         if self.types_only {
diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/component.wat b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/component.wat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9877f0950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/component.wat
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+(component
+  (type (;0;) u8)
+  (type (;1;) (record (field "x" 0)))
+  (type (;2;) (func (param "b" 1)))
+  (type (;3;) 
+    (instance
+      (alias outer 1 2 (type (;0;)))
+      (export "a" (func (type 0)))
+    )
+  )
+  (export "foo" (type 0))
+  (export "bar" (type 1))
+  (import "foo" (instance (;0;) (type 3)))
+  (core module (;0;)
+    (type (;0;) (func (param i32)))
+    (type (;1;) (func (param i32 i32 i32 i32) (result i32)))
+    (import "foo" "a" (func (;0;) (type 0)))
+    (func (;1;) (type 1) (param i32 i32 i32 i32) (result i32)
+      unreachable
+    )
+    (func (;2;) (type 0) (param i32)
+      unreachable
+    )
+    (memory (;0;) 1)
+    (export "memory" (memory 0))
+    (export "canonical_abi_realloc" (func 1))
+    (export "a" (func 2))
+  )
+  (alias export 0 "a" (func (;0;)))
+  (core func (;0;) (canon lower (func 0)))
+  (core instance (;0;) 
+    (export "a" (func 0))
+  )
+  (core instance (;1;) (instantiate 0
+      (with "foo" (instance 0))
+    )
+  )
+  (core alias export 1 "memory" (memory (;0;)))
+  (core alias export 1 "canonical_abi_realloc" (func (;1;)))
+  (core alias export 1 "a" (func (;2;)))
+  (func (;1;) (type 2) (canon lift (core func 2)))
+  (export "a" (func 1))
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/default.wit b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/default.wit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..462deaa74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/default.wit
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+type foo = u8
+
+record bar {
+    x: foo
+}
+
+a: func(b: bar)
diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/import-foo.wit b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/import-foo.wit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..462deaa74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/import-foo.wit
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+type foo = u8
+
+record bar {
+    x: foo
+}
+
+a: func(b: bar)
diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/module.wat b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/module.wat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78c731484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/ensure-default-type-exports/module.wat
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+(module
+  (import "foo" "a" (func (param i32)))
+  (memory (export "memory") 1)
+  (func (export "canonical_abi_realloc") (param i32 i32 i32 i32) (result i32) unreachable)
+  (func (export "a") (param i32) unreachable)
+)
diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/components/import-export/component.wat b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/import-export/component.wat
index be8204b0f..cec59b6f9 100644
--- a/crates/wit-component/tests/components/import-export/component.wat
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/components/import-export/component.wat
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 (component
-  (type (;0;) (func (result string)))
-  (type (;1;) 
+  (type (;0;) (tuple string u32 string))
+  (type (;1;) (func (param "x" string) (result 0)))
+  (type (;2;) (func))
+  (type (;3;) (func (result string)))
+  (type (;4;) 
     (instance
-      (alias outer 1 0 (type (;0;)))
+      (alias outer 1 3 (type (;0;)))
       (export "a" (func (type 0)))
     )
   )
-  (type (;2;) (tuple string u32 string))
-  (type (;3;) (func (param "x" string) (result 2)))
-  (type (;4;) (func))
-  (import "foo" (instance (;0;) (type 1)))
+  (import "foo" (instance (;0;) (type 4)))
   (core module (;0;)
     (type (;0;) (func (param i32)))
     (type (;1;) (func (param i32 i32 i32 i32) (result i32)))
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
     )
   )
   (core alias export 2 "a" (func (;3;)))
-  (func (;1;) (type 3) (canon lift (core func 3) (memory 0) (realloc 1) string-encoding=utf8))
+  (func (;1;) (type 1) (canon lift (core func 3) (memory 0) (realloc 1) string-encoding=utf8))
   (core alias export 2 "bar#a" (func (;4;)))
   (core alias export 2 "bar#b" (func (;5;)))
-  (func (;2;) (type 4) (canon lift (core func 4)))
-  (func (;3;) (type 0) (canon lift (core func 5) (memory 0) (realloc 1) string-encoding=utf8))
+  (func (;2;) (type 2) (canon lift (core func 4)))
+  (func (;3;) (type 3) (canon lift (core func 5) (memory 0) (realloc 1) string-encoding=utf8))
   (instance (;1;)
     (export "a" (func 2))
     (export "b" (func 3))