diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index f9e1869f9..6f1f46620 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@
     "build/"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.20.12",
-    "@babel/generator": "^7.20.14",
-    "@babel/parser": "^7.20.15",
-    "@babel/plugin-syntax-jsx": "^7.18.6",
-    "@babel/runtime": "^7.20.13",
-    "@babel/types": "^7.20.7",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.21.0",
+    "@babel/generator": "^7.21.1",
+    "@babel/parser": "^7.21.2",
+    "@babel/runtime": "^7.21.0",
+    "@babel/types": "^7.21.2",
     "@lingui/babel-plugin-extract-messages": "4.0.0-next.1",
     "@lingui/conf": "4.0.0-next.1",
     "@lingui/core": "4.0.0-next.1",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/catalog.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/api/catalog.test.ts
index 76c8aad25..7a38ca493 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/catalog.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/catalog.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   makeCatalog,
 } from "../tests"
 import { AllCatalogsType } from "./types"
+import { extractFromFiles } from "./catalog/extractFromFiles"
 
 export const fixture = (...dirs: string[]) =>
   path.resolve(__dirname, path.join("fixtures", ...dirs)) +
@@ -165,26 +166,47 @@ describe("Catalog", () => {
 
   describe("collect", () => {
     it("should support JSX and Typescript", async () => {
-      const catalog = new Catalog(
-        {
-          name: "messages",
-          path: "locales/{locale}",
-          include: [fixture("collect-typescript-jsx/")],
-          exclude: [],
-        },
+      const messages = await extractFromFiles(
+        [
+          fixture("collect-typescript-jsx/jsx-syntax.jsx"),
+          fixture("collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-syntax.tsx"),
+          fixture("collect-typescript-jsx/macro.tsx"),
+        ],
         mockConfig()
       )
 
-      const messages = await catalog.collect()
-      expect(messages).toBeTruthy()
       expect(messages).toMatchSnapshot()
     })
 
-    it("should support Flow syntax if enabled", async () => {
-      process.env.LINGUI_CONFIG = path.join(
-        __dirname,
-        "fixtures/collect-syntax-flow/lingui.config.js"
+    it("should support experimental typescript decorators under a flag", async () => {
+      const messages = await extractFromFiles(
+        [fixture("collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-experimental-decorators.tsx")],
+        mockConfig({
+          extractorParserOptions: {
+            tsExperimentalDecorators: true,
+          },
+        })
       )
+
+      expect(messages).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(messages).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        {
+          xDAtGP: {
+            context: undefined,
+            extractedComments: [],
+            message: Message,
+            origin: [
+              [
+                collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-experimental-decorators.tsx,
+                15,
+              ],
+            ],
+          },
+        }
+      `)
+    })
+
+    it("should support Flow syntax if enabled", async () => {
       const catalog = new Catalog(
         {
           name: "messages",
@@ -200,7 +222,6 @@ describe("Catalog", () => {
       )
 
       const messages = await catalog.collect()
-      expect(messages).toBeTruthy()
       expect(messages).toMatchSnapshot()
     })
     it("should extract messages from source files", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/babel.ts b/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/babel.ts
index 627166cb8..6bfe86bb4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/babel.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/extractors/babel.ts
@@ -30,22 +30,24 @@ const extractor: ExtractorType = {
   async extract(filename, code, onMessageExtracted, ctx) {
     const parserOptions = ctx.linguiConfig.extractorParserOptions
 
-    const parserPlugins: ParserPlugin[] = [
-      // https://babeljs.io/docs/en/babel-parser#latest-ecmascript-features
-      [
-        "decorators",
-        {
-          decoratorsBeforeExport: parserOptions?.decoratorsBeforeExport || true,
-        },
-      ],
-    ]
+    // https://babeljs.io/docs/en/babel-parser#latest-ecmascript-features
+    const parserPlugins: ParserPlugin[] = []
 
     if (
       [/\.ts$/, /\.mts$/, /\.cts$/, /\.tsx$/].some((r) => filename.match(r))
     ) {
       parserPlugins.push("typescript")
-    } else if (parserOptions?.flow) {
-      parserPlugins.push("flow")
+      if (parserOptions.tsExperimentalDecorators) {
+        parserPlugins.push("decorators-legacy")
+      } else {
+        parserPlugins.push("decorators")
+      }
+    } else {
+      parserPlugins.push("decorators")
+
+      if (parserOptions?.flow) {
+        parserPlugins.push("flow")
+      }
     }
 
     if ([/\.jsx$/, /\.tsx$/].some((r) => filename.match(r))) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-syntax-flow/lingui.config.js b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-syntax-flow/lingui.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 265afcf7f..000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-syntax-flow/lingui.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/**
- *
- * @type {import('@lingui/conf').LinguiConfig}
- */
-module.exports = {
-  locales: ["en", "cs"],
-  extractorParserOptions: {
-    flow: true
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/jsx-syntax.jsx b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/jsx-syntax.jsx
index a169d7425..fe2bbffc0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/jsx-syntax.jsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/jsx-syntax.jsx
@@ -5,34 +5,38 @@ const jsx = <div>Hello!</div>
 @Decorator()
 export class TestDecorator {
   @Decorator()
-  prop;
+  prop
 
   @Decorator()
-  method() {};
+  method() {}
 }
 
+export
+@Decorator()
+class TestDecoratorAfterExport {}
+
 class A {
   // classProperties
-  b = 1;
+  b = 1
 
   // classPrivateProperties
-  #b = 1;
+  #b = 1
 }
 
 // dynamicImport
-import('./guy').then(a)
+import("./guy").then(a)
 
 // exportNamespaceFrom
 export * as ns from "mod"
 
 // nullishCoalescingOperator
-const a = a ?? b;
+const a = a ?? b
 
 // objectRestSpread
-const b = { b, ...c };
+const b = { b, ...c }
 
 // optionalChaining
-const c = a?.b;
+const c = a?.b
 
 // topLevelAwait
-await promise;
+await promise
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/lingui.config.js b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/lingui.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 56ad10839..000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/lingui.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  locales: ["en", "cs"]
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-experimental-decorators.tsx b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-experimental-decorators.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2ca4de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-experimental-decorators.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { t } from "@lingui/macro"
+
+@Decorator()
+export class TestDecorator {
+  // supports typescript legacy decorator on parameters
+  constructor(@Decorator() param) {}
+
+  @Decorator()
+  prop
+
+  @Decorator()
+  method() {}
+}
+
+t`Message`
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-syntax.tsx b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-syntax.tsx
index 0b7c3ba2d..f5d97078d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-syntax.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/fixtures/collect-typescript-jsx/tsx-syntax.tsx
@@ -2,46 +2,46 @@ const jsx = <div>Hello!</div>
 
 // Typescript syntax
 function foo(bar: string): string {
-  return bar;
+  return bar
 }
 
-const test1: string = "";
+const test1: string = ""
 
 // check parsing different syntax proposals
 @Decorator()
 export class TestDecorator {
   @Decorator()
-  prop;
+  prop
 
   @Decorator()
-  method() {};
+  method() {}
 }
 
 // optional chaining
-const test = foo?.bar?.baz;
+const test = foo?.bar?.baz
 
 class A {
   // classProperties
-  b = 1;
+  b = 1
 
   // classPrivateProperties
-  #b = 1;
+  #b = 1
 }
 
 // dynamicImport
-import('./guy').then(a)
+import("./guy").then(a)
 
 // exportNamespaceFrom
 export * as ns from "mod"
 
 // nullishCoalescingOperator
-const a = a ?? b;
+const a = a ?? b
 
 // objectRestSpread
-const b = { b, ...c };
+const b = { b, ...c }
 
 // optionalChaining
-const c = a?.b;
+const c = a?.b
 
 // topLevelAwait
-await promise;
+await promise
diff --git a/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx b/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
index 1728317ee..1f582b46e 100644
--- a/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/conf/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ expectAssignable<LinguiConfig>({
   },
   extractorParserOptions: {
     flow: false,
-    decoratorsBeforeExport: false,
+    tsExperimentalDecorators: false,
   },
   fallbackLocales: {} as FallbackLocales,
   format: "po",
diff --git a/packages/conf/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/packages/conf/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index 1eebd8872..bfa7784f3 100644
--- a/packages/conf/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/conf/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ exports[`@lingui/conf should return default config 1`] = `
     minified: true,
   },
   extractorParserOptions: {
-    decoratorsBeforeExport: false,
     flow: false,
+    tsExperimentalDecorators: false,
   },
   fallbackLocales: {
     en-gb: en,
diff --git a/packages/conf/src/makeConfig.ts b/packages/conf/src/makeConfig.ts
index f2fe00fc0..548b33448 100644
--- a/packages/conf/src/makeConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/conf/src/makeConfig.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const defaultConfig: LinguiConfig = {
   },
   extractorParserOptions: {
     flow: false,
-    decoratorsBeforeExport: false,
+    tsExperimentalDecorators: false,
   },
   fallbackLocales: {} as FallbackLocales,
   format: "po",
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const exampleConfig = {
   ),
   extractorParserOptions: {
     flow: false,
-    decoratorsBeforeExport: false,
+    tsExperimentalDecorators: false,
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/conf/src/types.ts b/packages/conf/src/types.ts
index 456a144b4..9434c8082 100644
--- a/packages/conf/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/conf/src/types.ts
@@ -65,9 +65,12 @@ export type LinguiConfig = {
   compileNamespace?: "es" | "ts" | "cjs" | string
   extractorParserOptions?: {
     /**
-     * default true
+     * default false
+     *
+     * By default, standard decorators (Stage3) are applied for TS files
+     * Enable this if you want to use TypesScript's experimental decorators.
      */
-    decoratorsBeforeExport?: boolean
+    tsExperimentalDecorators?: boolean
     /**
      * Enable if you use flow. This will apply Flow syntax to js files
      */
diff --git a/website/docs/ref/conf.md b/website/docs/ref/conf.md
index 0b3fd125c..aa899b4ec 100644
--- a/website/docs/ref/conf.md
+++ b/website/docs/ref/conf.md
@@ -216,10 +216,11 @@ Specify extra options used to parse source files when messages are being extract
 ```ts
 "extractorParserOptions": {
   /**
-   * default true
-   * Use for Stage 3 decorators syntax.
+   * default false
+   * By default, standard decorators (Stage3) are applied for TS files
+   * Enable this if you want to use TypesScript's experimental decorators.
    */
-  decoratorsBeforeExport?: boolean
+  tsExperimentalDecorators?: boolean
   /**
    * default false
    * Enable if you use flow. This will apply Flow syntax to files with .js, cjs, .mjs extension.
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fbdd1c9cc..786394c51 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -86,17 +86,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/generator@npm:^7.20.14":
-  version: 7.20.14
-  resolution: "@babel/generator@npm:7.20.14"
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/types": ^7.20.7
-    "@jridgewell/gen-mapping": ^0.3.2
-    jsesc: ^2.5.1
-  checksum: 5f6aa2d86af26e76d276923a5c34191124a119b16ee9ccc34aef654a7dec84fbd7d2daed2e6458a6a06bf87f3661deb77c9fea59b8f67faff5c90793c96d76d6
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@babel/generator@npm:^7.20.7":
   version: 7.20.7
   resolution: "@babel/generator@npm:7.20.7"
@@ -432,7 +421,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/parser@npm:7.20.15, @babel/parser@npm:^7.20.15":
+"@babel/parser@npm:7.20.15":
   version: 7.20.15
   resolution: "@babel/parser@npm:7.20.15"
   bin:
@@ -1486,6 +1475,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@babel/runtime@npm:^7.21.0":
+  version: 7.21.0
+  resolution: "@babel/runtime@npm:7.21.0"
+  dependencies:
+    regenerator-runtime: ^0.13.11
+  checksum: 7b33e25bfa9e0e1b9e8828bb61b2d32bdd46b41b07ba7cb43319ad08efc6fda8eb89445193e67d6541814627df0ca59122c0ea795e412b99c5183a0540d338ab
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@babel/template@npm:^7.18.10, @babel/template@npm:^7.20.7, @babel/template@npm:^7.3.3":
   version: 7.20.7
   resolution: "@babel/template@npm:7.20.7"
@@ -2181,12 +2179,11 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@lingui/cli@workspace:packages/cli"
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/core": ^7.20.12
-    "@babel/generator": ^7.20.14
-    "@babel/parser": ^7.20.15
-    "@babel/plugin-syntax-jsx": ^7.18.6
-    "@babel/runtime": ^7.20.13
-    "@babel/types": ^7.20.7
+    "@babel/core": ^7.21.0
+    "@babel/generator": ^7.21.1
+    "@babel/parser": ^7.21.2
+    "@babel/runtime": ^7.21.0
+    "@babel/types": ^7.21.2
     "@lingui/babel-plugin-extract-messages": 4.0.0-next.1
     "@lingui/conf": 4.0.0-next.1
     "@lingui/core": 4.0.0-next.1