diff --git a/src/unexport/rule.py b/src/unexport/rule.py
index fdfb61f..37d2ece 100644
--- a/src/unexport/rule.py
+++ b/src/unexport/rule.py
@@ -129,3 +129,18 @@ def _rule_node_is_all_item(node) -> bool:
         and isinstance(node.value.func.value, ast.Name)
         and node.value.func.value.id == "__all__"
     )
+
+
+@Rule.register((ast.Name,))  # type: ignore
+def _rule_node_is_typevar(node) -> bool:
+    modules: list[str] = []
+    if isinstance(node.parent.value, ast.Call):
+        if "TypeVar" == getattr(node.parent.value.func, "id", None):
+            modules.extend(body.module for body in node.parent.parent.body if isinstance(body, ast.ImportFrom))
+        elif "typing" == getattr(node.parent.value.func.value, "id", None) and "TypeVar" == getattr(node.parent.value.func, "attr", None):  # type: ignore # noqa: E501
+            for body in node.parent.parent.body:
+                if isinstance(body, ast.Import):
+                    modules.extend([import_alias.name for import_alias in body.names])
+        if "typing" in modules:
+            return False
+    return True
diff --git a/tests/test_refactor.py b/tests/test_refactor.py
index 69d220b..31c3032 100644
--- a/tests/test_refactor.py
+++ b/tests/test_refactor.py
@@ -178,6 +178,66 @@ def x():...
             XXX = 1  # unexport: not-public
         """,
     ),
+    (
+        """\
+            from typing import TypeVar
+
+            T = TypeVar("T")
+        """,
+        """\
+            from typing import TypeVar
+
+            T = TypeVar("T")
+        """,
+    ),
+    (
+        """\
+            from typing import TypeVar
+
+            T = TypeVar("T")
+
+            def func():
+                pass
+        """,
+        """\
+            from typing import TypeVar
+
+            __all__ = ["func"]
+
+            T = TypeVar("T")
+
+            def func():
+                pass
+        """,
+    ),
+    (
+        """\
+            import typing
+
+            T = typing.TypeVar("T")
+        """,
+        """\
+            import typing
+
+            T = typing.TypeVar("T")
+        """,
+    ),
+    (
+        """\
+            class TypeVar:
+                def __init__(self, name):...
+                
+            T = TypeVar("T")
+        """,
+        """\
+            __all__ = ["T", "TypeVar"]
+            
+            class TypeVar:
+                def __init__(self, name):...
+                
+            T = TypeVar("T")
+        """,
+    ),
 ]