diff --git a/lib/commands/deploy_lambda.js b/lib/commands/deploy_lambda.js
index dcfc081dd..fbab287af 100644
--- a/lib/commands/deploy_lambda.js
+++ b/lib/commands/deploy_lambda.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var JawsError = require('../jaws-error'),
     AWS = require('aws-sdk'),
     AWSUtils = require('../utils/aws'),
     utils = require('../utils/index'),
+    babelify = require('babelify'),
     browserify = require('browserify'),
     UglifyJS = require('uglify-js'),
     wrench = require('wrench'),
@@ -622,6 +623,10 @@ Packager.prototype._browserifyBundle = Promise.method(function() {
     },
   });
 
+  if (_this._awsmJson.lambda.package.optimize.babel) {
+    b.transform(babelify)
+  }
+
   // optimize.exclude
   _this._awsmJson.lambda.package.optimize.exclude.forEach(function(file) {
     b.exclude(file);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ecd5892b..32aa1b7bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^0.9.0",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1.24",
+    "babelify": "^6.3.0",
     "bluebird": "^2.9.34",
     "browserify": "^11.0.1",
     "chalk": "^1.1.0",