diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 7e88579..062ee00 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -464,11 +464,47 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
 
     @builds("import")
     def compile_import_expression(self, expr):
+        def _compile_import(expr, module, names = None, importer = ast.Import):
+            return [
+                importer(
+                    lineno=expr.start_line,
+                    col_offset=expr.start_column,
+                    module=ast_str(module),
+                    names=names or [ast.alias(name=ast_str(module), asname=None)],
+                    level=0)
+            ]
+
         expr.pop(0)  # index
-        return ast.Import(
-            lineno=expr.start_line,
-            col_offset=expr.start_column,
-            names=[ast.alias(name=ast_str(x), asname=None) for x in expr])
+        rimports = []
+        while len(expr) > 0:
+            iexpr = expr.pop(0)
+
+            if type(iexpr) == HySymbol:
+                rimports += _compile_import(expr, iexpr)
+            elif type(iexpr) == HyList and len(iexpr) == 1:
+                rimports += _compile_import(expr, iexpr.pop(0))
+            elif type(iexpr) == HyList:
+                module = iexpr.pop(0)
+                if type(iexpr[0]) == HyKeyword and iexpr[0] == HyKeyword(":as"):
+                    assert len(iexpr) == 2, "garbage after aliased import"
+                    iexpr.pop(0) # :as
+                    alias=iexpr.pop(0)
+                    rimports += _compile_import(expr, ast_str(module),
+                                                [ast.alias(name=ast_str(module),
+                                                           asname=ast_str(alias))])
+                elif type(iexpr[0] == HyList):
+                    symbol_list = iexpr.pop(0)
+                    names = []
+                    while len(symbol_list) > 0:
+                        sym = symbol_list.pop(0)
+                        if len(symbol_list) > 0 and type(symbol_list[0]) == HyKeyword:
+                            symbol_list.pop(0)
+                            alias = ast_str(symbol_list.pop(0))
+                        else:
+                            alias = None
+                        names += [ast.alias(name=ast_str(sym), asname=alias)]
+                    rimports += _compile_import(expr, module, names, ast.ImportFrom)
+        return rimports
 
     @builds("import_as")
     def compile_import_as_expression(self, expr):
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index eb0fdd7..bb945ec 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -560,3 +560,31 @@
   (assert (= "foobar" (eval (quote "foobar"))))
   (setv x (quote 42))
   (assert (= x (eval x))))
+
+(defn test-import-syntax []
+  "NATIVE: test the import syntax."
+
+  ; Simple import
+  (import sys os)
+
+  ; from os.path import basename
+  (import [os.path [basename]])
+  (assert (= (basename "/some/path") "path"))
+
+  ; import os.path as p
+  (import [os.path :as p])
+  (assert (= p.basename basename))
+
+  ; from os.path import basename as bn
+  (import [os.path [basename :as bn]])
+  (assert (= bn basename))
+
+  (import [sys])
+
+  ;; Multiple stuff to import
+  (import sys [os.path [dirname]]
+          [os.path :as op]
+          [os.path [dirname :as dn]])
+  (assert (= (dirname "/some/path") "/some"))
+  (assert (= op.dirname dirname))
+  (assert (= dn dirname)))