diff --git a/compiler/fmt/src/module.rs b/compiler/fmt/src/module.rs
index aa856ca8ca..6ceca3d28c 100644
--- a/compiler/fmt/src/module.rs
+++ b/compiler/fmt/src/module.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ fn fmt_imports_entry<'a>(buf: &mut String<'a>, entry: &'a ImportsEntry<'a>, inde
             }
         }
 
-        Package(_name, _entries) => {
+        Package(_pkg, _name, _entries) => {
             todo!("TODO Format imported package");
         }
 
diff --git a/compiler/load/src/file.rs b/compiler/load/src/file.rs
index f3cba328a6..0175e0bb77 100644
--- a/compiler/load/src/file.rs
+++ b/compiler/load/src/file.rs
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ fn exposed_from_import(entry: &ImportsEntry<'_>) -> (ModuleName, Vec<Ident>) {
             (module_name.as_str().into(), exposed)
         }
 
-        Package(_package_name, _exposes) => {
+        Package(_package_name, _module_name, _exposes) => {
             todo!("TODO support exposing package-qualified module names.");
         }
 
diff --git a/compiler/parse/src/module.rs b/compiler/parse/src/module.rs
index fff9a6a94f..800e3aab4f 100644
--- a/compiler/parse/src/module.rs
+++ b/compiler/parse/src/module.rs
@@ -547,8 +547,12 @@ fn typed_ident<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, TypedIdent<'a>> {
 fn imports_entry<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, ImportsEntry<'a>> {
     map_with_arena!(
         and!(
-            // e.g. `Task`
-            module_name(),
+            and!(
+                // e.g. `base.`
+                optional(skip_second!(lowercase_ident(), ascii_char(b'.'))),
+                // e.g. `Task`
+                module_name()
+            ),
             // e.g. `.{ Task, after}`
             optional(skip_first!(
                 ascii_char(b'.'),
@@ -562,13 +566,17 @@ fn imports_entry<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, ImportsEntry<'a>> {
             ))
         ),
         |arena,
-         (module_name, opt_values): (
-            ModuleName<'a>,
+         ((opt_shortname, module_name), opt_values): (
+            (Option<&'a str>, ModuleName<'a>),
             Option<Vec<'a, Located<ExposesEntry<'a, &'a str>>>>
         )| {
             let exposed_values = opt_values.unwrap_or_else(|| Vec::new_in(arena));
 
-            ImportsEntry::Module(module_name, exposed_values)
+            match opt_shortname {
+                Some(shortname) => ImportsEntry::Package(shortname, module_name, exposed_values),
+
+                None => ImportsEntry::Module(module_name, exposed_values),
+            }
         }
     )
 }