diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pyflakes/F401_35.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pyflakes/F401_35.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b1cb0644f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pyflakes/F401_35.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+Test: allowed-unused-imports-top-level-module
+"""
+
+# No errors
+
+def f():
+    import hvplot
+def f():
+    import hvplot.pandas
+def f():
+    import hvplot.pandas.plots
+def f():
+    from hvplot.pandas import scatter_matrix
+def f():
+    from hvplot.pandas.plots import scatter_matrix
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
index 12b7d5ce86..ab553e2b72 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
@@ -376,6 +376,22 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test_case(Rule::UnusedImport, Path::new("F401_35.py"))]
+    fn f401_allowed_unused_imports_top_level_module(rule_code: Rule, path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+        let diagnostics = test_path(
+            Path::new("pyflakes").join(path).as_path(),
+            &LinterSettings {
+                pyflakes: pyflakes::settings::Settings {
+                    allowed_unused_imports: vec!["hvplot".to_string()],
+                    ..pyflakes::settings::Settings::default()
+                },
+                ..LinterSettings::for_rule(rule_code)
+            },
+        )?;
+        assert_diagnostics!(diagnostics);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn f841_dummy_variable_rgx() -> Result<()> {
         let diagnostics = test_path(
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_import.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_import.rs
index 5af5312af5..130c614ae7 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_import.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_import.rs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ pub(crate) fn unused_import(checker: &Checker, scope: &Scope) {
             .allowed_unused_imports
             .iter()
             .any(|allowed_unused_import| {
-                let allowed_unused_import = QualifiedName::from_dotted_name(allowed_unused_import);
+                let allowed_unused_import = QualifiedName::user_defined(allowed_unused_import);
                 import.qualified_name().starts_with(&allowed_unused_import)
             })
         {
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pyflakes__tests__f401_allowed_unused_imports_top_level_module.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pyflakes__tests__f401_allowed_unused_imports_top_level_module.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0b409f39e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pyflakes__tests__f401_allowed_unused_imports_top_level_module.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
+---
+