diff --git a/doc/docs.md b/doc/docs.md
index f49bba36be..b58d30105a 100644
--- a/doc/docs.md
+++ b/doc/docs.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ you can do in V.
     * [Numbers](#numbers)
     * [Arrays](#arrays)
     * [Maps](#maps)
-* [Imports](#imports)
+* [Module Imports](#module-imports)
 * [Statements & Expressions](#statements--expressions)
     * [If](#if)
     * [In Operator](#in-operator)
@@ -547,7 +547,13 @@ numbers := {
 }
 ```
 
-## Imports
+## Module Imports
+
+For information about creating a module, see [Modules](#modules)
+
+### Importing a Module
+
+Modules can be imported using keyword `import`.
 
 ```v
 import os
@@ -558,7 +564,48 @@ fn main() {
 }
 ```
 
-Modules can be imported using keyword `import`. When using types, functions, and constants from other modules, the full path must be specified. In the example above, `name := input()` wouldn't work. That means that it's always clear from which module a function is called.
+When using constants from other modules, the module name must be prefixed. However,
+you can import functions and types from other modules directly:
+
+```v
+import os { input }
+import crypto.sha256 { sum }
+import time { Time }
+```
+
+### Module Import Aliasing
+
+Any imported module name can be aliased using the `as` keyword:
+
+NOTE: this example will not compile unless you have created `mymod/sha256.v`
+```v
+import crypto.sha256
+import mymod.sha256 as mysha256
+
+fn main() {
+    v_hash := sha256.sum('hi'.bytes()).hex()
+    my_hash := mysha256.sum('hi'.bytes()).hex()
+    assert my_hash == v_hash
+}
+```
+
+You cannot alias an imported function or type.
+However, you _can_ redeclare a type.
+
+```v
+import time
+
+type MyTime time.Time
+
+fn main() {
+    my_time := MyTime{
+        year: 2020,
+        month: 12,
+        day: 25
+    }
+    println(my_time.unix_time())
+}
+```
 
 ## Statements & Expressions
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index aac07ab0c0..4383238783 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -211,6 +211,20 @@ pub:
 	pos   token.Position
 	mod   string
 	alias string
+pub mut:
+	syms  []ImportSymbol
+}
+
+pub enum ImportSymbolKind {
+	fn_
+	type_
+}
+
+pub struct ImportSymbol {
+pub:
+	pos    token.Position
+	name   string
+	kind   ImportSymbolKind
 }
 
 pub struct AnonFn {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 37f00b651f..5f8bf601eb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -382,6 +382,10 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut struct_init ast.StructInit) table.Type {
 			if type_sym.kind == .alias {
 				info_t := type_sym.info as table.Alias
 				sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(info_t.parent_type)
+				if sym.kind == .placeholder { // pending import symbol did not resolve
+					c.error('unknown struct: $type_sym.name', struct_init.pos)
+					return table.void_type
+				}
 				if sym.kind != .struct_ {
 					c.error('alias type name: $sym.name is not struct type', struct_init.pos)
 				}
@@ -2055,7 +2059,9 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 		ast.GotoLabel {}
 		ast.GotoStmt {}
 		ast.HashStmt {}
-		ast.Import {}
+		ast.Import {
+			c.import_stmt(node)
+		}
 		ast.InterfaceDecl {
 			c.interface_decl(node)
 		}
@@ -2087,6 +2093,26 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut c Checker) import_stmt(imp ast.Import) {
+	for sym in imp.syms {
+		name := '$imp.mod\.$sym.name'
+		if sym.kind == .fn_ {
+			c.table.find_fn(name) or {
+				c.error('module `$imp.mod` has no public fn named `$sym.name\()`', sym.pos)
+			}
+		}
+		if sym.kind == .type_ {
+			if type_sym := c.table.find_type(name) {
+				if type_sym.kind == .placeholder {
+					c.error('module `$imp.mod` has no public type `$sym.name\{}`', sym.pos)
+				}
+			} else {
+				c.error('module `$imp.mod` has no public type `$sym.name\{}`', sym.pos)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 fn (mut c Checker) stmts(stmts []ast.Stmt) {
 	mut unreachable := token.Position{
 		line_nr: -1
@@ -2919,7 +2945,6 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) postfix_expr(mut node ast.PostfixExpr) table.Type {
 	typ_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
 	// if !typ.is_number() {
 	if !typ_sym.is_number() {
-		println(typ_sym.kind.str())
 		c.error('invalid operation: $node.op.str() (non-numeric type `$typ_sym.name`)',
 			node.pos)
 	} else {
@@ -3232,7 +3257,6 @@ fn (mut c Checker) fn_decl(mut node ast.FnDecl) {
 			mut idx := 0
 			for i, m in sym.methods {
 				if m.name == node.name {
-					println('got it')
 					idx = i
 					break
 				}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_not_same_line_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_not_same_line_err.out
index 4be8327a2f..8152295549 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_not_same_line_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_not_same_line_err.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/import_not_same_line_err.v:2:2: error: `import` and `module` must be at same line
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_not_same_line_err.v:2:2: error: `import` statements must be a single line
     1 | import
     2 |  time
       |  ~~~~
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_empty.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_empty.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86b42c37cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_empty.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_empty.v:1:12: error: empty `os` import set, remove `{}`
+    1 | import os {}
+      |            ^
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_empty.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_empty.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..252aceb357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_empty.vv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import os {}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8038fbdc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.v:1:17: error: module `crypto` has no public fn named `userper()`
+    1 | import crypto { userper }
+      |                 ~~~~~~~
+    2 | fn main() {
+    3 |   usurper()
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.v:3:3: error: unknown function: usurper
+    1 | import crypto { userper }
+    2 | fn main() {
+    3 |   usurper()
+      |   ~~~~~~~~~
+    4 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04ba99b789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_fn_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import crypto { userper }
+fn main() {
+  usurper()
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_invalid.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_invalid.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33eb2d6351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_invalid.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_invalid.v:1:17: error: import syntax error, please specify a valid fn or type name
+    1 | import crypto { *_v }
+      |                 ^
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_invalid.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_invalid.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..485c15132f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_invalid.vv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import crypto { *_v }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a9f874b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.v:1:17: error: module `crypto` has no public type `Coin{}`
+    1 | import crypto { Coin }
+      |                 ~~~~
+    2 | fn main() {
+    3 |   println(Coin{})
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.v:3:11: error: unknown struct: Coin
+    1 | import crypto { Coin }
+    2 | fn main() {
+    3 |   println(Coin{})
+      |           ~~~~~~
+    4 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7eccd97139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_type_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import crypto { Coin }
+fn main() {
+  println(Coin{})
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_unclosed.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_unclosed.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bc027cd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_unclosed.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_unclosed.v:1:28: error: import syntax error, no closing `}`
+    1 | import crypto.sha256 { sum ]
+      |                            ^
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_unclosed.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_unclosed.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..799a636f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_unclosed.vv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import crypto.sha256 { sum ]
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_syntax_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_syntax_err.out
index 6d53400d04..5dca97136a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_syntax_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_syntax_err.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/import_syntax_err.v:1:12: error: module syntax error, please use `x.y.z`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_syntax_err.v:1:12: error: cannot import multiple modules at a time
     1 | import time, os
       |            ^
     2 | fn main() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index e481d0c137..d32f57901a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ pub fn fmt(file ast.File, table &table.Table, is_debug bool) string {
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) process_file_imports(file &ast.File) {
 	for imp in file.imports {
 		f.mod2alias[imp.mod.all_after_last('.')] = imp.alias
+		for sym in imp.syms {
+			f.mod2alias['$imp.mod\.$sym.name'] = sym.name
+			f.mod2alias[sym.name] = sym.name
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +232,10 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) imports(imports []ast.Import) {
 
 pub fn (f Fmt) imp_stmt_str(imp ast.Import) string {
 	is_diff := imp.alias != imp.mod && !imp.mod.ends_with('.' + imp.alias)
-	imp_alias_suffix := if is_diff { ' as $imp.alias' } else { '' }
+	mut imp_alias_suffix := if is_diff { ' as $imp.alias' } else { '' }
+	if imp.syms.len > 0 {
+		imp_alias_suffix += ' { ' + imp.syms.map(it.name).join(', ') + ' }'
+	}
 	return '$imp.mod$imp_alias_suffix'
 }
 
@@ -1338,8 +1345,11 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) call_expr(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		f.or_expr(node.or_block)
 	} else {
 		f.write_language_prefix(node.language)
-		name := f.short_module(node.name)
+		mut name := f.short_module(node.name)
 		f.mark_module_as_used(name)
+		if node.name in f.mod2alias {
+			name = f.mod2alias[node.name]
+		}
 		f.write('$name')
 		if node.generic_type != 0 && node.generic_type != table.void_type {
 			f.write('<')
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 2b7954abdc..033b3f6229 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import v.util
 
 pub fn (mut p Parser) call_expr(language table.Language, mod string) ast.CallExpr {
 	first_pos := p.tok.position()
-	fn_name := if language == .c {
+	mut fn_name := if language == .c {
 		'C.$p.check_name()'
 	} else if language == .js {
 		'JS.$p.check_js_name()'
@@ -81,10 +81,17 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) call_expr(language table.Language, mod string) ast.CallExp
 		p.next()
 		or_kind = .propagate
 	}
+	mut fn_mod := p.mod
+	if registered := p.table.find_fn(fn_name) {
+		if registered.is_placeholder {
+			fn_mod = registered.mod
+			fn_name = registered.name
+		}
+	}
 	node := ast.CallExpr{
 		name: fn_name
 		args: args
-		mod: p.mod
+		mod: fn_mod
 		pos: pos
 		language: language
 		or_block: ast.OrExpr{
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 86a97a76b4..52d894b595 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) import_stmt() ast.Import {
 	}
 	mut mod_name := p.check_name()
 	if import_pos.line_nr != pos.line_nr {
-		p.error_with_pos('`import` and `module` must be at same line', pos)
+		p.error_with_pos('`import` statements must be a single line', pos)
 	}
 	mut mod_alias := mod_name
 	for p.tok.kind == .dot {
@@ -1351,25 +1351,90 @@ fn (mut p Parser) import_stmt() ast.Import {
 		p.next()
 		mod_alias = p.check_name()
 	}
+	node := ast.Import{
+		pos: pos,
+		mod: mod_name,
+		alias: mod_alias,
+	}
+	if p.tok.kind == .lcbr { // import module { fn1, Type2 } syntax
+		p.import_syms(node)
+		p.register_used_import(mod_name) // no `unused import` msg for parent
+	}
 	pos_t := p.tok.position()
 	if import_pos.line_nr == pos_t.line_nr {
-		if p.tok.kind != .name {
-			p.error_with_pos('module syntax error, please use `x.y.z`', pos_t)
-		} else {
+		if p.tok.kind != .lcbr {
 			p.error_with_pos('cannot import multiple modules at a time', pos_t)
 		}
 	}
 	p.imports[mod_alias] = mod_name
 	p.table.imports << mod_name
-	node := ast.Import{
-		mod: mod_name
-		alias: mod_alias
-		pos: pos
-	}
 	p.ast_imports << node
 	return node
 }
 
+// import_syms parses the inner part of `import module { submod1, submod2 }`
+fn (mut p Parser) import_syms(mut parent ast.Import) {
+	p.next()
+	pos_t := p.tok.position()
+	if p.tok.kind == .rcbr { // closed too early
+		p.error_with_pos('empty `$parent.mod` import set, remove `{}`', pos_t)
+	}
+	if p.tok.kind != .name { // not a valid inner name
+		p.error_with_pos('import syntax error, please specify a valid fn or type name', pos_t)
+	}
+	for p.tok.kind == .name {
+		pos := p.tok.position()
+		alias := p.check_name()
+		name := '$parent.mod\.$alias'
+		if alias[0].is_capital() {
+			idx := p.table.add_placeholder_type(name)
+			typ := table.new_type(idx)
+			p.table.register_type_symbol({
+				kind: .alias
+				name: p.prepend_mod(alias)
+				parent_idx: idx
+				mod: p.mod
+				info: table.Alias{
+					parent_type: typ
+					language: table.Language.v
+				}
+				is_public: false
+			})
+			// so we can work with the fully declared type in fmt+checker
+			parent.syms << ast.ImportSymbol{
+				pos: pos
+				name: alias
+				kind: .type_
+			}
+		} else {
+			if !p.table.known_fn(name) {
+				p.table.fns[alias] = table.Fn{
+					is_placeholder: true
+					mod: parent.mod
+					name: name
+				}
+			}
+			// so we can work with this in fmt+checker
+			parent.syms << ast.ImportSymbol{
+				pos: pos
+				name: alias
+				kind: .fn_
+			}
+		}
+		if p.tok.kind == .comma { // go again if more than one
+			p.next()
+			continue
+		}
+		if p.tok.kind == .rcbr { // finish if closing `}` is seen
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if p.tok.kind != .rcbr {
+		p.error_with_pos('import syntax error, no closing `}`', p.tok.position())
+	}
+	p.next()
+}
+
 fn (mut p Parser) const_decl() ast.ConstDecl {
 	p.top_level_statement_start()
 	start_pos := p.tok.position()
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index 3f3dbe1eb7..ca76155cc2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@ pub mut:
 
 pub struct Fn {
 pub:
-	args          []Arg
-	return_type   Type
-	is_variadic   bool
-	language      Language
-	is_generic    bool
-	is_pub        bool
-	is_deprecated bool
-	is_unsafe     bool
-	mod           string
-	ctdefine      string // compile time define. myflag, when [if myflag] tag
-	attrs []string
+	args           []Arg
+	return_type    Type
+	is_variadic    bool
+	language       Language
+	is_generic     bool
+	is_pub         bool
+	is_deprecated  bool
+	is_unsafe      bool
+	is_placeholder bool
+	mod            string
+	ctdefine       string // compile time define. myflag, when [if myflag] tag
+	attrs          []string
 pub mut:
-	name        string
+	name           string
 }
 
 pub struct Arg {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/module_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/module_test.v
index 12c597db10..7e732081fc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/module_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/module_test.v
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import os
-import time as t
 import crypto.sha256
-import math
+import term { white }
+import crypto.md5 { sum }
 import log as l
+import time as t { now, utc, Time }
+import math
 import crypto.sha512
 
 struct TestAliasInStruct {
@@ -11,8 +13,15 @@ struct TestAliasInStruct {
 
 fn test_import() {
 	info := l.Level.info
-	assert os.o_rdonly == os.o_rdonly && t.month_days[0] == t.month_days[0] && sha256.size ==
-		sha256.size && math.pi == math.pi && info == .info && sha512.size == sha512.size
+	assert info == .info
+	assert term.white('INFO') == white('INFO')
+	assert os.o_rdonly == os.o_rdonly
+	assert t.month_days[0] == t.month_days[0]
+	assert sha256.size == sha256.size
+	assert math.pi == math.pi
+	assert sha512.size == sha512.size
+	assert md5.sum('module'.bytes()).hex() == sum('module'.bytes()).hex()
+	assert t.utc().unix_time() == utc().unix_time()
 }
 
 fn test_alias_in_struct_field() {