diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index 831aaa0e11..1181403824 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -751,16 +751,14 @@ fn (v mut V) add_user_v_files() {
 		v.log('user_files:')
 		println(user_files)
 	}
-	// To store the import table for user imports
-	mut user_imports := []FileImportTable
+	// import tables for user/lib files
+	mut file_imports := []FileImportTable
 	// Parse user imports
 	for file in user_files {
 		mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.imports)
 		p.parse()
-		user_imports << *p.import_table
+		file_imports << *p.import_table
 	}
-	// To store the import table for lib imports
-	mut lib_imports := []FileImportTable
 	// Parse lib imports
 	if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode {
 		for i := 0; i < v.table.imports.len; i++ {
@@ -770,7 +768,7 @@ fn (v mut V) add_user_v_files() {
 			for file in vfiles {
 				mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.imports)
 				p.parse()
-				lib_imports << *p.import_table
+				file_imports << *p.import_table
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -789,7 +787,7 @@ fn (v mut V) add_user_v_files() {
 			for file in vfiles {
 				mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.imports)
 				p.parse()
-				lib_imports << *p.import_table
+				file_imports << *p.import_table
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -797,38 +795,38 @@ fn (v mut V) add_user_v_files() {
 		v.log('imports:')
 		println(v.table.imports)
 	}
-	// this order is important for declaration
-	mut combined_imports := []FileImportTable
-	for i := lib_imports.len-1; i>=0; i-- {
-		combined_imports << lib_imports[i]
+	// graph deps
+	mut dep_graph := new_mod_dep_graph()
+	dep_graph.from_import_tables(file_imports)
+	deps_resolved := dep_graph.resolve()
+	if !deps_resolved.acyclic {
+		deps_resolved.display()
+		panic('Import cycle detected.')
 	}
-	for i in user_imports {
-		combined_imports << i
-	}
-	// Only now add all combined lib files
-	// adding the modules each file imports first
-	for fit in combined_imports {
-		for _, mod in fit.imports {
-			mod_p := v.module_path(mod)
-			idir := os.getwd()
-			mut module_path := '$idir/$mod_p'
-			// If we are in default mode, we don't parse vlib .v files, but header .vh files in
-			// TmpPath/vlib
-			// These were generated by vfmt
-			if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode || v.pref.build_mode == .build {
-				module_path = '$ModPath/vlib/$mod_p'
-			}
-			if !os.file_exists(module_path) {
-				module_path = '$v.lang_dir/vlib/$mod_p'
-			}
-			vfiles := v.v_files_from_dir(module_path)
-			for file in vfiles {
-				if !file in v.files {
-					v.files << file
-				}
-			}
-			// TODO v.files.append_array(vfiles)
+	// add imports in correct order
+	for mod in deps_resolved.imports() {
+		mod_p := v.module_path(mod)
+		idir := os.getwd()
+		mut module_path := '$idir/$mod_p'
+		// If we are in default mode, we don't parse vlib .v files, but header .vh files in
+		// TmpPath/vlib
+		// These were generated by vfmt
+		if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode || v.pref.build_mode == .build {
+			module_path = '$ModPath/vlib/$mod_p'
 		}
+		if !os.file_exists(module_path) {
+			module_path = '$v.lang_dir/vlib/$mod_p'
+		}
+		vfiles := v.v_files_from_dir(module_path)
+		for file in vfiles {
+			if !file in v.files {
+				v.files << file
+			}
+		}
+		// TODO v.files.append_array(vfiles)
+	}
+	// add remaining files (not mods)
+	for fit in file_imports {
 		if !fit.file_path in v.files {
 			v.files << fit.file_path
 		}
diff --git a/compiler/modules.v b/compiler/modules.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8817ad4400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/modules.v
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+module main
+
+struct ModDepGraphNode  {
+	name string
+	deps []string
+}
+
+struct ModDepGraph {
+pub:
+	mut:
+	acyclic bool
+	nodes   []ModDepGraphNode
+}
+
+struct DepSet {
+	mut: 
+	items []string
+}
+
+pub fn(mapset mut DepSet) add(item string) {
+	mapset.items << item
+}
+
+pub fn(mapset &DepSet) diff(otherset DepSet) DepSet {
+	mut diff := DepSet{}
+	for item in mapset.items {
+		if !item in otherset.items {
+			diff.items << item
+		}
+	}
+	return diff
+}
+
+pub fn(mapset &DepSet) size() int {
+	return mapset.items.len
+}
+
+pub fn new_mod_dep_graph() *ModDepGraph {
+	return &ModDepGraph{
+		acyclic: true
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn(graph mut ModDepGraph) from_import_tables(import_tables []FileImportTable) {
+	for fit in import_tables {
+		mut deps := []string
+		for _, m in fit.imports {
+			deps << m
+		}
+		graph.add(fit.module_name, deps)
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn(graph mut ModDepGraph) add(mod string, deps []string) {
+	graph.nodes << ModDepGraphNode{
+		name: mod,
+		deps: deps
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn(graph &ModDepGraph) resolve() *ModDepGraph {
+	mut node_names := map[string]ModDepGraphNode{}
+	mut node_deps := map[string]DepSet{}
+
+	for _, node in graph.nodes {
+		node_names[node.name] = node
+
+		mut dep_set := DepSet{}
+		for _, dep in node.deps {
+			dep_set.add(dep)
+		}
+		node_deps[node.name] = dep_set
+	}
+
+	mut resolved := new_mod_dep_graph()
+	for node_deps.size != 0 {
+		mut ready_set := DepSet{}
+		for name, deps in node_deps {
+			if deps.size() == 0 {
+				ready_set.add(name)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ready_set.size() == 0 {
+			mut g := new_mod_dep_graph()
+			g.acyclic = false
+			for name, _ in node_deps {				
+				g.nodes << node_names[name]
+			}
+			return g
+		}
+
+		ready_set.items.len > 0 {
+			mut new_set := map[string]DepSet{}
+			for name in ready_set.items {
+				// node_deps.remove(name)
+				resolved.nodes << node_names[name]
+			}
+			// remove once we have map.remove/delete 
+			for k, d in node_deps {
+				if !k in ready_set.items {
+					new_set[k] = d
+				}
+			}
+			node_deps = new_set
+		}
+
+		for name, deps in node_deps {
+			node_deps[name] = deps.diff(ready_set)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return resolved
+}
+
+pub fn(graph &ModDepGraph) imports() []string {
+	mut mods := []string
+	for node in graph.nodes {
+		if node.name == 'main' {
+			continue
+		}
+		mods << node.name
+	}
+	return mods
+}
+
+pub fn(graph &ModDepGraph) last_node() {
+	return graph.nodes[graph.nodes.len-1]
+}
+
+pub fn(graph &ModDepGraph) display() {
+	for _, node in graph.nodes {
+		for _, dep in node.deps {
+			println(' * $node.name -> $dep')
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index 36016d7ce3..13f2698364 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) parse() {
 	// Import pass - the first and the smallest pass that only analyzes imports
 	// fully qualify the module name, eg base64 to encoding.base64
 	fq_mod := p.table.qualify_module(p.mod, p.file_path)
+	p.import_table.module_name = fq_mod
 	p.table.register_package(fq_mod)
 	// replace "." with "_dot_" in module name for C variable names
 	p.mod = fq_mod.replace('.', '_dot_')
diff --git a/compiler/table.v b/compiler/table.v
index 34003c6e21..6256d1d05d 100644
--- a/compiler/table.v
+++ b/compiler/table.v
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ mut:
 // Holds import information scoped to the parsed file
 struct FileImportTable {
 mut:
-	file_path string
-	imports   map[string]string
+	module_name string
+	file_path   string
+	imports     map[string]string
 }
 
 enum AccessMod {