diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 0273a25b96..fb74601f81 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -262,7 +262,12 @@ pub fn (f Fmt) imp_stmt_str(imp ast.Import) string {
 	is_diff := imp.alias != imp.mod && !imp.mod.ends_with('.' + imp.alias)
 	mut imp_alias_suffix := if is_diff { ' as $imp.alias' } else { '' }
 	if imp.syms.len > 0 {
-		imp_alias_suffix += ' { ' + imp.syms.map(it.name).join(', ') + ' }'
+		names := imp.syms.map(it.name)
+		imp_alias_suffix += if imp.syms[0].pos.line_nr == imp.pos.line_nr {
+			' { ' + names.join(', ') + ' }'
+		} else {
+			' {\n\t' + names.join(',\n\t') + ',\n}'
+		}
 	}
 	return '$imp.mod$imp_alias_suffix'
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_expected.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47ae02d8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_expected.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import math { max, min }
+import os {
+	input,
+	user_os,
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_input.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_input.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a3b5c5953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_input.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import math { max,
+	min,
+}
+import os {
+	input, user_os }
+