diff --git a/historic/jam/src/builtins.c b/historic/jam/src/builtins.c
index fbe72df50..10929c073 100644
--- a/historic/jam/src/builtins.c
+++ b/historic/jam/src/builtins.c
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ load_builtins()
           bind_builtin( "SEARCH_FOR_TARGET",
                         builtin_search_for_target, 0, args );
       }
+
+      {
+          char * args[] = { "modules_to_import", "+", ":", "target_module", "?", 0 };
+          bind_builtin( "IMPORT_MODULE",
+                        builtin_import_module, 0, args );
+      }
+
+      {
+          char * args[] = { "module", "?", 0 };
+          bind_builtin( "IMPORTED_MODULES",
+                        builtin_imported_modules, 0, args );
+      }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -846,6 +858,47 @@ builtin_search_for_target( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame )
     return list_new( L0, t->name );
 }
 
+LIST *builtin_import_module( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame )
+{
+    LIST* arg1 = lol_get( frame->args, 0 );
+    LIST* arg2 = lol_get( frame->args, 1 );
+
+    module_t* m = arg2 ? bindmodule(arg2->string) : root_module();
+ 
+    for(;arg1; arg1 = arg1->next) {
+        
+        char* s = arg1->string;
+        char** ss = &s;
+        if (!m->imported_modules)
+            m->imported_modules = hashinit( sizeof(char*), "imported");
+        
+        hashenter(m->imported_modules, (HASHDATA**)&ss);
+    }
+
+    return L0;
+}
+
+static void add_module_name( void* r_, void* result_ )
+{
+    char** r = (char**)r_;
+    LIST** result = (LIST**)result_;
+
+    *result = list_new( *result, copystr( *r ) );
+}
+
+
+LIST *builtin_imported_modules( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame )
+{
+    LIST *arg0 = lol_get( frame->args, 0 );
+    LIST *result = L0;
+    module_t* source_module = bindmodule( arg0 ? arg0->string : 0 );
+
+    if ( source_module->rules )
+        hashenumerate( source_module->imported_modules, add_module_name, &result );
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 static void lol_build( LOL* lol, char** elements )
 {
     LIST* l = L0;
diff --git a/historic/jam/src/builtins.h b/historic/jam/src/builtins.h
index c405797f1..7dbaad35d 100644
--- a/historic/jam/src/builtins.h
+++ b/historic/jam/src/builtins.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ LIST *builtin_backtrace( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
 LIST *builtin_pwd( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
 LIST *builtin_update( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
 LIST *builtin_search_for_target( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
+LIST *builtin_import_module( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
+LIST *builtin_imported_modules( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame );
 
 void backtrace( FRAME *frame );
 
diff --git a/historic/jam/src/modules.c b/historic/jam/src/modules.c
index 4d9985c1c..7f47421fc 100644
--- a/historic/jam/src/modules.c
+++ b/historic/jam/src/modules.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ module_t* bindmodule( char* name )
         m->name = newstr( m->name );
         m->variables = 0;
         m->rules = 0;
+        m->imported_modules = 0;
     }
     string_free( &s );
     return m;
diff --git a/historic/jam/src/modules.h b/historic/jam/src/modules.h
index 944b0be5f..f52b23e4f 100644
--- a/historic/jam/src/modules.h
+++ b/historic/jam/src/modules.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct module_t
     char* name;
     struct hash* rules;
     struct hash* variables;
+    struct hash* imported_modules;
 };
 
 typedef struct module_t module_t ; /* MSVC debugger gets confused unless this is provided */
diff --git a/historic/jam/src/rules.c b/historic/jam/src/rules.c
index fac0894e8..1ce112c39 100644
--- a/historic/jam/src/rules.c
+++ b/historic/jam/src/rules.c
@@ -705,15 +705,59 @@ RULE* new_rule_actions( module_t* m, char* rulename, char* command, LIST* bindli
     return local;
 }
 
-RULE *bindrule( char *rulename, module_t* m )
+/* Looks for a rule in the specified module, and returns it, if found.
+   First checks if the rule is present in the module's rule table.
+   Second, if name of the rule is in the form name1.name2 and name1 is in 
+   the list of imported modules, look in module 'name1' for rule 'name2'.
+*/
+RULE *lookup_rule( char *rulename, module_t *m, int local_only )
 {
-    RULE rule, *r = &rule;
+    RULE rule, *r = &rule, *result = 0;
+    module_t* original_module = m;
     r->name = rulename;
-    
-    if ( m->rules && hashcheck( m->rules, (HASHDATA **)&r ) )
-        return r;
-    else
-        return enter_rule( rulename, root_module() );
+
+    if (m->rules && hashcheck( m->rules, (HASHDATA **)&r ) )
+        result = r;
+    else if (!local_only && m->imported_modules) {
+        /* Try splitting the name into module and rule. */
+        char *p = strchr(r->name, '.') ;
+        if (p) {
+            *p = '\0';
+            /* Now, r->name keeps the module name, and p+1 keeps the rule name. */
+            if (hashcheck( m->imported_modules, (HASHDATA **)&r))
+            {
+                result = lookup_rule(p+1, bindmodule(rulename), 1);
+            }
+            *p = '.';
+        }        
+    }
+
+    if (result)
+    {
+        if (local_only && !result->exported)
+            result = 0;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+        
+}
+
+
+RULE *bindrule( char *rulename, module_t* m)
+{
+    RULE *result;
+
+    result = lookup_rule(rulename, m, 0);
+    if (!result)
+        result = lookup_rule(rulename, root_module(), 0);
+    /* We've only one caller, 'evaluate_rule', which will complain about 
+       calling underfined rule. We could issue the error
+       here, but we don't have necessary information, such as frame.
+    */
+    if (!result)
+        result = enter_rule( rulename, root_module() );
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 RULE* import_rule( RULE* source, module_t* m, char* name )
diff --git a/jam_src/builtins.c b/jam_src/builtins.c
index fbe72df50..10929c073 100644
--- a/jam_src/builtins.c
+++ b/jam_src/builtins.c
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ load_builtins()
           bind_builtin( "SEARCH_FOR_TARGET",
                         builtin_search_for_target, 0, args );
       }
+
+      {
+          char * args[] = { "modules_to_import", "+", ":", "target_module", "?", 0 };
+          bind_builtin( "IMPORT_MODULE",
+                        builtin_import_module, 0, args );
+      }
+
+      {
+          char * args[] = { "module", "?", 0 };
+          bind_builtin( "IMPORTED_MODULES",
+                        builtin_imported_modules, 0, args );
+      }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -846,6 +858,47 @@ builtin_search_for_target( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame )
     return list_new( L0, t->name );
 }
 
+LIST *builtin_import_module( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame )
+{
+    LIST* arg1 = lol_get( frame->args, 0 );
+    LIST* arg2 = lol_get( frame->args, 1 );
+
+    module_t* m = arg2 ? bindmodule(arg2->string) : root_module();
+ 
+    for(;arg1; arg1 = arg1->next) {
+        
+        char* s = arg1->string;
+        char** ss = &s;
+        if (!m->imported_modules)
+            m->imported_modules = hashinit( sizeof(char*), "imported");
+        
+        hashenter(m->imported_modules, (HASHDATA**)&ss);
+    }
+
+    return L0;
+}
+
+static void add_module_name( void* r_, void* result_ )
+{
+    char** r = (char**)r_;
+    LIST** result = (LIST**)result_;
+
+    *result = list_new( *result, copystr( *r ) );
+}
+
+
+LIST *builtin_imported_modules( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame )
+{
+    LIST *arg0 = lol_get( frame->args, 0 );
+    LIST *result = L0;
+    module_t* source_module = bindmodule( arg0 ? arg0->string : 0 );
+
+    if ( source_module->rules )
+        hashenumerate( source_module->imported_modules, add_module_name, &result );
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 static void lol_build( LOL* lol, char** elements )
 {
     LIST* l = L0;
diff --git a/jam_src/builtins.h b/jam_src/builtins.h
index c405797f1..7dbaad35d 100644
--- a/jam_src/builtins.h
+++ b/jam_src/builtins.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ LIST *builtin_backtrace( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
 LIST *builtin_pwd( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
 LIST *builtin_update( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
 LIST *builtin_search_for_target( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
+LIST *builtin_import_module( PARSE *parse, FRAME *args );
+LIST *builtin_imported_modules( PARSE *parse, FRAME *frame );
 
 void backtrace( FRAME *frame );
 
diff --git a/jam_src/modules.c b/jam_src/modules.c
index 4d9985c1c..7f47421fc 100644
--- a/jam_src/modules.c
+++ b/jam_src/modules.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ module_t* bindmodule( char* name )
         m->name = newstr( m->name );
         m->variables = 0;
         m->rules = 0;
+        m->imported_modules = 0;
     }
     string_free( &s );
     return m;
diff --git a/jam_src/modules.h b/jam_src/modules.h
index 944b0be5f..f52b23e4f 100644
--- a/jam_src/modules.h
+++ b/jam_src/modules.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct module_t
     char* name;
     struct hash* rules;
     struct hash* variables;
+    struct hash* imported_modules;
 };
 
 typedef struct module_t module_t ; /* MSVC debugger gets confused unless this is provided */
diff --git a/jam_src/rules.c b/jam_src/rules.c
index fac0894e8..1ce112c39 100644
--- a/jam_src/rules.c
+++ b/jam_src/rules.c
@@ -705,15 +705,59 @@ RULE* new_rule_actions( module_t* m, char* rulename, char* command, LIST* bindli
     return local;
 }
 
-RULE *bindrule( char *rulename, module_t* m )
+/* Looks for a rule in the specified module, and returns it, if found.
+   First checks if the rule is present in the module's rule table.
+   Second, if name of the rule is in the form name1.name2 and name1 is in 
+   the list of imported modules, look in module 'name1' for rule 'name2'.
+*/
+RULE *lookup_rule( char *rulename, module_t *m, int local_only )
 {
-    RULE rule, *r = &rule;
+    RULE rule, *r = &rule, *result = 0;
+    module_t* original_module = m;
     r->name = rulename;
-    
-    if ( m->rules && hashcheck( m->rules, (HASHDATA **)&r ) )
-        return r;
-    else
-        return enter_rule( rulename, root_module() );
+
+    if (m->rules && hashcheck( m->rules, (HASHDATA **)&r ) )
+        result = r;
+    else if (!local_only && m->imported_modules) {
+        /* Try splitting the name into module and rule. */
+        char *p = strchr(r->name, '.') ;
+        if (p) {
+            *p = '\0';
+            /* Now, r->name keeps the module name, and p+1 keeps the rule name. */
+            if (hashcheck( m->imported_modules, (HASHDATA **)&r))
+            {
+                result = lookup_rule(p+1, bindmodule(rulename), 1);
+            }
+            *p = '.';
+        }        
+    }
+
+    if (result)
+    {
+        if (local_only && !result->exported)
+            result = 0;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+        
+}
+
+
+RULE *bindrule( char *rulename, module_t* m)
+{
+    RULE *result;
+
+    result = lookup_rule(rulename, m, 0);
+    if (!result)
+        result = lookup_rule(rulename, root_module(), 0);
+    /* We've only one caller, 'evaluate_rule', which will complain about 
+       calling underfined rule. We could issue the error
+       here, but we don't have necessary information, such as frame.
+    */
+    if (!result)
+        result = enter_rule( rulename, root_module() );
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 RULE* import_rule( RULE* source, module_t* m, char* name )
diff --git a/kernel/modules.jam b/kernel/modules.jam
index bc769aa41..5ccf2fb56 100755
--- a/kernel/modules.jam
+++ b/kernel/modules.jam
@@ -296,16 +296,14 @@ rule import ( module-names + : rules-opt * : rename-opt * )
             load $(m) : : $(search) ;
         }
         
-        local all-rules = [ RULENAMES $(m) ] ;
-    
-        # import all the rules with qualification
-        IMPORT $(m) : $(all-rules) : $(caller) : $(m).$(all-rules) ;
-    
+        IMPORT_MODULE $(m) : $(caller) ;
+                    
         if $(rules-opt)
         {
             local source-names ;
             if $(rules-opt) = *
             {
+                local all-rules = [ RULENAMES $(m) ] ;
                 source-names = $(all-rules) ;
             }
             else
diff --git a/new/builtin.jam b/new/builtin.jam
index d6b5675e0..7ff244e4b 100644
--- a/new/builtin.jam
+++ b/new/builtin.jam
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ rule lib-target-class ( name : project
     basic-target.__init__ $(name) : $(project) 
       : $(sources) : $(requirements) : $(default-build) : $(usage-requirements) ;
     
-    IMPORT builtin : generators.construct : $(__name__) : generators.construct ;
+    import generators : construct : generators.construct ;
             
     rule construct ( source-targets * : property-set )
     {        
diff --git a/new/targets.jam b/new/targets.jam
index 775710432..ec681f0a2 100644
--- a/new/targets.jam
+++ b/new/targets.jam
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ rule project-target ( name : project : requirements * : default-build * )
     import path ;
     import print ;
     import property-set ;
-    IMPORT targets : set.difference : $(__name__) : set.difference ;
+    import set : difference : set.difference ;
     
     abstract-target.__init__ $(name) : $(project) ;
 
diff --git a/test/core_import_module.py b/test/core_import_module.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4a1d5426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core_import_module.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2003. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
+
+from BoostBuild import Tester, List
+
+
+t = Tester(pass_toolset=0)
+
+# Test that 
+
+t.write("code", """
+module a {
+    rule r1 ( )
+    {
+        ECHO R1 ;
+    }
+}
+module a2 {
+    rule r2 ( )
+    {
+        ECHO R2 ;
+    }
+}
+IMPORT a2 : r2 : : a2.r2 ;
+
+module b {
+    IMPORT_MODULE a : b ;
+
+    rule test
+    {
+        # Call rule visible via IMPORT_MODULE
+        a.r1 ;
+        # Call rule in global scope
+        a2.r2 ;
+    }
+}
+
+IMPORT b : test : : test ;
+test ;
+
+module c {
+    rule test
+    {
+        ECHO CTEST ;
+    }
+}    
+
+IMPORT_MODULE c : ;
+c.test ;
+
+actions do-nothing { }
+do-nothing all ;
+
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system("-fcode", stdout="""R1
+R2
+CTEST
+""")
+
+t.cleanup()
diff --git a/test/test_all.py b/test/test_all.py
index 9e61a78f9..3644c010b 100644
--- a/test/test_all.py
+++ b/test/test_all.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def reorder_tests(tests, first_test):
 critical_tests = ["unit_tests", "module_actions", "startup_v1", "startup_v2"]
 
 critical_tests += ["core_d12", "core_typecheck", "core_delete_module",
-                   "core_varnames"]
+                   "core_varnames", "core_import_module"]
 
 tests = [ "project_test1",
           "project_test3",
diff --git a/v2/build/targets.jam b/v2/build/targets.jam
index 775710432..ec681f0a2 100644
--- a/v2/build/targets.jam
+++ b/v2/build/targets.jam
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ rule project-target ( name : project : requirements * : default-build * )
     import path ;
     import print ;
     import property-set ;
-    IMPORT targets : set.difference : $(__name__) : set.difference ;
+    import set : difference : set.difference ;
     
     abstract-target.__init__ $(name) : $(project) ;
 
diff --git a/v2/kernel/modules.jam b/v2/kernel/modules.jam
index bc769aa41..5ccf2fb56 100755
--- a/v2/kernel/modules.jam
+++ b/v2/kernel/modules.jam
@@ -296,16 +296,14 @@ rule import ( module-names + : rules-opt * : rename-opt * )
             load $(m) : : $(search) ;
         }
         
-        local all-rules = [ RULENAMES $(m) ] ;
-    
-        # import all the rules with qualification
-        IMPORT $(m) : $(all-rules) : $(caller) : $(m).$(all-rules) ;
-    
+        IMPORT_MODULE $(m) : $(caller) ;
+                    
         if $(rules-opt)
         {
             local source-names ;
             if $(rules-opt) = *
             {
+                local all-rules = [ RULENAMES $(m) ] ;
                 source-names = $(all-rules) ;
             }
             else
diff --git a/v2/test/core_import_module.py b/v2/test/core_import_module.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4a1d5426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/test/core_import_module.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2003. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
+
+from BoostBuild import Tester, List
+
+
+t = Tester(pass_toolset=0)
+
+# Test that 
+
+t.write("code", """
+module a {
+    rule r1 ( )
+    {
+        ECHO R1 ;
+    }
+}
+module a2 {
+    rule r2 ( )
+    {
+        ECHO R2 ;
+    }
+}
+IMPORT a2 : r2 : : a2.r2 ;
+
+module b {
+    IMPORT_MODULE a : b ;
+
+    rule test
+    {
+        # Call rule visible via IMPORT_MODULE
+        a.r1 ;
+        # Call rule in global scope
+        a2.r2 ;
+    }
+}
+
+IMPORT b : test : : test ;
+test ;
+
+module c {
+    rule test
+    {
+        ECHO CTEST ;
+    }
+}    
+
+IMPORT_MODULE c : ;
+c.test ;
+
+actions do-nothing { }
+do-nothing all ;
+
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system("-fcode", stdout="""R1
+R2
+CTEST
+""")
+
+t.cleanup()
diff --git a/v2/test/test_all.py b/v2/test/test_all.py
index 9e61a78f9..3644c010b 100644
--- a/v2/test/test_all.py
+++ b/v2/test/test_all.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def reorder_tests(tests, first_test):
 critical_tests = ["unit_tests", "module_actions", "startup_v1", "startup_v2"]
 
 critical_tests += ["core_d12", "core_typecheck", "core_delete_module",
-                   "core_varnames"]
+                   "core_varnames", "core_import_module"]
 
 tests = [ "project_test1",
           "project_test3",
diff --git a/v2/tools/builtin.jam b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
index d6b5675e0..7ff244e4b 100644
--- a/v2/tools/builtin.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ rule lib-target-class ( name : project
     basic-target.__init__ $(name) : $(project) 
       : $(sources) : $(requirements) : $(default-build) : $(usage-requirements) ;
     
-    IMPORT builtin : generators.construct : $(__name__) : generators.construct ;
+    import generators : construct : generators.construct ;
             
     rule construct ( source-targets * : property-set )
     {