diff --git a/src/vm/wren_compiler.c b/src/vm/wren_compiler.c
index f1c33139..04d983c1 100644
--- a/src/vm/wren_compiler.c
+++ b/src/vm/wren_compiler.c
@@ -3237,6 +3237,7 @@ static void classDefinition(Compiler* compiler, bool isForeign)
 // Compiles an "import" statement.
 static void import(Compiler* compiler)
 {
+  ignoreNewlines(compiler);
   consume(compiler, TOKEN_STRING, "Expect a string after 'import'.");
   int moduleConstant = addConstant(compiler, compiler->parser->previous.value);
 
@@ -3252,6 +3253,7 @@ static void import(Compiler* compiler)
   // Compile the comma-separated list of variables to import.
   do
   {
+    ignoreNewlines(compiler);
     int slot = declareNamedVariable(compiler);
 
     // Define a string constant for the variable name.
diff --git a/test/language/module/newlines/module.wren b/test/language/module/newlines/module.wren
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37386c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/language/module/newlines/module.wren
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// nontest
+System.print("ran module")
+
+var A = "a"
+var B = "b"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/language/module/newlines/newlines.wren b/test/language/module/newlines/newlines.wren
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..559ce949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/language/module/newlines/newlines.wren
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import
+
+
+"module"
+
+import "module" for
+
+A,
+
+B
+
+// expect: ran module
+
+System.print(A) // expect: a
+System.print(B) // expect: b