diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interactive/Interactive.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interactive/Interactive.scala
index e051a144b1b3..1872dcf86f31 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interactive/Interactive.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interactive/Interactive.scala
@@ -94,13 +94,22 @@ object Interactive {
   private def safely[T](op: => List[T]): List[T] =
     try op catch { case ex: TypeError => Nil }
 
+  private def addExtraImports(extraImports: List[untpd.Import], ctx: Context): Context = {
+    extraImports.foldLeft(ctx) { case (c, i) => c.importContext(i, i.symbol(c)) }
+  }
+
   /** Get possible completions from tree at `pos`
    *
+   *  @param pos The cursor position in the current compilation unit, where the
+   *             completion should be introduced.
+   *  @param extraImports Additional import statements that are not reflected in
+   *                      the compilation unit, but which should be considered.
    *  @return offset and list of symbols for possible completions
    */
-  def completions(pos: SourcePosition)(implicit ctx: Context): (Int, List[Symbol]) = {
+  def completions(pos: SourcePosition, extraImports: List[untpd.Import] = Nil)(implicit ctx: Context): (Int, List[Symbol]) = {
     val path = pathTo(ctx.compilationUnit.tpdTree, pos.pos)
-    computeCompletions(pos, path)(contextOfPath(path))
+    val completionCtx = addExtraImports(extraImports, contextOfPath(path))
+    computeCompletions(pos, path)(completionCtx)
   }
 
   private def computeCompletions(pos: SourcePosition, path: List[Tree])(implicit ctx: Context): (Int, List[Symbol]) = {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
index 536c5fccd2c1..879e65264d32 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
         unit.tpdTree = tree
         implicit val ctx = state.context.fresh.setCompilationUnit(unit)
         val srcPos = SourcePosition(file, Position(cursor))
-        val (_, completions) = Interactive.completions(srcPos)
+        val (_, completions) = Interactive.completions(srcPos, state.imports)
         completions.map(makeCandidate)
       }
       .getOrElse(Nil)
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala
index c5c84c7b88bc..2421e9e5a367 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala
@@ -60,4 +60,14 @@ class TabcompleteTests extends ReplTest {
       val expected = List("comp1", "comp2", "comp3")
       assertEquals(expected, tabComplete("(new Foo).comp").sorted)
     }
+
+  @Test def tabCompleteImport =
+    fromInitialState { implicit state =>
+      val src = "import java.io.FileDescriptor"
+      run(src)
+    }
+    .andThen { implicit state =>
+      val expected = List("FileDescriptor")
+      assertEquals(expected, tabComplete("val foo: FileDesc"))
+    }
 }