diff --git a/tests/privateimports/m1.nim b/tests/privateimports/m1.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e780a9ff7f20b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/m1.nim
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+{.experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+import ./m2
+import ./m3 {.privateImport.} as m3
+from ./m3 as m3Bis import nil
+# export m3
+doAssert car2 == 2
+export car2
+
+export m3Bis.car1
+
+const foo0* = 2
+const foo1 = bar1
+
+const foo1Aux = 2
+export foo1Aux
+
+doAssert not declared(bar2)
+doAssert not compiles(bar2)
+
+var foo2 = 2
+let foo3 = 2
+
+type Foo4 = enum
+  kg1, kg2
+
+type Foo5 = object
+  z1: string
+  z2: Foo4
+  z3: int
+
+proc `z3`*(a: Foo5): auto =
+  a.z3 * 10
+
+proc foo6(): auto = 2
+proc foo6b*(): auto = 2
+template foo7: untyped = 2
+macro foo8(): untyped = discard
+template foo9(a: int): untyped = discard
+
+block:
+  template foo10: untyped = 2
+  type Foo11 = enum
+    kg1b, kg2b
+  proc foo12(): auto = 2
+
+proc initFoo5*(z3: int): Foo5 = Foo5(z3: z3)
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/m2.nim b/tests/privateimports/m2.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b905049af0eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/m2.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const bar1* = 2
+const bar2 = 2
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/m3.nim b/tests/privateimports/m3.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c1b850fd6ac29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/m3.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const car1* = 2
+const car2 = 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt0.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt0.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bc589757fb295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt0.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+import ./m1 as m
+doAssert compiles(foo0)
+doAssert not compiles(foo1)
+doAssert foo6b() == 2
+doAssert car2 == 2
+
+var f = initFoo5(z3=3)
+doAssert f.z3 == 30
+doAssert z3(f) == 30
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt1.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt1.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..053a95e6ace00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt1.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+import ./m1 {.privateImport.} as m
+doAssert foo1 == 2
+doAssert m.foo1 == 2
+
+doAssert m.car2 == 2
+doAssert car2 == 2
+doAssert m.foo1Aux == 2
+doAssert m.car1 == 2
+
+## field access
+var x = Foo5(z1: "foo", z2: m.kg1)
+doAssert x.z1 == "foo"
+
+var f0: Foo5
+f0.z3 = 3
+doAssert f0.z3 == 3
+var f = initFoo5(z3=3)
+doAssert f.z3 == 3
+doAssert z3(f) == 30
+doAssert m.z3(f) == 30
+doAssert not compiles(mt1.`z3`(f)) # z3 is an imported symbol
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt2.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt2.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c2d0b0243461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt2.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+from ./m1 {.privateImport.} as m import foo1
+from ./m1 {.privateImport.} as m2 import foo7
+doAssert foo1 == 2
+doAssert m.foo1 == 2
+doAssert m.foo2 == 2
+doAssert compiles(foo1)
+doAssert compiles(m.foo2)
+doAssert not compiles(foo2)
+doAssert not compiles(car2)
+doAssert m.foo3 == 2
+doAssert m.foo6() == 2
+doAssert m.foo6b() == 2
+doAssert foo7() == 2
+doAssert m2.foo6b() == 2
+doAssert not compiles(foo10())
+doAssert compiles(m.Foo5)
+doAssert not compiles(m.Foo11)
+doAssert not compiles(m.kg1b)
+doAssert not compiles(m.foo12())
+
+## field access
+var x = m.Foo5(z1: "foo", z2: m.kg1)
+doAssert x.z1 == "foo"
+
+var f0: m.Foo5
+f0.z3 = 3
+doAssert f0.z3 == 3
+var f = m.initFoo5(z3=3)
+doAssert f.z3 == 3
+doAssert m.z3(f) == 30
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt3.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt3.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c9ce6d0032f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt3.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+import ./m1 {.privateImport.}
+doAssert foo1 == 2
+
+doAssert m1.foo1 == 2
+
+doAssert not compiles(mt3.foo0) # foo0 is an imported symbol
+doAssert not compiles(mt3.foo1) # ditto
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt4.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt4.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..22216484f48e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt4.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+import ./m1 {.privateImport.} except foo1
+doAssert foo2 == 2
+doAssert declared(foo2)
+doAssert not compiles(foo1)
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt4b.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt4b.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..de5901c3660f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt4b.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+from ./m1 {.privateImport.} as m2 import nil
+doAssert not compiles(foo1)
+doAssert m2.foo1 == 2
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt5.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt5.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..55f5b9eb85a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt5.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+import ./m1 {.privateImport.} as m2 except foo1
+doAssert foo2 == 2
+doAssert not compiles(foo1)
+doAssert m2.foo1 == 2
+doAssert compiles(m2.foo1)
+
+from system {.privateImport.} as s import ThisIsSystem
+doAssert ThisIsSystem
+doAssert s.ThisIsSystem
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt6.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt6.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b6ce8ecc46b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt6.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{.push experimental: "allowPrivateImport".}
+import ./m1 {.privateImport.} as m2
+doAssert compiles(foo1)
+doAssert compiles(m2.foo1)
+doAssert declared(foo1)
+doAssert declared(m2.foo0) # public: works fine
+
+doAssert m2.foo1 == 2
+doAssert declared(m2.foo1)
+doAssert not declared(m2.nonexistant)
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/mt7.nim b/tests/privateimports/mt7.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..45a66461024bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/mt7.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+include ./m1
+doAssert compiles(foo1)
+doAssert compiles(mt7.foo1)
+doAssert declared(foo1)
+doAssert declared(mt7.foo1)
+doAssert declared(mt7.foo0)
+
+var f0: Foo5
+f0.z3 = 3
+doAssert f0.z3 == 3
+var f = initFoo5(z3=3)
+doAssert f.z3 == 3
+doAssert mt7.z3(f) == 30
+doAssert z3(f) == 30
diff --git a/tests/privateimports/tmain.nim b/tests/privateimports/tmain.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9ac36cf1974f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/privateimports/tmain.nim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import "."/[mt0,mt1,mt2,mt3,mt4,mt4b,mt5,mt6,mt7]
\ No newline at end of file