diff --git a/src/pkg/go/printer/nodes.go b/src/pkg/go/printer/nodes.go
index 434154f699..9e5665089e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/printer/nodes.go
+++ b/src/pkg/go/printer/nodes.go
@@ -1192,25 +1192,25 @@ func (p *printer) stmt(stmt ast.Stmt, nextIsRBrace bool, multiLine *bool) {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Declarations
 
-// The parameter n is the number of specs in the group. If indent is set,
+// The parameter n is the number of specs in the group. If doIndent is set,
 // multi-line identifier lists in the spec are indented when the first
 // linebreak is encountered.
 // Sets multiLine to true if the spec spans multiple lines.
 //
-func (p *printer) spec(spec ast.Spec, n int, indent bool, multiLine *bool) {
+func (p *printer) spec(spec ast.Spec, n int, doIndent bool, multiLine *bool) {
 	switch s := spec.(type) {
 	case *ast.ImportSpec:
 		p.setComment(s.Doc)
 		if s.Name != nil {
 			p.expr(s.Name, multiLine)
-			p.print(blank)
+			p.print(vtab)
 		}
 		p.expr(s.Path, multiLine)
 		p.setComment(s.Comment)
 
 	case *ast.ValueSpec:
 		p.setComment(s.Doc)
-		p.identList(s.Names, indent, multiLine) // always present
+		p.identList(s.Names, doIndent, multiLine) // always present
 		if n == 1 {
 			if s.Type != nil {
 				p.print(blank)
diff --git a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.golden b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.golden
index 56b99e19b4..394460c9d5 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.golden
+++ b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.golden
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ package imports
 import "io"
 
 import (
-	_ "io"
+	_	"io"
 )
 
-import _ "io"
+import _	"io"
 
 import (
 	"io"
@@ -20,40 +20,60 @@ import (
 
 import (
 	"io"
-	aLongRename "io"
+	aLongRename	"io"
 
-	b "io"
+	b	"io"
+)
+
+import (
+	"unrenamed"
+	renamed	"renameMe"
+	.	"io"
+	_	"io"
+	"io"
+	.	"os"
 )
 
 // no newlines between consecutive single imports, but
 // respect extra line breaks in the source (at most one empty line)
-import _ "io"
-import _ "io"
-import _ "io"
+import _	"io"
+import _	"io"
+import _	"io"
 
-import _ "os"
-import _ "os"
-import _ "os"
+import _	"os"
+import _	"os"
+import _	"os"
 
 
-import _ "fmt"
-import _ "fmt"
-import _ "fmt"
+import _	"fmt"
+import _	"fmt"
+import _	"fmt"
 
 import "foo"	// a comment
 import "bar"	// a comment
 
 import (
-	_ "foo"
+	_	"foo"
 	// a comment
 	"bar"
 	"foo"	// a comment
 	"bar"	// a comment
 )
 
+// comments + renames
+import (
+	"unrenamed"	// a comment
+	renamed		"renameMe"
+	.		"io"		/* a comment */
+	_		"io/ioutil"	// a comment
+	"io"		// testing alignment
+	.		"os"
+	// a comment
+)
+
 // a case that caused problems in the past (comment placement)
 import (
-	. "fmt"
+	.	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"malloc"	// for the malloc count test only
 	"math"
@@ -63,7 +83,7 @@ import (
 
 
 // at least one empty line between declarations of different kind
-import _ "io"
+import _	"io"
 
 var _ int
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.input b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.input
index eb1baae043..94e659daba 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.input
+++ b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/declarations.input
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ import (
 	b "io"
 )
 
+import (
+       "unrenamed"
+       renamed "renameMe"
+       . "io"
+       _ "io"
+       "io"
+       . "os"
+)
+
 // no newlines between consecutive single imports, but
 // respect extra line breaks in the source (at most one empty line)
 import _ "io"
@@ -51,6 +60,17 @@ import (
 	"bar"  // a comment
 )
 
+// comments + renames
+import (
+       "unrenamed" // a comment
+       renamed "renameMe"
+       . "io" /* a comment */
+       _ "io/ioutil" // a comment
+       "io" // testing alignment
+       . "os"
+       // a comment
+)
+
 // a case that caused problems in the past (comment placement)
 import (
 	. "fmt"