diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c b/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
index 7bc9ce988ea..1c15e1eb6ef 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
@@ -151,16 +151,30 @@ void
 redeclare(Sym *s, char *where)
 {
 	Strlit *pkgstr;
+	int line1, line2;
 
 	if(s->lastlineno == 0) {
 		pkgstr = s->origpkg ? s->origpkg->path : s->pkg->path;
 		yyerror("%S redeclared %s\n"
 			"\tprevious declaration during import \"%Z\"",
 			s, where, pkgstr);
-	} else
-		yyerror("%S redeclared %s\n"
+	} else {
+		line1 = parserline();
+		line2 = s->lastlineno;
+		
+		// When an import and a declaration collide in separate files,
+		// present the import as the "redeclared", because the declaration
+		// is visible where the import is, but not vice versa.
+		// See issue 4510.
+		if(s->def == N) {
+			line2 = line1;
+			line1 = s->lastlineno;
+		}
+
+		yyerrorl(line1, "%S redeclared %s (%#N)\n"
 			"\tprevious declaration at %L",
-			s, where, s->lastlineno);
+			s, where, s->def, line2);
+	}
 }
 
 static int vargen;
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.dir/f1.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.dir/f1.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e642e4ceef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.dir/f1.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+import "fmt" // ERROR "fmt redeclared"
+
+var _ = fmt.Printf
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.dir/f2.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.dir/f2.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..895fc342ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.dir/f2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+func fmt() {}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..003f9e8e163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue4510.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// errorcheckdir
+
+// Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package ignored