diff --git a/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go b/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go
index 62ee7b6bdf5..26d9d09037f 100644
--- a/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go
+++ b/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go
@@ -92,22 +92,26 @@ func (p *Importer) ImportFrom(path, srcDir string, mode types.ImportMode) (*type
 		if pkg == &importing {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("import cycle through package %q", bp.ImportPath)
 		}
-		if pkg.Complete() {
-			return pkg, nil
+		if !pkg.Complete() {
+			// package exists but is not complete - we cannot handle this
+			// at the moment since the source importer replaces the package
+			// wholesale rather than augmenting it (see #19337 for details)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reimported partially imported package %q", bp.ImportPath)
 		}
-	} else {
-		p.packages[bp.ImportPath] = &importing
-		defer func() {
-			// clean up in case of error
-			// TODO(gri) Eventually we may want to leave a (possibly empty)
-			// package in the map in all cases (and use that package to
-			// identify cycles). See also issue 16088.
-			if p.packages[bp.ImportPath] == &importing {
-				p.packages[bp.ImportPath] = nil
-			}
-		}()
+		return pkg, nil
 	}
 
+	p.packages[bp.ImportPath] = &importing
+	defer func() {
+		// clean up in case of error
+		// TODO(gri) Eventually we may want to leave a (possibly empty)
+		// package in the map in all cases (and use that package to
+		// identify cycles). See also issue 16088.
+		if p.packages[bp.ImportPath] == &importing {
+			p.packages[bp.ImportPath] = nil
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// collect package files
 	bp, err = p.ctxt.ImportDir(bp.Dir, 0)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter_test.go b/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter_test.go
index fd15b5b6e1a..f289bfb44b9 100644
--- a/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter_test.go
+++ b/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter_test.go
@@ -132,3 +132,19 @@ func TestImportedTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReimport(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "nacl" {
+		t.Skip("no source code available")
+	}
+
+	// Reimporting a partially imported (incomplete) package is not supported (see issue #19337).
+	// Make sure we recognize the situation and report an error.
+
+	mathPkg := types.NewPackage("math", "math") // incomplete package
+	importer := New(&build.Default, token.NewFileSet(), map[string]*types.Package{mathPkg.Path(): mathPkg})
+	_, err := importer.ImportFrom("math", ".", 0)
+	if err == nil || !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "reimport") {
+		t.Errorf("got %v; want reimport error", err)
+	}
+}