diff --git a/src/check/context/clss/generic.rs b/src/check/context/clss/generic.rs
index 3068533a..96f8a234 100644
--- a/src/check/context/clss/generic.rs
+++ b/src/check/context/clss/generic.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ impl Hash for GenericClass {
 }
 
 impl GenericClass {
+    pub fn try_from_id(id: &AST) -> TypeResult<GenericClass> {
+        match &id.node {
+            Node::Id { lit } => {
+                Ok(GenericClass {
+                    is_py_type: false,
+                    name: StringName::from(lit.as_str()),
+                    pos: id.pos,
+                    concrete: true, // assume concrete for now
+                    args: vec![],
+                    fields: Default::default(),
+                    functions: Default::default(),
+                    parents: Default::default(),
+                })
+            }
+            _ => Err(vec![TypeErr::new(id.pos, "Expected class name")]),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn all_pure(self, pure: bool) -> TypeResult<Self> {
         let functions = self.functions.iter().map(|f| f.clone().pure(pure)).collect();
         Ok(GenericClass { functions, ..self })
diff --git a/src/check/context/generic.rs b/src/check/context/generic.rs
index 95e420a5..1102a1fc 100644
--- a/src/check/context/generic.rs
+++ b/src/check/context/generic.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
+use itertools::EitherOrBoth::{Both, Left, Right};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+
 use crate::check::context::clss::generic::GenericClass;
 use crate::check::context::field::generic::{GenericField, GenericFields};
 use crate::check::context::function::generic::GenericFunction;
 use crate::check::result::{TypeErr, TypeResult};
-use crate::parse::ast::{AST, Node};
+use crate::parse::ast::{AST, Node, OptAST};
 
 pub fn generics(
     files: &[AST],
@@ -30,6 +33,10 @@ pub fn generics(
                                 fields.insert(ty.clone());
                             });
                         }
+                        Node::Import { from, import, alias } =>
+                            from_import(from, import, alias)?.into_iter().for_each(|t| {
+                                types.insert(t);
+                            }),
                         _ => {}
                     }
                 }
@@ -40,3 +47,23 @@ pub fn generics(
 
     Ok((types, fields, functions))
 }
+
+/// From import.
+///
+/// A more elaborate import system will extract the signature of the class.
+fn from_import(_from: &OptAST, import: &[AST], alias: &[AST]) -> TypeResult<Vec<GenericClass>> {
+    let (mut classes, mut errs) = (vec![], vec![]);
+    for pair in import.iter().zip_longest(alias) {
+        match pair {
+            Left(import) => classes.push(GenericClass::try_from_id(import)?),
+            Both(_, alias) => classes.push(GenericClass::try_from_id(alias)?),
+            Right(alias) => {
+                let msg = format!("alias with no matching import: {}", alias.node);
+                errs.push(TypeErr::new(alias.pos, &msg));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !errs.is_empty() { return Err(errs); }
+    Ok(classes)
+}
diff --git a/src/check/context/mod.rs b/src/check/context/mod.rs
index 5b8a7844..a7c521b8 100644
--- a/src/check/context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/check/context/mod.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::check::name::string_name::StringName;
     use crate::check::result::TypeResult;
     use crate::common::position::Position;
+    use crate::parse::parse;
 
     #[test]
     pub fn lookup_custom_list_type() -> TypeResult<()> {
@@ -156,4 +157,42 @@ mod tests {
         context.class(&StringName::from("None"), Position::default()).unwrap();
         context.class(&StringName::from("Exception"), Position::default()).unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_import_parse() {
+        let file = parse("import IPv4Address").unwrap();
+        let context = Context::try_from(vec![*file.clone()].as_slice()).unwrap();
+
+        context.class(&StringName::from("IPv4Address"), Position::default()).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_import_as_parse() {
+        let file = parse("import IPv4Address as Other").unwrap();
+        let context = Context::try_from(vec![*file.clone()].as_slice()).unwrap();
+
+        context.class(&StringName::from("Other"), Position::default()).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_import_as_too_many_parse() {
+        let file = parse("import IPv4Address as Other, Other2").unwrap();
+        Context::try_from(vec![*file.clone()].as_slice()).unwrap_err();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_from_import_parse() {
+        let file = parse("from ipaddress import IPv4Address").unwrap();
+        let context = Context::try_from(vec![*file.clone()].as_slice()).unwrap();
+
+        context.class(&StringName::from("IPv4Address"), Position::default()).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_from_import_as_parse() {
+        let file = parse("from ipaddress import IPv4Address as Other").unwrap();
+        let context = Context::try_from(vec![*file.clone()].as_slice()).unwrap();
+
+        context.class(&StringName::from("Other"), Position::default()).unwrap();
+    }
 }