diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index 35d1487..be1341a 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -506,3 +506,5 @@
 	INIT(= N_("E1211: List required for argument %d"));
 EXTERN char e_bool_required_for_argument_nr[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1211: Bool required for argument %d"));
+EXTERN char e_redefining_imported_item_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1212: Redefining imported item %s"));
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 058b2d3..77774b7 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -1358,7 +1358,8 @@
 			 || (!var_check_ro(di->di_flags, lp->ll_name, FALSE)
 			   && !tv_check_lock(&di->di_tv, lp->ll_name, FALSE)))
 			&& tv_op(&tv, rettv, op) == OK)
-		    set_var(lp->ll_name, &tv, FALSE);
+		    set_var_const(lp->ll_name, NULL, &tv, FALSE,
+							    ASSIGN_NO_DECL, 0);
 		clear_tv(&tv);
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 27d7328..3f209ba 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -3201,6 +3201,7 @@
     typval_T	*tv = tv_arg;
     typval_T	bool_tv;
     dictitem_T	*di;
+    typval_T	*dest_tv = NULL;
     char_u	*varname;
     hashtab_T	*ht;
     int		is_script_local;
@@ -3241,182 +3242,210 @@
 
     di = find_var_in_ht(ht, 0, varname, TRUE);
 
-    // Search in parent scope which is possible to reference from lambda
-    if (di == NULL)
-	di = find_var_in_scoped_ht(name, TRUE);
-
-    if ((tv->v_type == VAR_FUNC || tv->v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)
-				      && var_wrong_func_name(name, di == NULL))
-	goto failed;
-
-    if (need_convert_to_bool(type, tv))
+    if (di == NULL && var_in_vim9script)
     {
-	// Destination is a bool and the value is not, but it can be converted.
-	CLEAR_FIELD(bool_tv);
-	bool_tv.v_type = VAR_BOOL;
-	bool_tv.vval.v_number = tv2bool(tv) ? VVAL_TRUE : VVAL_FALSE;
-	tv = &bool_tv;
-    }
+	imported_T  *import = find_imported(varname, 0, NULL);
 
-    if (di != NULL)
-    {
-	// Item already exists.  Allowed to replace when reloading.
-	if ((di->di_flags & DI_FLAGS_RELOAD) == 0)
+	if (import != NULL)
 	{
-	    if ((flags & (ASSIGN_CONST | ASSIGN_FINAL))
-					     && (flags & ASSIGN_FOR_LOOP) == 0)
+	    scriptitem_T    *si = SCRIPT_ITEM(import->imp_sid);
+	    svar_T	    *sv;
+
+	    // imported variable from another script
+	    if ((flags & ASSIGN_NO_DECL) == 0)
 	    {
-		emsg(_(e_cannot_mod));
+		semsg(_(e_redefining_imported_item_str), name);
 		goto failed;
 	    }
+	    sv = ((svar_T *)si->sn_var_vals.ga_data)
+						    + import->imp_var_vals_idx;
+	    // TODO: check the type
+	    // TODO: check for const and locked
+	    dest_tv = sv->sv_tv;
+	}
+    }
 
-	    if (is_script_local && vim9script
-			      && (flags & (ASSIGN_NO_DECL | ASSIGN_DECL)) == 0)
+    if (dest_tv == NULL)
+    {
+	// Search in parent scope which is possible to reference from lambda
+	if (di == NULL)
+	    di = find_var_in_scoped_ht(name, TRUE);
+
+	if ((tv->v_type == VAR_FUNC || tv->v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)
+					  && var_wrong_func_name(name, di == NULL))
+	    goto failed;
+
+	if (need_convert_to_bool(type, tv))
+	{
+	    // Destination is a bool and the value is not, but it can be converted.
+	    CLEAR_FIELD(bool_tv);
+	    bool_tv.v_type = VAR_BOOL;
+	    bool_tv.vval.v_number = tv2bool(tv) ? VVAL_TRUE : VVAL_FALSE;
+	    tv = &bool_tv;
+	}
+
+	if (di != NULL)
+	{
+	    // Item already exists.  Allowed to replace when reloading.
+	    if ((di->di_flags & DI_FLAGS_RELOAD) == 0)
+	    {
+		if ((flags & (ASSIGN_CONST | ASSIGN_FINAL))
+						 && (flags & ASSIGN_FOR_LOOP) == 0)
+		{
+		    emsg(_(e_cannot_mod));
+		    goto failed;
+		}
+
+		if (is_script_local && vim9script
+				  && (flags & (ASSIGN_NO_DECL | ASSIGN_DECL)) == 0)
+		{
+		    semsg(_(e_redefining_script_item_str), name);
+		    goto failed;
+		}
+
+		if (var_in_vim9script)
+		{
+		    where_T where;
+
+		    // check the type and adjust to bool if needed
+		    where.wt_index = var_idx;
+		    where.wt_variable = TRUE;
+		    if (check_script_var_type(&di->di_tv, tv, name, where) == FAIL)
+			goto failed;
+		}
+
+		if (var_check_permission(di, name) == FAIL)
+		    goto failed;
+	    }
+	    else
+	    {
+		// can only redefine once
+		di->di_flags &= ~DI_FLAGS_RELOAD;
+
+		// A Vim9 script-local variable is also present in sn_all_vars and
+		// sn_var_vals.  It may set "type" from "tv".
+		if (var_in_vim9script)
+		    update_vim9_script_var(FALSE, di, flags, tv, &type,
+					     (flags & ASSIGN_NO_MEMBER_TYPE) == 0);
+	    }
+
+	    // existing variable, need to clear the value
+
+	    // Handle setting internal di: variables separately where needed to
+	    // prevent changing the type.
+	    if (ht == &vimvarht)
+	    {
+		if (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_STRING)
+		{
+		    VIM_CLEAR(di->di_tv.vval.v_string);
+		    if (copy || tv->v_type != VAR_STRING)
+		    {
+			char_u *val = tv_get_string(tv);
+
+			// Careful: when assigning to v:errmsg and tv_get_string()
+			// causes an error message the variable will already be set.
+			if (di->di_tv.vval.v_string == NULL)
+			    di->di_tv.vval.v_string = vim_strsave(val);
+		    }
+		    else
+		    {
+			// Take over the string to avoid an extra alloc/free.
+			di->di_tv.vval.v_string = tv->vval.v_string;
+			tv->vval.v_string = NULL;
+		    }
+		    goto failed;
+		}
+		else if (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_NUMBER)
+		{
+		    di->di_tv.vval.v_number = tv_get_number(tv);
+		    if (STRCMP(varname, "searchforward") == 0)
+			set_search_direction(di->di_tv.vval.v_number ? '/' : '?');
+#ifdef FEAT_SEARCH_EXTRA
+		    else if (STRCMP(varname, "hlsearch") == 0)
+		    {
+			no_hlsearch = !di->di_tv.vval.v_number;
+			redraw_all_later(SOME_VALID);
+		    }
+#endif
+		    goto failed;
+		}
+		else if (di->di_tv.v_type != tv->v_type)
+		{
+		    semsg(_("E963: setting %s to value with wrong type"), name);
+		    goto failed;
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    clear_tv(&di->di_tv);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    // Item not found, check if a function already exists.
+	    if (is_script_local && (flags & (ASSIGN_NO_DECL | ASSIGN_DECL)) == 0
+		       && lookup_scriptitem(name, STRLEN(name), FALSE, NULL) == OK)
 	    {
 		semsg(_(e_redefining_script_item_str), name);
 		goto failed;
 	    }
 
+	    // add a new variable
+	    if (var_in_vim9script && (flags & ASSIGN_NO_DECL))
+	    {
+		semsg(_(e_unknown_variable_str), name);
+		goto failed;
+	    }
+
+	    // Can't add "v:" or "a:" variable.
+	    if (ht == &vimvarht || ht == get_funccal_args_ht())
+	    {
+		semsg(_(e_illvar), name);
+		goto failed;
+	    }
+
+	    // Make sure the variable name is valid.  In Vim9 script an autoload
+	    // variable must be prefixed with "g:".
+	    if (!valid_varname(varname, !vim9script
+						   || STRNCMP(name, "g:", 2) == 0))
+		goto failed;
+
+	    di = alloc(sizeof(dictitem_T) + STRLEN(varname));
+	    if (di == NULL)
+		goto failed;
+	    STRCPY(di->di_key, varname);
+	    if (hash_add(ht, DI2HIKEY(di)) == FAIL)
+	    {
+		vim_free(di);
+		goto failed;
+	    }
+	    di->di_flags = DI_FLAGS_ALLOC;
+	    if (flags & (ASSIGN_CONST | ASSIGN_FINAL))
+		di->di_flags |= DI_FLAGS_LOCK;
+
+	    // A Vim9 script-local variable is also added to sn_all_vars and
+	    // sn_var_vals. It may set "type" from "tv".
 	    if (var_in_vim9script)
-	    {
-		where_T where;
-
-		// check the type and adjust to bool if needed
-		where.wt_index = var_idx;
-		where.wt_variable = TRUE;
-		if (check_script_var_type(&di->di_tv, tv, name, where) == FAIL)
-		    goto failed;
-	    }
-
-	    if (var_check_permission(di, name) == FAIL)
-		goto failed;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-	    // can only redefine once
-	    di->di_flags &= ~DI_FLAGS_RELOAD;
-
-	    // A Vim9 script-local variable is also present in sn_all_vars and
-	    // sn_var_vals.  It may set "type" from "tv".
-	    if (var_in_vim9script)
-		update_vim9_script_var(FALSE, di, flags, tv, &type,
-					 (flags & ASSIGN_NO_MEMBER_TYPE) == 0);
+		update_vim9_script_var(TRUE, di, flags, tv, &type,
+					     (flags & ASSIGN_NO_MEMBER_TYPE) == 0);
 	}
 
-	// existing variable, need to clear the value
-
-	// Handle setting internal di: variables separately where needed to
-	// prevent changing the type.
-	if (ht == &vimvarht)
-	{
-	    if (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_STRING)
-	    {
-		VIM_CLEAR(di->di_tv.vval.v_string);
-		if (copy || tv->v_type != VAR_STRING)
-		{
-		    char_u *val = tv_get_string(tv);
-
-		    // Careful: when assigning to v:errmsg and tv_get_string()
-		    // causes an error message the variable will already be set.
-		    if (di->di_tv.vval.v_string == NULL)
-			di->di_tv.vval.v_string = vim_strsave(val);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-		    // Take over the string to avoid an extra alloc/free.
-		    di->di_tv.vval.v_string = tv->vval.v_string;
-		    tv->vval.v_string = NULL;
-		}
-		goto failed;
-	    }
-	    else if (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_NUMBER)
-	    {
-		di->di_tv.vval.v_number = tv_get_number(tv);
-		if (STRCMP(varname, "searchforward") == 0)
-		    set_search_direction(di->di_tv.vval.v_number ? '/' : '?');
-#ifdef FEAT_SEARCH_EXTRA
-		else if (STRCMP(varname, "hlsearch") == 0)
-		{
-		    no_hlsearch = !di->di_tv.vval.v_number;
-		    redraw_all_later(SOME_VALID);
-		}
-#endif
-		goto failed;
-	    }
-	    else if (di->di_tv.v_type != tv->v_type)
-	    {
-		semsg(_("E963: setting %s to value with wrong type"), name);
-		goto failed;
-	    }
-	}
-
-	clear_tv(&di->di_tv);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-	// Item not found, check if a function already exists.
-	if (is_script_local && (flags & (ASSIGN_NO_DECL | ASSIGN_DECL)) == 0
-		   && lookup_scriptitem(name, STRLEN(name), FALSE, NULL) == OK)
-	{
-	    semsg(_(e_redefining_script_item_str), name);
-	    goto failed;
-	}
-
-	// add a new variable
-	if (var_in_vim9script && (flags & ASSIGN_NO_DECL))
-	{
-	    semsg(_(e_unknown_variable_str), name);
-	    goto failed;
-	}
-
-	// Can't add "v:" or "a:" variable.
-	if (ht == &vimvarht || ht == get_funccal_args_ht())
-	{
-	    semsg(_(e_illvar), name);
-	    goto failed;
-	}
-
-	// Make sure the variable name is valid.  In Vim9 script an autoload
-	// variable must be prefixed with "g:".
-	if (!valid_varname(varname, !vim9script
-					       || STRNCMP(name, "g:", 2) == 0))
-	    goto failed;
-
-	di = alloc(sizeof(dictitem_T) + STRLEN(varname));
-	if (di == NULL)
-	    goto failed;
-	STRCPY(di->di_key, varname);
-	if (hash_add(ht, DI2HIKEY(di)) == FAIL)
-	{
-	    vim_free(di);
-	    goto failed;
-	}
-	di->di_flags = DI_FLAGS_ALLOC;
-	if (flags & (ASSIGN_CONST | ASSIGN_FINAL))
-	    di->di_flags |= DI_FLAGS_LOCK;
-
-	// A Vim9 script-local variable is also added to sn_all_vars and
-	// sn_var_vals. It may set "type" from "tv".
-	if (var_in_vim9script)
-	    update_vim9_script_var(TRUE, di, flags, tv, &type,
-					 (flags & ASSIGN_NO_MEMBER_TYPE) == 0);
+	dest_tv = &di->di_tv;
     }
 
     if (copy || tv->v_type == VAR_NUMBER || tv->v_type == VAR_FLOAT)
-	copy_tv(tv, &di->di_tv);
+	copy_tv(tv, dest_tv);
     else
     {
-	di->di_tv = *tv;
-	di->di_tv.v_lock = 0;
+	*dest_tv = *tv;
+	dest_tv->v_lock = 0;
 	init_tv(tv);
     }
 
     if (vim9script && type != NULL)
     {
-	if (type->tt_type == VAR_DICT && di->di_tv.vval.v_dict != NULL)
-	    di->di_tv.vval.v_dict->dv_type = alloc_type(type);
-	else if (type->tt_type == VAR_LIST && di->di_tv.vval.v_list != NULL)
-	    di->di_tv.vval.v_list->lv_type = alloc_type(type);
+	if (type->tt_type == VAR_DICT && dest_tv->vval.v_dict != NULL)
+	    dest_tv->vval.v_dict->dv_type = alloc_type(type);
+	else if (type->tt_type == VAR_LIST && dest_tv->vval.v_list != NULL)
+	    dest_tv->vval.v_list->lv_type = alloc_type(type);
     }
 
     // ":const var = value" locks the value
@@ -3425,8 +3454,9 @@
 	// Like :lockvar! name: lock the value and what it contains, but only
 	// if the reference count is up to one.  That locks only literal
 	// values.
-	item_lock(&di->di_tv, DICT_MAXNEST, TRUE, TRUE);
+	item_lock(dest_tv, DICT_MAXNEST, TRUE, TRUE);
     return;
+
 failed:
     if (!copy)
 	clear_tv(tv_arg);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 9baa1ff..203c5c9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -1062,6 +1062,12 @@
   export def Exported(): string
     return 'Exported'
   enddef
+  export def ExportedValue(): number
+    return exported
+  enddef
+  export def ExportedInc()
+    exported += 5
+  enddef
   export final theList = [1]
 END
 
@@ -1073,10 +1079,21 @@
 def Test_vim9_import_export()
   var import_script_lines =<< trim END
     vim9script
-    import {exported, Exported} from './Xexport.vim'
-    g:imported = exported
+    import {exported, Exported, ExportedValue} from './Xexport.vim'
+    g:exported1 = exported
     exported += 3
-    g:imported_added = exported
+    g:exported2 = exported
+    g:exported3 = ExportedValue()
+
+    import ExportedInc from './Xexport.vim'
+    ExportedInc()
+    g:exported_i1 = exported
+    g:exported_i2 = ExportedValue()
+
+    exported = 11
+    g:exported_s1 = exported
+    g:exported_s2 = ExportedValue()
+
     g:imported_func = Exported()
 
     def GetExported(): string
@@ -1091,7 +1108,7 @@
     g:imported_name = exp_name
     exp_name ..= ' Doe'
     g:imported_name_appended = exp_name
-    g:imported_later = exported
+    g:exported_later = exported
 
     import theList from './Xexport.vim'
     theList->add(2)
@@ -1105,9 +1122,17 @@
 
   assert_equal('bobbie', g:result)
   assert_equal('bob', g:localname)
-  assert_equal(9876, g:imported)
-  assert_equal(9879, g:imported_added)
-  assert_equal(9879, g:imported_later)
+  assert_equal(9876, g:exported1)
+  assert_equal(9879, g:exported2)
+  assert_equal(9879, g:exported3)
+
+  assert_equal(9884, g:exported_i1)
+  assert_equal(9884, g:exported_i2)
+
+  assert_equal(11, g:exported_s1)
+  assert_equal(11, g:exported_s2)
+  assert_equal(11, g:exported_later)
+
   assert_equal('Exported', g:imported_func)
   assert_equal('Exported', g:funcref_result)
   assert_equal('John', g:imported_name)
@@ -1115,9 +1140,12 @@
   assert_false(exists('g:name'))
 
   Undo_export_script_lines()
-  unlet g:imported
-  unlet g:imported_added
-  unlet g:imported_later
+  unlet g:exported1
+  unlet g:exported2
+  unlet g:exported3
+  unlet g:exported_i1
+  unlet g:exported_i2
+  unlet g:exported_later
   unlet g:imported_func
   unlet g:imported_name g:imported_name_appended
   delete('Ximport.vim')
@@ -1131,22 +1159,22 @@
         }
         from
         './Xexport.vim'
-    g:imported = exported
-    exported += 5
-    g:imported_added = exported
+    g:exported = exported
+    exported += 7
+    g:exported_added = exported
     g:imported_func = Exported()
   END
   writefile(import_line_break_script_lines, 'Ximport_lbr.vim')
   source Ximport_lbr.vim
 
-  assert_equal(9876, g:imported)
-  assert_equal(9881, g:imported_added)
+  assert_equal(11, g:exported)
+  assert_equal(18, g:exported_added)
   assert_equal('Exported', g:imported_func)
 
   # exported script not sourced again
   assert_false(exists('g:result'))
-  unlet g:imported
-  unlet g:imported_added
+  unlet g:exported
+  unlet g:exported_added
   unlet g:imported_func
   delete('Ximport_lbr.vim')
 
@@ -1154,18 +1182,20 @@
     vim9script
     import * as Export from './Xexport.vim'
     def UseExport()
-      g:imported_def = Export.exported
+      g:exported_def = Export.exported
     enddef
-    g:imported_script = Export.exported
+    g:exported_script = Export.exported
     assert_equal(1, exists('Export.exported'))
     assert_equal(0, exists('Export.notexported'))
     UseExport()
   END
   writefile(import_star_as_lines, 'Ximport.vim')
   source Ximport.vim
-  # FIXME: this should be 9881
-  assert_equal(9876, g:imported_def)
-  assert_equal(9876, g:imported_script)
+
+  assert_equal(18, g:exported_def)
+  assert_equal(18, g:exported_script)
+  unlet g:exported_def
+  unlet g:exported_script
 
   var import_star_as_lines_no_dot =<< trim END
     vim9script
@@ -1234,13 +1264,14 @@
         from
         './Xexport.vim'
     def UseExport()
-      g:imported = Export.exported
+      g:exported = Export.exported
     enddef
     UseExport()
   END
   writefile(import_star_as_lbr_lines, 'Ximport.vim')
   source Ximport.vim
-  assert_equal(9876, g:imported)
+  assert_equal(18, g:exported)
+  unlet g:exported
 
   var import_star_lines =<< trim END
     vim9script
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6f7864a..48e6748 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3179,
+/**/
     3178,
 /**/
     3177,