diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyImportReferenceImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyImportReferenceImpl.java
index 87dde5032591..ff1cafceac55 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyImportReferenceImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyImportReferenceImpl.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public class PyImportReferenceImpl extends PyReferenceImpl {
     }
 
     public Object[] execute() {
-      int relative_level = 0;
+      int relative_level = -1;
       Condition<PsiElement> node_filter = new PyResolveUtil.FilterNameNotIn(myNamesAlready);
       InsertHandler<LookupElement> insertHandler = null;
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class PyImportReferenceImpl extends PyReferenceImpl {
           }
         }
         // look at dir by level
-        if (myCurrentFile != null && (relative_level > 0 || !ResolveImportUtil.isAbsoluteImportEnabledFor(myCurrentFile))) {
+        if (myCurrentFile != null && (relative_level >= 0 || !ResolveImportUtil.isAbsoluteImportEnabledFor(myCurrentFile))) {
           PyQualifiedName thisQName = ResolveImportUtil.findShortestImportableQName(myCurrentFile.getContainingDirectory());
           if (thisQName == null) {
             fillFromDir(ResolveImportUtil.stepBackFrom(myCurrentFile, relative_level), insertHandler);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class PyImportReferenceImpl extends PyReferenceImpl {
           }
         }
       }
-      if (relative_level == 0) {
+      if (relative_level == -1) {
         fillFromQName(PyQualifiedName.fromComponents(), insertHandler);
       }
 
diff --git a/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/__init__.py b/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/__init__.py b/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/main.after.py b/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/main.after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..489e5789fc9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/main.after.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .string import <caret>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/main.py b/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8330a71f2409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .s<caret>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/string.py b/python/testData/completion/relativeImport/pkg/string.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java
index 49b45ee1daf6..275adcb814fc 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java
@@ -275,4 +275,11 @@ public class PythonCompletionTest extends PyLightFixtureTestCase {
   public void testSuperClassAttributesNoCompletionInFunc() {
     doTest();
   }
+
+  public void testRelativeImport() {  // PY-2816
+    myFixture.copyDirectoryToProject("completion/relativeImport", "relativeImport");
+    myFixture.configureByFile("relativeImport/pkg/main.py");
+    myFixture.completeBasic();
+    myFixture.checkResultByFile("completion/relativeImport/pkg/main.after.py");
+  }
 }