diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/a.py b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/a.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2078ac81e2e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from pkg1 import C
+
+
+def foo():
+    """
+    :rtype: pkg1.C
+    """
+    return C(0)
+
+
+obj = foo()
+obj.bar
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/pkg1/__init__.py b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/pkg1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10d1ffa6e8e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/pkg1/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from m1 import *
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/pkg1/m1.py b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/pkg1/m1.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33e89d716787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection/DocstringTypeFromSubModule/pkg1/m1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class C(object):
+    def __init__(self, bar):
+        """
+        :param int bar: Some parameter
+        """
+        self.bar = bar
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspectionTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspectionTest.java
index 8971fb78dd55..88b036bac86e 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspectionTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspectionTest.java
@@ -410,6 +410,11 @@ public class PyUnresolvedReferencesInspectionTest extends PyInspectionTestCase {
     myFixture.checkHighlighting(isWarning(), isInfo(), isWeakWarning());
   }
 
+  // PY-13554
+  public void testDocstringTypeFromSubModule() {
+    doMultiFileTest();
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   @Override
   protected Class<? extends PyInspection> getInspectionClass() {