diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java
index 78a368005423..9e25eb78efc8 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ public final class PyClassRefactoringUtil {
     }
     final QualifiedName containingQName;
     final String importedName;
-    if (element instanceof PyFile || element instanceof PsiDirectory) {
+    final boolean importingModuleOrPackage = element instanceof PyFile || element instanceof PsiDirectory;
+    if (importingModuleOrPackage) {
       containingQName = qname.removeLastComponent();
       importedName = qname.getLastComponent();
     }
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ public final class PyClassRefactoringUtil {
       importedName = getOriginalName(element);
     }
     final AddImportHelper.ImportPriority priority = AddImportHelper.getImportPriority(anchor, elementSource);
-    if (preferFromImport && !containingQName.getComponents().isEmpty()) {
+    if (preferFromImport && !containingQName.getComponents().isEmpty() || !importingModuleOrPackage) {
       return AddImportHelper.addOrUpdateFromImportStatement(file, containingQName.toString(), importedName, asName, priority, anchor);
     }
     else {
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/after/src/a.py b/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/after/src/a.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e54c46aa1d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/after/src/a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from b import bar
+
+
+def foo():
+    bar()
+
+
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/after/src/b.py b/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/after/src/b.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3392bc062e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/after/src/b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def bar():
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/before/src/a.py b/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/before/src/a.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6aea201cc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/before/src/a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+def foo():
+    bar()
+
+
+def bar():
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/before/src/b.py b/python/testData/refactoring/move/importForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle/before/src/b.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyMoveTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyMoveTest.java
index 82336f72e7e6..f3288729866a 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyMoveTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyMoveTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import com.intellij.util.SystemProperties;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PythonTestUtil;
+import com.jetbrains.python.codeInsight.PyCodeInsightSettings;
 import com.jetbrains.python.fixtures.PyTestCase;
 import com.jetbrains.python.psi.LanguageLevel;
 import com.jetbrains.python.psi.PyClass;
@@ -285,6 +286,18 @@ public class PyMoveTest extends PyTestCase {
     doMoveFileTest("pkg/subpkg2", "");
   }
 
+  // PY-15218
+  public void testImportForMovedElementWithPreferredQualifiedImportStyle() {
+    final boolean defaultImportStyle = PyCodeInsightSettings.getInstance().PREFER_FROM_IMPORT;
+    try {
+      PyCodeInsightSettings.getInstance().PREFER_FROM_IMPORT = false;
+      doMoveSymbolTest("bar", "b.py");
+    }
+    finally {
+      PyCodeInsightSettings.getInstance().PREFER_FROM_IMPORT = defaultImportStyle;
+    }
+  }
+
   private void doMoveFileTest(String fileName, String toDirName)  {
     Project project = myFixture.getProject();
     PsiManager manager = PsiManager.getInstance(project);