diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java
index c6f6bd2ddea2..6cfe5b12cd6b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class PyModuleType implements PyType { // Modules don't descend from obje
     if (PyUtil.isPackage(anchor, location)) {
       final ResolveResultList implicitMembers = new ResolveResultList();
       processImplicitPackageMembers(anchor, location, importedModule, n -> name.endsWith(n), results -> {
-        implicitMembers.addAll(results);
+        implicitMembers.addAll(convertDirsToInit(results));
         return implicitMembers.isEmpty();
       });
       if (!implicitMembers.isEmpty()) {
@@ -238,6 +238,20 @@ public class PyModuleType implements PyType { // Modules don't descend from obje
     }
   }
 
+  private static @NotNull
+  List<? extends RatedResolveResult> convertDirsToInit(@NotNull List<? extends RatedResolveResult> ratedResolveList) {
+    return ContainerUtil.map(ratedResolveList, result -> {
+      final PsiElement element = result.getElement();
+      if (element instanceof PsiDirectory) {
+        final PsiElement pkgInit = PyUtil.turnDirIntoInit(element);
+        return pkgInit != null ? result.replace(pkgInit) : result;
+      }
+      else {
+        return result;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   private static PsiElement resolveByMembersProviders(PyFile module, String name, @NotNull PyResolveContext resolveContext) {
     for (PyModuleMembersProvider provider : Extensions.getExtensions(PyModuleMembersProvider.EP_NAME)) {
diff --git a/python/testData/resolve/multiFile/importResolvesToPkgInit/pkg1/__init__.py b/python/testData/resolve/multiFile/importResolvesToPkgInit/pkg1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/python/testData/resolve/multiFile/importResolvesToPkgInit/pkg1/pkg2/__init__.py b/python/testData/resolve/multiFile/importResolvesToPkgInit/pkg1/pkg2/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/python/testData/resolve/multiFile/importResolvesToPkgInit/pkg1/pkg2/mod1.py b/python/testData/resolve/multiFile/importResolvesToPkgInit/pkg1/pkg2/mod1.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ecd747d1a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/resolve/multiFile/importResolvesToPkgInit/pkg1/pkg2/mod1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import pkg1
+
+pkg1.pkg2
+#      #<ref>
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diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyMultiFileResolveTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyMultiFileResolveTest.java
index 534319bb0487..7ec62d2fe39f 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyMultiFileResolveTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyMultiFileResolveTest.java
@@ -571,4 +571,9 @@ public class PyMultiFileResolveTest extends PyMultiFileResolveTestCase {
     prepareTestDirectory();
     assertSameElements(doMultiResolveAndGetFileUrls("pkg1/pkg2/mod1.py"), "pkg1/pkg2/mod1.py");
   }
+
+  public void testImportResolvesToPkgInit() {
+    prepareTestDirectory();
+    assertSameElements(doMultiResolveAndGetFileUrls("pkg1/pkg2/mod1.py"), "pkg1/pkg2/__init__.py");
+  }
 }
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