diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PythonFormattingModelBuilder.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PythonFormattingModelBuilder.java
index 28b16126f316..46317138c123 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PythonFormattingModelBuilder.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PythonFormattingModelBuilder.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class PythonFormattingModelBuilder implements FormattingModelBuilderEx, C
       .after(COMMA).spaceIf(commonSettings.SPACE_AFTER_COMMA)
       .before(COMMA).spaceIf(commonSettings.SPACE_BEFORE_COMMA)
       .between(FROM_KEYWORD, DOT).spaces(1)
+      .between(DOT, IMPORT_KEYWORD).spaces(1)
       .around(DOT).spaces(0)
       .before(SEMICOLON).spaceIf(commonSettings.SPACE_BEFORE_SEMICOLON)
       .withinPairInside(LPAR, RPAR, ARGUMENT_LIST).spaceIf(commonSettings.SPACE_WITHIN_METHOD_CALL_PARENTHESES)
diff --git a/python/testData/formatter/spaceAfterRelativeImport.py b/python/testData/formatter/spaceAfterRelativeImport.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d163a992484b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/formatter/spaceAfterRelativeImport.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import x
diff --git a/python/testData/formatter/spaceAfterRelativeImport_after.py b/python/testData/formatter/spaceAfterRelativeImport_after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d163a992484b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/formatter/spaceAfterRelativeImport_after.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import x
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java
index fde733c7a86c..45c004149522 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ public class PyFormatterTest extends PyTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testSpaceAfterRelativeImport() {  // PY-8112
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testPsiFormatting() { // IDEA-69724
     String initial =
       "def method_name(\n" +