diff --git a/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt b/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt
index 95d8593..680d6f1 100644
--- a/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt
+++ b/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt
@@ -676,6 +676,22 @@ import           Data.List                                ( nub
                                                           , indexElem
                                                           )
 
+#test a-ridiculous-amount-of-elements
+import           Test                                     ( Long
+                                                          , list
+                                                          , with
+                                                          , items
+                                                          , that
+                                                          , will
+                                                          , not
+                                                          , quite
+                                                          , fit
+                                                          , onA
+                                                          , single
+                                                          , line
+                                                          , anymore
+                                                          )
+
 #test with-things
 import           Test                                     ( T
                                                           , T2()
diff --git a/src-literatetests/tests-context-free.blt b/src-literatetests/tests-context-free.blt
index 6e8c523..f4c4d6d 100644
--- a/src-literatetests/tests-context-free.blt
+++ b/src-literatetests/tests-context-free.blt
@@ -707,6 +707,23 @@ import Data.List (nub)
 #test several-elements
 import Data.List (nub, foldl', indexElem)
 
+#test a-ridiculous-amount-of-elements
+import Test
+  ( Long
+  , list
+  , with
+  , items
+  , that
+  , will
+  , not
+  , quite
+  , fit
+  , onA
+  , single
+  , line
+  , anymore
+  )
+
 #test with-things
 import Test (T, T2(), T3(..), T4(T4), T5(T5, t5), T6((<|>)), (+))
 
@@ -721,15 +738,8 @@ import TestJustShortEnoughModuleNameLikeThisOn as T
 import TestJustAbitToLongModuleNameLikeThisOneI as T
 import TestJustShortEnoughModuleNameLike hiding ()
 import TestJustAbitToLongModuleNameLikeTh hiding ()
-import MoreThanSufficientlyLongModuleNameWithSome ( items
-                                                  , that
-                                                  , will
-                                                  , not
-                                                  , fit
-                                                  , inA
-                                                  , compact
-                                                  , layout
-                                                  )
+import MoreThanSufficientlyLongModuleNameWithSome
+  (items, that, will, not, fit, inA, compact, layout)
 
 #test import-with-comments
 -- Test
@@ -739,62 +749,70 @@ import qualified Data.List as L (foldl') {- Test -}
 
 #test import-with-comments-2
 
-import Test ( abc
-            , def
-            -- comment
-            )
+import Test
+  ( abc
+  , def
+  -- comment
+  )
 
 #test import-with-comments-3
 
-import Test ( abc
-            -- comment
-            )
+import Test
+  ( abc
+  -- comment
+  )
 
 #test import-with-comments-4
-import Test ( abc
-            -- comment
-            , def
-            , ghi
-            {- comment -}
-            , jkl
-            -- comment
-            )
+import Test
+  ( abc
+  -- comment
+  , def
+  , ghi
+  {- comment -}
+  , jkl
+  -- comment
+  )
 
 -- Test
 import Test (test)
 
 #test import-with-comments-5
-import Test ( -- comment
-            )
+import Test
+  ( -- comment
+  )
 
 #test long-bindings
 import Test (longbindingNameThatoverflowsColum)
 import Test (Long(List, Of, Things))
 
 #test things-with-with-comments
-import Test ( Thing( With
-                   -- Comments
-                   , and
-                   -- also
-                   , items
-                   -- !
-                   )
-            )
-import Test ( Thing( Item
-                   -- and Comment
-                   )
-            )
-import Test ( Thing( With
-                   -- Comments
-                   , and
-                   -- also
-                   , items
-                   -- !
-                   )
-            )
+import Test
+  ( Thing( With
+         -- Comments
+         , and
+         -- also
+         , items
+         -- !
+         )
+  )
+import Test
+  ( Thing( Item
+         -- and Comment
+         )
+  )
+import Test
+  ( Thing( With
+         -- Comments
+         , and
+         -- also
+         , items
+         -- !
+         )
+  )
 
 #test prefer-dense-empty-list
-import VeryLongModuleNameThatCouldEvenCauseAnEmptyBindingListToExpandIntoMultipleLine ()
+import VeryLongModuleNameThatCouldEvenCauseAnEmptyBindingListToExpandIntoMultipleLine
+  ()
 
 #test preamble full-preamble
 {-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
diff --git a/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Import.hs b/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Import.hs
index 97284a8..5fa05a2 100644
--- a/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Import.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Import.hs
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ layoutImport limportD@(L _ importD) = docWrapNode limportD $ case importD of
   ImportDecl _ (L _ modName) pkg src safe q False mas mllies -> do
     importCol <- mAsk <&> _conf_layout .> _lconfig_importColumn .> confUnpack
     indentPolicy <- mAsk <&>  _conf_layout .> _lconfig_indentPolicy .> confUnpack
-    -- NB we don't need to worry about sharing in the below code
-    -- (docSharedWrapper etc.) because we do not use any docAlt nodes; all
-    -- "decisions" are made statically.
     let
       compact  = indentPolicy == IndentPolicyLeft
       modNameT = Text.pack $ moduleNameString modName
@@ -116,7 +113,12 @@ layoutImport limportD@(L _ importD) = docWrapNode limportD $ case importD of
     if compact
     then
       let asDoc = maybe docEmpty makeAsDoc masT
-      in docSeq [importHead, asDoc, docSetBaseY $ bindingsD]
+      in docAlt
+        [ docForceSingleline $
+            docSeq [importHead, asDoc, docSetBaseY $ bindingsD]
+        , docAddBaseY BrIndentRegular $
+            docPar (docSeq [importHead, asDoc]) bindingsD
+        ]
     else
       case masT of
         Just n | enoughRoom -> docLines [docSeq [importHead, asDoc], bindingLine]