diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index da5e686ba..f077c5abe 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -1714,6 +1714,25 @@ steps: {
 				assert.Equal(t, 1, len(g.Layers[0].Steps))
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "import-nested-var",
+
+			text: `...@models.environment
+`,
+			files: map[string]string{
+				"models.d2": `
+vars: {
+  c: {
+    k
+  }
+}
+
+environment: {
+  ...${c}
+}
+`,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "import-connections",
 
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..243379fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
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+    "isFolderOnly": false,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,0:0:0-3:0:42",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,0:0:0-2:1:41",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,0:0:0-0:11:11",
+              "path": [
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+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,0:0:0-0:11:11",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "development",
+                        "raw_string": "development"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "map": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,0:13:13-2:1:41",
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+                    "import": {
+                      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,1:2:17-1:24:39",
+                      "spread": true,
+                      "pre": "",
+                      "path": [
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+                            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,1:6:21-1:12:27",
+                            "value": [
+                              {
+                                "string": "models",
+                                "raw_string": "models"
+                              }
+                            ]
+                          }
+                        },
+                        {
+                          "unquoted_string": {
+                            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,1:13:28-1:24:39",
+                            "value": [
+                              {
+                                "string": "environment",
+                                "raw_string": "environment"
+                              }
+                            ]
+                          }
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
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+      "id_val": "",
+      "attributes": {
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+              "path": [
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+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/import-nested-var.d2,0:0:0-0:11:11",
+                    "value": [
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+                        "string": "development",
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+                    ]
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+        "id_val": "k",
+        "references": [
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+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/models.d2,8:2:56-8:3:57",
+              "path": [
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+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/models.d2,8:2:56-8:3:57",
+                    "value": [
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+                        "string": "k",
+                        "raw_string": "k"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
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+          }
+        ],
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