diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index c3ce5c5e7..47183fe9c 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -3125,6 +3125,24 @@ x*: {
 				tassert.Equal(t, "x2.ok", g.Objects[3].AbsID())
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "import-var-chain",
+
+			text: `...@dev
+`,
+			files: map[string]string{
+				"dev.d2": `
+vars: {
+  a: {
+    b
+  }
+  c: {
+    ...${a}
+  }
+}
+`,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "var_in_markdown",
 			text: `vars: {