diff --git a/cli/state.rs b/cli/state.rs
index 7a3541af77..ef63dad97f 100644
--- a/cli/state.rs
+++ b/cli/state.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,23 @@ impl CliModuleLoader {
 impl ModuleLoader for CliModuleLoader {
   fn resolve(
     &self,
+    op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
     specifier: &str,
     referrer: &str,
     is_main: bool,
   ) -> Result<ModuleSpecifier, AnyError> {
+    let global_state = {
+      let state = op_state.borrow();
+      state.borrow::<Arc<GlobalState>>().clone()
+    };
+
+    // FIXME(bartlomieju): hacky way to provide compatibility with repl
+    let referrer = if referrer.is_empty() && global_state.flags.repl {
+      "<unknown>"
+    } else {
+      referrer
+    };
+
     if !is_main {
       if let Some(import_map) = &self.import_map {
         let result = import_map.resolve(specifier, referrer)?;
@@ -58,6 +71,7 @@ impl ModuleLoader for CliModuleLoader {
         }
       }
     }
+
     let module_specifier =
       ModuleSpecifier::resolve_import(specifier, referrer)?;
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 20e43ca298..2e2f91d0ae 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -1252,6 +1252,18 @@ fn repl_test_multiline() {
   assert!(err.is_empty());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn repl_test_import() {
+  let (out, _) = util::run_and_collect_output(
+    true,
+    "repl",
+    Some(vec!["import('./subdir/auto_print_hello.ts')"]),
+    Some(vec![("NO_COLOR".to_owned(), "1".to_owned())]),
+    false,
+  );
+  assert!(out.contains("hello!\n"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn repl_test_eval_unterminated() {
   let (out, err) = util::run_and_collect_output(
diff --git a/core/modules.rs b/core/modules.rs
index 294bcfb051..235bfeb4e4 100644
--- a/core/modules.rs
+++ b/core/modules.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub trait ModuleLoader {
   /// apply import map for child imports.
   fn resolve(
     &self,
+    op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
     specifier: &str,
     referrer: &str,
     _is_main: bool,
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ pub(crate) struct NoopModuleLoader;
 impl ModuleLoader for NoopModuleLoader {
   fn resolve(
     &self,
+    _op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
     _specifier: &str,
     _referrer: &str,
     _is_main: bool,
@@ -207,14 +209,23 @@ impl RecursiveModuleLoad {
   pub async fn prepare(self) -> (ModuleLoadId, Result<Self, AnyError>) {
     let (module_specifier, maybe_referrer) = match self.state {
       LoadState::ResolveMain(ref specifier, _) => {
-        let spec = match self.loader.resolve(specifier, ".", true) {
-          Ok(spec) => spec,
-          Err(e) => return (self.id, Err(e)),
-        };
+        let spec =
+          match self
+            .loader
+            .resolve(self.op_state.clone(), specifier, ".", true)
+          {
+            Ok(spec) => spec,
+            Err(e) => return (self.id, Err(e)),
+          };
         (spec, None)
       }
       LoadState::ResolveImport(ref specifier, ref referrer) => {
-        let spec = match self.loader.resolve(specifier, referrer, false) {
+        let spec = match self.loader.resolve(
+          self.op_state.clone(),
+          specifier,
+          referrer,
+          false,
+        ) {
           Ok(spec) => spec,
           Err(e) => return (self.id, Err(e)),
         };
@@ -243,11 +254,13 @@ impl RecursiveModuleLoad {
   fn add_root(&mut self) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
     let module_specifier = match self.state {
       LoadState::ResolveMain(ref specifier, _) => {
-        self.loader.resolve(specifier, ".", true)?
-      }
-      LoadState::ResolveImport(ref specifier, ref referrer) => {
-        self.loader.resolve(specifier, referrer, false)?
+        self
+          .loader
+          .resolve(self.op_state.clone(), specifier, ".", true)?
       }
+      LoadState::ResolveImport(ref specifier, ref referrer) => self
+        .loader
+        .resolve(self.op_state.clone(), specifier, referrer, false)?,
 
       _ => unreachable!(),
     };
@@ -571,6 +584,7 @@ mod tests {
   impl ModuleLoader for MockLoader {
     fn resolve(
       &self,
+      _op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
       specifier: &str,
       referrer: &str,
       _is_root: bool,
diff --git a/core/runtime.rs b/core/runtime.rs
index 64396c1f52..ecb9828f46 100644
--- a/core/runtime.rs
+++ b/core/runtime.rs
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ impl JsRuntimeState {
     let referrer = self.modules.get_name(referrer_id).unwrap();
     let specifier = self
       .loader
-      .resolve(specifier, referrer, false)
+      .resolve(self.op_state.clone(), specifier, referrer, false)
       .expect("Module should have been already resolved");
     self.modules.get_id(specifier.as_str()).unwrap_or(0)
   }
@@ -813,8 +813,12 @@ impl JsRuntime {
       let import_specifier =
         module.get_module_request(i).to_rust_string_lossy(tc_scope);
       let state = state_rc.borrow();
-      let module_specifier =
-        state.loader.resolve(&import_specifier, name, false)?;
+      let module_specifier = state.loader.resolve(
+        state.op_state.clone(),
+        &import_specifier,
+        name,
+        false,
+      )?;
       import_specifiers.push(module_specifier);
     }
 
@@ -1917,6 +1921,7 @@ pub mod tests {
     impl ModuleLoader for ModsLoader {
       fn resolve(
         &self,
+        _op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
         specifier: &str,
         referrer: &str,
         _is_main: bool,
@@ -2029,6 +2034,7 @@ pub mod tests {
     impl ModuleLoader for DynImportErrLoader {
       fn resolve(
         &self,
+        _op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
         specifier: &str,
         referrer: &str,
         _is_main: bool,
@@ -2091,6 +2097,7 @@ pub mod tests {
   impl ModuleLoader for DynImportOkLoader {
     fn resolve(
       &self,
+      _op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
       specifier: &str,
       referrer: &str,
       _is_main: bool,
@@ -2219,6 +2226,7 @@ pub mod tests {
     impl ModuleLoader for ModsLoader {
       fn resolve(
         &self,
+        _op_state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
         specifier: &str,
         referrer: &str,
         _is_main: bool,