diff --git a/src/rustdoc/doc.rs b/src/rustdoc/doc.rs
index 04749998648..f4541e85491 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/doc.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/doc.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type itemdoc = {
     path: [str],
     brief: option<str>,
     desc: option<str>,
+    // Indicates that this node is a reexport of a different item
+    reexport: bool
 };
 
 type moddoc = {
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/extract.rs b/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
index 8a729e47a7d..193413fe740 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ fn mk_itemdoc(id: ast::node_id, name: ast::ident) -> doc::itemdoc {
         path: [],
         brief: none,
         desc: none,
+        reexport: false
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/prune_unexported_pass.rs b/src/rustdoc/prune_unexported_pass.rs
index f69d5eee6c2..c64b4dd6bcd 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/prune_unexported_pass.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/prune_unexported_pass.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ fn exported_items_from(
           }
           _ { itemtag }
         };
-        if is_exported(srv, itemtag.name()) {
+
+        if itemtag.item().reexport || is_exported(srv, itemtag.name()) {
             some(itemtag)
         } else {
             none
@@ -226,6 +227,21 @@ fn should_prune_unexported_types() {
     assert vec::is_empty(doc.topmod.types());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn should_not_prune_reexports() {
+    fn mk_doc(source: str) -> doc::cratedoc {
+        astsrv::from_str(source) {|srv|
+            let doc = extract::from_srv(srv, "");
+            let doc = reexport_pass::mk_pass()(srv, doc);
+            run(srv, doc)
+        }
+    }
+    let doc = mk_doc("import a::b; \
+                      export b; \
+                      mod a { fn b() { } }");
+    assert vec::is_not_empty(doc.topmod.fns());
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     fn mk_doc(source: str) -> doc::cratedoc {
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/reexport_pass.rs b/src/rustdoc/reexport_pass.rs
index 40be29fccb1..a4ac12ff58e 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/reexport_pass.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/reexport_pass.rs
@@ -212,70 +212,71 @@ fn merge_reexports(
           some(name_docs) {
             vec::foldl([], name_docs) {|v, name_doc|
                 let (name, doc) = name_doc;
-                v + [rename_doc(doc, name)]
+                v + [reexport_doc(doc, name)]
             }
           }
           none { [] }
         }
     }
 
-    fn rename_doc(doc: doc::itemtag, name: str) -> doc::itemtag {
+    fn reexport_doc(doc: doc::itemtag, name: str) -> doc::itemtag {
         alt doc {
           doc::modtag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::modtag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
           doc::nmodtag(_) { fail }
           doc::consttag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::consttag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
           doc::fntag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::fntag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
           doc::enumtag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::enumtag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
           doc::restag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::restag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
           doc::ifacetag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::ifacetag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
           doc::impltag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::impltag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
           doc::tytag(doc @ {item, _}) {
             doc::tytag({
-                item: rename(item, name)
+                item: reexport(item, name)
                 with doc
             })
           }
         }
     }
 
-    fn rename(doc: doc::itemdoc, name: str) -> doc::itemdoc {
+    fn reexport(doc: doc::itemdoc, name: str) -> doc::itemdoc {
         {
-            name: name
+            name: name,
+            reexport: true
             with doc
         }
     }
@@ -289,6 +290,14 @@ fn should_duplicate_reexported_items() {
     assert doc.topmod.mods()[1].fns()[0].name() == "b";
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn should_mark_reepxorts_as_such() {
+    let source = "mod a { export b; fn b() { } } \
+                  mod c { import a::b; export b; }";
+    let doc = test::mk_doc(source);
+    assert doc.topmod.mods()[1].fns()[0].item.reexport == true;
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn should_duplicate_multiple_reexported_items() {
     let source = "mod a { \
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs b/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
index 731951f2d5e..f00f0d0726a 100755
--- a/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ fn run(source_file: str) {
     astsrv::from_file(source_file) {|srv|
         let doc = extract::from_srv(srv, default_name);
         run_passes(srv, doc, [
+            reexport_pass::mk_pass(),
             prune_unexported_pass::mk_pass(),
             tystr_pass::mk_pass(),
             path_pass::mk_pass(),
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ fn run(source_file: str) {
             desc_to_brief_pass::mk_pass(),
             trim_pass::mk_pass(),
             unindent_pass::mk_pass(),
-            reexport_pass::mk_pass(),
             sort_item_name_pass::mk_pass(),
             sort_item_type_pass::mk_pass(),
             markdown_pass::mk_pass {|f| f(std::io:: stdout()) }