diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 80635306845..040fcdeaf4f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ TEST_XFAILS_SELF := $(filter-out \
                         u8-incr-decr.rs \
                         uint.rs \
                         unit.rs \
+                        use.rs \
                         tag.rs \
                         vec.rs \
                         vec-drop.rs \
diff --git a/src/comp/front/parser.rs b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
index cd4ef3e171b..074d0a8743e 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
@@ -1330,6 +1330,8 @@ impure fn parse_item_obj(parser p, ast.layer lyr) -> @ast.item {
 }
 
 impure fn parse_mod_items(parser p, token.token term) -> ast._mod {
+    parse_use_and_imports(p);
+
     let vec[@ast.item] items = vec();
     auto index = new_str_hash[ast.mod_index_entry]();
     let uint u = 0u;
@@ -1531,6 +1533,51 @@ impure fn parse_item(parser p) -> @ast.item {
     fail;
 }
 
+impure fn parse_meta_item(parser p) {
+    auto ident = parse_ident(p);
+    expect(p, token.EQ);
+    alt (p.peek()) {
+        case (token.LIT_STR(?s)) {
+            p.bump();
+        }
+        case (_) {
+            p.err("Metadata items must be string literals");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impure fn parse_meta(parser p) {
+    auto pf = parse_meta_item;
+    parse_seq[()](token.LPAREN, token.RPAREN, some(token.COMMA), pf, p);
+}
+
+impure fn parse_optional_meta(parser p) {
+    alt (p.peek()) {
+        case (token.LPAREN) {
+            ret parse_meta(p);
+        }
+        case (_) {
+            ret;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impure fn parse_use_and_imports(parser p) {
+    while (true) {
+        alt (p.peek()) {
+            case (token.USE) {
+                p.bump();
+                auto ident = parse_ident(p);
+                parse_optional_meta(p);
+                expect(p, token.SEMI);
+            }
+            case (_) {
+                ret;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impure fn parse_crate(parser p) -> @ast.crate {
     auto lo = p.get_span();
     auto hi = lo;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/use.rs b/src/test/run-pass/use.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab3e5e43978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/use.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use std;
+use libc();
+use zed(name = "std");
+use bar(name = "std", ver = "0.0.1");
+
+mod baz {
+  use std;
+  use libc();
+  use zed(name = "std");
+  use bar(name = "std", ver = "0.0.1");
+}
+
+fn main() {
+}