diff --git a/amm/compiler/src/main/scala-2/ammonite/compiler/Parsers.scala b/amm/compiler/src/main/scala-2/ammonite/compiler/Parsers.scala
index ff8841ed7..53621e7ff 100644
--- a/amm/compiler/src/main/scala-2/ammonite/compiler/Parsers.scala
+++ b/amm/compiler/src/main/scala-2/ammonite/compiler/Parsers.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object Parsers extends IParser {
   }
 
   def ImportSplitter[_: P]: P[Seq[ammonite.util.ImportTree]] =
-    P( `import` ~/ ImportExpr.rep(1, sep = ","./) )
+    P( WL ~ `import` ~/ ImportExpr.rep(1, sep = ","./) )
 
   def ImportFinder[_: P]: P[String] =
     P(WL ~ `import` ~/ ImportExpr.! ~ End)
diff --git a/amm/repl/src/test/scala/ammonite/session/AdvancedTests.scala b/amm/repl/src/test/scala/ammonite/session/AdvancedTests.scala
index dac8897e0..a927094cf 100644
--- a/amm/repl/src/test/scala/ammonite/session/AdvancedTests.scala
+++ b/amm/repl/src/test/scala/ammonite/session/AdvancedTests.scala
@@ -708,6 +708,19 @@ object AdvancedTests extends TestSuite{
         """
       )
     }
+    test("hook in block") {
+      check.session(
+        """
+          @ {
+          @   import $ivy.`org.typelevel::cats-kernel:2.6.1`
+          @ }
+          import $ivy.$
+
+          @ import cats.kernel._
+          import cats.kernel._
+        """
+      )
+    }
     test("class-path-hook") {
       val sbv = check.scalaBinaryVersion
       check.session(