diff --git a/lib/Runtime/Language/SourceTextModuleRecord.cpp b/lib/Runtime/Language/SourceTextModuleRecord.cpp
index 682c343f978..cb97db0ce42 100644
--- a/lib/Runtime/Language/SourceTextModuleRecord.cpp
+++ b/lib/Runtime/Language/SourceTextModuleRecord.cpp
@@ -1144,6 +1144,11 @@ namespace Js
 
     uint SourceTextModuleRecord::GetLocalExportSlotIndexByExportName(PropertyId exportNameId)
     {
+        if(!this->WasDeclarationInitialized())//allow for circular imports that reference each other's functions
+        {
+            ModuleDeclarationInstantiation();
+        }
+        
         Assert(localSlotCount != 0);
         Assert(localExportSlots != nullptr);
         uint slotIndex = InvalidSlotIndex;
@@ -1160,6 +1165,11 @@ namespace Js
 
     uint SourceTextModuleRecord::GetLocalExportSlotIndexByLocalName(PropertyId localNameId)
     {
+        if(!this->WasDeclarationInitialized())//allow for circular imports that reference each other's functions
+        {
+            ModuleDeclarationInstantiation();
+        }
+        
         Assert(localSlotCount != 0 || localNameId == PropertyIds::star_);
         Assert(localExportSlots != nullptr);
         uint slotIndex = InvalidSlotIndex;
diff --git a/test/es6/module-4482-bug-dep1.js b/test/es6/module-4482-bug-dep1.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb7a948266b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/es6/module-4482-bug-dep1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE.txt file in the project root for full license information.
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+import {Thing2} from "./module-4482-bug.js";
+
+export default function Thing1()
+{
+    Thing2();
+}
diff --git a/test/es6/module-4482-bug-dep2.js b/test/es6/module-4482-bug-dep2.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3adebbb7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/es6/module-4482-bug-dep2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE.txt file in the project root for full license information.
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+import {Thing1} from "./module-4482-bug.js";
+
+export default function Thing2()
+{
+}
diff --git a/test/es6/module-4482-bug.js b/test/es6/module-4482-bug.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2a68cc65c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/es6/module-4482-bug.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE.txt file in the project root for full license information.
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import Thing1 from './module-4482-bug-dep1.js';
+import Thing2 from './module-4482-bug-dep2.js';
+
+export { Thing1, Thing2 };
+
+export default function main()
+{
+    Thing1();
+    Thing2();
+}
diff --git a/test/es6/module-functionality.js b/test/es6/module-functionality.js
index f6642c0ed48..129313138a0 100644
--- a/test/es6/module-functionality.js
+++ b/test/es6/module-functionality.js
@@ -291,6 +291,14 @@ var tests = [
             testModuleScript(functionBody);
         }
     },
+    {
+        name:"Inter-related circular dependencies",
+        body: function () {
+            let functionBody =
+                `import './module-4482-bug.js';`;
+            testModuleScript(functionBody);
+        }
+    },
     {
         name: "Implicitly re-exporting an import binding (import { foo } from ''; export { foo };)",
         body: function () {