diff --git a/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go b/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go
index ff3987473770..64841b38a035 100644
--- a/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go
+++ b/rlp/rlpgen/gen.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp/internal/rlpstruct"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
 )
 
 // buildContext keeps the data needed for make*Op.
@@ -96,14 +97,20 @@ func (bctx *buildContext) typeToStructType(typ types.Type) *rlpstruct.Type {
 // file and assigns unique names of temporary variables.
 type genContext struct {
 	inPackage   *types.Package
-	imports     map[string]struct{}
+	imports     map[string]genImportPackage
 	tempCounter int
 }
 
+type genImportPackage struct {
+	alias string
+	pkg   *types.Package
+}
+
 func newGenContext(inPackage *types.Package) *genContext {
 	return &genContext{
-		inPackage: inPackage,
-		imports:   make(map[string]struct{}),
+		inPackage:   inPackage,
+		imports:     make(map[string]genImportPackage),
+		tempCounter: 0,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -117,32 +124,78 @@ func (ctx *genContext) resetTemp() {
 	ctx.tempCounter = 0
 }
 
-func (ctx *genContext) addImport(path string) {
-	if path == ctx.inPackage.Path() {
-		return // avoid importing the package that we're generating in.
+func (ctx *genContext) addImportPath(path string) {
+	pkg, err := ctx.loadPackage(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("can't load package %q: %v", path, err))
 	}
-	// TODO: renaming?
-	ctx.imports[path] = struct{}{}
+	ctx.addImport(pkg)
 }
 
-// importsList returns all packages that need to be imported.
-func (ctx *genContext) importsList() []string {
-	imp := make([]string, 0, len(ctx.imports))
-	for k := range ctx.imports {
-		imp = append(imp, k)
+func (ctx *genContext) addImport(pkg *types.Package) string {
+	if pkg.Path() == ctx.inPackage.Path() {
+		return "" // avoid importing the package that we're generating in
 	}
-	sort.Strings(imp)
-	return imp
+	if p, exists := ctx.imports[pkg.Path()]; exists {
+		return p.alias
+	}
+	var (
+		baseName = pkg.Name()
+		alias    = baseName
+		counter  = 1
+	)
+	// If the base name conflicts with an existing import, add a numeric suffix.
+	for ctx.hasAlias(alias) {
+		alias = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", baseName, counter)
+		counter++
+	}
+	ctx.imports[pkg.Path()] = genImportPackage{alias, pkg}
+	return alias
+}
+
+// hasAlias checks if an alias is already in use
+func (ctx *genContext) hasAlias(alias string) bool {
+	for _, p := range ctx.imports {
+		if p.alias == alias {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
-// qualify is the types.Qualifier used for printing types.
+// loadPackage attempts to load package information
+func (ctx *genContext) loadPackage(path string) (*types.Package, error) {
+	cfg := &packages.Config{Mode: packages.NeedName}
+	pkgs, err := packages.Load(cfg, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(pkgs) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no package found for path %s", path)
+	}
+	return types.NewPackage(path, pkgs[0].Name), nil
+}
+
+// qualify is the types.Qualifier used for printing types
 func (ctx *genContext) qualify(pkg *types.Package) string {
 	if pkg.Path() == ctx.inPackage.Path() {
 		return ""
 	}
-	ctx.addImport(pkg.Path())
-	// TODO: renaming?
-	return pkg.Name()
+	return ctx.addImport(pkg)
+}
+
+// importsList returns all packages that need to be imported
+func (ctx *genContext) importsList() []string {
+	imp := make([]string, 0, len(ctx.imports))
+	for path, p := range ctx.imports {
+		if p.alias == p.pkg.Name() {
+			imp = append(imp, fmt.Sprintf("%q", path))
+		} else {
+			imp = append(imp, fmt.Sprintf("%s %q", p.alias, path))
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Strings(imp)
+	return imp
 }
 
 type op interface {
@@ -359,7 +412,7 @@ func (op uint256Op) genWrite(ctx *genContext, v string) string {
 }
 
 func (op uint256Op) genDecode(ctx *genContext) (string, string) {
-	ctx.addImport("github.com/holiman/uint256")
+	ctx.addImportPath("github.com/holiman/uint256")
 
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	resultV := ctx.temp()
@@ -732,7 +785,7 @@ func (bctx *buildContext) makeOp(name *types.Named, typ types.Type, tags rlpstru
 // generateDecoder generates the DecodeRLP method on 'typ'.
 func generateDecoder(ctx *genContext, typ string, op op) []byte {
 	ctx.resetTemp()
-	ctx.addImport(pathOfPackageRLP)
+	ctx.addImportPath(pathOfPackageRLP)
 
 	result, code := op.genDecode(ctx)
 	var b bytes.Buffer
@@ -747,8 +800,8 @@ func generateDecoder(ctx *genContext, typ string, op op) []byte {
 // generateEncoder generates the EncodeRLP method on 'typ'.
 func generateEncoder(ctx *genContext, typ string, op op) []byte {
 	ctx.resetTemp()
-	ctx.addImport("io")
-	ctx.addImport(pathOfPackageRLP)
+	ctx.addImportPath("io")
+	ctx.addImportPath(pathOfPackageRLP)
 
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "func (obj *%s) EncodeRLP(_w io.Writer) error {\n", typ)
@@ -783,7 +836,7 @@ func (bctx *buildContext) generate(typ *types.Named, encoder, decoder bool) ([]b
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "package %s\n\n", pkg.Name())
 	for _, imp := range ctx.importsList() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "import %q\n", imp)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "import %s\n", imp)
 	}
 	if encoder {
 		fmt.Fprintln(&b)
diff --git a/rlp/rlpgen/gen_test.go b/rlp/rlpgen/gen_test.go
index b4fabb3dc633..4bfb1b9d255f 100644
--- a/rlp/rlpgen/gen_test.go
+++ b/rlp/rlpgen/gen_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
-var tests = []string{"uints", "nil", "rawvalue", "optional", "bigint", "uint256"}
+var tests = []string{"uints", "nil", "rawvalue", "optional", "bigint", "uint256", "pkgclash"}
 
 func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/rlp/rlpgen/testdata/pkgclash.in.txt b/rlp/rlpgen/testdata/pkgclash.in.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d407881ce41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rlp/rlpgen/testdata/pkgclash.in.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// -*- mode: go -*-
+
+package test
+
+import (
+       eth1 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+       eth2 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
+)
+
+type Test struct {
+    A eth1.MinerAPI
+    B eth2.GetReceiptsPacket
+}
diff --git a/rlp/rlpgen/testdata/pkgclash.out.txt b/rlp/rlpgen/testdata/pkgclash.out.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d119639b9978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rlp/rlpgen/testdata/pkgclash.out.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package test
+
+import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+import "io"
+import eth1 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
+
+func (obj *Test) EncodeRLP(_w io.Writer) error {
+	w := rlp.NewEncoderBuffer(_w)
+	_tmp0 := w.List()
+	_tmp1 := w.List()
+	w.ListEnd(_tmp1)
+	_tmp2 := w.List()
+	w.WriteUint64(obj.B.RequestId)
+	_tmp3 := w.List()
+	for _, _tmp4 := range obj.B.GetReceiptsRequest {
+		w.WriteBytes(_tmp4[:])
+	}
+	w.ListEnd(_tmp3)
+	w.ListEnd(_tmp2)
+	w.ListEnd(_tmp0)
+	return w.Flush()
+}
+
+func (obj *Test) DecodeRLP(dec *rlp.Stream) error {
+	var _tmp0 Test
+	{
+		if _, err := dec.List(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// A:
+		var _tmp1 eth.MinerAPI
+		{
+			if _, err := dec.List(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := dec.ListEnd(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		_tmp0.A = _tmp1
+		// B:
+		var _tmp2 eth1.GetReceiptsPacket
+		{
+			if _, err := dec.List(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			// RequestId:
+			_tmp3, err := dec.Uint64()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_tmp2.RequestId = _tmp3
+			// GetReceiptsRequest:
+			var _tmp4 []common.Hash
+			if _, err := dec.List(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			for dec.MoreDataInList() {
+				var _tmp5 common.Hash
+				if err := dec.ReadBytes(_tmp5[:]); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				_tmp4 = append(_tmp4, _tmp5)
+			}
+			if err := dec.ListEnd(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_tmp2.GetReceiptsRequest = _tmp4
+			if err := dec.ListEnd(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		_tmp0.B = _tmp2
+		if err := dec.ListEnd(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	*obj = _tmp0
+	return nil
+}