diff --git a/src/debug/pe/file.go b/src/debug/pe/file.go
index 87f225cb39..d1b1407f96 100644
--- a/src/debug/pe/file.go
+++ b/src/debug/pe/file.go
@@ -260,19 +260,59 @@ type ImportDirectory struct {
 // It does not return weak symbols.
 func (f *File) ImportedSymbols() ([]string, error) {
 	pe64 := f.Machine == IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64
-	ds := f.Section(".idata")
-	if ds == nil {
-		// not dynamic, so no libraries
+
+	// grab the number of data directory entries
+	var dd_length uint32
+	if pe64 {
+		dd_length = f.OptionalHeader.(*OptionalHeader64).NumberOfRvaAndSizes
+	} else {
+		dd_length = f.OptionalHeader.(*OptionalHeader32).NumberOfRvaAndSizes
+	}
+
+	// check that the length of data directory entries is large 
+	// enough to include the imports directory.
+	if dd_length < IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT + 1 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
+
+	// grab the import data directory entry
+	var idd DataDirectory
+	if pe64 {
+		idd = f.OptionalHeader.(*OptionalHeader64).DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT]
+	} else {
+		idd = f.OptionalHeader.(*OptionalHeader32).DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT]
+	}
+
+	// figure out which section contains the import directory table
+	var ds *Section
+	ds = nil
+	for _, s := range f.Sections {
+		if s.VirtualAddress <= idd.VirtualAddress && idd.VirtualAddress < s.VirtualAddress + s.VirtualSize {
+			ds = s
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	// didn't find a section, so no import libraries were found
+	if ds == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	d, err := ds.Data()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	// seek to the virtual address specified in the import data directory
+	d = d[idd.VirtualAddress - ds.VirtualAddress:]
+
+	// start decoding the import directory
 	var ida []ImportDirectory
 	for len(d) > 0 {
 		var dt ImportDirectory
 		dt.OriginalFirstThunk = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(d[0:4])
+		dt.TimeDateStamp = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(d[4:8])
+		dt.ForwarderChain = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(d[8:12])
 		dt.Name = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(d[12:16])
 		dt.FirstThunk = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(d[16:20])
 		d = d[20:]
@@ -282,7 +322,7 @@ func (f *File) ImportedSymbols() ([]string, error) {
 		ida = append(ida, dt)
 	}
 	// TODO(brainman): this needs to be rewritten
-	//  ds.Data() return contets of .idata section. Why store in variable called "names"?
+	//  ds.Data() returns contents of section containing import table. Why store in variable called "names"?
 	//  Why we are retrieving it second time? We already have it in "d", and it is not modified anywhere.
 	//  getString does not extracts a string from symbol string table (as getString doco says).
 	//  Why ds.Data() called again and again in the loop?
diff --git a/src/debug/pe/file_test.go b/src/debug/pe/file_test.go
index 8645d676b7..24cd673254 100644
--- a/src/debug/pe/file_test.go
+++ b/src/debug/pe/file_test.go
@@ -532,3 +532,31 @@ func TestBuildingWindowsGUI(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected OptionalHeader type: have %T, but want *pe.OptionalHeader32 or *pe.OptionalHeader64", oh)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestImportTableInUnknownSection(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping windows only test")
+	}
+
+	// first we need to find this font driver
+	path, err := exec.LookPath("atmfd.dll")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to locate required file %q in search path: %s", "atmfd.dll", err)
+	}
+
+	f, err := Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	// now we can extract its imports
+	symbols, err := f.ImportedSymbols()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(symbols) == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to locate any imported symbols within file %q.", path)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/debug/pe/pe.go b/src/debug/pe/pe.go
index 8050d59c70..9eaf33c310 100644
--- a/src/debug/pe/pe.go
+++ b/src/debug/pe/pe.go
@@ -108,3 +108,23 @@ const (
 	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_THUMB     = 0x1c2
 	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_WCEMIPSV2 = 0x169
 )
+
+// IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY constants
+const (
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_EXPORT = 0
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT = 1
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE = 2
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_EXCEPTION = 3
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY = 4
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_BASERELOC = 5
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_DEBUG = 6
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_ARCHITECTURE = 7
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_GLOBALPTR = 8
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_TLS = 9
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_LOAD_CONFIG = 10
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_BOUND_IMPORT = 11
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IAT = 12
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_DELAY_IMPORT = 13
+	IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_COM_DESCRIPTOR = 14
+)
+