diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test.go b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61237e4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package example_test
+
+import (
+	fooginkgo "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+)
+
+var _ = fooginkgo.Describe("NodotFixture", func() {
+	fooginkgo.Describe("normal", func() {
+		fooginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+		})
+	})
+
+	fooginkgo.Context("normal", func() {
+		fooginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+		})
+	})
+
+	fooginkgo.When("normal", func() {
+		fooginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+		})
+	})
+
+	fooginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+	})
+
+	fooginkgo.Specify("normal", func() {
+
+	})
+
+	fooginkgo.Measure("normal", func(b Benchmarker) {
+
+	}, 2)
+
+	fooginkgo.DescribeTable("normal",
+		func() {},
+		fooginkgo.Entry("normal"),
+	)
+
+	fooginkgo.DescribeTable("normal",
+		func() {},
+		fooginkgo.Entry("normal"),
+	)
+})
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test_outline.csv b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test_outline.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10b7d49f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test_outline.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Name,Text,Start,End,Spec,Focused,Pending
+Describe,NodotFixture,79,676,false,false,false
+Describe,normal,124,205,false,false,false
+It,normal,164,201,true,false,false
+Context,normal,208,288,false,false,false
+It,normal,247,284,true,false,false
+When,normal,291,368,false,false,false
+It,normal,327,364,true,false,false
+It,normal,371,407,true,false,false
+Specify,normal,410,451,true,false,false
+Measure,normal,454,511,true,false,false
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test_outline.json b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test_outline.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34029e00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/alias_test_outline.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[{"name":"Describe","text":"NodotFixture","start":79,"end":676,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"Describe","text":"normal","start":124,"end":205,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":164,"end":201,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]},{"name":"Context","text":"normal","start":208,"end":288,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":247,"end":284,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]},{"name":"When","text":"normal","start":291,"end":368,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":327,"end":364,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]},{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":371,"end":407,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false},{"name":"Specify","text":"normal","start":410,"end":451,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false},{"name":"Measure","text":"normal","start":454,"end":511,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]}]
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test.go b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51cc08ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package example_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+)
+
+var _ = ginkgo.Describe("NodotFixture", func() {
+	ginkgo.Describe("normal", func() {
+		ginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+		})
+	})
+
+	ginkgo.Context("normal", func() {
+		ginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+		})
+	})
+
+	ginkgo.When("normal", func() {
+		ginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+		})
+	})
+
+	ginkgo.It("normal", func() {
+
+	})
+
+	ginkgo.Specify("normal", func() {
+
+	})
+
+	ginkgo.Measure("normal", func(b Benchmarker) {
+
+	}, 2)
+
+	ginkgo.DescribeTable("normal",
+		func() {},
+		ginkgo.Entry("normal"),
+	)
+
+	ginkgo.DescribeTable("normal",
+		func() {},
+		ginkgo.Entry("normal"),
+	)
+})
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test_outline.csv b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test_outline.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d79c0c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test_outline.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Name,Text,Start,End,Spec,Focused,Pending
+Describe,NodotFixture,69,624,false,false,false
+Describe,normal,111,186,false,false,false
+It,normal,148,182,true,false,false
+Context,normal,189,263,false,false,false
+It,normal,225,259,true,false,false
+When,normal,266,337,false,false,false
+It,normal,299,333,true,false,false
+It,normal,340,373,true,false,false
+Specify,normal,376,414,true,false,false
+Measure,normal,417,471,true,false,false
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test_outline.json b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test_outline.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfbf35785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/_testdata/nodot_test_outline.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[{"name":"Describe","text":"NodotFixture","start":69,"end":624,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"Describe","text":"normal","start":111,"end":186,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":148,"end":182,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]},{"name":"Context","text":"normal","start":189,"end":263,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":225,"end":259,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]},{"name":"When","text":"normal","start":266,"end":337,"spec":false,"focused":false,"pending":false,"nodes":[{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":299,"end":333,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]},{"name":"It","text":"normal","start":340,"end":373,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false},{"name":"Specify","text":"normal","start":376,"end":414,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false},{"name":"Measure","text":"normal","start":417,"end":471,"spec":true,"focused":false,"pending":false}]}]
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/import.go b/ginkgo/outline/import.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b869cf46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/import.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Most of the required functions were available in the
+// "golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/astutil" package, but not exported.
+// They were copied from https://github.com/golang/tools/blob/2b0845dc783e36ae26d683f4915a5840ef01ab0f/go/ast/astutil/imports.go
+
+package outline
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// importNameForPackage returns the import name for the package. If the package
+// is not imported, it returns false. Examples:
+// How package is imported -> Import Name
+// "import example.com/pkg/foo" -> "foo"
+// "import fooalias example.com/pkg/foo" -> "fooalias"
+// "import . example.com/pkg/foo" -> "."
+func importNameForPackage(f *ast.File, path string) (string, bool) {
+	spec := importSpec(f, path)
+	if spec == nil {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	name := spec.Name.String()
+	if name == "<nil>" {
+		// If the package name is not explicitly specified,
+		// make an educated guess. This is not guaranteed to be correct.
+		lastSlash := strings.LastIndex(path, "/")
+		if lastSlash == -1 {
+			name = path
+		} else {
+			name = path[lastSlash+1:]
+		}
+	}
+	return name, true
+}
+
+// importSpec returns the import spec if f imports path,
+// or nil otherwise.
+func importSpec(f *ast.File, path string) *ast.ImportSpec {
+	for _, s := range f.Imports {
+		if importPath(s) == path {
+			return s
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// importPath returns the unquoted import path of s,
+// or "" if the path is not properly quoted.
+func importPath(s *ast.ImportSpec) string {
+	t, err := strconv.Unquote(s.Path.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return t
+}
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/outline.go b/ginkgo/outline/outline.go
index 33c6f6333..c4fef57c4 100644
--- a/ginkgo/outline/outline.go
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/outline.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// ginkgoImportPath is the well-known ginkgo import path
+	ginkgoImportPath = "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	// undefinedTextAlt is used if the spec/container text cannot be derived
 	undefinedTextAlt = "undefined"
 )
@@ -52,9 +54,28 @@ func (n *ginkgoNode) Walk(f walkFunc) {
 
 // ginkgoNodeFromCallExpr derives an outline entry from a go AST subtree
 // corresponding to a Ginkgo container or spec.
-func ginkgoNodeFromCallExpr(ce *ast.CallExpr) (*ginkgoNode, bool) {
-	id, ok := ce.Fun.(*ast.Ident)
-	if !ok {
+func ginkgoNodeFromCallExpr(ce *ast.CallExpr, ginkgoImportName string) (*ginkgoNode, bool) {
+	var id *ast.Ident
+	switch ex := ce.Fun.(type) {
+	case *ast.Ident:
+		if ginkgoImportName != "." {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		id = ex
+	case *ast.SelectorExpr:
+		pkgID, ok := ex.X.(*ast.Ident)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		// A package identifier is top-level, so Obj must be nil
+		if pkgID.Obj != nil {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		if ginkgoImportName != pkgID.Name {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		id = ex.Sel
+	default:
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
@@ -62,8 +83,6 @@ func ginkgoNodeFromCallExpr(ce *ast.CallExpr) (*ginkgoNode, bool) {
 	n.Name = id.Name
 	n.Start = ce.Pos()
 	n.End = ce.End()
-	// TODO: Handle nodot and alias imports of the ginkgo package.
-	// The below assumes dot imports .
 	switch id.Name {
 	case "It", "Measure", "Specify":
 		n.Spec = true
@@ -131,6 +150,10 @@ func textFromCallExpr(ce *ast.CallExpr) (string, bool) {
 
 // FromASTFile returns an outline for a Ginkgo test source file
 func FromASTFile(src *ast.File) (*outline, error) {
+	ginkgoImportName, ok := importNameForPackage(src, ginkgoImportPath)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file does not import %s", ginkgoImportPath)
+	}
 	root := ginkgoNode{
 		Nodes: []*ginkgoNode{},
 	}
@@ -144,7 +167,7 @@ func FromASTFile(src *ast.File) (*outline, error) {
 			// ast.CallExpr, this should never happen
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("node starting at %d, ending at %d is not an *ast.CallExpr", node.Pos(), node.End()))
 		}
-		gn, ok := ginkgoNodeFromCallExpr(ce)
+		gn, ok := ginkgoNodeFromCallExpr(ce, ginkgoImportName)
 		if !ok {
 			// Not a Ginkgo call, continue
 			return true
diff --git a/ginkgo/outline/outline_test.go b/ginkgo/outline/outline_test.go
index 4d6b62d46..6036459a1 100644
--- a/ginkgo/outline/outline_test.go
+++ b/ginkgo/outline/outline_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ var _ = DescribeTable("Validate outline from file with",
 
 		Expect(gotCSV).To(Equal(string(wantCSV)))
 	},
+	Entry("normal import of ginkgo package (no dot, no alias), normal container and specs", "nodot_test.go", "nodot_test_outline.json", "nodot_test_outline.csv"),
+	Entry("aliased import of ginkgo package, normal container and specs", "alias_test.go", "alias_test_outline.json", "alias_test_outline.csv"),
 	Entry("normal containers and specs", "normal_test.go", "normal_test_outline.json", "normal_test_outline.csv"),
 	Entry("focused containers and specs", "focused_test.go", "focused_test_outline.json", "focused_test_outline.csv"),
 	Entry("pending containers and specs", "pending_test.go", "pending_test_outline.json", "pending_test_outline.csv"),