diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c1955dff50..f69f0397a5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ Release date: TBA
   Close #3148
 
 
+* ``import-outside-toplevel`` is emitted for ``ImportFrom`` nodes as well.
+
+  Close #3175
+
 What's New in Pylint 2.4.2?
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/pylint/__init__.py b/pylint/__init__.py
index a5d43d123f..89809389bd 100644
--- a/pylint/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint/__init__.py
@@ -9,35 +9,35 @@
 
 import sys
 
-from .__pkginfo__ import version as __version__
+from pylint.__pkginfo__ import version as __version__
+from pylint.checkers.similar import Run as SimilarRun
+from pylint.epylint import Run as EpylintRun
+from pylint.lint import Run as PylintRun
+from pylint.pyreverse.main import Run as PyreverseRun
 
 
 def run_pylint():
     """run pylint"""
-    from pylint.lint import Run
 
     try:
-        Run(sys.argv[1:])
+        PylintRun(sys.argv[1:])
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
 def run_epylint():
     """run pylint"""
-    from pylint.epylint import Run
 
-    Run()
+    EpylintRun()
 
 
 def run_pyreverse():
     """run pyreverse"""
-    from pylint.pyreverse.main import Run
 
-    Run(sys.argv[1:])
+    PyreverseRun(sys.argv[1:])
 
 
 def run_symilar():
     """run symilar"""
-    from pylint.checkers.similar import Run
 
-    Run(sys.argv[1:])
+    SimilarRun(sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/imports.py b/pylint/checkers/imports.py
index 710eb28aee..42d4362df0 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/imports.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/imports.py
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ def visit_importfrom(self, node):
         self._check_wildcard_imports(node, imported_module)
         self._check_same_line_imports(node)
         self._check_reimport(node, basename=basename, level=node.level)
+        self._check_toplevel(node)
 
         if isinstance(node.parent, astroid.Module):
             # Allow imports nested
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/similar.py b/pylint/checkers/similar.py
index d87a2b1323..019b55fc56 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/similar.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/similar.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import sys
 from collections import defaultdict
+from getopt import getopt
 from itertools import groupby
 
 import astroid
@@ -412,7 +413,6 @@ def Run(argv=None):
     """standalone command line access point"""
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv[1:]
-    from getopt import getopt
 
     s_opts = "hdi"
     l_opts = (
diff --git a/pylint/lint.py b/pylint/lint.py
index bbb01d35e5..a98970b782 100644
--- a/pylint/lint.py
+++ b/pylint/lint.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 from astroid.__pkginfo__ import version as astroid_version
 from astroid.builder import AstroidBuilder
 
-from pylint import checkers, config, exceptions, interfaces, reporters
+from pylint import __pkginfo__, checkers, config, exceptions, interfaces, reporters
 from pylint.__pkginfo__ import version
 from pylint.constants import MAIN_CHECKER_NAME, MSG_TYPES, OPTION_RGX
 from pylint.message import Message, MessageDefinitionStore, MessagesHandlerMixIn
@@ -1761,8 +1761,6 @@ def cb_generate_config(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def cb_generate_manpage(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """optik callback for sample config file generation"""
-        from pylint import __pkginfo__
-
         self.linter.generate_manpage(__pkginfo__)
         sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/pylint/reporters/__init__.py b/pylint/reporters/__init__.py
index fe767bcc55..f01629bcec 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 """utilities methods and classes for reporters"""
 
 
+from pylint import utils
 from pylint.reporters.base_reporter import BaseReporter
 from pylint.reporters.collecting_reporter import CollectingReporter
 from pylint.reporters.json_reporter import JSONReporter
@@ -27,8 +28,6 @@
 
 def initialize(linter):
     """initialize linter with reporters in this package """
-    from pylint import utils
-
     utils.register_plugins(linter, __path__[0])
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/b/bad_reversed_sequence.py b/tests/functional/b/bad_reversed_sequence.py
index 6cfac5bedc..f423dd2d6c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/b/bad_reversed_sequence.py
+++ b/tests/functional/b/bad_reversed_sequence.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """ Checks that reversed() receive proper argument """
 # pylint: disable=missing-docstring, useless-object-inheritance
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods,no-self-use,no-absolute-import
-from collections import deque
+from collections import deque, OrderedDict
+from enum import IntEnum
 
-__revision__ = 0
 
 class GoodReversed(object):
     """ Implements __reversed__ """
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ def test(path):
 
 def test_dict_ancestor_and_reversed():
     """Don't emit for subclasses of dict, with __reversed__ implemented."""
-    from collections import OrderedDict
-
     class Child(dict):
         def __reversed__(self):
             return reversed(range(10))
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ def __reversed__(self):
 
 def test_dont_emit_for_reversing_enums():
     """Don't emit when reversing enum classes"""
-    from enum import IntEnum
-
     class Color(IntEnum):
         RED = 1
         GREEN = 2
diff --git a/tests/functional/b/bugfix_local_scope_metaclass_1177.py b/tests/functional/b/bugfix_local_scope_metaclass_1177.py
index 8904f6fb28..22c07a330f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/b/bugfix_local_scope_metaclass_1177.py
+++ b/tests/functional/b/bugfix_local_scope_metaclass_1177.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-docstring,too-few-public-methods,import-error
-from UNINFERABLE import ImportedMetaclass
+from UNINFERABLE import ImportedMetaclass, ImportedMetaclass2
 
 
 class Meta(type):
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class ClassImp2(metaclass=ImportedMetaclass):
 
 
 def imported_and_nested_scope2():
-    from UNINFERABLE import ImportedMetaclass2
-
     class ClassImp3(metaclass=ImportedMetaclass2):
         pass
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/c/consider_using_enumerate.py b/tests/functional/c/consider_using_enumerate.py
index 758375c371..cff00aeec3 100644
--- a/tests/functional/c/consider_using_enumerate.py
+++ b/tests/functional/c/consider_using_enumerate.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def good():
     for index in range(len(iterable)):
         yield other_obj[index]
 
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
     from unknown import unknown
     for index in range(unknown(iterable)):
         yield iterable[index]
diff --git a/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.py b/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.py
index 0575e59b29..762faa5511 100644
--- a/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.py
+++ b/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.py
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ def j(self):
 def k(flag):
     if flag:
         import tabnanny  # [import-outside-toplevel]
+
+
+def j():
+    from collections import defaultdict # [import-outside-toplevel]
diff --git a/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.txt b/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.txt
index 53f9595d2c..d15db69476 100644
--- a/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.txt
+++ b/tests/functional/import_outside_toplevel.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ import-outside-toplevel:22:i:Import outside toplevel (random, socket)
 import-outside-toplevel:26:C:Import outside toplevel (tokenize)
 import-outside-toplevel:29:C.j:Import outside toplevel (turtle)
 import-outside-toplevel:34:k:Import outside toplevel (tabnanny)
+import-outside-toplevel:38:j:Import outside toplevel (collections)
diff --git a/tests/functional/r/redefined_outer_name_type_checking.py b/tests/functional/r/redefined_outer_name_type_checking.py
index b708902e0c..399fc8cea5 100644
--- a/tests/functional/r/redefined_outer_name_type_checking.py
+++ b/tests/functional/r/redefined_outer_name_type_checking.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 class Cls:
     def func(self, stuff: defaultdict):
         # This import makes the definition work.
+        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
         from collections import defaultdict
 
         obj = defaultdict()
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/string_formatting.py b/tests/functional/s/string_formatting.py
index 82f6d112d5..bb7166fdeb 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/string_formatting.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/string_formatting.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def issue338():
     trying to infer EmptyNodes (resulted after mocking the
     members of namedtuples).
     """
-    from collections import namedtuple
+    from collections import namedtuple # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
 
     class Crash(namedtuple("C", "foo bar")):
         """ Looking for attributes in __str__ will crash,
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/string_formatting_py3.py b/tests/functional/s/string_formatting_py3.py
index c27e9719e4..3cdd60eb25 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/string_formatting_py3.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/string_formatting_py3.py
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ def issue_957_bad2():
 
 
 def issue_957_uninferable():
-    from butchery import meat
+    from butchery import meat # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
     print('%s%s%s' % ('eggs', *meat))
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/unbalanced_tuple_unpacking.py b/tests/functional/u/unbalanced_tuple_unpacking.py
index d3887f4f35..ed807c0d7b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/unbalanced_tuple_unpacking.py
+++ b/tests/functional/u/unbalanced_tuple_unpacking.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from functional.u.unpacking import unpack
 
-# pylint: disable=using-constant-test, useless-object-inheritance
+# pylint: disable=using-constant-test, useless-object-inheritance,import-outside-toplevel
 
 def do_stuff():
     """This is not right."""
diff --git a/tests/input/func_w0401_disabled_in_func.py b/tests/input/func_w0401_disabled_in_func.py
index b9b0ced8d8..69f266863f 100644
--- a/tests/input/func_w0401_disabled_in_func.py
+++ b/tests/input/func_w0401_disabled_in_func.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Test disabling of cyclic import check inside a function
 """
-# pylint: disable=no-absolute-import
+# pylint: disable=no-absolute-import,import-outside-toplevel
 from __future__ import print_function