diff -r 8c5b845c14fc -r 3663a153e75f lib2to3/fixes/fix_import.py
--- a/lib2to3/fixes/fix_import.py	Wed Feb 24 02:21:34 2010 +0000
+++ b/lib2to3/fixes/fix_import.py	Tue May 04 10:48:54 2010 +0200
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
             return new
 
     def probably_a_local_import(self, imp_name):
+        if imp_name.startswith("."):
+            return False
         imp_name = imp_name.split('.', 1)[0]
         base_path = dirname(self.filename)
         base_path = join(base_path, imp_name)
diff -r 8c5b845c14fc -r 3663a153e75f lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py
--- a/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py	Wed Feb 24 02:21:34 2010 +0000
+++ b/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py	Tue May 04 10:48:54 2010 +0200
@@ -3686,9 +3686,12 @@
         from lib2to3.fixes import fix_import
         fix_import.exists = os.path.exists
 
-    def check_both(self, b, a):
+    def check_both(self, b, a, always_unchanged = False):
         self.always_exists = True
-        super(Test_import, self).check(b, a)
+        if always_unchanged: 
+            super(Test_import, self).unchanged(b)
+        else:
+            super(Test_import, self).check(b, a)
         self.always_exists = False
         super(Test_import, self).unchanged(b)
 
@@ -3818,6 +3821,11 @@
         """
         self.check_both(b, a)
 
+    def test_unchanged_relative_imports(self):
+        b = "from . import foo"
+        a = "from . import foo"
+        self.check_both(b, a, always_unchanged = True)
+
 
 class Test_set_literal(FixerTestCase):