Index: Lib/test/test_parser.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_parser.py	(revision 82408)
+++ Lib/test/test_parser.py	(working copy)
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@
         self.check_suite("import sys as system, math")
         self.check_suite("import sys, math as my_math")
 
+    def test_relative_imports(self):
+        self.check_suite("from . import name")
+        self.check_suite("from .. import name")
+        self.check_suite("from .pkg import name")
+        self.check_suite("from ..pkg import name")
+
     def test_pep263(self):
         self.check_suite("# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-\n"
                          "pass\n")
@@ -511,7 +517,21 @@
                 (0, ''))
         self.check_bad_tree(tree, "malformed global ast")
 
+    def test_missing_import_source(self):
+        # from import a
+        tree = \
+            (257,
+             (267,
+              (268,
+               (269,
+                (281,
+                 (283, (1, 'from'), (1, 'import'),
+                  (286, (284, (1, 'fred')))))),
+               (4, ''))),
+             (4, ''), (0, ''))
+        self.check_bad_tree(tree, "from import a")
 
+
 class CompileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     # These tests are very minimal. :-(
Index: Modules/parsermodule.c
===================================================================
--- Modules/parsermodule.c	(revision 82408)
+++ Modules/parsermodule.c	(working copy)
@@ -1886,8 +1886,8 @@
         return i-1;
 }
 
-/* 'from' ('.'* dotted_name | '.') 'import' ('*' | '(' import_as_names ')' |
- *     import_as_names
+/* import_from: ('from' ('.'* dotted_name | '.'+)
+ *               'import' ('*' | '(' import_as_names ')' | import_as_names))
  */
 static int
 validate_import_from(node *tree)
@@ -1897,7 +1897,8 @@
         int havename = (TYPE(CHILD(tree, ndots + 1)) == dotted_name);
         int offset = ndots + havename;
         int res = validate_ntype(tree, import_from)
-                && (nch >= 4 + ndots)
+                && (offset >= 1)
+                && (nch >= 3 + offset)
                 && validate_name(CHILD(tree, 0), "from")
                 && (!havename || validate_dotted_name(CHILD(tree, ndots + 1)))
                 && validate_name(CHILD(tree, offset + 1), "import");