diff --git a/Lib/test/test_import.py b/Lib/test/test_import.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_import.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_import.py
@@ -844,6 +844,80 @@
             self.fail("ZeroDivisionError should have been raised")
         self.assert_traceback(tb, [__file__, 'foo.py', 'bar.py'])
 
+    # A few more examples from issue #15425
+    def test_syntax_error(self):
+        self.create_module("foo", "invalid syntax is invalid")
+        try:
+            import foo
+        except SyntaxError as e:
+            tb = e.__traceback__
+        else:
+            self.fail("SyntaxError should have been raised")
+        self.assert_traceback(tb, [__file__])
+
+    def _setup_broken_package(self, parent, child):
+        pkg_name = "_parent_foo"
+        def cleanup():
+            rmtree(pkg_name)
+            unload(pkg_name)
+        os.mkdir(pkg_name)
+        self.addCleanup(cleanup)
+        # Touch the __init__.py
+        init_path = os.path.join(pkg_name, '__init__.py')
+        with open(init_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(parent)
+        bar_path = os.path.join(pkg_name, 'bar.py')
+        with open(bar_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(child)
+        importlib.invalidate_caches()
+        return init_path, bar_path
+        
+    def test_broken_submodule(self):
+        init_path, bar_path = self._setup_broken_package("", "1/0")
+        try:
+            import _parent_foo.bar
+        except ZeroDivisionError as e:
+            tb = e.__traceback__
+        else:
+            self.fail("ZeroDivisionError should have been raised")
+        self.assert_traceback(tb, [__file__, bar_path])
+
+    def test_broken_from(self):
+        init_path, bar_path = self._setup_broken_package("", "1/0")
+        try:
+            from _parent_foo import bar
+        except ZeroDivisionError as e:
+            tb = e.__traceback__
+            print(e)
+        else:
+            self.fail("ImportError should have been raised")
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_tb(tb)
+        self.assert_traceback(tb, [__file__, bar_path])
+
+    def test_broken_parent(self):
+        init_path, bar_path = self._setup_broken_package("1/0", "")
+        try:
+            import _parent_foo.bar
+        except ZeroDivisionError as e:
+            tb = e.__traceback__
+            print(e)
+        else:
+            self.fail("ZeroDivisionError should have been raised")
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_tb(tb)
+        self.assert_traceback(tb, [__file__, init_path])
+
+    def test_broken_parent_from(self):
+        init_path, bar_path = self._setup_broken_package("1/0", "")
+        try:
+            from _parent_foo import bar
+        except ZeroDivisionError as e:
+            tb = e.__traceback__
+        else:
+            self.fail("ZeroDivisionError should have been raised")
+        self.assert_traceback(tb, [__file__, init_path])
+
     @cpython_only
     def test_import_bug(self):
         # We simulate a bug in importlib and check that it's not stripped
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -1154,14 +1154,17 @@
 {
     const char *importlib_filename = "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>";
     const char *exec_funcname = "_exec_module";
+    const char *get_code_funcname = "get_code";
     int always_trim = 0;
+    int trim_get_code = 0;
     int in_importlib = 0;
     PyObject *exception, *value, *base_tb, *tb;
     PyObject **prev_link, **outer_link = NULL;
 
     /* Synopsis: if it's an ImportError, we trim all importlib chunks
-       from the traceback.  Otherwise, we trim only those chunks which
-       end with a call to "_exec_module". */
+       from the traceback.  If it's a SyntaxError, we trim any chunks that
+       end with a call to "get_code", We always trim chunks
+       which end with a call to "_exec_module". */
 
     PyErr_Fetch(&exception, &value, &base_tb);
     if (!exception || Py_VerboseFlag)
@@ -1169,6 +1172,9 @@
     if (PyType_IsSubtype((PyTypeObject *) exception,
                          (PyTypeObject *) PyExc_ImportError))
         always_trim = 1;
+    if (PyType_IsSubtype((PyTypeObject *) exception,
+                         (PyTypeObject *) PyExc_SyntaxError))
+        trim_get_code = 1;
 
     prev_link = &base_tb;
     tb = base_tb;
@@ -1191,8 +1197,12 @@
 
         if (in_importlib &&
             (always_trim ||
-             PyUnicode_CompareWithASCIIString(code->co_name,
-                                              exec_funcname) == 0)) {
+             (PyUnicode_CompareWithASCIIString(code->co_name,
+                                              exec_funcname) == 0) ||
+             (trim_get_code &&
+              PyUnicode_CompareWithASCIIString(code->co_name,
+                                              get_code_funcname) == 0)
+           )) {
             PyObject *tmp = *outer_link;
             *outer_link = next;
             Py_XINCREF(next);