diff -r 803e5a732331 Doc/library/2to3.rst
--- a/Doc/library/2to3.rst	Fri Nov 23 01:51:20 2012 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/2to3.rst	Fri Nov 23 12:07:48 2012 +0200
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@
 
    Handles the move of :func:`reduce` to :func:`functools.reduce`.
 
+.. 2to3fixer:: reload
+
+   Converts :func:`reload` to :func:`imp.reload`.
+
 .. 2to3fixer:: renames
 
    Changes :data:`sys.maxint` to :data:`sys.maxsize`.
diff -r 803e5a732331 Lib/lib2to3/fixes/fix_reload.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Lib/lib2to3/fixes/fix_reload.py	Fri Nov 23 12:07:48 2012 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+"""Fixer for reload().
+
+reload(s) -> imp.reload(s)"""
+
+# Local imports
+from .. import pytree
+from .. import fixer_base
+from ..fixer_util import Name, Attr, touch_import
+
+
+class FixReload(fixer_base.BaseFix):
+    BM_compatible = True
+    order = "pre"
+
+    PATTERN = """
+    power< 'reload'
+           trailer< lpar='('
+                    ( not(arglist | argument<any '=' any>) obj=any
+                      | obj=arglist<(not argument<any '=' any>) any ','> )
+                    rpar=')' >
+           after=any*
+    >
+    """
+
+    def transform(self, node, results):
+        syms = self.syms
+        obj = results["obj"].clone()
+        if obj.type == syms.arglist:
+            newarglist = obj.clone()
+        else:
+            newarglist = pytree.Node(syms.arglist, [obj.clone()])
+        after = results["after"]
+        if after:
+            after = [n.clone() for n in after]
+        new = pytree.Node(syms.power,
+                          Attr(Name("imp"), Name("reload")) +
+                          [pytree.Node(syms.trailer,
+                                       [results["lpar"].clone(),
+                                        newarglist,
+                                        results["rpar"].clone()])] + after)
+        new.prefix = node.prefix
+        touch_import(None, 'imp', node)
+        return new
diff -r 803e5a732331 Lib/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py
--- a/Lib/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py	Fri Nov 23 01:51:20 2012 +0200
+++ b/Lib/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py	Fri Nov 23 12:07:48 2012 +0200
@@ -282,6 +282,65 @@
         b = """f(*args, **kwds)"""
         self.check(a, b)
 
+class Test_reload(FixerTestCase):
+    fixer = "reload"
+
+    def test(self):
+        b = """reload(a)"""
+        a = """import imp\nimp.reload(a)"""
+        self.check(b, a)
+
+    def test_comment(self):
+        b = """reload( a ) # comment"""
+        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a ) # comment"""
+        self.check(b, a)
+
+        # PEP 8 comments
+        b = """reload( a )  # comment"""
+        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a )  # comment"""
+        self.check(b, a)
+
+    def test_space(self):
+        b = """reload( a )"""
+        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a )"""
+        self.check(b, a)
+
+        b = """reload( a)"""
+        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a)"""
+        self.check(b, a)
+
+        b = """reload(a )"""
+        a = """import imp\nimp.reload(a )"""
+        self.check(b, a)
+
+    def test_unchanged(self):
+        s = """reload(a=1)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload(f, g)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload(f, *h)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload(f, *h, **i)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload(f, **i)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload(*h, **i)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload(*h)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload(**i)"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
+        s = """reload()"""
+        self.unchanged(s)
+
 class Test_intern(FixerTestCase):
     fixer = "intern"