diff --git a/Doc/library/2to3.rst b/Doc/library/2to3.rst
--- a/Doc/library/2to3.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/2to3.rst
@@ -372,17 +372,21 @@ and off individually.  They are describe
    Converts :func:`raw_input` to :func:`input`.
 
 .. 2to3fixer:: reduce
 
    Handles the move of :func:`reduce` to :func:`functools.reduce`.
 
 .. 2to3fixer:: reload
 
-   Converts :func:`reload` to :func:`imp.reload`.
+   Converts :func:`reload` to :func:`importlib.reload`.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
+      Updated to use :func:`importlib.reload` instead of deprecated
+      :func:`imp.reload`.
 
 .. 2to3fixer:: renames
 
    Changes :data:`sys.maxint` to :data:`sys.maxsize`.
 
 .. 2to3fixer:: repr
 
    Replaces backtick repr with the :func:`repr` function.
diff --git a/Lib/lib2to3/fixes/fix_reload.py b/Lib/lib2to3/fixes/fix_reload.py
--- a/Lib/lib2to3/fixes/fix_reload.py
+++ b/Lib/lib2to3/fixes/fix_reload.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 """Fixer for reload().
 
-reload(s) -> imp.reload(s)"""
+reload(s) -> importlib.reload(s)"""
 
 # Local imports
 from .. import fixer_base
 from ..fixer_util import ImportAndCall, touch_import
 
 
 class FixReload(fixer_base.BaseFix):
     BM_compatible = True
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ class FixReload(fixer_base.BaseFix):
                     ( not(arglist | argument<any '=' any>) obj=any
                       | obj=arglist<(not argument<any '=' any>) any ','> )
                     rpar=')' >
            after=any*
     >
     """
 
     def transform(self, node, results):
-        names = ('imp', 'reload')
+        names = ('importlib', 'reload')
         new = ImportAndCall(node, results, names)
-        touch_import(None, 'imp', node)
+        touch_import(None, 'importlib', node)
         return new
diff --git a/Lib/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py b/Lib/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py
--- a/Lib/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py
+++ b/Lib/lib2to3/tests/test_fixers.py
@@ -282,40 +282,40 @@ class Test_apply(FixerTestCase):
         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)"""
+        a = """import importlib\nimportlib.reload(a)"""
         self.check(b, a)
 
     def test_comment(self):
         b = """reload( a ) # comment"""
-        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a ) # comment"""
+        a = """import importlib\nimportlib.reload( a ) # comment"""
         self.check(b, a)
 
         # PEP 8 comments
         b = """reload( a )  # comment"""
-        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a )  # comment"""
+        a = """import importlib\nimportlib.reload( a )  # comment"""
         self.check(b, a)
 
     def test_space(self):
         b = """reload( a )"""
-        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a )"""
+        a = """import importlib\nimportlib.reload( a )"""
         self.check(b, a)
 
         b = """reload( a)"""
-        a = """import imp\nimp.reload( a)"""
+        a = """import importlib\nimportlib.reload( a)"""
         self.check(b, a)
 
         b = """reload(a )"""
-        a = """import imp\nimp.reload(a )"""
+        a = """import importlib\nimportlib.reload(a )"""
         self.check(b, a)
 
     def test_unchanged(self):
         s = """reload(a=1)"""
         self.unchanged(s)
 
         s = """reload(f, g)"""
         self.unchanged(s)