diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
index e4912e012f..2fc7a8dd11 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
@@ -304,13 +304,15 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_gather_env_vars() {
         let mut engine_state = EngineState::new();
-        let symbols = r##" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~"##;
+        let symbols = r##" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~"##.to_string();
 
+        let foo_key = "FOO".to_string();
+        let symbols_key = "SYMBOLS".to_string();
         gather_env_vars(
             [
-                ("FOO".into(), "foo".into()),
-                ("SYMBOLS".into(), symbols.into()),
-                (symbols.into(), "symbols".into()),
+                (foo_key.clone(), "foo".into()),
+                (symbols_key.clone(), symbols.into()),
+                (symbols.clone()(), "symbols".into()),
             ]
             .into_iter(),
             &mut engine_state,
@@ -319,16 +321,12 @@ mod test {
 
         let env = engine_state.render_env_vars();
 
+        assert!(matches!(env.get(&foo_key), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == "foo"));
         assert!(
-            matches!(env.get(&"FOO".to_string()), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == "foo")
+            matches!(env.get(&symbols_key), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == symbols)
         );
-        assert!(
-            matches!(env.get(&"SYMBOLS".to_string()), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == symbols)
-        );
-        assert!(
-            matches!(env.get(&symbols.to_string()), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == "symbols")
-        );
-        assert!(env.get(&"PWD".to_string()).is_some());
+        assert!(matches!(env.get(&symbols), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == "symbols"));
+        assert!(env.get(&"PWD").is_some());
         assert_eq!(env.len(), 4);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
index 2849b4e39c..9ecc6a9675 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ pub fn parse_export_in_block(
         "export alias" => parse_alias(working_set, lite_command, None),
         "export def" => parse_def(working_set, lite_command, None).0,
         "export const" => parse_const(working_set, &lite_command.parts[1..]),
-        "export use" => parse_use(working_set, lite_command).0,
+        "export use" => parse_use(working_set, lite_command, None).0,
         "export module" => parse_module(working_set, lite_command, None).0,
         "export extern" => parse_extern(working_set, lite_command, None),
         _ => {
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ pub fn parse_module_block(
                     ))
                 }
                 b"use" => {
-                    let (pipeline, _) = parse_use(working_set, command);
+                    let (pipeline, _) = parse_use(working_set, command, Some(&mut module));
 
                     block.pipelines.push(pipeline)
                 }
@@ -2228,6 +2228,7 @@ pub fn parse_module(
 pub fn parse_use(
     working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet,
     lite_command: &LiteCommand,
+    user_module: Option<&mut Module>,
 ) -> (Pipeline, Vec<Exportable>) {
     let spans = &lite_command.parts;
 
@@ -2420,6 +2421,16 @@ pub fn parse_use(
 
     import_pattern.constants = constants.iter().map(|(_, id)| *id).collect();
 
+    if let Some(m) = user_module {
+        m.add_usage_modules(
+            definitions
+                .modules
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(_, id)| *id)
+                .collect::<Vec<ModuleId>>()
+                .as_slice(),
+        )
+    }
     // Extend the current scope with the module's exportables
     working_set.use_decls(definitions.decls);
     working_set.use_modules(definitions.modules);
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 149bce8958..034ae567cb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -5219,7 +5219,7 @@ pub fn parse_builtin_commands(
         }
         b"alias" => parse_alias(working_set, lite_command, None),
         b"module" => parse_module(working_set, lite_command, None).0,
-        b"use" => parse_use(working_set, lite_command).0,
+        b"use" => parse_use(working_set, lite_command, None).0,
         b"overlay" => {
             if let Some(redirection) = lite_command.redirection.as_ref() {
                 working_set.error(redirecting_builtin_error("overlay", redirection));
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/module.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/module.rs
index ebb6f5621e..2a5ef737ea 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/module.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/module.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     ast::ImportPatternMember, engine::StateWorkingSet, BlockId, DeclId, ModuleId, ParseError, Span,
     Value, VarId,
 };
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ pub struct Module {
     pub env_block: Option<BlockId>, // `export-env { ... }` block
     pub main: Option<DeclId>,       // `export def main`
     pub span: Option<Span>,
+    pub use_modules: Vec<ModuleId>,
+    pub file: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl Module {
@@ -47,6 +50,8 @@ impl Module {
             env_block: None,
             main: None,
             span: None,
+            use_modules: vec![],
+            file: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +64,8 @@ impl Module {
             env_block: None,
             main: None,
             span: Some(span),
+            use_modules: vec![],
+            file: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -82,6 +89,12 @@ impl Module {
         self.env_block = Some(block_id);
     }
 
+    pub fn add_usage_modules(&mut self, module_id: &[ModuleId]) {
+        for m in module_id {
+            self.use_modules.push(*m)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn has_decl(&self, name: &[u8]) -> bool {
         if name == self.name && self.main.is_some() {
             return true;