diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b45c64596..5137c3904 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 * 2.11.0 (2019-XX-XX)
 
- * n/a
+ * fixed macros "import" when using the same name in the parent and child templates
+ * fixed recursive macros
+ * macros imported "globally" in a template are now available in macros without re-importing them
 
 * 2.10.0 (2019-05-14)
 
diff --git a/src/Node/BlockNode.php b/src/Node/BlockNode.php
index cafceb95b..4da6e6ff7 100644
--- a/src/Node/BlockNode.php
+++ b/src/Node/BlockNode.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class BlockNode extends Node
             ->addDebugInfo($this)
             ->write(sprintf("public function block_%s(\$context, array \$blocks = [])\n", $this->getAttribute('name')), "{\n")
             ->indent()
+            ->write("\$macros = \$this->macros;\n")
         ;
 
         $compiler
diff --git a/src/Node/Expression/MethodCallExpression.php b/src/Node/Expression/MethodCallExpression.php
index 7450c5180..1ad50e607 100644
--- a/src/Node/Expression/MethodCallExpression.php
+++ b/src/Node/Expression/MethodCallExpression.php
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ class MethodCallExpression extends AbstractExpression
     public function compile(Compiler $compiler)
     {
         $compiler
-            ->subcompile($this->getNode('node'))
-            ->raw('->')
+            ->raw('$macros[')
+            ->repr($this->getNode('node')->getAttribute('name'))
+            ->raw(']->')
             ->raw($this->getAttribute('method'))
             ->raw('(')
         ;
diff --git a/src/Node/ImportNode.php b/src/Node/ImportNode.php
index e66954bf9..94f35b6c0 100644
--- a/src/Node/ImportNode.php
+++ b/src/Node/ImportNode.php
@@ -22,19 +22,27 @@ use Twig\Node\Expression\NameExpression;
  */
 class ImportNode extends Node
 {
-    public function __construct(AbstractExpression $expr, AbstractExpression $var, int $lineno, string $tag = null)
+    public function __construct(AbstractExpression $expr, AbstractExpression $var, int $lineno, string $tag = null, bool $global = true)
     {
-        parent::__construct(['expr' => $expr, 'var' => $var], [], $lineno, $tag);
+        parent::__construct(['expr' => $expr, 'var' => $var], ['global' => $global], $lineno, $tag);
     }
 
     public function compile(Compiler $compiler)
     {
         $compiler
             ->addDebugInfo($this)
-            ->write('')
-            ->subcompile($this->getNode('var'))
-            ->raw(' = ')
+            ->write('$macros[')
+            ->repr($this->getNode('var')->getAttribute('name'))
+            ->raw('] = ')
         ;
+        
+        if ($this->getAttribute('global')) {
+            $compiler
+                ->raw('$this->macros[')
+                ->repr($this->getNode('var')->getAttribute('name'))
+                ->raw('] = ')
+            ;
+        }
 
         if ($this->getNode('expr') instanceof NameExpression && '_self' === $this->getNode('expr')->getAttribute('name')) {
             $compiler->raw('$this');
diff --git a/src/Node/MacroNode.php b/src/Node/MacroNode.php
index 8e927a51d..6bb190937 100644
--- a/src/Node/MacroNode.php
+++ b/src/Node/MacroNode.php
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ class MacroNode extends Node
             ->raw(")\n")
             ->write("{\n")
             ->indent()
-        ;
-
-        $compiler
+            ->write("\$macros = \$this->macros;\n")
             ->write("\$context = \$this->env->mergeGlobals([\n")
             ->indent()
         ;
diff --git a/src/Node/ModuleNode.php b/src/Node/ModuleNode.php
index 745ec3a39..b23a342e8 100644
--- a/src/Node/ModuleNode.php
+++ b/src/Node/ModuleNode.php
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class ModuleNode extends Node
             ->raw(sprintf(" extends %s\n", $compiler->getEnvironment()->getBaseTemplateClass(false)))
             ->write("{\n")
             ->indent()
-            ->write("private \$source;\n\n")
+            ->write("private \$source;\n")
+            ->write("private \$macros = [];\n\n")
         ;
     }
 
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ class ModuleNode extends Node
         $compiler
             ->write("protected function doDisplay(array \$context, array \$blocks = [])\n", "{\n")
             ->indent()
+            ->write("\$macros = \$this->macros;\n")
             ->subcompile($this->getNode('display_start'))
             ->subcompile($this->getNode('body'))
         ;
diff --git a/src/Parser.php b/src/Parser.php
index 3265d73a7..8a937e329 100644
--- a/src/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Parser.php
@@ -279,19 +279,8 @@ class Parser
 
     public function getImportedSymbol($type, $alias)
     {
-        if (null !== $this->peekBlockStack()) {
-            foreach ($this->importedSymbols as $functions) {
-                if (isset($functions[$type][$alias])) {
-                    if (count($this->blockStack) > 1) {
-                        return null;
-                    }
-
-                    return $functions[$type][$alias];
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            return $this->importedSymbols[0][$type][$alias] ?? null;
-        }
+        // if the symbol does not exist in the current scope (0), try in the main/global scope (last index)
+        return $this->importedSymbols[0][$type][$alias] ?? ($this->importedSymbols[\count($this->importedSymbols) - 1][$type][$alias] ?? null);
     }
 
     public function isMainScope()
diff --git a/src/TokenParser/FromTokenParser.php b/src/TokenParser/FromTokenParser.php
index fd12126a2..dd49f2fd3 100644
--- a/src/TokenParser/FromTokenParser.php
+++ b/src/TokenParser/FromTokenParser.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ final class FromTokenParser extends AbstractTokenParser
         $stream->expect(/* Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE */ 3);
 
         $var = new AssignNameExpression($this->parser->getVarName(), $token->getLine());
-        $node = new ImportNode($macro, $var, $token->getLine(), $this->getTag());
+        $node = new ImportNode($macro, $var, $token->getLine(), $this->getTag(), $this->parser->isMainScope());
 
         foreach ($targets as $name => $alias) {
             $this->parser->addImportedSymbol('function', $alias, 'macro_'.$name, $var);
diff --git a/src/TokenParser/ImportTokenParser.php b/src/TokenParser/ImportTokenParser.php
index 984fb43ba..b5674c199 100644
--- a/src/TokenParser/ImportTokenParser.php
+++ b/src/TokenParser/ImportTokenParser.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ final class ImportTokenParser extends AbstractTokenParser
 
         $this->parser->addImportedSymbol('template', $var->getAttribute('name'));
 
-        return new ImportNode($macro, $var, $token->getLine(), $this->getTag());
+        return new ImportNode($macro, $var, $token->getLine(), $this->getTag(), $this->parser->isMainScope());
     }
 
     public function getTag()
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_macro_in_a_macro.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_macro_in_a_macro.test
index 87ac25c31..168c9b3a9 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_macro_in_a_macro.test
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_macro_in_a_macro.test
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 --DATA--
 return []
---EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\SyntaxError: Unknown "another" function in "index.twig" at line 7.
+--EXPECT--
+OK
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test
index f737bf0d8..384b02d8f 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 --DATA--
 return []
---EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\SyntaxError: Unknown "input" function in "index.twig" at line 6.
+--EXPECT--
+<input name="username">
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_recursive.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_recursive.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09a29839d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/from_recursive.test
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--TEST--
+"import" tag
+--TEMPLATE--
+{% from _self import recursive_macro %}
+
+{{ recursive_macro(10) }}
+
+{% macro recursive_macro(n) %}
+    {% if n > 0 %}
+        {{- recursive_macro(n - 1) -}}
+    {% endif %}
+    {{- n }}
+{% endmacro %}
+--DATA--
+return []
+--EXPECT--
+0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7
+8
+9
+10
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_embed_with_global_macro.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_embed_with_global_macro.test
index 37d2aa203..3609881f0 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_embed_with_global_macro.test
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_embed_with_global_macro.test
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 --DATA--
 return []
 --EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\RuntimeError: Accessing \Twig\Template attributes is forbidden in "index.twig" at line 6.
+Twig\Error\RuntimeError: Variable "macros" does not exist in "index.twig" at line 6.
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_macro_in_a_macro.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_macro_in_a_macro.test
index d224482e1..1851f0974 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_macro_in_a_macro.test
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_macro_in_a_macro.test
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 --DATA--
 return []
---EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\RuntimeError: Variable "foo" does not exist in "index.twig" at line 7.
+--EXPECT--
+OK
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks.test
index 35906f851..821f64bf7 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks.test
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks.test
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 --DATA--
 return []
 --EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\RuntimeError: Accessing \Twig\Template attributes is forbidden in "index.twig" at line 6.
+Twig\Error\RuntimeError: Variable "lmacros" does not exist in "index.twig" at line 6.
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test
index 1f0e74ccd..697d665f8 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_nested_blocks_with_global_macro.test
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 --DATA--
 return []
---EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\RuntimeError: Accessing \Twig\Template attributes is forbidden in "index.twig" at line 6.
+--EXPECT--
+<input name="username">
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_same_parent_and_child.test b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_same_parent_and_child.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d9b3caa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Fixtures/tags/macro/import_same_parent_and_child.test
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--TEST--
+"import" tag
+--TEMPLATE--
+{% extends "parent" %}
+
+{% macro anotherThing() -%}
+    Do it too
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% import _self as macros %}
+{% block content %}
+    {{ parent() }}
+    {{ macros.anotherThing() }}
+{% endblock %}
+--TEMPLATE(parent)--
+{% macro thing() %}
+    Do it
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% import _self as macros %}
+{% block content %}
+    {{ macros.thing() }}
+{% endblock %}
+--DATA--
+return []
+--EXPECT--
+Do it
+
+
+    Do it too
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/BlockTest.php b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/BlockTest.php
index 8b4a1eca4..c91a4d0f7 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/BlockTest.php
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/BlockTest.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Twig_Tests_Node_BlockTest extends NodeTestCase
 // line 1
 public function block_foo(\$context, array \$blocks = [])
 {
+    \$macros = \$this->macros;
     echo "foo";
 }
 EOF
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ImportTest.php b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ImportTest.php
index 2118bff59..f811bfb4c 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ImportTest.php
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ImportTest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Twig_Tests_Node_ImportTest extends NodeTestCase
 
         $tests[] = [$node, <<<EOF
 // line 1
-\$context["macro"] = \$this->loadTemplate("foo.twig", null, 1)->unwrap();
+\$macros["macro"] = \$this->macros["macro"] = \$this->loadTemplate("foo.twig", null, 1)->unwrap();
 EOF
         ];
 
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/MacroTest.php b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/MacroTest.php
index 1dda543cd..afa68adf4 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/MacroTest.php
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/MacroTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Twig_Tests_Node_MacroTest extends NodeTestCase
 // line 1
 public function macro_foo(\$__foo__ = null, \$__bar__ = "Foo", ...\$__varargs__)
 {
+    \$macros = \$this->macros;
     \$context = \$this->env->mergeGlobals([
         "foo" => \$__foo__,
         "bar" => \$__bar__,
diff --git a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ModuleTest.php b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ModuleTest.php
index 1e2d2b640..812b1ef0b 100644
--- a/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ModuleTest.php
+++ b/test/Twig/Tests/Node/ModuleTest.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ use Twig\Template;
 class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 {
     private \$source;
+    private \$macros = [];
 
     public function __construct(Environment \$env)
     {
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 
     protected function doDisplay(array \$context, array \$blocks = [])
     {
+        \$macros = \$this->macros;
         // line 1
         echo "foo";
     }
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 
     public function getDebugInfo()
     {
-        return array (  35 => 1,);
+        return array (  37 => 1,);
     }
 
     public function getSourceContext()
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ use Twig\Template;
 class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 {
     private \$source;
+    private \$macros = [];
 
     public function __construct(Environment \$env)
     {
@@ -155,8 +158,9 @@ class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 
     protected function doDisplay(array \$context, array \$blocks = [])
     {
+        \$macros = \$this->macros;
         // line 2
-        \$context["macro"] = \$this->loadTemplate("foo.twig", "foo.twig", 2)->unwrap();
+        \$macros["macro"] = \$this->macros["macro"] = \$this->loadTemplate("foo.twig", "foo.twig", 2)->unwrap();
         // line 1
         \$this->parent = \$this->loadTemplate("layout.twig", "foo.twig", 1);
         \$this->parent->display(\$context, array_merge(\$this->blocks, \$blocks));
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 
     public function getDebugInfo()
     {
-        return array (  41 => 1,  39 => 2,  33 => 1,);
+        return array (  43 => 1,  41 => 2,  34 => 1,);
     }
 
     public function getSourceContext()
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ use Twig\Template;
 class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 {
     private \$source;
+    private \$macros = [];
 
     public function __construct(Environment \$env)
     {
@@ -234,6 +239,7 @@ class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 
     protected function doDisplay(array \$context, array \$blocks = [])
     {
+        \$macros = \$this->macros;
         // line 4
         \$context["foo"] = "foo";
         // line 2
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@ class __TwigTemplate_%x extends \Twig\Template
 
     public function getDebugInfo()
     {
-        return array (  41 => 2,  39 => 4,  33 => 2,);
+        return array (  43 => 2,  41 => 4,  34 => 2,);
     }
 
     public function getSourceContext()