diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 088f14f2c..7adda2edc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- The `parseImports` function now returns AST import nodes instead of raw strings: PR [#966](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/pull/966)
 - Optional types for `self` argument in `extends mutates` functions are now allowed: PR [#854](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/pull/854)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/grammar/grammar.ts b/src/grammar/grammar.ts
index 840bc0eff..d33aa28ca 100644
--- a/src/grammar/grammar.ts
+++ b/src/grammar/grammar.ts
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ export function parseImports(
     src: string,
     path: string,
     origin: ItemOrigin,
-): string[] {
+): AstImport[] {
     return inFile(path, () => {
         const matchResult = tactGrammar.match(src, "JustImports");
         if (matchResult.failed()) {
@@ -1517,9 +1517,7 @@ export function parseImports(
         }
         ctx = { origin };
         try {
-            const imports: AstImport[] =
-                semantics(matchResult).astOfJustImports();
-            return imports.map((imp) => imp.path.value);
+            return semantics(matchResult).astOfJustImports();
         } finally {
             ctx = null;
         }
diff --git a/src/imports/resolveImports.ts b/src/imports/resolveImports.ts
index 4393ac55d..0dd8915af 100644
--- a/src/imports/resolveImports.ts
+++ b/src/imports/resolveImports.ts
@@ -42,16 +42,17 @@ export function resolveImports(args: {
     function processImports(source: string, path: string, origin: ItemOrigin) {
         const imp = parseImports(source, path, origin);
         for (const i of imp) {
+            const importPath = i.path.value;
             // Resolve library
             const resolved = resolveLibrary({
                 path: path,
-                name: i,
+                name: importPath,
                 project: args.project,
                 stdlib: args.stdlib,
             });
             if (!resolved.ok) {
                 throwCompilationError(
-                    `Could not resolve import "${i}" in ${path}`,
+                    `Could not resolve import "${importPath}" in ${path}`,
                 );
             }