diff --git a/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/expected.zed b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/expected.zed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7f82df684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/expected.zed
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+definition user {}
+
+definition resource {
+	relation viewer: user
+	permission view = viewer
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/root.zed b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/root.zed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..321bccb119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/root.zed
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from .user import user
+
+definition resource {
+  relation viewer: user
+  permission view = viewer
+}
diff --git a/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/user.zed b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/user.zed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbe74631d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer-test/simple-local-with-extra-def/user.zed
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+definition user {}
+
+// This shouldn't be present in the output
+definition persona {}
+
+// Nor should this
+caveat only_on_tuesday(day_of_week string) {
+  day_of_week == 'tuesday'
+}
diff --git a/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer_test.go b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer_test.go
index 03475359e4..4480a0db1a 100644
--- a/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/importer_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func TestImporter(t *testing.T) {
 	importerTests := []importerTest{
 		{"simple local import", "simple-local"},
 		{"simple local import with transitive hop", "simple-local-with-hop"},
+		{"simple local import with extra def", "simple-local-with-extra-def"},
 		{"nested local import", "nested-local"},
 		{"nested local import with transitive hop", "nested-local-with-hop"},
 		{"nested local two layers deep import", "nested-two-layer-local"},
diff --git a/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/translator.go b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/translator.go
index 66fd63a810..fc6d806328 100644
--- a/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/translator.go
+++ b/pkg/composableschemadsl/compiler/translator.go
@@ -694,13 +694,10 @@ func addWithCaveats(tctx translationContext, typeRefNode *dslNode, ref *core.All
 }
 
 func translateImport(tctx translationContext, importNode *dslNode, names *mapz.Set[string]) (*CompiledSchema, error) {
-	// NOTE: this function currently just grabs everything that's in the target file.
-	// TODO: only grab the requested definitions
-	// TODO: import cycle tracking
+	// Get the filepath segments out of the AST nodes
 	pathNodes := importNode.List(dslshape.NodeImportPredicatePathSegment)
 	pathSegments := make([]string, 0, len(pathNodes))
 
-	// Get the filepath segments out of the AST nodes
 	for _, pathSegmentNode := range pathNodes {
 		segment, err := pathSegmentNode.GetString(dslshape.NodeIdentiferPredicateValue)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -709,9 +706,23 @@ func translateImport(tctx translationContext, importNode *dslNode, names *mapz.S
 		pathSegments = append(pathSegments, segment)
 	}
 
+	// Get requested definitions out of the AST nodes
+	requestedDefinitionNodes := importNode.List(dslshape.NodeImportPredicateDefinitionName)
+	requestedDefinitions := make([]string, 0, len(requestedDefinitionNodes))
+
+	for _, requestedDefinitionNode := range requestedDefinitionNodes {
+		requested, err := requestedDefinitionNode.GetString(dslshape.NodeIdentiferPredicateValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		requestedDefinitions = append(requestedDefinitions, requested)
+	}
+
+
 	return importFile(importContext{
 		names:        names,
 		pathSegments: pathSegments,
+		requestedDefinitions: requestedDefinitions,
 		sourceFolder: tctx.sourceFolder,
 	})
 }