diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/go.h b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
index ac9e5c6f3f..d7b716cd6c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/go.h
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ struct	Pkg
 	Strlit*	path;
 	char*	prefix;
 	Pkg*	link;
-	int	exported;
+	char	exported;	// import line written in export data
+	char	direct;	// imported directly
 };
 
 typedef	struct	Iter	Iter;
@@ -659,6 +660,7 @@ EXTERN	Pkg*	runtimepkg;	// package runtime
 EXTERN	Pkg*	stringpkg;	// fake package for C strings
 EXTERN	Pkg*	typepkg;	// fake package for runtime type info
 EXTERN	Pkg*	unsafepkg;	// package unsafe
+EXTERN	Pkg*	phash[128];
 EXTERN	int	tptr;		// either TPTR32 or TPTR64
 extern	char*	runtimeimport;
 extern	char*	unsafeimport;
@@ -732,6 +734,8 @@ EXTERN	int	funcdepth;
 EXTERN	int	typecheckok;
 EXTERN	int	packagequotes;
 
+EXTERN	int	compiling_runtime;
+
 /*
  *	y.tab.c
  */
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/go.y b/src/cmd/gc/go.y
index 8882f7f2e5..4f7c5db34e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/go.y
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/go.y
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ import_package:
 	LPACKAGE sym ';'
 	{
 		importpkg->name = $2->name;
+		importpkg->direct = 1;
 
 		// PGNS: fixme
 		if(strcmp($2->name, "main") == 0)
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ import_package:
 
 		// PGNS: This should go away once we get
 		// rid of the global package name space.
-		if(localpkg->name && strcmp($2->name, localpkg->name) == 0 && strcmp($2->name, "runtime") != 0)
+		if(localpkg->name && strcmp($2->name, localpkg->name) == 0 && !compiling_runtime)
 			yyerror("package cannot import itself");
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/lex.c b/src/cmd/gc/lex.c
index 03f5b473c4..bf86df5b82 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/lex.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/lex.c
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if(argc < 1)
 		goto usage;
 
+	// special flag to detect compilation of package runtime
+	compiling_runtime = debug['+'];
+
 	pathname = mal(1000);
 	if(getwd(pathname, 999) == 0)
 		strcpy(pathname, "/???");
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c b/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c
index 0e9ece92f5..97217af7c4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c
@@ -267,12 +267,42 @@ dgopkgpath(Sym *s, int ot, Pkg *pkg)
 	if(pkg == nil)
 		return dgostringptr(s, ot, nil);
 
-	// PGNS: This needs to be import path instead of pkg->name,
-	// but we need to figure out how to fill it in during 6l when
-	// trying to refer to localpkg.
+	// Emit reference to go.importpath.""., which 6l will
+	// rewrite using the correct import path.  Every package
+	// that imports this one directly defines the symbol.
+	if(pkg == localpkg) {
+		static Sym *ns;
+		
+		if(ns == nil)
+			ns = pkglookup("importpath.\"\".", mkpkg(strlit("go")));
+		return dsymptr(s, ot, ns, 0);
+	}
+
 	return dgostringptr(s, ot, pkg->name);
 }
 
+static void
+dimportpath(Pkg *p)
+{
+	static Pkg *gopkg;
+	char *nam;
+	Node *n;
+	
+	if(gopkg == nil) {
+		gopkg = mkpkg(strlit("go"));
+		gopkg->name = "go";
+	}
+	nam = smprint("importpath.%s.", p->prefix);
+
+	n = nod(ONAME, N, N);
+	n->sym = pkglookup(nam, gopkg);
+	free(nam);
+	n->class = PEXTERN;
+	n->xoffset = 0;
+	
+	gdatastring(n, p->path);
+	ggloblsym(n->sym, types[TSTRING]->width, 1);
+}
 
 /*
  * uncommonType
@@ -626,8 +656,7 @@ dtypesym(Type *t)
 	else
 		tsym = t->sym;
 
-	// PGNS: Fixme
-	if(strcmp(localpkg->name, "runtime") == 0) {
+	if(compiling_runtime) {
 		if(t == types[t->etype])
 			goto ok;
 		if(t1 && t1 == types[t1->etype])
@@ -784,6 +813,7 @@ dumptypestructs(void)
 	NodeList *l;
 	Node *n;
 	Type *t;
+	Pkg *p;
 
 	// copy types from externdcl list to signatlist
 	for(l=externdcl; l; l=l->next) {
@@ -804,17 +834,27 @@ dumptypestructs(void)
 			dtypesym(ptrto(t));
 	}
 
+	// generate import strings for imported packages
+	for(i=0; i<nelem(phash); i++)
+		for(p=phash[i]; p; p=p->link)
+			if(p->direct)
+				dimportpath(p);
+
 	// do basic types if compiling package runtime.
 	// they have to be in at least one package,
-	// and reflect is always loaded implicitly,
+	// and runtime is always loaded implicitly,
 	// so this is as good as any.
 	// another possible choice would be package main,
 	// but using runtime means fewer copies in .6 files.
-	if(strcmp(localpkg->name, "runtime") == 0) {	// PGNS: fixme
+	if(compiling_runtime) {
 		for(i=1; i<=TBOOL; i++)
 			dtypesym(ptrto(types[i]));
 		dtypesym(ptrto(types[TSTRING]));
 		dtypesym(typ(TDDD));
 		dtypesym(ptrto(pkglookup("Pointer", unsafepkg)->def->type));
+		
+		// add paths for runtime and main, which 6l imports implicitly.
+		dimportpath(runtimepkg);
+		dimportpath(mkpkg(strlit("main")));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/subr.c b/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
index c15bdd0ffd..ad9c926865 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
@@ -3413,8 +3413,6 @@ pathtoprefix(char *s)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static Pkg *phash[128];
-
 Pkg*
 mkpkg(Strlit *path)
 {
diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go b/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
index 974cca8c36..f9721f6b4a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package reflect_test
 
 import (
+	"container/vector"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	. "reflect"
@@ -1188,3 +1189,9 @@ func TestFieldByName(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestImportPath(t *testing.T) {
+	if path := Typeof(vector.Vector{}).PkgPath(); path != "container/vector" {
+		t.Errorf("Typeof(vector.Vector{}).PkgPath() = %q, want \"container/vector\"", path)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile b/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
index 91154764af..d65fea5435 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ HFILES=\
 
 GOFILES+=$(GOFILES_$(GOOS))
 
+# special, out of the way compiler flag that means "add runtime metadata to output"
+GC+= -+
+
 include ../../Make.pkg
 
 clean: clean-local