diff --git a/rope/refactor/importutils/__init__.py b/rope/refactor/importutils/__init__.py
index ef0f1bac..1e1810e5 100644
--- a/rope/refactor/importutils/__init__.py
+++ b/rope/refactor/importutils/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import rope.base.codeanalyze
 import rope.base.evaluate
 from rope.base import libutils
+from rope.base.prefs import get_preferred_import_style
+from rope.base.prefs import ImportStyle
 from rope.base.change import ChangeContents, ChangeSet
 from rope.refactor import occurrences, rename
 from rope.refactor.importutils import actions, module_imports
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ def get_module_imports(project, pymodule):
 
 
 def add_import(project, pymodule, module_name, name=None):
+    preferred_import_style = get_preferred_import_style(project.prefs)
     imports = get_module_imports(project, pymodule)
     candidates = []
     names = []
@@ -306,13 +309,15 @@ def add_import(project, pymodule, module_name, name=None):
     # from mod import name
     if name is not None:
         from_import = FromImport(module_name, 0, [(name, None)])
+        if preferred_import_style == ImportStyle.from_global:
+            selected_import = from_import
         names.append(name)
         candidates.append(from_import)
     # from pkg import mod
     if "." in module_name:
         pkg, mod = module_name.rsplit(".", 1)
         from_import = FromImport(pkg, 0, [(mod, None)])
-        if project.prefs.get("prefer_module_from_imports"):
+        if preferred_import_style == ImportStyle.from_module:
             selected_import = from_import
         candidates.append(from_import)
         if name:
diff --git a/ropetest/refactor/movetest.py b/ropetest/refactor/movetest.py
index 804fa688..1bf07655 100644
--- a/ropetest/refactor/movetest.py
+++ b/ropetest/refactor/movetest.py
@@ -254,6 +254,75 @@ def a_function():
             self.mod3.read(),
         )
 
+    def test_adding_imports_preferred_import_style_is_normal_import(self) -> None:
+        self.project.prefs.imports.preferred_import_style = "normal-import"
+        self.origin_module.write(dedent("""\
+            class AClass(object):
+                pass
+            def a_function():
+                pass
+        """))
+        self.mod3.write(dedent("""\
+            import origin_module
+            a_var = origin_module.AClass()
+            origin_module.a_function()"""))
+        # Move to destination_module_in_pkg which is in a different package
+        self._move(self.origin_module, self.origin_module.read().index("AClass") + 1, self.destination_module_in_pkg)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            dedent("""\
+                import origin_module
+                import pkg.destination_module_in_pkg
+                a_var = pkg.destination_module_in_pkg.AClass()
+                origin_module.a_function()"""),
+            self.mod3.read(),
+        )
+
+    def test_adding_imports_preferred_import_style_is_from_module(self) -> None:
+        self.project.prefs.imports.preferred_import_style = "from-module"
+        self.origin_module.write(dedent("""\
+            class AClass(object):
+                pass
+            def a_function():
+                pass
+        """))
+        self.mod3.write(dedent("""\
+            import origin_module
+            a_var = origin_module.AClass()
+            origin_module.a_function()"""))
+        # Move to destination_module_in_pkg which is in a different package
+        self._move(self.origin_module, self.origin_module.read().index("AClass") + 1, self.destination_module_in_pkg)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            dedent("""\
+                import origin_module
+                from pkg import destination_module_in_pkg
+                a_var = destination_module_in_pkg.AClass()
+                origin_module.a_function()"""),
+            self.mod3.read(),
+        )
+
+    def test_adding_imports_preferred_import_style_is_from_global(self) -> None:
+        self.project.prefs.imports.preferred_import_style = "from-global"
+        self.origin_module.write(dedent("""\
+            class AClass(object):
+                pass
+            def a_function():
+                pass
+        """))
+        self.mod3.write(dedent("""\
+            import origin_module
+            a_var = origin_module.AClass()
+            origin_module.a_function()"""))
+        # Move to destination_module_in_pkg which is in a different package
+        self._move(self.origin_module, self.origin_module.read().index("AClass") + 1, self.destination_module_in_pkg)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            dedent("""\
+                import origin_module
+                from pkg.destination_module_in_pkg import AClass
+                a_var = AClass()
+                origin_module.a_function()"""),
+            self.mod3.read(),
+        )
+
     def test_adding_imports_noprefer_from_module(self) -> None:
         self.project.prefs["prefer_module_from_imports"] = False
         self.origin_module.write(dedent("""\