diff --git a/tests/ui/imports/remove-unused-private-import-errors.remove.stderr b/tests/ui/imports/remove-unused-private-import-errors.remove.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b5c11af17c1bb
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+++ b/tests/ui/imports/remove-unused-private-import-errors.remove.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+error[E0433]: cannot find module `Ident` in this scope
+  --> $DIR/remove-unused-private-import-errors.rs:16:5
+   |
+LL |     Ident::x();
+   |     ^^^^^ `Ident` is a variant, not a module
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0433`.
diff --git a/tests/ui/imports/remove-unused-private-import-errors.rs b/tests/ui/imports/remove-unused-private-import-errors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a51305327d7fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/imports/remove-unused-private-import-errors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//! Removing a private import that triggers `hidden_glob_reexports` can
+//! break upstream code!
+//!
+//! Also see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/159901>
+
+//@revisions: keep remove
+//@[keep]check-pass
+
+#![crate_type = "lib"]
+
+use rustc_span::Ident;
+
+pub fn foo() {
+    use rustc_ast::*; // Must be inside the function scope
+    let _ /* fn(_,_) -> _*/ = Ident;
+    Ident::x();
+    //[remove]~^ ERROR cannot find module `Ident` in this scope
+}
+
+pub mod rustc_ast {
+    pub use self::TokenKind::*;
+
+    #[cfg(keep)] // Compile error if false
+    #[expect(hidden_glob_reexports, unused_imports)]
+    use super::rustc_span::Ident;
+
+    pub enum TokenKind {
+        Ident(u8, u8),
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod rustc_span {
+    pub struct Ident {}
+
+    impl Ident {
+        pub fn x() -> bool {
+            true
+        }
+    }
+}