diff --git a/src/services/codefixes/importFixes.ts b/src/services/codefixes/importFixes.ts
index b397f29d74e..6eedc5b8e38 100644
--- a/src/services/codefixes/importFixes.ts
+++ b/src/services/codefixes/importFixes.ts
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ import {
     FutureSymbolExportInfo,
     getAllowSyntheticDefaultImports,
     getBaseFileName,
+    getDeclarationOfKind,
     getDefaultLikeExportInfo,
     getDirectoryPath,
     getEmitModuleKind,
     getEmitModuleResolutionKind,
     getEmitScriptTarget,
     getExportInfoMap,
+    getIsFileExcluded,
     getMeaningFromLocation,
     getNameForExportedSymbol,
     getOutputExtension,
@@ -277,8 +279,14 @@ function createImportAdderWorker(sourceFile: SourceFile | FutureSourceFile, prog
         const checker = program.getTypeChecker();
         const symbol = checker.getMergedSymbol(skipAlias(exportedSymbol, checker));
         const exportInfo = getAllExportInfoForSymbol(sourceFile, symbol, symbolName, moduleSymbol, /*preferCapitalized*/ false, program, host, preferences, cancellationToken);
+        if (!exportInfo) {
+            // If no exportInfo is found, this means export could not be resolved when we have filtered for autoImportFileExcludePatterns,
+            //     so we should not generate an import.
+            Debug.assert(preferences.autoImportFileExcludePatterns?.length);
+            return;
+        }
         const useRequire = shouldUseRequire(sourceFile, program);
-        let fix = getImportFixForSymbol(sourceFile, Debug.checkDefined(exportInfo), program, /*position*/ undefined, !!isValidTypeOnlyUseSite, useRequire, host, preferences);
+        let fix = getImportFixForSymbol(sourceFile, exportInfo, program, /*position*/ undefined, !!isValidTypeOnlyUseSite, useRequire, host, preferences);
         if (fix) {
             const localName = tryCast(referenceImport?.name, isIdentifier)?.text ?? symbolName;
             if (
@@ -859,9 +867,16 @@ function codeFixActionToCodeAction({ description, changes, commands }: CodeFixAc
 
 function getAllExportInfoForSymbol(importingFile: SourceFile | FutureSourceFile, symbol: Symbol, symbolName: string, moduleSymbol: Symbol, preferCapitalized: boolean, program: Program, host: LanguageServiceHost, preferences: UserPreferences, cancellationToken: CancellationToken | undefined): readonly SymbolExportInfo[] | undefined {
     const getChecker = createGetChecker(program, host);
+    const isFileExcluded = preferences.autoImportFileExcludePatterns && getIsFileExcluded(host, preferences);
+    const mergedModuleSymbol = program.getTypeChecker().getMergedSymbol(moduleSymbol);
+    const moduleSourceFile = isFileExcluded && mergedModuleSymbol.declarations && getDeclarationOfKind(mergedModuleSymbol, SyntaxKind.SourceFile);
+    const moduleSymbolExcluded = moduleSourceFile && isFileExcluded(moduleSourceFile as SourceFile);
     return getExportInfoMap(importingFile, host, program, preferences, cancellationToken)
         .search(importingFile.path, preferCapitalized, name => name === symbolName, info => {
-            if (skipAlias(info[0].symbol, getChecker(info[0].isFromPackageJson)) === symbol && info.some(i => i.moduleSymbol === moduleSymbol || i.symbol.parent === moduleSymbol)) {
+            if (
+                getChecker(info[0].isFromPackageJson).getMergedSymbol(skipAlias(info[0].symbol, getChecker(info[0].isFromPackageJson))) === symbol
+                && (moduleSymbolExcluded || info.some(i => i.moduleSymbol === moduleSymbol || i.symbol.parent === moduleSymbol))
+            ) {
                 return info;
             }
         });
diff --git a/src/services/exportInfoMap.ts b/src/services/exportInfoMap.ts
index 24d0c7b9b80..6bc8d84c4fe 100644
--- a/src/services/exportInfoMap.ts
+++ b/src/services/exportInfoMap.ts
@@ -426,12 +426,7 @@ export function forEachExternalModuleToImportFrom(
     cb: (module: Symbol, moduleFile: SourceFile | undefined, program: Program, isFromPackageJson: boolean) => void,
 ) {
     const useCaseSensitiveFileNames = hostUsesCaseSensitiveFileNames(host);
-    const excludePatterns = preferences.autoImportFileExcludePatterns && mapDefined(preferences.autoImportFileExcludePatterns, spec => {
-        // The client is expected to send rooted path specs since we don't know
-        // what directory a relative path is relative to.
-        const pattern = getSubPatternFromSpec(spec, "", "exclude");
-        return pattern ? getRegexFromPattern(pattern, useCaseSensitiveFileNames) : undefined;
-    });
+    const excludePatterns = preferences.autoImportFileExcludePatterns && getIsExcludedPatterns(preferences, useCaseSensitiveFileNames);
 
     forEachExternalModule(program.getTypeChecker(), program.getSourceFiles(), excludePatterns, host, (module, file) => cb(module, file, program, /*isFromPackageJson*/ false));
     const autoImportProvider = useAutoImportProvider && host.getPackageJsonAutoImportProvider?.();
@@ -451,9 +446,33 @@ export function forEachExternalModuleToImportFrom(
     }
 }
 
+function getIsExcludedPatterns(preferences: UserPreferences, useCaseSensitiveFileNames: boolean) {
+    return mapDefined(preferences.autoImportFileExcludePatterns, spec => {
+        // The client is expected to send rooted path specs since we don't know
+        // what directory a relative path is relative to.
+        const pattern = getSubPatternFromSpec(spec, "", "exclude");
+        return pattern ? getRegexFromPattern(pattern, useCaseSensitiveFileNames) : undefined;
+    });
+}
+
 function forEachExternalModule(checker: TypeChecker, allSourceFiles: readonly SourceFile[], excludePatterns: readonly RegExp[] | undefined, host: LanguageServiceHost, cb: (module: Symbol, sourceFile: SourceFile | undefined) => void) {
+    const isExcluded = excludePatterns && getIsExcluded(excludePatterns, host);
+
+    for (const ambient of checker.getAmbientModules()) {
+        if (!ambient.name.includes("*") && !(excludePatterns && ambient.declarations?.every(d => isExcluded!(d.getSourceFile())))) {
+            cb(ambient, /*sourceFile*/ undefined);
+        }
+    }
+    for (const sourceFile of allSourceFiles) {
+        if (isExternalOrCommonJsModule(sourceFile) && !isExcluded?.(sourceFile)) {
+            cb(checker.getMergedSymbol(sourceFile.symbol), sourceFile);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function getIsExcluded(excludePatterns: readonly RegExp[], host: LanguageServiceHost) {
     const realpathsWithSymlinks = host.getSymlinkCache?.().getSymlinkedDirectoriesByRealpath();
-    const isExcluded = excludePatterns && (({ fileName, path }: SourceFile) => {
+    return (({ fileName, path }: SourceFile) => {
         if (excludePatterns.some(p => p.test(fileName))) return true;
         if (realpathsWithSymlinks?.size && pathContainsNodeModules(fileName)) {
             let dir = getDirectoryPath(fileName);
@@ -467,17 +486,12 @@ function forEachExternalModule(checker: TypeChecker, allSourceFiles: readonly So
         }
         return false;
     });
+}
 
-    for (const ambient of checker.getAmbientModules()) {
-        if (!ambient.name.includes("*") && !(excludePatterns && ambient.declarations?.every(d => isExcluded!(d.getSourceFile())))) {
-            cb(ambient, /*sourceFile*/ undefined);
-        }
-    }
-    for (const sourceFile of allSourceFiles) {
-        if (isExternalOrCommonJsModule(sourceFile) && !isExcluded?.(sourceFile)) {
-            cb(checker.getMergedSymbol(sourceFile.symbol), sourceFile);
-        }
-    }
+/** @internal */
+export function getIsFileExcluded(host: LanguageServiceHost, preferences: UserPreferences) {
+    if (!preferences.autoImportFileExcludePatterns) return () => false;
+    return getIsExcluded(getIsExcludedPatterns(preferences, hostUsesCaseSensitiveFileNames(host)), host);
 }
 
 /** @internal */
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns10.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns10.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a592f134f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns10.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/Extended implements Parts {
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// 
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/thing.ts
+//// import { Event } from './event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/a.ts
+//// import './thing'
+//// declare module './thing' {
+//// 	interface Event {
+//// 		c: string;
+//// 	}
+//// }
+
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from '../event/event';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class Extended implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/thing.ts"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns11.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns11.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44e214d78c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns11.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/Extended implements Parts {
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../thing';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/thing.ts
+//// import { Event } from './event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/a.ts
+//// import './thing'
+//// declare module './thing' {
+//// 	interface Event {
+//// 		c: string;
+//// 	}
+//// }
+
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from '../event/event';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class Extended implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/thing.ts"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns12.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns12.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c259e805ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns12.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/Extended implements Parts {
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../thing';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/thing.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/a.ts
+//// import './thing'
+//// declare module './thing' {
+//// 	interface Event {
+//// 		c: string;
+//// 	}
+//// }
+
+// In this test, `Event` is incorrectly imported in `thing.ts`
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class Extended implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/thing.ts"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns13.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns13.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..544262eb62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns13.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/Extended implements Parts {
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// 
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/thing.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/a.ts
+//// import './thing'
+//// declare module './thing' {
+//// 	interface Event {
+//// 		c: string;
+//// 	}
+//// }
+
+// In this test, `Event` is incorrectly imported in `thing.ts`
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from '../event/event';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class Extended implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/thing.ts"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns4.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns4.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c01c65932d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns4.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/EditorParts implements Parts { }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from '../event/event';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class EditorParts implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns5.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns5.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54e1b7a9dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns5.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/EditorParts implements Parts { }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/canImport.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from './canImport';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class EditorParts implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns6.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns6.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0dd2ba7ccdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns6.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/EditorParts implements Parts { }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts
+//// import { Event } from './canImport';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/canImport.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from './canImport';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class EditorParts implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns7.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns7.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1782dc9721d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns7.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/EditorParts implements Parts { }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench2.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from '../event/event';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class EditorParts implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/vs/workbench/workbench*"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns8.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns8.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81a93ebde1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns8.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/EditorParts implements Parts { }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts
+//// import { Event } from './workbench2';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench2.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from '../event/event';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class EditorParts implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/vs/workbench/workbench*"],
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns9.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns9.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb0def4d5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/autoImportFileExcludePatterns9.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/test.ts
+//// import { Parts } from './parts';
+//// export class /**/EditorParts implements Parts { }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/event/event.ts
+//// export interface Event {
+//// 	(): string;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/parts.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export interface Parts {
+//// 	readonly options: Event;
+//// }
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/workbench/workbench.ts
+//// import { Event } from '../event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+// @Filename: /src/vs/test.ts
+//// import { Event } from './event/event';
+//// export { Event };
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Implement interface 'Parts'",
+    newFileContent: 
+`import { Event } from '../test';
+import { Parts } from './parts';
+export class EditorParts implements Parts {
+    options: Event;
+}`,
+    preferences: {
+        autoImportFileExcludePatterns: ["src/vs/workbench/workbench*"],
+    }
+});