diff --git a/chocimport.js b/chocimport.js
index 3444f0c..e559902 100755
--- a/chocimport.js
+++ b/chocimport.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const elements = {
 		descend(el.specifiers, state);
 	},
 
-	["ImportSpecifier ImportDefaultSpecifier"]: (el, {scopes}) => {
+	["ImportSpecifier ImportDefaultSpecifier ImportNamespaceSpecifier"]: (el, {scopes}) => {
 		//Mark that it's a known variable but don't attach any code to it
 		setdefault(scopes[scopes.length - 1], el.local.name, []);
 	},
diff --git a/chocimport.py b/chocimport.py
index 3f52282..8fd93f6 100644
--- a/chocimport.py
+++ b/chocimport.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def ImportDeclaration(el, **kw):
 
 @element
 def ImportSpec(el, *, scopes, **kw):
-	"""ImportSpecifier ImportDefaultSpecifier"""
+	"""ImportSpecifier ImportDefaultSpecifier ImportNamespaceSpecifier"""
 	scopes[-1].setdefault(el.local.name, []) # Mark that it's a known variable but don't attach any code to it
 
 @element
diff --git a/factory.js b/factory.js
index 942cf3b..aa92aa5 100644
--- a/factory.js
+++ b/factory.js
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ function autobind(obj, prop) {
 choc = new Proxy(choc, {get: autobind});
 lindt = new Proxy(lindt, {get: autobind});
 
-choc.__version__ = "1.8.0";
+choc.__version__ = "1.8.1";
 
 //For modules, make the main entry-point easily available.
 export default choc;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88f3008..b475d37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "chocfactory",
-	"version": "1.8.0",
+	"version": "1.8.1",
 	"description": "Simple JS front end library",
 	"main": "factory.js",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/whatsnew.md b/whatsnew.md
index 3241c98..dc1fb67 100644
--- a/whatsnew.md
+++ b/whatsnew.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## Chocolate Factory version history
 
+### v1.8.1
+* Bugfix importers not recognizing "import * as name from ..." syntax
+
 ### v1.8.0
 
 * fix_dialogs has been renamed to apply_fixes, with the old name retained for