diff --git a/mitogen/master.py b/mitogen/master.py
index 9665377f..cce9a292 100644
--- a/mitogen/master.py
+++ b/mitogen/master.py
@@ -538,11 +538,41 @@ class ModuleResponder(object):
         self._cache[fullname] = tup
         return tup
 
-    def _send_load_module(self, stream, msg, fullname):
-        LOG.debug('_send_load_module(%r, %r)', stream, fullname)
-        msg.reply(self._build_tuple(fullname),
-                  handle=mitogen.core.LOAD_MODULE)
-        stream.sent_modules.add(fullname)
+    def _send_load_module(self, stream, fullname):
+        if fullname not in stream.sent_modules:
+            LOG.debug('_send_load_module(%r, %r)', stream, fullname)
+            self._router._async_route(
+                mitogen.core.Message.pickled(
+                    self._build_tuple(fullname),
+                    dst_id=stream.remote_id,
+                    handle=mitogen.core.LOAD_MODULE,
+                )
+            )
+            stream.sent_modules.add(fullname)
+
+    def _send_module_load_failed(self, stream, fullname):
+        stream.send(
+            mitogen.core.Message.pickled(
+                (fullname, None, None, None, ()),
+                dst_id=stream.remote_id,
+                handle=mitogen.core.LOAD_MODULE,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def _send_module_and_related(self, stream, fullname):
+        try:
+            tup = self._build_tuple(fullname)
+            for name in tup[4]:  # related
+                parent, _, _ = name.partition('.')
+                if parent != fullname and parent not in stream.sent_modules:
+                    # Parent hasn't been sent, so don't load submodule yet.
+                    continue
+
+                self._send_load_module(stream, name)
+            self._send_load_module(stream, fullname)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.debug('While importing %r', fullname, exc_info=True)
+            self._send_module_load_failed(stream, fullname)
 
     def _on_get_module(self, msg):
         if msg.is_dead:
@@ -555,25 +585,31 @@ class ModuleResponder(object):
             LOG.warning('_on_get_module(): dup request for %r from %r',
                         fullname, stream)
 
-        try:
-            tup = self._build_tuple(fullname)
-            for name in tup[4]:  # related
-                parent, _, _ = name.partition('.')
-                if parent != fullname and parent not in stream.sent_modules:
-                    # Parent hasn't been sent, so don't load submodule yet.
-                    continue
+        self._send_module_and_related(stream, fullname)
 
-                if name in stream.sent_modules:
-                    # Submodule has been sent already, skip.
-                    continue
+    def _send_forward_module(self, stream, context, fullname):
+        if stream.remote_id != context.context_id:
+            stream.send(
+                mitogen.core.Message(
+                    data='%s\x00%s' % (context.context_id, fullname),
+                    handle=mitogen.core.FORWARD_MODULE,
+                )
+            )
 
-                self._send_load_module(stream, msg, name)
-            self._send_load_module(stream, msg, fullname)
+    def _forward_module(self, context, fullname):
+        LOG.debug('%r._forward_module(%r, %r)', self, context, fullname)
+        path = []
+        while fullname:
+            path.append(fullname)
+            fullname, _, _ = fullname.rpartition('.')
 
-        except Exception:
-            LOG.debug('While importing %r', fullname, exc_info=True)
-            msg.reply((fullname, None, None, None, ()),
-                      handle=mitogen.core.LOAD_MODULE)
+        for fullname in reversed(path):
+            stream = self._router.stream_by_id(context.context_id)
+            self._send_module_and_related(stream, fullname)
+            self._send_forward_module(stream, context, fullname)
+
+    def forward_module(self, context, fullname):
+        self._router.broker.defer(self._forward_module, context, fullname)
 
 
 class Broker(mitogen.core.Broker):