diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 2c0fc89508..d32cc4b379 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="FileHeaderUnitTest.10.inc" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="FileHeaderUnitTest.php" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ImportStatementUnitTest.inc" role="test" />
+        <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ImportStatementUnitTest.inc.fixed" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ImportStatementUnitTest.php" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="OpenTagUnitTest.1.inc" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="OpenTagUnitTest.2.inc" role="test" />
diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Files/ImportStatementSniff.php b/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Files/ImportStatementSniff.php
index dc560f1ed8..176aef0061 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Files/ImportStatementSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Files/ImportStatementSniff.php
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
         }
 
         $error = 'Import statements must not begin with a leading backslash';
-        $phpcsFile->addError($error, $next, 'LeadingSlash');
+        $fix   = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, $next, 'LeadingSlash');
+
+        if ($fix === true) {
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($next, '');
+        }
 
     }//end process()
 
diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Files/ImportStatementUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Files/ImportStatementUnitTest.inc.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5b3f67eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Files/ImportStatementUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+use Vendor\Package\{ClassA as A, ClassB, ClassC as C};
+use Vendor\Package\SomeNamespace\ClassD as D;
+use /*comment*/ Vendor\Package\AnotherNamespace\ClassE as E;
+
+use function Vendor\Package\{functionA, functionB, functionC};
+use FUNCTION Another\Vendor\functionD;
+
+use CONST Vendor\Package\{CONSTANT_A, CONSTANT_B, CONSTANT_C};
+use const Another\Vendor\CONSTANT_D;
+
+class ClassName3
+{
+    use \FirstTrait;
+    use SecondTrait;
+    use ThirdTrait;
+}
+
+$foo = function() use($bar) {};