diff --git a/bandit/core/blacklisting.py b/bandit/core/blacklisting.py
index 53f4c73a..99f06457 100644
--- a/bandit/core/blacklisting.py
+++ b/bandit/core/blacklisting.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ def blacklist(context, config):
                 name = ""  # handle '__import__()'
         else:
             name = context.call_function_name_qual
+            # In the case the Call is an importlib.import, treat the first
+            # argument name as an actual import module name.
+            if name in ["importlib.import_module", "importlib.__import__"]:
+                name = context.call_args[0]
         for check in blacklists[node_type]:
             for qn in check['qualnames']:
                 if fnmatch.fnmatch(name, qn):
diff --git a/examples/imports-with-importlib.py b/examples/imports-with-importlib.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc0bd659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/imports-with-importlib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import importlib
+a = importlib.import_module('os')
+b = importlib.import_module('pickle')
+c = importlib.__import__('sys')
+d = importlib.__import__('subprocess')
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_functional.py b/tests/functional/test_functional.py
index 60dd5851..58ec5996 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_functional.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_functional.py
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ class FunctionalTests(testtools.TestCase):
         }
         self.check_example('imports.py', expect)
 
+    def test_imports_using_importlib(self):
+        '''Test for dangerous imports using importlib.'''
+        expect = {
+            'SEVERITY': {'UNDEFINED': 0, 'LOW': 2, 'MEDIUM': 0, 'HIGH': 0},
+            'CONFIDENCE': {'UNDEFINED': 0, 'LOW': 0, 'MEDIUM': 0, 'HIGH': 2}
+        }
+        self.check_example('imports-with-importlib.py', expect)
+
     def test_mktemp(self):
         '''Test for `tempfile.mktemp`.'''
         expect = {