diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ast.py b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
index a025c20006c..7b43be6dfc2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ast.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
@@ -548,6 +548,17 @@ class ASTHelpers_Test(unittest.TestCase):
             compile(mod, 'test', 'exec')
         self.assertIn("invalid integer value: None", str(cm.exception))
 
+    def test_level_as_none(self):
+        body = [ast.ImportFrom(module='time',
+                               names=[ast.alias(name='sleep')],
+                               level=None,
+                               lineno=0, col_offset=0)]
+        mod = ast.Module(body)
+        code = compile(mod, 'test', 'exec')
+        ns = {}
+        exec(code, ns)
+        self.assertIn('sleep', ns)
+
 
 class ASTValidatorTests(unittest.TestCase):