diff --git a/Lib/test/test_imgfile.py b/Lib/test/test_imgfile.py
index ecc02ea67ae..39e891769d1 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_imgfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_imgfile.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
    Roger E. Masse
 """
 
-from test.test_support import verbose, unlink, findfile
+from test.test_support import verbose, unlink, findfile, import_module
 
-import imgfile, uu
+imgfile = import_module('imgfile', deprecated=True)
+import uu
 
 
 def testimage(name):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index b7199a3c30e..1d0c37fad7a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class TestStdlibRemovals(unittest.TestCase):
     inclusive_platforms = {'irix' : ('pure', 'AL', 'al', 'CD', 'cd', 'cddb',
                                      'cdplayer', 'CL', 'cl', 'DEVICE', 'GL',
                                      'gl', 'ERRNO', 'FILE', 'FL', 'flp', 'fl',
-                                     'fm', 'GET', 'GLWS'),
+                                     'fm', 'GET', 'GLWS', 'imgfile'),
                           'darwin' : ('autoGIL', 'Carbon', 'OSATerminology',
                                       'icglue', 'Nav', 'MacOS', 'aepack',
                                       'aetools', 'aetypes', 'applesingle',
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3f7a6e008a3..0339353c4c2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- The imgfile module from IRIX has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
 - The GLWS module from IRIX has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
 
 - The GET module from IRIX has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
diff --git a/Modules/imgfile.c b/Modules/imgfile.c
index bb85a78d5c2..baa6eadb4a7 100644
--- a/Modules/imgfile.c
+++ b/Modules/imgfile.c
@@ -491,6 +491,11 @@ void
 initimgfile(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m, *d;
+	
+	if (PyErr_WarnPy3k("the imgfile module has been removed in "
+	                   "Python 3.0", 2) < 0)
+	    return;
+	
 	m = Py_InitModule("imgfile", imgfile_methods);
 	if (m == NULL)
 		return;