diff --git a/jedi/parsing_representation.py b/jedi/parsing_representation.py
index 52edd4c7..378eaa48 100644
--- a/jedi/parsing_representation.py
+++ b/jedi/parsing_representation.py
@@ -294,6 +294,27 @@ class Scope(Simple, IsScope):
                 if p:
                     return p
 
+    @property
+    def absolute_imports(self):
+        """
+        Checks if imports in this scope are absolute.
+
+        In Python 3, this is always true. In Python 2, this is true if there
+        is a ``absolute_import`` ``__future__`` import.
+
+        The result of this property is cached; the first time it is called on
+        Python 2 will cause it to walk through all the imports in the parse
+        tree.
+        """
+        if self._absolute_imports is not None:
+            return self._absolute_imports
+
+        has_import = any(_enables_absolute_import(i) for i in self.imports)
+        self._absolute_imports = has_import
+        return has_import
+
+    _absolute_imports = True if is_py3k else None
+
     def __repr__(self):
         try:
             name = self.path
@@ -306,6 +327,13 @@ class Scope(Simple, IsScope):
         return "<%s: %s@%s-%s>" % (type(self).__name__, name,
                                     self.start_pos[0], self.end_pos[0])
 
+def _enables_absolute_import(imp):
+    """
+    Checks if the import is a ``__future__`` import that enables the
+    ``absolute_import`` feature.
+    """
+    namespace, feature = imp.from_ns.names[0], imp.namespace.names[0]
+    return namespace == "__future__" and feature == "absolute_import"
 
 class Module(IsScope):
     """ For isinstance checks. fast_parser.Module also inherits from this. """
diff --git a/test/base.py b/test/base.py
index 548e4cfe..450d3302 100644
--- a/test/base.py
+++ b/test/base.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ else:
 import os
 from os.path import abspath, dirname
 import functools
+import pytest
 
 import jedi
 
@@ -60,3 +61,6 @@ def cwd_at(path):
                 os.chdir(oldcwd)
         return wrapper
     return decorator
+
+py3_only = pytest.mark.skipif("not is_py3k")
+py2_only = pytest.mark.skipif("is_py3k")
diff --git a/test/test_absolute_import.py b/test/test_absolute_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f5b79be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_absolute_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from jedi.parsing import Parser
+from jedi._compatibility import is_py3k; is_py3k # shut up pyflakes
+from . import base
+
+@base.py3_only
+def test_py3k_imports_are_always_absolute():
+    """
+    By default, imports in Python 3 are absolute.
+    """
+    parser = Parser("1", "test.py")
+    assert parser.scope.absolute_imports
+
+@base.py2_only
+def test_py2_imports_are_not_always_absolute():
+    """
+    By default, imports in Python 2 are not absolute.
+    """
+    parser = Parser("1", "test.py")
+    assert not parser.scope.absolute_imports
+
+def test_imports_are_absolute_in_modules_with_future_import():
+    """
+    In any module with the ``absolute_import`` ``__future__`` import, all
+    imports are absolute.
+    """
+    parser = Parser("from __future__ import absolute_import", "test.py")
+    assert parser.scope.absolute_imports