diff --git a/crates/environ/src/component/translate/inline.rs b/crates/environ/src/component/translate/inline.rs
index 0dc5f83122..e5dbf786cd 100644
--- a/crates/environ/src/component/translate/inline.rs
+++ b/crates/environ/src/component/translate/inline.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ pub(super) fn run(
                 ComponentFuncDef::Lifted { ty, func, options } => {
                     Export::LiftedFunction { ty, func, options }
                 }
-                ComponentFuncDef::Import(_) => unimplemented!("reexporting a function import"),
+                ComponentFuncDef::Import(_) => {
+                    bail!("component export `{name}` is a reexport of an imported function which is not implemented")
+                }
             },
 
             ComponentItemDef::Instance(_) => unimplemented!("exporting an instance to the host"),
diff --git a/tests/misc_testsuite/component-model/import.wast b/tests/misc_testsuite/component-model/import.wast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4633ba2615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc_testsuite/component-model/import.wast
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(assert_invalid
+  (component
+    (import "host-return-two" (func $f (result u32)))
+    (export "x" (func $f)))
+  "component export `x` is a reexport of an imported function which is not implemented")