diff --git a/tornado/template.py b/tornado/template.py
index 14cb967e..5cc5e003 100644
--- a/tornado/template.py
+++ b/tornado/template.py
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ def _parse(reader, in_block=None):
                 raise ParseError("Extra {%% end %%} block on line %d" % line)
             return body
 
-        elif operator in ("extends", "include", "set", "import", "comment"):
+        elif operator in ("extends", "include", "set", "import", "from",
+                          "comment"):
             if operator == "comment":
                 continue
             if operator == "extends":
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ def _parse(reader, in_block=None):
                 if not suffix:
                     raise ParseError("extends missing file path on line %d" % line)
                 block = _ExtendsBlock(suffix)
-            elif operator == "import":
+            elif operator in ("import", "from"):
                 if not suffix:
                     raise ParseError("import missing statement on line %d" % line)
                 block = _Statement(contents)