diff --git a/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py b/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py
index 8930ce8..479fe2e 100644
--- a/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@ def load(path,
     # add sub modules to sys.modules recursively
     if real_module:
         sys.modules[module_name] = thrift
-        sub_modules = thrift.__thrift_meta__["includes"][:]
-        while sub_modules:
-            module = sub_modules.pop()
-            if module not in sys.modules:
-                sys.modules[module.__name__] = module
-                sub_modules.extend(module.__thrift_meta__["includes"])
+        include_thrifts = thrift.__thrift_meta__["includes"][:]
+        while include_thrifts:
+            include_thrift = include_thrifts.pop()
+            sub_modules = thrift.__thrift_meta__["sub_modules"][:]
+            for module in sub_modules:
+                if module not in sys.modules:
+                    sys.modules[module] = module
+            if include_thrift.__name__ not in sys.modules:
+                include_thrifts.extend(include_thrift.__thrift_meta__["includes"])
     return thrift
 
 
diff --git a/thriftpy2/parser/parser.py b/thriftpy2/parser/parser.py
index 9ad2ebd..8a1c599 100644
--- a/thriftpy2/parser/parser.py
+++ b/thriftpy2/parser/parser.py
@@ -62,9 +62,18 @@ def p_include(p):
     for include_dir in replace_include_dirs:
         path = os.path.join(include_dir, p[2])
         if os.path.exists(path):
+            child_path = os.path.normpath(
+                os.path.dirname(str(thrift.__name__).rstrip("_thrift").replace(".", "/")) + "/" + p[2])
+
+            child_module_name = str(
+                child_path).replace("/",
+                                    ".").replace(
+                ".thrift", "_thrift")
+
             child = parse(path)
             setattr(thrift, child.__name__, child)
             _add_thrift_meta('includes', child)
+            _add_thrift_meta('sub_modules', types.ModuleType(child_module_name))
             return
     raise ThriftParserError(('Couldn\'t include thrift %s in any '
                              'directories provided') % p[2])