diff --git a/lib/clif-backend/src/codegen.rs b/lib/clif-backend/src/codegen.rs
index d237ab1c2..22f522e19 100644
--- a/lib/clif-backend/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/lib/clif-backend/src/codegen.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ pub mod converter {
             F64Const(val) => Const(f64::from_bits(val).into()),
             GlobalInit::GetGlobal(index) => {
                 WasmerInitializer::GetGlobal(WasmerGlobalIndex::new(index.index()))
-            }
-            Import => unimplemented!("TODO: imported globals are not supported yet!"),
+            },
+            GlobalInit::Import => WasmerInitializer::Import
         };
 
         WasmerGlobal { desc, init }
diff --git a/lib/runtime/src/backing.rs b/lib/runtime/src/backing.rs
index 12ffc3bba..b0c1efd22 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/src/backing.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime/src/backing.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl LocalBacking {
         imports: &ImportBacking,
         mut globals: Box<[vm::LocalGlobal]>,
     ) -> Box<[vm::LocalGlobal]> {
-        for (to, (_, from)) in globals.iter_mut().zip(module.globals.into_iter()) {
+        for (to, (global_index, from)) in globals.iter_mut().zip(module.globals.into_iter()) {
             to.data = match from.init {
                 Initializer::Const(Value::I32(x)) => x as u64,
                 Initializer::Const(Value::I64(x)) => x as u64,
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ impl LocalBacking {
                 Initializer::GetGlobal(index) => unsafe {
                     (*imports.globals[index.index()].global).data
                 },
+                Initializer::Import => unsafe {
+                    (*imports.globals[global_index.index()].global).data
+                },
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/runtime/src/instance.rs b/lib/runtime/src/instance.rs
index 80d448cdf..c4c139ce3 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/src/instance.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime/src/instance.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 use crate::recovery::call_protected;
 use crate::{
     backing::{ImportBacking, LocalBacking},
-    export::{Context, Export, ExportIter, FuncPointer, MemoryPointer, TablePointer},
+    export::{
+        Context, Export, ExportIter, FuncPointer, GlobalPointer, MemoryPointer, TablePointer,
+    },
     import::{Imports, Namespace},
     module::{ExportIndex, Module, ModuleInner},
-    types::{FuncIndex, FuncSig, MapIndex, Memory, MemoryIndex, Table, TableIndex, Type, Value},
+    types::{
+        FuncIndex, FuncSig, GlobalDesc, GlobalIndex, MapIndex, Memory, MemoryIndex, Table,
+        TableIndex, Type, Value,
+    },
     vm,
 };
 use libffi::high::{arg as libffi_arg, call as libffi_call, CodePtr};
@@ -169,7 +174,10 @@ impl InstanceInner {
                     memory,
                 }
             }
-            ExportIndex::Global(_global_index) => unimplemented!(),
+            ExportIndex::Global(global_index) => {
+                let (local, global) = self.get_global_from_index(module, *global_index);
+                Export::Global { local, global }
+            }
             ExportIndex::Table(table_index) => {
                 let (local, ctx, table) = self.get_table_from_index(module, *table_index);
                 Export::Table {
@@ -247,6 +255,31 @@ impl InstanceInner {
         }
     }
 
+    fn get_global_from_index(
+        &mut self,
+        module: &ModuleInner,
+        global_index: GlobalIndex,
+    ) -> (GlobalPointer, GlobalDesc) {
+        if module.is_imported_global(global_index) {
+            let &(_, desc) = &module
+                .imported_globals
+                .get(global_index)
+                .expect("missing imported global index");
+            let vm::ImportedGlobal { global } = &self.import_backing.globals[global_index.index()];
+            (unsafe { GlobalPointer::new(*global) }, *desc)
+        } else {
+            let vm_global = &mut self.backing.vm_globals[global_index.index() as usize];
+            (
+                unsafe { GlobalPointer::new(vm_global) },
+                module
+                    .globals
+                    .get(global_index)
+                    .expect("broken invariant, globals")
+                    .desc,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     fn get_table_from_index(
         &mut self,
         module: &ModuleInner,
diff --git a/lib/runtime/src/module.rs b/lib/runtime/src/module.rs
index 8395c3b03..bed4acbb0 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/src/module.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime/src/module.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ impl ModuleInner {
     pub(crate) fn is_imported_table(&self, table_index: TableIndex) -> bool {
         table_index.index() < self.imported_tables.len()
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn is_imported_global(&self, global_index: GlobalIndex) -> bool {
+        global_index.index() < self.imported_globals.len()
+    }
 }
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
diff --git a/lib/runtime/src/types.rs b/lib/runtime/src/types.rs
index 4e93fbd61..d0834721a 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/src/types.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime/src/types.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ pub enum Initializer {
     Const(Value),
     /// Corresponds to a `get_global` instruction.
     GetGlobal(GlobalIndex),
+    /// Initialized externally
+    Import,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]