diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs
index 8cc2fb160d3..d9e67607f66 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     visibility::Visibility,
     CrateId, ModuleDefId, ModuleId,
 };
-use hir_expand::name::Name;
+use hir_expand::name::{known, Name};
 
 const MAX_PATH_LEN: usize = 15;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fn find_path_inner(
     let mut best_path = None;
     let mut best_path_len = max_len;
     for (module_id, name) in importable_locations {
-        let mut path = match find_path_inner(
+        let mut new_path = match find_path_inner(
             db,
             ItemInNs::Types(ModuleDefId::ModuleId(module_id)),
             from,
@@ -111,15 +111,40 @@ fn find_path_inner(
             None => continue,
             Some(path) => path,
         };
-        path.segments.push(name);
-        if path_len(&path) < best_path_len {
-            best_path_len = path_len(&path);
-            best_path = Some(path);
+        new_path.segments.push(name);
+
+        if prefer_new_path(best_path_len, best_path.as_ref(), &new_path) {
+            best_path_len = path_len(&new_path);
+            best_path = Some(new_path);
         }
     }
     best_path
 }
 
+fn prefer_new_path(old_path_len: usize, old_path: Option<&ModPath>, new_path: &ModPath) -> bool {
+    match (old_path.and_then(|mod_path| mod_path.segments.first()), new_path.segments.first()) {
+        (Some(old_path_start), Some(new_path_start))
+            if old_path_start == &known::std && use_std_instead(new_path_start) =>
+        {
+            false
+        }
+        (Some(old_path_start), Some(new_path_start))
+            if new_path_start == &known::std && use_std_instead(old_path_start) =>
+        {
+            true
+        }
+        (None, Some(_)) => true,
+        (Some(_), None) => false,
+        _ => path_len(new_path) < old_path_len,
+    }
+}
+
+// When std library is present, paths starting with `std::`
+// should be preferred over paths starting with `core::` and `alloc::`
+fn use_std_instead(name: &Name) -> bool {
+    name == &known::core || name == &known::alloc
+}
+
 fn path_len(path: &ModPath) -> usize {
     path.segments.len()
         + match path.kind {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/name.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/name.rs
index b3fa1efbab5..b2e10f445f3 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/name.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/name.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ pub mod known {
         macro_rules,
         // Components of known path (value or mod name)
         std,
+        core,
+        alloc,
         iter,
         ops,
         future,
diff --git a/editors/code/package-lock.json b/editors/code/package-lock.json
index d38a45b8594..96e9ac378ea 100644
--- a/editors/code/package-lock.json
+++ b/editors/code/package-lock.json
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
                 "semver": {
                     "version": "5.7.1",
                     "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
-                    "integrity": "sha1-qVT5Ma66UI0we78Gnv8MAclhFvc=",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ==",
                     "dev": true
                 }
             }