diff --git a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
--- a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 
 Bug Fixes to AST Handling
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+- Fixed an import failure of recursive friend class template.
+  `Issue 64169 <https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/64169>`_
 
 Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/clang/lib/AST/ASTImporter.cpp b/clang/lib/AST/ASTImporter.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/AST/ASTImporter.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/AST/ASTImporter.cpp
@@ -2857,9 +2857,13 @@
   } else if (Importer.getToContext().getLangOpts().CPlusPlus)
     IDNS |= Decl::IDNS_Ordinary | Decl::IDNS_TagFriend;
 
+  bool IsDependentContext = DC != LexicalDC ? LexicalDC->isDependentContext()
+                                            : DC->isDependentContext();
+  bool DependentFriend = IsFriendTemplate && IsDependentContext;
+
   // We may already have a record of the same name; try to find and match it.
   RecordDecl *PrevDecl = nullptr;
-  if (!DC->isFunctionOrMethod() && !D->isLambda()) {
+  if (!DependentFriend && !DC->isFunctionOrMethod() && !D->isLambda()) {
     SmallVector<NamedDecl *, 4> ConflictingDecls;
     auto FoundDecls =
         Importer.findDeclsInToCtx(DC, SearchName);
@@ -5796,10 +5800,15 @@
   if (ToD)
     return ToD;
 
+  bool IsFriendTemplate = D->getFriendObjectKind() != Decl::FOK_None;
+  bool IsDependentContext = DC != LexicalDC ? LexicalDC->isDependentContext()
+                                            : DC->isDependentContext();
+  bool DependentFriend = IsFriendTemplate && IsDependentContext;
+
   ClassTemplateDecl *FoundByLookup = nullptr;
 
   // We may already have a template of the same name; try to find and match it.
-  if (!DC->isFunctionOrMethod()) {
+  if (!DependentFriend && !DC->isFunctionOrMethod()) {
     SmallVector<NamedDecl *, 4> ConflictingDecls;
     auto FoundDecls = Importer.findDeclsInToCtx(DC, Name);
     for (auto *FoundDecl : FoundDecls) {
diff --git a/clang/unittests/AST/ASTImporterTest.cpp b/clang/unittests/AST/ASTImporterTest.cpp
--- a/clang/unittests/AST/ASTImporterTest.cpp
+++ b/clang/unittests/AST/ASTImporterTest.cpp
@@ -3968,8 +3968,31 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(ToDef->getPreviousDecl(), ToProto);
 }
 
-
-struct ImportFriendClasses : ASTImporterOptionSpecificTestBase {};
+struct ImportFriendClasses : ASTImporterOptionSpecificTestBase {
+  void testRecursiveFriendClassTemplate(Decl *FromTu) {
+    auto *FromD = FirstDeclMatcher<ClassTemplateDecl>().match(
+        FromTu, classTemplateDecl());
+    auto *ToD = Import(FromD, Lang_CXX03);
+
+    auto Pattern = classTemplateDecl(
+        has(cxxRecordDecl(has(friendDecl(has(classTemplateDecl()))))));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(MatchVerifier<Decl>{}.match(FromD, Pattern));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(MatchVerifier<Decl>{}.match(ToD, Pattern));
+
+    auto *FromFriend =
+        FirstDeclMatcher<FriendDecl>().match(FromD, friendDecl());
+    auto *FromClass =
+        FirstDeclMatcher<ClassTemplateDecl>().match(FromD, classTemplateDecl());
+    EXPECT_NE(FromFriend->getFriendDecl(), FromClass);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(FromFriend->getFriendDecl()->getPreviousDecl() == nullptr);
+
+    auto *Class =
+        FirstDeclMatcher<ClassTemplateDecl>().match(ToD, classTemplateDecl());
+    auto *Friend = FirstDeclMatcher<FriendDecl>().match(ToD, friendDecl());
+    EXPECT_NE(Friend->getFriendDecl(), Class);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(Friend->getFriendDecl()->getPreviousDecl() == nullptr);
+  }
+};
 
 TEST_P(ImportFriendClasses, ImportOfFriendRecordDoesNotMergeDefinition) {
   Decl *FromTU = getTuDecl(
@@ -4074,20 +4097,19 @@
       )",
       Lang_CXX03, "input.cc");
 
-  auto *FromD =
-      FirstDeclMatcher<ClassTemplateDecl>().match(FromTu, classTemplateDecl());
-  auto *ToD = Import(FromD, Lang_CXX03);
-
-  auto Pattern = classTemplateDecl(
-      has(cxxRecordDecl(has(friendDecl(has(classTemplateDecl()))))));
-  ASSERT_TRUE(MatchVerifier<Decl>{}.match(FromD, Pattern));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(MatchVerifier<Decl>{}.match(ToD, Pattern));
+  testRecursiveFriendClassTemplate(FromTu);
+}
 
-  auto *Class =
-      FirstDeclMatcher<ClassTemplateDecl>().match(ToD, classTemplateDecl());
-  auto *Friend = FirstDeclMatcher<FriendDecl>().match(ToD, friendDecl());
-  EXPECT_NE(Friend->getFriendDecl(), Class);
-  EXPECT_EQ(Friend->getFriendDecl()->getPreviousDecl(), Class);
+TEST_P(ImportFriendClasses,
+       ImportOfRecursiveFriendClassTemplateWithNonTypeParm) {
+  Decl *FromTu = getTuDecl(
+      R"(
+      template<class A1, A1 A> class declToImport {
+        template<class B1, B1> friend class declToImport;
+      };
+      )",
+      Lang_CXX03, "input.cc");
+  testRecursiveFriendClassTemplate(FromTu);
 }
 
 TEST_P(ImportFriendClasses, ProperPrevDeclForClassTemplateDecls) {