diff --git a/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTImporter.h b/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTImporter.h
--- a/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTImporter.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTImporter.h
@@ -344,6 +344,12 @@
     Import(ExprWithCleanups::CleanupObject From);
 
     /// Import the given type from the "from" context into the "to"
+    /// context.
+    ///
+    /// \returns The equivalent type in the "to" context, or the import error.
+    llvm::Expected<const Type *> Import(const Type *FromT);
+
+    /// Import the given qualified type from the "from" context into the "to"
     /// context. A null type is imported as a null type (no error).
     ///
     /// \returns The equivalent type in the "to" context, or the import error.
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
@@ -8151,28 +8151,37 @@
   return make_error<ImportError>(ImportError::UnsupportedConstruct);
 }
 
-Expected<QualType> ASTImporter::Import(QualType FromT) {
-  if (FromT.isNull())
-    return QualType{};
-
-  const Type *FromTy = FromT.getTypePtr();
+Expected<const Type *> ASTImporter::Import(const Type *FromT) {
+  if (!FromT)
+    return FromT;
 
   // Check whether we've already imported this type.
-  llvm::DenseMap<const Type *, const Type *>::iterator Pos
-    = ImportedTypes.find(FromTy);
+  llvm::DenseMap<const Type *, const Type *>::iterator Pos =
+      ImportedTypes.find(FromT);
   if (Pos != ImportedTypes.end())
-    return ToContext.getQualifiedType(Pos->second, FromT.getLocalQualifiers());
+    return Pos->second;
 
   // Import the type
   ASTNodeImporter Importer(*this);
-  ExpectedType ToTOrErr = Importer.Visit(FromTy);
+  ExpectedType ToTOrErr = Importer.Visit(FromT);
   if (!ToTOrErr)
     return ToTOrErr.takeError();
 
   // Record the imported type.
-  ImportedTypes[FromTy] = (*ToTOrErr).getTypePtr();
+  ImportedTypes[FromT] = ToTOrErr->getTypePtr();
+
+  return ToTOrErr->getTypePtr();
+}
+
+Expected<QualType> ASTImporter::Import(QualType FromT) {
+  if (FromT.isNull())
+    return QualType{};
+
+  Expected<const Type *> ToTyOrErr = Import(FromT.getTypePtr());
+  if (!ToTyOrErr)
+    return ToTyOrErr.takeError();
 
-  return ToContext.getQualifiedType(*ToTOrErr, FromT.getLocalQualifiers());
+  return ToContext.getQualifiedType(*ToTyOrErr, FromT.getLocalQualifiers());
 }
 
 Expected<TypeSourceInfo *> ASTImporter::Import(TypeSourceInfo *FromTSI) {