diff --git a/dist/base/lib/base.pm b/dist/base/lib/base.pm
index 38c91c731c58..a1878840bfe8 100644
--- a/dist/base/lib/base.pm
+++ b/dist/base/lib/base.pm
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ use vars qw($VERSION);
 $VERSION = '2.24';
 $VERSION =~ tr/_//d;
 
+{
+    package #
+        base::__scope_guard;
+
+    sub DESTROY { $_[0]->[0]->() }
+}
+
 # constant.pm is slow
 sub SUCCESS () { 1 }
 
@@ -91,14 +98,22 @@ sub import {
 
         next if grep $_->isa($base), ($inheritor, @bases);
 
-        # Following blocks help isolate $SIG{__DIE__} changes
+        # Following blocks help isolate $SIG{__DIE__} and @INC changes
         {
-            my $sigdie;
+            my ($sigdie, $redotty_scopeguard);
             {
                 local $SIG{__DIE__};
                 my $fn = _module_to_filename($base);
-                local @INC = @INC;
-                pop @INC if my $dotty = $INC[-1] eq '.';
+
+                if ($INC[-1] eq '.') {
+                    pop @INC;
+                    my $localized_tail = $INC[-1];
+                    $redotty_scopeguard = bless([ sub {
+                        push @INC, '.'
+                            if $localized_tail eq $INC[-1]||'';
+                    } ], 'base::__scope_guard');
+                }
+
                 eval {
                     require $fn
                 };
@@ -120,7 +135,7 @@ Base class package "$base" is empty.
     (Perhaps you need to 'use' the module which defines that package first,
     or make that module available in \@INC (\@INC contains: @INC).
 ERROR
-                    if ($dotty && -e $fn) {
+                    if ($redotty_scopeguard && -e $fn) {
                         $e .= <<ERROS;
     The file $fn does exist in the current directory.  But note
     that base.pm, when loading a module, now ignores the current working
diff --git a/dist/base/t/extra_inc_via_base.t b/dist/base/t/extra_inc_via_base.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..93867a485da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/base/t/extra_inc_via_base.t
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+use strict;
+use Test::More tests => 10;  # one test is in each BaseInc* itself
+
+use lib qw(t/lib);
+
+# make it look like an older perl
+BEGIN {
+    push @INC, '.'
+        if $INC[-1] ne '.';
+}
+
+use base 'BaseIncExtender';
+
+BEGIN {
+    is $INC[0], 't/libleblab', 'Expected head @INC adjustment from within `use base`';
+    is $INC[1], 't/lib', 'Preexisting @INC adjustment still in @INC';
+    is $INC[-1], '.', 'Trailing . still in @INC ater `use base`'; 
+}
+
+use base 'BaseIncDoubleExtender';
+
+BEGIN {
+    is $INC[0], 't/libloblub', 'Expected head @INC adjustment from within `use base`';
+    is $INC[1], 't/libleblab', 'Preexisting @INC adjustment still in @INC';
+    is $INC[2], 't/lib', 'Preexisting @INC adjustment still in @INC';
+    cmp_ok $INC[-2], 'ne', '.', 'Trailing . not reinserted erroneously'; 
+    is $INC[-1], 't/libonend', 'Expected tail @INC adjustment from within `use base`';
+}
diff --git a/dist/base/t/lib/BaseIncDoubleExtender.pm b/dist/base/t/lib/BaseIncDoubleExtender.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db210aba1ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/base/t/lib/BaseIncDoubleExtender.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package BaseIncDoubleExtender;
+
+BEGIN {
+    ::ok(
+        ( $INC[-1] ne '.' ),
+        '. not at @INCs tail during `use base ...`',
+    );
+}
+
+use lib 't/libloblub';
+
+push @INC, 't/libonend';
+
+1;
diff --git a/dist/base/t/lib/BaseIncExtender.pm b/dist/base/t/lib/BaseIncExtender.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1bd2927c2ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/base/t/lib/BaseIncExtender.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package BaseIncExtender;
+
+BEGIN {
+    ::ok(
+        ( $INC[-1] ne '.' ),
+        '. not at @INCs tail during `use base ...`',
+    );
+}
+
+use lib 't/libleblab';
+
+1;