diff --git a/Lib/_pyrepl/_module_completer.py b/Lib/_pyrepl/_module_completer.py
index cf59e007f4df80..7bf4821bc199ea 100644
--- a/Lib/_pyrepl/_module_completer.py
+++ b/Lib/_pyrepl/_module_completer.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 TYPE_CHECKING = False
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from types import ModuleType
     from typing import Any, Iterable, Iterator, Mapping
 
 
@@ -107,7 +108,13 @@ def _find_modules(self, path: str, prefix: str) -> list[str]:
             if path is None:
                 return []
 
-        modules: Iterable[pkgutil.ModuleInfo] = self.global_cache
+        modules: Iterable[pkgutil.ModuleInfo]
+        imported_module = sys.modules.get(path.split('.')[0])
+        if imported_module:
+            modules = self._find_already_imported_module_infos(imported_module)
+        else:
+            modules = self.global_cache
+
         is_stdlib_import: bool | None = None
         for segment in path.split('.'):
             modules = [mod_info for mod_info in modules
@@ -129,6 +136,32 @@ def _is_stdlib_module(self, module_info: pkgutil.ModuleInfo) -> bool:
         return (isinstance(module_info.module_finder, FileFinder)
                 and module_info.module_finder.path == self._stdlib_path)
 
+    def _find_already_imported_module_infos(self, imported_module: ModuleType) -> list[pkgutil.ModuleInfo]:
+        # Module already imported: only look in its location,
+        # even if a module with the same name would be higher in path
+        module_location = self._get_module_location(imported_module)
+        if not module_location:
+            # If we cannot find the module source, propose no suggestions
+            return []
+        import_location = os.path.dirname(module_location)
+        return list(pkgutil.iter_modules([import_location]))
+
+    def _get_module_location(self, imported_module: ModuleType) -> str | None:
+        spec = imported_module.__spec__
+        if not spec:
+            return None
+        if not spec.has_location:
+            if spec.origin == "frozen":  # See Tools/build/freeze_modules.py
+                return os.path.join(self._stdlib_path, f"{spec.name}.py")
+            return None
+        if not spec.origin:
+            return None
+        if imported_module.__package__:
+            # Package: the module location is the parent folder
+            return os.path.dirname(spec.origin)
+        else:
+            return spec.origin
+
     def is_suggestion_match(self, module_name: str, prefix: str) -> bool:
         if prefix:
             return module_name.startswith(prefix)
@@ -196,7 +229,6 @@ def global_cache(self) -> list[pkgutil.ModuleInfo]:
         """Global module cache"""
         if not self._global_cache or self._curr_sys_path != sys.path:
             self._curr_sys_path = sys.path[:]
-            # print('getting packages')
             self._global_cache = list(pkgutil.iter_modules())
         return self._global_cache
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_pyrepl.py b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_pyrepl.py
index 65a252c95e5842..c42fc716390952 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_pyrepl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_pyrepl.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import itertools
 import os
 import pathlib
+import pkgutil
 import re
 import rlcompleter
 import select
@@ -971,6 +972,7 @@ def test_import_completions(self):
             ("from importlib import mac\t\n", "from importlib import machinery"),
             ("from importlib import res\t\n", "from importlib import resources"),
             ("from importlib.res\t import a\t\n", "from importlib.resources import abc"),
+            ("from __phello__ import s\t\n", "from __phello__ import spam"),  # frozen module
         )
         for code, expected in cases:
             with self.subTest(code=code):
@@ -1104,17 +1106,114 @@ def test_hardcoded_stdlib_submodules(self):
                 self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
     def test_hardcoded_stdlib_submodules_not_proposed_if_local_import(self):
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir:
+        with (tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir,
+              patch.object(sys, "modules", {})):  # hide imported module
             dir = pathlib.Path(_dir)
             (dir / "collections").mkdir()
             (dir / "collections" / "__init__.py").touch()
             (dir / "collections" / "foo.py").touch()
-            with patch.object(sys, "path", [dir, *sys.path]):
+            with patch.object(sys, "path", [_dir, *sys.path]):
                 events = code_to_events("import collections.\t\n")
                 reader = self.prepare_reader(events, namespace={})
                 output = reader.readline()
                 self.assertEqual(output, "import collections.foo")
 
+    def test_already_imported_stdlib_module_no_other_suggestions(self):
+        with (tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir,
+              patch.object(sys, "path", [_dir, *sys.path])):
+            dir = pathlib.Path(_dir)
+            (dir / "collections").mkdir()
+            (dir / "collections" / "__init__.py").touch()
+            (dir / "collections" / "foo.py").touch()
+
+            # collections found in dir, but was already imported
+            # from stdlib at startup -> suggest stdlib submodules only
+            events = code_to_events("import collections.\t\n")
+            reader = self.prepare_reader(events, namespace={})
+            output = reader.readline()
+            self.assertEqual(output, "import collections.abc")
+
+    @patch.dict(sys.modules)
+    def test_already_imported_frozen_module(self):
+        importlib.import_module("__phello__")
+        events = code_to_events("from __phello__ import s\t\n")
+        reader = self.prepare_reader(events, namespace={})
+        output = reader.readline()
+        self.assertEqual(output, "from __phello__ import spam")
+
+    def test_already_imported_custom_module_no_other_suggestions(self):
+        with (tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir1,
+              tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir2,
+              patch.object(sys, "path", [_dir2, _dir1, *sys.path])):
+            dir1 = pathlib.Path(_dir1)
+            (dir1 / "mymodule").mkdir()
+            (dir1 / "mymodule" / "__init__.py").touch()
+            (dir1 / "mymodule" / "foo.py").touch()
+            importlib.import_module("mymodule")
+
+            dir2 = pathlib.Path(_dir2)
+            (dir2 / "mymodule").mkdir()
+            (dir2 / "mymodule" / "__init__.py").touch()
+            (dir2 / "mymodule" / "bar.py").touch()
+            # Purge FileFinder cache after adding files
+            pkgutil.get_importer(_dir2).invalidate_caches()
+            # mymodule found in dir2 before dir1, but it was already imported
+            # from dir1 -> suggest dir1 submodules only
+            events = code_to_events("import mymodule.\t\n")
+            reader = self.prepare_reader(events, namespace={})
+            output = reader.readline()
+            self.assertEqual(output, "import mymodule.foo")
+
+            del sys.modules["mymodule"]
+            # mymodule not imported anymore -> suggest dir2 submodules
+            events = code_to_events("import mymodule.\t\n")
+            reader = self.prepare_reader(events, namespace={})
+            output = reader.readline()
+            self.assertEqual(output, "import mymodule.bar")
+
+    def test_already_imported_custom_file_no_suggestions(self):
+        # Same as before, but mymodule from dir1 has no submodules
+        # -> propose nothing
+        with (tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir1,
+              tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir2,
+              patch.object(sys, "path", [_dir2, _dir1, *sys.path])):
+            dir1 = pathlib.Path(_dir1)
+            (dir1 / "mymodule").mkdir()
+            (dir1 / "mymodule.py").touch()
+            importlib.import_module("mymodule")
+
+            dir2 = pathlib.Path(_dir2)
+            (dir2 / "mymodule").mkdir()
+            (dir2 / "mymodule" / "__init__.py").touch()
+            (dir2 / "mymodule" / "bar.py").touch()
+            events = code_to_events("import mymodule.\t\n")
+            reader = self.prepare_reader(events, namespace={})
+            output = reader.readline()
+            self.assertEqual(output, "import mymodule.")
+            del sys.modules["mymodule"]
+
+    def test_already_imported_module_without_origin_or_spec(self):
+        with (tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as _dir1,
+              patch.object(sys, "path", [_dir1, *sys.path])):
+            dir1 = pathlib.Path(_dir1)
+            for mod in ("no_origin", "not_has_location", "no_spec"):
+                (dir1 / mod).mkdir()
+                (dir1 / mod / "__init__.py").touch()
+                (dir1 / mod / "foo.py").touch()
+                module = importlib.import_module(mod)
+                assert module.__spec__
+                if mod == "no_origin":
+                    module.__spec__.origin = None
+                elif mod == "not_has_location":
+                    module.__spec__.has_location = False
+                else:
+                    module.__spec__ = None
+                events = code_to_events(f"import {mod}.\t\n")
+                reader = self.prepare_reader(events, namespace={})
+                output = reader.readline()
+                self.assertEqual(output, f"import {mod}.")
+                del sys.modules[mod]
+
     def test_get_path_and_prefix(self):
         cases = (
             ('', ('', '')),
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-09-30-21-59-56.gh-issue-69605.qcmGF3.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-09-30-21-59-56.gh-issue-69605.qcmGF3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..56d74d2583939b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-09-30-21-59-56.gh-issue-69605.qcmGF3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix edge-cases around already imported modules in the :term:`REPL`
+auto-completion of imports.