diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import.py b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import.py
index 68bf5e812a66eb..656ca27768fdff 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 from foo\
     .bar import baz
 
+import tqdm  . tqdm
+
 # At the top-level, force one empty line after an import, but allow up to two empty
 # lines.
 import os
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import_from.py b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import_from.py
index 43376564abd0b5..879fe9aeffb033 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import_from.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/statement/import_from.py
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@
     (  # comment
     bar,
 )
+
+from tqdm .  auto import tqdm
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/other/identifier.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/other/identifier.rs
index 03d674635c688e..afb90b6ce692ce 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/other/identifier.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/other/identifier.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use ruff_formatter::{FormatOwnedWithRule, FormatRefWithRule};
 use ruff_python_ast::Identifier;
+use ruff_python_trivia::is_python_whitespace;
 use ruff_text_size::Ranged;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ impl<'ast> IntoFormat<PyFormatContext<'ast>> for Identifier {
 /// A formatter for a dot-delimited identifier, as seen in import statements:
 /// ```python
 /// import foo.bar
+/// from tqdm   . auto import tqdm
 /// ```
 ///
 /// Dot-delimited identifiers can contain newlines via continuations (backslashes) after the
@@ -54,14 +56,16 @@ impl<'a> DotDelimitedIdentifier<'a> {
 
 impl Format<PyFormatContext<'_>> for DotDelimitedIdentifier<'_> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut PyFormatter) -> FormatResult<()> {
-        // An import identifier can contain newlines by inserting continuations (backslashes) after
-        // a dot-delimited segment, as in:
-        // ```python
-        // import foo\
-        //    .bar
-        // ```
-        if memchr::memchr(b'\\', f.context().source()[self.0.range()].as_bytes()).is_some() {
-            text(self.0.as_str(), Some(self.0.start())).fmt(f)
+        // The backslashes are line continuations
+        if f.context().source()[self.0.range()]
+            .chars()
+            .any(|c| is_python_whitespace(c) || matches!(c, '\n' | '\r' | '\\'))
+        {
+            let no_whitespace: String = f.context().source()[self.0.range()]
+                .chars()
+                .filter(|c| !is_python_whitespace(*c) && !matches!(c, '\n' | '\r' | '\\'))
+                .collect();
+            text(&no_whitespace, Some(self.0.start())).fmt(f)
         } else {
             source_text_slice(self.0.range()).fmt(f)
         }
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import.py.snap b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import.py.snap
index 1118a8378f574e..336ee1db4fd2b1 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import.py.snap
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import foo\
 from foo\
     .bar import baz
 
+import tqdm  . tqdm
+
 # At the top-level, force one empty line after an import, but allow up to two empty
 # lines.
 import os
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ import foo.bar
 
 from foo.bar import baz
 
+import tqdm.tqdm
+
 # At the top-level, force one empty line after an import, but allow up to two empty
 # lines.
 import os
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import_from.py.snap b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import_from.py.snap
index 6b3942ea0c9ea5..af7f8e1fa0e0e7 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import_from.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@statement__import_from.py.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ from a import \
     (  # comment
     bar,
 )
+
+from tqdm .  auto import tqdm
 ```
 
 ## Output
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ from a import (
 from a import (  # comment
     bar,
 )
+
+from tqdm.auto import tqdm
 ```