diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 968e3f05c..e57f4970d 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ The contributors that suggested a given feature are shown in []. Thanks!
 
 ***   Support arrayed parameter overrides, bug1153. [John Stevenson]
 
-****  Fix non-arrayed cells with interface arrays, bug1153. [John Stevenson]
+****  Support modport access to un-modport objects, bug1161. [Todd Strader]
 
 ****  Add stack trace when can't optimize function, bug1158. [Todd Strader]
 
 ****  Add warning on mis-sized literal, bug1156. [Todd Strader]
 
+****  Fix non-arrayed cells with interface arrays, bug1153. [John Stevenson]
+
 
 * Verilator 3.902 2017-04-02
 
diff --git a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
index 1e3edf65b..41147fe0c 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ public:
 		      <<") <- se"<<srcp<<" "<<srcp->nodep()<<endl);
 		// srcp should be an interface reference pointing to the interface we want to import
 		lhsp->importFromIface(symsp(), srcp);
+		// Allow access to objects not permissible to be listed in a modport
+		if (srcp->nodep()->castModport()) {
+		    lhsp->importFromIface(symsp(), srcp->parentp(), true);
+		}
 	    }
 	    //m_scopeAliasMap[samn].clear();  // Done with it, but put into debug file
 	}
diff --git a/src/V3SymTable.h b/src/V3SymTable.h
index 4014697fd..55c233ce4 100644
--- a/src/V3SymTable.h
+++ b/src/V3SymTable.h
@@ -183,16 +183,19 @@ public:
 	}
 	return any;
     }
-    void importFromIface(VSymGraph* graphp, const VSymEnt* srcp) {
+    void importFromIface(VSymGraph* graphp, const VSymEnt* srcp, bool onlyUnmodportable = false) {
 	// Import interface tokens from source symbol table into this symbol table, recursively
 	UINFO(9, "     importIf  se"<<(void*)this<<" from se"<<(void*)srcp<<endl);
 	for (IdNameMap::const_iterator it=srcp->m_idNameMap.begin(); it!=srcp->m_idNameMap.end(); ++it) {
 	    const string& name = it->first;
 	    VSymEnt* subSrcp = it->second;
-	    VSymEnt* subSymp = new VSymEnt(graphp, subSrcp);
-	    reinsert(name, subSymp);
-	    // And recurse to create children
-	    subSymp->importFromIface(graphp, subSrcp);
+	    AstVar* varp = subSrcp->nodep()->castVar();
+	    if (!onlyUnmodportable || (varp && varp->varType() == AstVarType::GPARAM)) {
+		VSymEnt* subSymp = new VSymEnt(graphp, subSrcp);
+		reinsert(name, subSymp);
+		// And recurse to create children
+		subSymp->importFromIface(graphp, subSrcp);
+	    }
 	}
     }
     void cellErrorScopes(AstNode* lookp, string prettyName="") {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_interface_parameter_access.pl b/test_regress/t/t_interface_parameter_access.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f91289753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_interface_parameter_access.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+    );
+
+execute (
+    check_finished=>1,
+    );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_interface_parameter_access.v b/test_regress/t/t_interface_parameter_access.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efe60b86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_interface_parameter_access.v
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Interface parameter getter
+//
+// A test of the import parameter used with modport
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty, 2015 by Todd Strader
+
+interface test_if #(parameter integer FOO = 1);
+
+   // Interface variable
+   logic 	data;
+
+   // Modport
+   modport mp(
+              import  getFoo,
+	      output  data
+	      );
+
+   function integer getFoo ();
+      return FOO;
+   endfunction
+
+endinterface // test_if
+
+
+module t (/*AUTOARG*/
+	  // Inputs
+	  clk
+	  );
+   input clk;
+
+   test_if #( .FOO (5) ) the_interface ();
+
+   testmod testmod_i (.clk (clk),
+		      .intf (the_interface),
+                      .intf_no_mp (the_interface)
+                      );
+
+endmodule
+
+
+module testmod
+  (
+   input clk,
+   test_if.mp intf,
+   test_if intf_no_mp
+   );
+
+`ifdef ELAB_TIME
+   localparam THE_FOO = intf.FOO;
+   //   localparam THE_OTHER_FOO = intf_no_mp.FOO;
+`endif
+
+   always @(posedge clk) begin
+`ifdef ELAB_TIME
+      if (THE_FOO != 5) begin
+         $display("%%Error: THE_FOO = %0d", THE_FOO);
+	 $stop;
+      end
+      //      if (THE_OTHER_FOO != 5) begin
+      //         $display("%%Error: THE_OTHER_FOO = %0d", THE_OTHER_FOO);
+      //	 $stop;
+      //      end
+`endif
+      if (intf.FOO != 5) begin
+         $display("%%Error: intf.FOO = %0d", intf.FOO);
+	 $stop;
+      end
+      //      if (intf_no_mp.FOO != 5) begin
+      //         $display("%%Error: intf_no_mp.FOO = %0d", intf_no_mp.FOO);
+      //	 $stop;
+      //      end
+      //      if (i.getFoo() != 5) begin
+      //         $display("%%Error: i.getFoo() = %0d", i.getFoo());
+      //	 $stop;
+      //      end
+      $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+      $finish;
+   end
+endmodule