diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs
index 1f07e8f478b5a..ad6296e1a3bd8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs
@@ -893,6 +893,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CrateMetadata {
             EntryKind::AssociatedType(container) => {
                 (ty::AssociatedKind::Type, container, false)
             }
+            EntryKind::AssociatedExistential(container) => {
+                (ty::AssociatedKind::Existential, container, false)
+            }
             _ => bug!("cannot get associated-item of `{:?}`", def_key)
         };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
index 35616cc03a936..3db73800d640a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                 }
                 module.populated.set(true);
             }
+            Def::Existential(..) |
             Def::TraitAlias(..) => {
                 self.define(parent, ident, TypeNS, (def, vis, DUMMY_SP, expansion));
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
index 53e44d53e6a9b..6cae8d6fc5b94 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ fn check_existential_types<'a, 'fcx, 'gcx, 'tcx>(
             if let ty::Opaque(def_id, substs) = ty.sty {
                 trace!("check_existential_types: opaque_ty, {:?}, {:?}", def_id, substs);
                 let generics = tcx.generics_of(def_id);
-                // only check named existential types
-                if generics.parent.is_none() {
+                // only check named existential types defined in this crate
+                if generics.parent.is_none() && def_id.is_local() {
                     let opaque_node_id = tcx.hir().as_local_node_id(def_id).unwrap();
                     if may_define_existential_type(tcx, fn_def_id, opaque_node_id) {
                         trace!("check_existential_types may define. Generics: {:#?}", generics);
diff --git a/src/test/ui/existential_types/auxiliary/cross_crate_ice.rs b/src/test/ui/existential_types/auxiliary/cross_crate_ice.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..af2d209826e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/existential_types/auxiliary/cross_crate_ice.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Crate that exports an existential type. Used for testing cross-crate.
+
+#![crate_type="rlib"]
+
+#![feature(existential_type)]
+
+pub existential type Foo: std::fmt::Debug;
+
+pub fn foo() -> Foo {
+    5
+}
+
diff --git a/src/test/ui/existential_types/auxiliary/cross_crate_ice2.rs b/src/test/ui/existential_types/auxiliary/cross_crate_ice2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39ec5394febe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/existential_types/auxiliary/cross_crate_ice2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Crate that exports an existential type. Used for testing cross-crate.
+
+#![crate_type="rlib"]
+
+#![feature(existential_type)]
+
+pub trait View {
+    type Tmp: Iterator<Item = u32>;
+
+    fn test(&self) -> Self::Tmp;
+}
+
+pub struct X;
+
+impl View for X {
+    existential type Tmp: Iterator<Item = u32>;
+
+    fn test(&self) -> Self::Tmp {
+        vec![1,2,3].into_iter()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/existential_types/cross_crate_ice.rs b/src/test/ui/existential_types/cross_crate_ice.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c5d5ca916a48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/existential_types/cross_crate_ice.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// aux-build:cross_crate_ice.rs
+// compile-pass
+
+extern crate cross_crate_ice;
+
+struct Bar(cross_crate_ice::Foo);
+
+impl Bar {
+    fn zero(&self) -> &cross_crate_ice::Foo {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let _ = cross_crate_ice::foo();
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/existential_types/cross_crate_ice2.rs b/src/test/ui/existential_types/cross_crate_ice2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a0f3933ce33b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/existential_types/cross_crate_ice2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// aux-build:cross_crate_ice2.rs
+// compile-pass
+
+extern crate cross_crate_ice2;
+
+use cross_crate_ice2::View;
+
+fn main() {
+    let v = cross_crate_ice2::X;
+    v.test();
+}