diff --git a/muranoclient/v1/artifact_packages.py b/muranoclient/v1/artifact_packages.py
index acdc66af..cf95f638 100644
--- a/muranoclient/v1/artifact_packages.py
+++ b/muranoclient/v1/artifact_packages.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import collections
+
 from glanceclient import exc as glance_exc
 import six
 import yaml
@@ -54,6 +56,23 @@ class ArtifactRepo(object):
 
         inherits = self._get_local_inheritance(package.classes)
 
+        # check for global inheritance
+        ancestor_queue = collections.deque(inherits.keys())
+        while ancestor_queue:
+            ancestor_name = ancestor_queue.popleft()
+            child_classes = inherits[ancestor_name]
+
+            ancestors = self.list(class_definitions=ancestor_name)
+            for ancestor in ancestors:
+                # check if ancestor inherits anything
+                ancestor_inherits = \
+                    ancestor.type_specific_properties.get('inherits', {})
+                for name, value in ancestor_inherits.items():
+                    # check if this is the class we actually inherit
+                    if ancestor_name in value:
+                        ancestor_queue.append(name)
+                        inherits[name] = child_classes
+
         package_draft['inherits'] = inherits
 
         keywords = self._keywords_from_display_name(
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/global-inherits-fix-6da007ec44a774f2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/global-inherits-fix-6da007ec44a774f2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62b8e97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/global-inherits-fix-6da007ec44a774f2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Importing a package into glare, now fills 'inherited' field with full
+    inheritance info (previously it only contained immediate parent classes).