diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index e705ad4..b91cde7 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ hacking>=3.0.0,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 doc8>=0.6.0 # Apache-2.0
+flake8-import-order>=0.13 # LGPLv3
 python-subunit>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,!=2.1.0,>=1.6.2 # BSD
 openstackdocstheme>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c60997d..118f279 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 # [E129] Visually indented line with same indent as next logical line.
 # [W503] Line break occurred before a binary operator. Conflicts with W504.
 ignore = E129,W503
+filename = *.py
+import-order-style = pep8
+application-import-names = virtualbmc
 exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build
 max-complexity=17
 
diff --git a/virtualbmc/cmd/vbmc.py b/virtualbmc/cmd/vbmc.py
index be3e78c..e9bcc4e 100644
--- a/virtualbmc/cmd/vbmc.py
+++ b/virtualbmc/cmd/vbmc.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from cliff.app import App
 from cliff.command import Command
 from cliff.commandmanager import CommandManager
 from cliff.lister import Lister
-
 import zmq
 
 import virtualbmc
diff --git a/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_control.py b/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_control.py
index a588a53..40e7fa3 100644
--- a/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_control.py
+++ b/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_control.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import json
 import os
 from unittest import mock
 
-
 import zmq
 
 from virtualbmc import control
diff --git a/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_vbmc.py b/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_vbmc.py
index cf4c2eb..5f2a2f6 100644
--- a/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_vbmc.py
+++ b/virtualbmc/tests/unit/test_vbmc.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import libvirt
 from unittest import mock
 
+import libvirt
+
 from virtualbmc import exception
 from virtualbmc.tests.unit import base
 from virtualbmc.tests.unit import utils as test_utils