diff --git a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
index 7f2cab382500..063358a0432c 100644
--- a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
+++ b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
@@ -4273,7 +4273,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int error = 0;
 	char **searchdirs = NULL;
 	int nsearch = 0;
-	char *target;
+	char *target, *target_pool;
 	nvlist_t *policy = NULL;
 	uint64_t max_txg = UINT64_MAX;
 	int flags = ZFS_IMPORT_MISSING_LOG;
@@ -4476,6 +4476,20 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	error = 0;
 	target = argv[0];
 
+	if (strpbrk(target, "/@") != NULL) {
+		size_t targetlen;
+
+		target_pool = strdup(target);
+		*strpbrk(target_pool, "/@") = '\0';
+
+		target_is_spa = B_FALSE;
+		targetlen = strlen(target);
+		if (targetlen && target[targetlen - 1] == '/')
+			target[targetlen - 1] = '\0';
+	} else {
+		target_pool = target;
+	}
+
 	if (dump_opt['e']) {
 		importargs_t args = { 0 };
 		nvlist_t *cfg = NULL;
@@ -4484,8 +4498,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		args.path = searchdirs;
 		args.can_be_active = B_TRUE;
 
-		error = zpool_tryimport(g_zfs, target, &cfg, &args);
+		error = zpool_tryimport(g_zfs, target_pool, &cfg, &args);
+
 		if (error == 0) {
+
 			if (nvlist_add_nvlist(cfg,
 			    ZPOOL_REWIND_POLICY, policy) != 0) {
 				fatal("can't open '%s': %s",
@@ -4500,19 +4516,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				(void) printf("\nConfiguration for import:\n");
 				dump_nvlist(cfg, 8);
 			}
-			error = spa_import(target, cfg, NULL,
+			error = spa_import(target_pool, cfg, NULL,
 			    flags | ZFS_IMPORT_SKIP_MMP);
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (strpbrk(target, "/@") != NULL) {
-		size_t targetlen;
-
-		target_is_spa = B_FALSE;
-		targetlen = strlen(target);
-		if (targetlen && target[targetlen - 1] == '/')
-			target[targetlen - 1] = '\0';
-	}
+	if (target_pool != target)
+		free(target_pool);
 
 	if (error == 0) {
 		if (target_is_spa || dump_opt['R']) {
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/linux.run b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
index 16c10d41a7ff..6c60e0ba8631 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/linux.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ tags = ['functional', 'clean_mirror']
 
 [tests/functional/cli_root/zdb]
 tests = ['zdb_001_neg', 'zdb_002_pos', 'zdb_003_pos', 'zdb_004_pos',
-    'zdb_005_pos']
+    'zdb_005_pos', 'zdb_006_pos']
 pre =
 post =
 tags = ['functional', 'cli_root', 'zdb']
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/Makefile.am
index 51170fbc894d..d37bcf607f46 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/Makefile.am
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ dist_pkgdata_SCRIPTS = \
 	zdb_002_pos.ksh \
 	zdb_003_pos.ksh \
 	zdb_004_pos.ksh \
-	zdb_005_pos.ksh
+	zdb_005_pos.ksh \
+	zdb_006_pos.ksh
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_005_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_005_pos.ksh
index c98caed426f6..cf5de3cad02e 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_005_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_005_pos.ksh
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ log_onexit cleanup
 function cleanup
 {
 	datasetexists $TESTPOOL && destroy_pool $TESTPOOL
+	for DISK in $DISKS; do
+		zpool labelclear -f $DEV_RDSKDIR/$DISK
+	done
 	rm -f $TEMPFILE
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_006_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_006_pos.ksh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9c1d4148fd1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zdb/zdb_006_pos.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/ksh
+
+#
+# This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+# You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+# 1.0 of the CDDL.
+#
+# A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+# source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+# http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 by Nutanix. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+. $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
+
+#
+# Description:
+# zdb -d will work on imported/exported pool with pool/dataset argument
+#
+# Strategy:
+# 1. Create a pool
+# 2. Run zdb -d with pool and dataset arguments.
+# 3. Export the pool
+# 4. Run zdb -ed with pool and dataset arguments.
+#
+
+function cleanup
+{
+	datasetexists $TESTPOOL && destroy_pool $TESTPOOL
+	for DISK in $DISKS; do
+		zpool labelclear -f $DEV_RDSKDIR/$DISK
+	done
+}
+
+log_assert "Verify zdb -d works on imported/exported pool with pool/dataset argument"
+log_onexit cleanup
+
+verify_runnable "global"
+verify_disk_count "$DISKS" 2
+
+default_mirror_setup_noexit $DISKS
+
+log_must zdb -d $TESTPOOL
+log_must zdb -d $TESTPOOL/
+log_must zdb -d $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
+
+log_must zpool export $TESTPOOL
+
+log_must zdb -ed -p $DEV_RDSKDIR $TESTPOOL
+log_must zdb -ed -p $DEV_RDSKDIR $TESTPOOL/
+log_must zdb -ed -p $DEV_RDSKDIR $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
+
+log_must zpool import $TESTPOOL
+
+cleanup
+
+log_pass "zdb -d works on imported/exported pool with pool/dataset argument"