diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/ifd-eval-store.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/ifd-eval-store.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..835e7e7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/ifd-eval-store.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+synopsis: import-from-derivation builds the derivation in the build store
+prs: 9661
+---
+
+When using `--eval-store`, `import`ing from a derivation will now result in the derivation being built on the build store, i.e. the store specified in the `store` Nix option.
+
+Because the resulting Nix expression must be copied back to the eval store in order to be imported, this requires the eval store to trust the build store's signatures.
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index a1502da45..58826b3bd 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ StringMap EvalState::realiseContext(const NixStringContext & context)
     /* Build/substitute the context. */
     std::vector<DerivedPath> buildReqs;
     for (auto & d : drvs) buildReqs.emplace_back(DerivedPath { d });
-    store->buildPaths(buildReqs);
+    buildStore->buildPaths(buildReqs, bmNormal, store);
+
+    StorePathSet outputsToCopyAndAllow;
 
     for (auto & drv : drvs) {
-        auto outputs = resolveDerivedPath(*store, drv);
+        auto outputs = resolveDerivedPath(*buildStore, drv, &*store);
         for (auto & [outputName, outputPath] : outputs) {
-            /* Add the output of this derivations to the allowed
-               paths. */
-            allowPath(store->toRealPath(outputPath));
+            outputsToCopyAndAllow.insert(outputPath);
 
             /* Get all the output paths corresponding to the placeholders we had */
             if (experimentalFeatureSettings.isEnabled(Xp::CaDerivations)) {
@@ -101,12 +101,19 @@ StringMap EvalState::realiseContext(const NixStringContext & context)
                             .drvPath = drv.drvPath,
                             .output = outputName,
                         }).render(),
-                    store->printStorePath(outputPath)
+                    buildStore->printStorePath(outputPath)
                 );
             }
         }
     }
 
+    if (store != buildStore) copyClosure(*buildStore, *store, outputsToCopyAndAllow);
+    for (auto & outputPath : outputsToCopyAndAllow) {
+        /* Add the output of this derivations to the allowed
+           paths. */
+        allowPath(store->toRealPath(outputPath));
+    }
+
     return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/eval-store.sh b/tests/functional/eval-store.sh
index ec99fd953..9937ecbce 100644
--- a/tests/functional/eval-store.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/eval-store.sh
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@ if [[ ! -n "${NIX_TESTS_CA_BY_DEFAULT:-}" ]]; then
     (! ls $NIX_STORE_DIR/*.drv)
 fi
 ls $eval_store/nix/store/*.drv
+
+clearStore
+rm -rf "$eval_store"
+
+# Confirm that import-from-derivation builds on the build store
+[[ $(nix eval --eval-store "$eval_store?require-sigs=false" --impure --raw --file ./ifd.nix) = hi ]]
+ls $NIX_STORE_DIR/*dependencies-top/foobar
+(! ls $eval_store/nix/store/*dependencies-top/foobar)
diff --git a/tests/functional/ifd.nix b/tests/functional/ifd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0b9b54ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/ifd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+with import ./config.nix;
+import (
+  mkDerivation {
+    name = "foo";
+    bla = import ./dependencies.nix {};
+    buildCommand = "
+      echo \\\"hi\\\" > $out
+    ";
+  }
+)
diff --git a/tests/functional/remote-store.sh b/tests/functional/remote-store.sh
index 5c7bfde46..dc80f8b55 100644
--- a/tests/functional/remote-store.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/remote-store.sh
@@ -19,18 +19,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Test import-from-derivation through the daemon.
-[[ $(nix eval --impure --raw --expr '
-  with import ./config.nix;
-  import (
-    mkDerivation {
-      name = "foo";
-      bla = import ./dependencies.nix {};
-      buildCommand = "
-        echo \\\"hi\\\" > $out
-      ";
-    }
-  )
-') = hi ]]
+[[ $(nix eval --impure --raw --file ./ifd.nix) = hi ]]
 
 storeCleared=1 NIX_REMOTE_=$NIX_REMOTE $SHELL ./user-envs.sh