diff --git a/lib/Template/Stash.pm b/lib/Template/Stash.pm
index f5fd7956..8b98d55c 100644
--- a/lib/Template/Stash.pm
+++ b/lib/Template/Stash.pm
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ sub _dotop {
         }
         # ugly hack: only allow import vmeth to be called on root stash
         elsif (($value = $HASH_OPS->{ $item })
-            && ! $atroot || $item eq 'import') {
+            && (! $atroot || $item eq 'import')) {
             @result = &$value($root, @$args);               ## @result
         }
         elsif ( ref $item eq 'ARRAY' ) {
diff --git a/t/stash.t b/t/stash.t
index 53ba4fa8..ef93f74d 100644
--- a/t/stash.t
+++ b/t/stash.t
@@ -402,3 +402,16 @@ PASS: stringified from GetNumbersome
 [% cmp_ol.hello %]
 -- expect --
 Hello
+
+# Verify that hash vmethods (e.g. keys, size) work on non-root hashes
+# and that 'import' works on root stash (operator precedence fix)
+
+-- test --
+[% myhash = { a => 1, b => 2 }; myhash.keys.sort.join(', ') %]
+-- expect --
+a, b
+
+-- test --
+[% myhash = { x => 10 }; CALL myhash.import({ y => 20 }); myhash.keys.sort.join(', ') %]
+-- expect --
+x, y