diff --git a/torchx/specs/finder.py b/torchx/specs/finder.py
index 4258ec7a7..66900e7a4 100644
--- a/torchx/specs/finder.py
+++ b/torchx/specs/finder.py
@@ -274,12 +274,23 @@ def _get_validation_errors(
         linter_errors = validate(path, function_name, validators)
         return [linter_error.description for linter_error in linter_errors]
 
+    def _get_path_to_function_decl(
+        self, function: Callable[..., Any]  # pyre-ignore[2]
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Attempts to return the path to the file where the function is implemented.
+        This can be different from the path where the function is looked up, for example if we have:
+        my_component defined in some_file.py, imported in other_file.py
+        and the component is invoked as other_file.py:my_component
+        """
+        path_to_function_decl = inspect.getabsfile(function)
+        if path_to_function_decl is None or not os.path.isfile(path_to_function_decl):
+            return self._filepath
+        return path_to_function_decl
+
     def find(
         self, validators: Optional[List[TorchxFunctionValidator]]
     ) -> List[_Component]:
-        validation_errors = self._get_validation_errors(
-            self._filepath, self._function_name, validators
-        )
 
         file_source = read_conf_file(self._filepath)
         namespace = copy.copy(globals())
@@ -292,6 +303,12 @@ def find(
             )
         app_fn = namespace[self._function_name]
         fn_desc, _ = get_fn_docstring(app_fn)
+
+        func_path = self._get_path_to_function_decl(app_fn)
+        validation_errors = self._get_validation_errors(
+            func_path, self._function_name, validators
+        )
+
         return [
             _Component(
                 name=f"{self._filepath}:{self._function_name}",
diff --git a/torchx/specs/test/finder_test.py b/torchx/specs/test/finder_test.py
index 69dfecf01..18f01b4c5 100644
--- a/torchx/specs/test/finder_test.py
+++ b/torchx/specs/test/finder_test.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     get_components,
     ModuleComponentsFinder,
 )
+from torchx.specs.test.components.a import comp_a
 from torchx.util.test.entrypoints_test import EntryPoint_from_text
 from torchx.util.types import none_throws
 
@@ -238,6 +239,10 @@ def test_get_component_invalid(self) -> None:
         with self.assertRaises(ComponentValidationException):
             get_component(f"{current_file_path()}:invalid_component")
 
+    def test_get_component_imported_from_other_file(self) -> None:
+        component = get_component(f"{current_file_path()}:comp_a")
+        self.assertListEqual([], component.validation_errors)
+
 
 class GetBuiltinSourceTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None: