diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/1-entry.ts b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/1-entry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8957602d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/1-entry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import { something } from './2-re-export-star';
+something;
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/2-re-export-star.ts b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/2-re-export-star.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2b944f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/2-re-export-star.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './3-re-export-named';
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/3-re-export-named.ts b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/3-re-export-named.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25a11d2df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/3-re-export-named.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { something } from './4-re-export-star.js';
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/4-re-export-star.ts b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/4-re-export-star.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7584c72f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/4-re-export-star.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './5-re-export-named';
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/5-re-export-named.ts b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/5-re-export-named.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3a4997a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/5-re-export-named.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { something } from './6-re-export-star';
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/6-re-export-star.ts b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/6-re-export-star.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c0f22254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/6-re-export-star.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './7-my-module';
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/7-my-module.ts b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/7-my-module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1954434e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/7-my-module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const something = {};
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports-deep/package.json b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75d6007be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports-deep/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "@fixtures/re-exports-deep",
+  "knip": {
+    "entry": [
+      "1-entry.ts"
+    ],
+    "project": [
+      "*.ts"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports/1-entry.ts b/fixtures/re-exports/1-entry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7d5c5a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports/1-entry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import { something } from './2-re-export-star.js';
+something;
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports/2-re-export-star.ts b/fixtures/re-exports/2-re-export-star.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3aed1919c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports/2-re-export-star.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './3-re-export-named.js';
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports/3-re-export-named.ts b/fixtures/re-exports/3-re-export-named.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e16770ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports/3-re-export-named.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { something } from './4-my-module';
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports/4-my-module.ts b/fixtures/re-exports/4-my-module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1954434e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports/4-my-module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const something = {};
diff --git a/fixtures/re-exports/package.json b/fixtures/re-exports/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9066d3ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/re-exports/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "@fixtures/re-exports",
+  "knip": {
+    "entry": [
+      "1-entry.ts"
+    ],
+    "project": [
+      "*.ts"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b916b062b..94ca38b16 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
 
     collector.addFileCounts({ processed: analyzedFiles.size, unused: unusedFiles.length });
 
+    const isSymbolImported = (symbol: string, importingModule?: ImportedModule): boolean => {
+      if (!importingModule) return false;
+      if (importingModule.symbols.has(symbol)) return true;
+      const { isReExport, isReExportedBy } = importingModule;
+      const hasSymbol = (file: string) => isSymbolImported(symbol, importedSymbols.get(file));
+      return isReExport ? Array.from(isReExportedBy).some(hasSymbol) : false;
+    };
+
     const isExportedInEntryFile = (importedModule?: ImportedModule): boolean => {
       if (!importedModule) return false;
       const { isReExport, isReExportedBy } = importedModule;
@@ -354,7 +362,7 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
         // Bail out when in entry file (unless --include-entry-exports)
         if (!isIncludeEntryExports && principal.entryPaths.has(filePath)) continue;
 
-        const importedModule = importedSymbols.get(filePath);
+        const importingModule = importedSymbols.get(filePath);
 
         for (const [symbol, exportedItem] of exportItems.entries()) {
           const jsDocTags = principal.getJSDocTags(exportedItem);
@@ -365,9 +373,9 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
           // Skip exports tagged `@internal` in --production --ignore-internal mode
           if (isIgnoreInternal && jsDocTags.includes('@internal')) continue;
 
-          if (importedModule?.symbols.has(symbol)) {
+          if (importingModule && isSymbolImported(symbol, importingModule)) {
             // Skip members of classes/enums that are eventually exported by entry files
-            if (importedModule.isReExport && isExportedInEntryFile(importedModule)) continue;
+            if (importingModule.isReExport && isExportedInEntryFile(importingModule)) continue;
 
             if (report.enumMembers && exportedItem.type === 'enum' && exportedItem.members) {
               if (isProduction) continue;
@@ -386,8 +394,8 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
             continue;
           }
 
-          const isStar = Boolean(importedModule?.isStar);
-          const isReExportedByEntryFile = !isIncludeEntryExports && isStar && isExportedInEntryFile(importedModule);
+          const isStar = Boolean(importingModule?.isStar);
+          const isReExportedByEntryFile = !isIncludeEntryExports && isStar && isExportedInEntryFile(importingModule);
 
           if (!isReExportedByEntryFile && !isExportedItemReferenced(exportedItem, filePath)) {
             if (['enum', 'type', 'interface'].includes(exportedItem.type)) {