diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/Transforms/TransformInterpreterPassBase.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/Transforms/TransformInterpreterPassBase.cpp
index d5c65b23e3a21..475368f0f406a 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/Transforms/TransformInterpreterPassBase.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/Transforms/TransformInterpreterPassBase.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ static LogicalResult defineDeclaredSymbols(Block &block, ModuleOp definitions) {
   auto readOnlyName =
       StringAttr::get(&ctx, transform::TransformDialect::kArgReadOnlyAttrName);
 
+  // Collect symbols missing in the block.
+  SmallVector<SymbolOpInterface> missingSymbols;
+  LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "searching block for missing symbols:\n");
   for (Operation &op : llvm::make_early_inc_range(block)) {
     LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << op << "\n");
     auto symbol = dyn_cast<SymbolOpInterface>(op);
@@ -318,25 +321,33 @@ static LogicalResult defineDeclaredSymbols(Block &block, ModuleOp definitions) {
       continue;
     if (symbol->getNumRegions() == 1 && !symbol->getRegion(0).empty())
       continue;
+    LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "  -> symbol missing\n");
+    missingSymbols.push_back(symbol);
+  }
 
-    LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "looking for definition of symbol "
-                      << symbol.getNameAttr() << ":");
-    SymbolTable symbolTable(definitions);
-    Operation *externalSymbol = symbolTable.lookup(symbol.getNameAttr());
+  // Resolve missing symbols until they are all resolved.
+  while (!missingSymbols.empty()) {
+    SymbolOpInterface symbol = missingSymbols.pop_back_val();
+    LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "looking for definition of symbol @"
+                      << symbol.getNameAttr().getValue() << ": ");
+    SymbolTable definitionsSymbolTable(definitions);
+    Operation *externalSymbol =
+        definitionsSymbolTable.lookup(symbol.getNameAttr());
     if (!externalSymbol || externalSymbol->getNumRegions() != 1 ||
         externalSymbol->getRegion(0).empty()) {
       LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "not found\n");
       continue;
     }
 
-    auto symbolFunc = dyn_cast<FunctionOpInterface>(op);
+    auto symbolFunc = dyn_cast<FunctionOpInterface>(symbol.getOperation());
     auto externalSymbolFunc = dyn_cast<FunctionOpInterface>(externalSymbol);
     if (!symbolFunc || !externalSymbolFunc) {
       LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "cannot compare types\n");
       continue;
     }
 
-    LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "found @" << externalSymbol << "\n");
+    LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "found " << externalSymbol << " from "
+                            << externalSymbol->getLoc() << "\n");
     if (symbolFunc.getFunctionType() != externalSymbolFunc.getFunctionType()) {
       return symbolFunc.emitError()
              << "external definition has a mismatching signature ("
@@ -367,10 +378,53 @@ static LogicalResult defineDeclaredSymbols(Block &block, ModuleOp definitions) {
       }
     }
 
-    OpBuilder builder(&op);
-    builder.setInsertionPoint(&op);
-    builder.clone(*externalSymbol);
+    OpBuilder builder(symbol);
+    builder.setInsertionPoint(symbol);
+    Operation *newSymbol = builder.clone(*externalSymbol);
+    builder.setInsertionPoint(newSymbol);
     symbol->erase();
+
+    LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "scanning definition of @"
+                      << externalSymbolFunc.getNameAttr().getValue()
+                      << " for symbol usages\n");
+    externalSymbolFunc.walk([&](CallOpInterface callOp) {
+      LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "  call op in:\n" << callOp << "\n");
+      CallInterfaceCallable callable = callOp.getCallableForCallee();
+      if (!isa<SymbolRefAttr>(callable)) {
+        LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "    not a symbol usage\n");
+        return WalkResult::advance();
+      }
+
+      StringRef callableSymbolName =
+          cast<SymbolRefAttr>(callable).getLeafReference();
+      LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "    looking for @" << callableSymbolName
+                        << " in definitions: ");
+
+      Operation *callableOp = definitionsSymbolTable.lookup(callableSymbolName);
+      if (!isa<SymbolRefAttr>(callable)) {
+        LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "not found\n");
+        return WalkResult::advance();
+      }
+      LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "found " << callableOp << " from "
+                              << callableOp->getLoc() << "\n");
+
+      if (!block.getParent() || !block.getParent()->getParentOp()) {
+        LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "could not get parent op of provided block");
+        return WalkResult::advance();
+      }
+
+      SymbolTable targetSymbolTable(block.getParent()->getParentOp());
+      if (targetSymbolTable.lookup(callableSymbolName)) {
+        LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "    symbol @" << callableSymbolName
+                          << " already present in target\n");
+        return WalkResult::advance();
+      }
+
+      LLVM_DEBUG(DBGS() << "    cloning op into target\n");
+      builder.clone(*callableOp);
+
+      return WalkResult::advance();
+    });
   }
 
   return success();
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter-external-symbol-decl-transitive.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter-external-symbol-decl-transitive.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0e9fa7c59bc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter-external-symbol-decl-transitive.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// RUN: mlir-opt %s --pass-pipeline="builtin.module(test-transform-dialect-interpreter{transform-library-file-name=%p/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir})" \
+// RUN:             --verify-diagnostics --split-input-file | FileCheck %s
+
+// RUN: mlir-opt %s --pass-pipeline="builtin.module(test-transform-dialect-interpreter{transform-library-file-name=%p/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir}, test-transform-dialect-interpreter)" \
+// RUN:             --verify-diagnostics --split-input-file | FileCheck %s
+
+// RUN: mlir-opt %s --pass-pipeline="builtin.module(test-transform-dialect-interpreter{transform-library-file-name=%p/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir}, test-transform-dialect-interpreter{transform-library-file-name=%p/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir})" \
+// RUN:             --verify-diagnostics --split-input-file | FileCheck %s
+
+// The definition of the @bar named sequence is provided in another file. It
+// will be included because of the pass option. That sequence uses another named
+// sequence @foo, which should be made available here. Repeated application of
+// the same pass, with or without the library option, should not be a problem.
+// Note that the same diagnostic produced twice at the same location only
+// needs to be matched once.
+
+// expected-remark @below {{message}}
+module attributes {transform.with_named_sequence} {
+  // CHECK-DAG: transform.named_sequence @foo
+  // CHECK-DAG: transform.named_sequence @bar
+  transform.named_sequence private @bar(!transform.any_op {transform.readonly})
+
+  transform.sequence failures(propagate) {
+  ^bb0(%arg0: !transform.any_op):
+    include @bar failures(propagate) (%arg0) : (!transform.any_op) -> ()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir
index 1149bda98ab85..9aa2d46d5abb9 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter-external-symbol-def.mlir
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 // RUN: mlir-opt %s
 
 module attributes {transform.with_named_sequence} {
+  transform.named_sequence @bar(%arg0: !transform.any_op) {
+    transform.include @foo failures(propagate) (%arg0) : (!transform.any_op) -> ()
+    transform.yield
+  }
+
   transform.named_sequence @foo(%arg0: !transform.any_op {transform.readonly}) {
     transform.test_print_remark_at_operand %arg0, "message" : !transform.any_op
     transform.yield