diff --git a/go/private/context.bzl b/go/private/context.bzl
index b6d9d60a7f..cb283e1c33 100644
--- a/go/private/context.bzl
+++ b/go/private/context.bzl
@@ -134,6 +134,28 @@ def _merge_embed(source, embed):
             fail("multiple libraries with cgo_archives embedded")
         source["cgo_archives"] = s.cgo_archives
 
+def _dedup_deps(deps):
+    """Returns a list of targets without duplicate import paths.
+
+    Earlier targets take precedence over later targets. This is intended to
+    allow an embedding library to override the dependencies of its
+    embedded libraries.
+    """
+    deduped_deps = []
+    importpaths = {}
+    for dep in deps:
+        # TODO(#1784): we allow deps to be a list of GoArchive since go_test and
+        # nogo work this way. We should force deps to be a list of Targets.
+        if hasattr(dep, "data") and hasattr(dep.data, "importpath"):
+            importpath = dep.data.importpath
+        else:
+            importpath = dep[GoLibrary].importpath
+        if importpath in importpaths:
+            continue
+        importpaths[importpath] = None
+        deduped_deps.append(dep)
+    return deduped_deps
+
 def _library_to_source(go, attr, library, coverage_instrumented):
     #TODO: stop collapsing a depset in this line...
     attr_srcs = [f for t in getattr(attr, "srcs", []) for f in as_iterable(t.files)]
@@ -158,6 +180,7 @@ def _library_to_source(go, attr, library, coverage_instrumented):
         source["cover"] = attr_srcs
     for e in getattr(attr, "embed", []):
         _merge_embed(source, e)
+    source["deps"] = _dedup_deps(source["deps"])
     x_defs = source["x_defs"]
     for k, v in getattr(attr, "x_defs", {}).items():
         if "." not in k:
diff --git a/tests/core/go_library/BUILD.bazel b/tests/core/go_library/BUILD.bazel
index 4c057a5652..72a1d16cbd 100644
--- a/tests/core/go_library/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/core/go_library/BUILD.bazel
@@ -29,3 +29,40 @@ go_library(
     ],
     importpath = "asm_header",
 )
+
+go_library(
+    name = "package_height",
+    srcs = ["package_height.go"],
+    importpath = "package_height",
+    deps = [
+        ":package_height_dep_deep",
+        ":package_height_embedder",
+    ],
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "package_height_embedder",
+    srcs = ["package_height_embedder.go"],
+    embed = [":package_height_embeddee"],
+    importpath = "package_height/embed",
+    deps = [":package_height_dep_deep"],
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "package_height_embeddee",
+    srcs = ["package_height_embeddee.go"],
+    importpath = "package_height/embed",
+    deps = [":package_height_dep_shallow"],
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "package_height_dep_deep",
+    srcs = ["package_height_dep_deep.go"],
+    importpath = "package_height/dep",
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "package_height_dep_shallow",
+    srcs = ["package_height_dep_shallow.go"],
+    importpath = "package_height/dep",
+)
diff --git a/tests/core/go_library/README.rst b/tests/core/go_library/README.rst
index 7063f5edbf..4e90c4a99f 100644
--- a/tests/core/go_library/README.rst
+++ b/tests/core/go_library/README.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Basic go_library functionality
 .. _go_library: /go/core.rst#_go_library
 .. #1262: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/issues/1262
 .. #1520: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/issues/1520
+.. #1772: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/issues/1772
 
 empty
 -----
@@ -22,3 +23,9 @@ asm_header
 
 Checks that assembly files in a `go_library`_ may include ``"go_asm.h"``,
 generated by the compiler. Verifies `#1262`_.
+
+package_height
+--------------
+
+Checks that when a library embeds another library, the embedder's dependencies
+may override the embeddee's dependencies. Verifies `#1772`_.
diff --git a/tests/core/go_library/package_height.go b/tests/core/go_library/package_height.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cafb5fafb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/go_library/package_height.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package height
+
+import "package_height/embed"
+import "package_height/dep"
+
+var X = embed.T{F: dep.T{}}
diff --git a/tests/core/go_library/package_height_dep_deep.go b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_dep_deep.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..139a805d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_dep_deep.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package dep
+
+import "os"
+
+type T struct {
+	F *os.File
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/go_library/package_height_dep_shallow.go b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_dep_shallow.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1902c0350f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_dep_shallow.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package dep
+
+type T struct{}
diff --git a/tests/core/go_library/package_height_embeddee.go b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_embeddee.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c36a32a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_embeddee.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package embed
+
+import "package_height/dep"
+
+type T struct {
+	F dep.T
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/go_library/package_height_embedder.go b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_embedder.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81a00369dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/go_library/package_height_embedder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package embed
+
+var X = T{}