diff --git a/powerline/__init__.py b/powerline/__init__.py
index c19b0424..0b99d85c 100644
--- a/powerline/__init__.py
+++ b/powerline/__init__.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class Powerline(object):
 	         shutdown_event=None,
 	         config_loader=None):
 		'''Do actual initialization.
-		
+
 		__init__ function only stores the arguments and runs this function. This 
 		function exists for powerline to be able to reload itself: it is easier 
 		to make ``__init__`` store arguments and call overriddable ``init`` than 
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ class Powerline(object):
 			Not guaranteed to work properly, use it at your own risk. It 
 			may break your python code.
 		'''
-		from imp import reload
 		import sys
 		modules = self.imported_modules | set((module for module in sys.modules if module.startswith('powerline')))
 		modules_holder = []
diff --git a/powerline/renderer.py b/powerline/renderer.py
index 204a328d..a2a9d32d 100644
--- a/powerline/renderer.py
+++ b/powerline/renderer.py
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ class Renderer(object):
 		segments = theme.get_segments(side, line, self.get_segment_info(segment_info, mode))
 		# Handle excluded/included segments for the current mode
 		segments = [
-			self._get_highlighting(segment, segment['mode'] or mode)
+			self._get_highlighting(segment, segment_mode)
 			for segment, segment_mode in (
-				(segment, segment['mode'])
+				(segment, segment['mode'] or mode)
 				for segment in segments
 			) if (
 				segment_mode not in segment['exclude_modes']
diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index ec05dab4..39bb9d20 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -384,6 +384,50 @@ class TestThemeHierarchy(TestRender):
 		])
 
 
+class TestModes(TestRender):
+	@add_args
+	def test_include_modes(self, p, config):
+		config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+			'left': [
+				highlighted_string('s1', 'g1', include_modes=['m1']),
+				highlighted_string('s2', 'g1', include_modes=['m1', 'm2']),
+				highlighted_string('s3', 'g1', include_modes=['m3']),
+			]
+		}
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{--}')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s1{56}>{56}s2{6-}>>{--}', mode='m1')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s2{6-}>>{--}', mode='m2')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s3{6-}>>{--}', mode='m3')
+
+	@add_args
+	def test_exclude_modes(self, p, config):
+		config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+			'left': [
+				highlighted_string('s1', 'g1', exclude_modes=['m1']),
+				highlighted_string('s2', 'g1', exclude_modes=['m1', 'm2']),
+				highlighted_string('s3', 'g1', exclude_modes=['m3']),
+			]
+		}
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s1{56}>{56}s2{56}>{56}s3{6-}>>{--}')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s3{6-}>>{--}', mode='m1')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s1{56}>{56}s3{6-}>>{--}', mode='m2')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s1{56}>{56}s2{6-}>>{--}', mode='m3')
+
+	@add_args
+	def test_exinclude_modes(self, p, config):
+		config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+			'left': [
+				highlighted_string('s1', 'g1', exclude_modes=['m1'], include_modes=['m2']),
+				highlighted_string('s2', 'g1', exclude_modes=['m1', 'm2'], include_modes=['m3']),
+				highlighted_string('s3', 'g1', exclude_modes=['m3'], include_modes=['m3']),
+			]
+		}
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{--}')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{--}', mode='m1')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s1{6-}>>{--}', mode='m2')
+		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} s2{6-}>>{--}', mode='m3')
+
+
 class TestVim(TestCase):
 	def test_environ_update(self):
 		# Regression test: test that segment obtains environment from vim, not 
@@ -406,7 +450,6 @@ class TestVim(TestCase):
 		# Regression test: VimPowerline.add_local_theme did not work properly.
 		from powerline.vim import VimPowerline
 		import powerline as powerline_module
-		import vim
 		with swap_attributes(config, powerline_module):
 			with get_powerline_raw(config, VimPowerline) as powerline:
 				powerline.add_local_theme('tests.matchers.always_true', {