The use of functional repair components stored inside hollow reinforcing fibres is beingconsidered as a self-repair system for future composite structures. The incorporation of aself-healing capability within a variety of materials, including fibre reinforced polymers(FRPs), has been investigated by a number of workers previously. This paper considers theplacement of self-healing plies within an FRP to mitigate damage occurrence and restoremechanical strength. The flexural strength results indicate that the inclusionof hollow fibres results in an initial strength reduction of 16% from a baselineFRP laminate. However, the effect of impact damage on the performance of thebaseline FRP laminate and the laminate containing the hollow fibre layers wascomparable, with a flexural strength typically 72–74% of the undamaged state.Self-healing of the damage site saw the laminate recover 87% of the undamagedbaseline FRP laminate’s strength. This study provides clear evidence that anFRP laminate containing hollow fibre layers can successfully self-heal. This resultsuggests that biomimetic repair is now possible for advanced composite structures.