diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 25f0a54a4..ef97710a5 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ISTATE_PENDING_DEBUG: 'pending_debug',
     ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL: 'pending_uninstall', // uninstallation
     ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE: 'pending_restore', // restore to previous backup or on upgrade
+    ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT: 'pending_import', // import from external backup
     ISTATE_PENDING_UPDATE: 'pending_update', // update from installed state preserving data
     ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP: 'pending_backup', // backup the app. this is state because it blocks other operations
     ISTATE_PENDING_START: 'pending_start',
@@ -619,7 +620,8 @@ function scheduleTask(appId, installationState, taskId, callback) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
         let memoryLimit = 400;
-        if (installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP || installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE || installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE || installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UPDATE) {
+        if (installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP || installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE || installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE
+            || installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT || installationState === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UPDATE) {
             memoryLimit = 'memoryLimit' in backupConfig ? Math.max(backupConfig.memoryLimit/1024/1024, 400) : 400;
         }
 
@@ -682,12 +684,12 @@ function checkAppState(app, state) {
         if (app.error.installationState === state) return null;
 
         // allow uninstall from any state
-        if (state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL && state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Not allowed in error state');
+        if (state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL && state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE && state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Not allowed in error state');
     }
 
     if (app.runState === exports.RSTATE_STOPPED) {
         // can't backup or restore since app addons are down. can't update because migration scripts won't run
-        if (state === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UPDATE || state === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP || state === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE)  return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Not allowed in stopped state');
+        if (state === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UPDATE || state === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP || state === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE || state === exports.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT)  return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Not allowed in stopped state');
     }
 
     return null;
@@ -1552,7 +1554,7 @@ function importApp(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
     let error = backupFormat ? validateBackupFormat(backupFormat) : null;
     if (error) return callback(error);
 
-    error = checkAppState(app, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE);
+    error = checkAppState(app, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT);
     if (error) return callback(error);
 
     // TODO: make this smarter to do a read-only test and check if the file exists in the storage backend
@@ -1581,10 +1583,10 @@ function importApp(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
             },
             values: {}
         };
-        addTask(appId, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE, task, function (error, result) {
+        addTask(appId, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT, task, function (error, result) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
 
-            eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_RESTORE, auditSource, { app: app, backupId, fromManifest: app.manifest, toManifest: app.manifest, taskId: result.taskId });
+            eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_IMPORT, auditSource, { app: app, backupId, fromManifest: app.manifest, toManifest: app.manifest, taskId: result.taskId });
 
             callback(null, { taskId: result.taskId });
         });
diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index 7681ec813..62dd7836f 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ function run(appId, args, progressCallback, callback) {
         case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_INSTALL:
         case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE:
         case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE:
+        case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT:
             return install(app, args, progressCallback, callback);
         case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_CONFIGURE:
             return configure(app, args, progressCallback, callback);
diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index b39cfa33a..b5d6d1e68 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ACTION_APP_REPAIR: 'app.repair',
     ACTION_APP_INSTALL: 'app.install',
     ACTION_APP_RESTORE: 'app.restore',
+    ACTION_APP_IMPORT: 'app.import',
     ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL: 'app.uninstall',
     ACTION_APP_UPDATE: 'app.update',
     ACTION_APP_UPDATE_FINISH: 'app.update.finish',