diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 360be69ea..ecd4c4d60 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var ISTATES = {
     PENDING_CONFIGURE: 'pending_configure',
     PENDING_UNINSTALL: 'pending_uninstall',
     PENDING_RESTORE: 'pending_restore',
+    PENDING_IMPORT: 'pending_import',
     PENDING_UPDATE: 'pending_update',
     PENDING_BACKUP: 'pending_backup',
     PENDING_RECREATE_CONTAINER: 'pending_recreate_container', // env change or addon change
diff --git a/src/js/index.js b/src/js/index.js
index a14488dc6..0396acc1b 100644
--- a/src/js/index.js
+++ b/src/js/index.js
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ app.filter('installationStateLabel', function () {
             return 'Migrating data' + waiting;
         case ISTATES.PENDING_UNINSTALL: return 'Uninstalling' + waiting;
         case ISTATES.PENDING_RESTORE: return 'Restoring' + waiting;
+        case ISTATES.PENDING_IMPORT: return 'Importing' + waiting;
         case ISTATES.PENDING_UPDATE: return 'Updating' + waiting;
         case ISTATES.PENDING_BACKUP: return 'Backing up' + waiting;
         case ISTATES.PENDING_START: return 'Starting' + waiting;
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ app.filter('taskName', function () {
         case ISTATES.PENDING_DATA_DIR_MIGRATION: return 'data migration';
         case ISTATES.PENDING_UNINSTALL: return 'uninstall';
         case ISTATES.PENDING_RESTORE: return 'restore';
+        case ISTATES.PENDING_IMPORT: return 'import';
         case ISTATES.PENDING_UPDATE: return 'update';
         case ISTATES.PENDING_BACKUP: return 'backup';
         case ISTATES.PENDING_START: return 'start app';
diff --git a/src/views/activity.js b/src/views/activity.js
index 8ef198fa8..ff18d7d5e 100644
--- a/src/views/activity.js
+++ b/src/views/activity.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('ActivityController', ['$scope', '$loca
         var ACTION_APP_CONFIGURE = 'app.configure';
         var ACTION_APP_INSTALL = 'app.install';
         var ACTION_APP_RESTORE = 'app.restore';
+        var ACTION_APP_IMPORT = 'app.import';
         var ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL = 'app.uninstall';
         var ACTION_APP_UPDATE = 'app.update';
         var ACTION_APP_UPDATE_FINISH = 'app.update.finish';
@@ -253,6 +254,13 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('ActivityController', ['$scope', '$loca
             if (data.backupId) details += ' using backup ' + data.backupId;
             return details;
 
+        case ACTION_APP_IMPORT:
+            if (!data.app) return '';
+            details = data.app.manifest.title + ' was imported at ' + (data.app.fqdn || data.app.location);
+            if (data.toManifest) details += ' to version ' + data.toManifest.version;
+            if (data.backupId) details += ' using backup ' + data.backupId;
+            return details;
+
         case ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL:
             if (!data.app) return '';
             return data.app.manifest.title + ' (package v' + data.app.manifest.version + ') was uninstalled at ' + (data.app.fqdn || data.app.location);
diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index 2aff97392..8adcbacb1 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 });
             }
 
-            if (errorState === ISTATES.PENDING_RESTORE) {
+            if (errorState === ISTATES.PENDING_RESTORE || errorState === ISTATES.PENDING_IMPORT) {
                 Client.getAppBackups($scope.app.id, function (error, backups) {
                     if (error) return Client.error(error);
 
@@ -1418,6 +1418,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
 
             // this also happens for import faliures. this UI can only show backup listing. use CLI for arbit id/config
             case ISTATES.PENDING_RESTORE:
+            case ISTATES.PENDING_IMPORT:
                 if ($scope.repair.backups.length === 0) { // this can happen when you give some invalid backup via CLI and restore via UI
                     repairFunc = Client.repairApp.bind(null, $scope.app.id, {}); // this will trigger a re-install
                 } else {