diff --git a/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb
index d73e98c01..633cc232c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ImportsController < ApplicationController
     @import = import_type.new
     @import.user = User.current
     @import.file = params[:file]
-    @import.set_default_settings
+    @import.set_default_settings(:project_id => params[:project_id])
 
     if @import.save
       redirect_to import_settings_path(@import)
diff --git a/app/models/import.rb b/app/models/import.rb
index 696cd4d38..3244b13e2 100644
--- a/app/models/import.rb
+++ b/app/models/import.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Import < ActiveRecord::Base
     Redmine::Utils.save_upload(arg, filepath)
   end
 
-  def set_default_settings
+  def set_default_settings(options={})
     separator = lu(user, :general_csv_separator)
     if file_exists?
       begin
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ class Import < ActiveRecord::Base
       'date_format' => date_format,
       'notifications' => '0'
     )
+
+    if options.key?(:project_id) && !options[:project_id].blank?
+      # Do not fail if project doesn't exist
+      begin
+        project = Project.find(options[:project_id])
+        self.settings.merge!('mapping' => {'project_id' => project.id})
+      rescue; end
+    end
   end
 
   def to_param
diff --git a/app/views/imports/new.html.erb b/app/views/imports/new.html.erb
index 41b27d6c9..e7ca82428 100644
--- a/app/views/imports/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/imports/new.html.erb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 <%= form_tag(imports_path, :multipart => true) do %>
   <%= hidden_field_tag 'type', @import.type %>
+  <%= hidden_field_tag 'project_id', params[:project_id] %>
   <fieldset class="box">
     <legend><%= l(:label_select_file_to_import) %> (CSV)</legend>
     <p>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
index 18ec61849..0e8010467 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <% end %>
 
     <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:import_issues, @project, :global => true) %>
-      <%= link_to l(:button_import), new_issues_import_path %>
+      <%= link_to l(:button_import), new_issues_import_path(:project_id => @project) %>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb b/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb
index e33855cd8..01e6752fe 100644
--- a/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             :class => 'icon icon-settings' if User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_project_activities, @project) %>
 <%= actions_dropdown do %>
   <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:import_time_entries, @project, :global => true) %>
-    <%= link_to l(:button_import), new_time_entries_import_path %>
+    <%= link_to l(:button_import), new_time_entries_import_path(:project_id => @project) %>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/test/functional/imports_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/imports_controller_test.rb
index 77bc6723f..6b22bb19a 100644
--- a/test/functional/imports_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/imports_controller_test.rb
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ class ImportsControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
   end
 
   def test_new_should_display_the_upload_form
-    get :new, :params => { :type => 'IssueImport' }
+    get :new, :params => { :type => 'IssueImport', :project_id => 'subproject1' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_select 'input[name=?]', 'file'
+    assert_select 'input[name=?][type=?][value=?]', 'project_id', 'hidden', 'subproject1'
   end
 
   def test_create_should_save_the_file
diff --git a/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb b/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb
index 8404a0ec1..7068f46e3 100644
--- a/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb
@@ -266,4 +266,32 @@ class IssueImportTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     issues = new_records(Issue, 3) { import.run }
     assert [nil, 3, system_version.id], issues.map(&:fixed_version_id)
   end
+
+  def test_set_default_settings_with_project_id
+    import = Import.new
+    import.set_default_settings(:project_id => 3)
+
+    assert_equal 3, import.mapping['project_id']
+  end
+
+  def test_set_default_settings_with_project_identifier
+    import = Import.new
+    import.set_default_settings(:project_id => 'ecookbook')
+
+    assert_equal 1, import.mapping['project_id']
+  end
+
+  def test_set_default_settings_without_project_id
+    import = Import.new
+    import.set_default_settings
+
+    assert_empty import.mapping
+  end
+
+  def test_set_default_settings_with_invalid_project_should_not_fail
+    import = Import.new
+    import.set_default_settings(:project_id => 'abc')
+
+    assert_empty import.mapping
+  end
 end