diff --git a/src/public/app/dialogs/import.js b/src/public/app/dialogs/import.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b37ca63c0..000000000
--- a/src/public/app/dialogs/import.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-import utils from '../services/utils.js';
-import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
-import importService from "../services/import.js";
-import options from "../services/options.js";
-
-const $dialog = $("#import-dialog");
-const $form = $("#import-form");
-const $noteTitle = $dialog.find(".import-note-title");
-const $fileUploadInput = $("#import-file-upload-input");
-const $importButton = $("#import-button");
-const $safeImportCheckbox = $("#safe-import-checkbox");
-const $shrinkImagesWrapper = $("shrink-images-wrapper");
-const $shrinkImagesCheckbox = $("#shrink-images-checkbox");
-const $textImportedAsTextCheckbox = $("#text-imported-as-text-checkbox");
-const $codeImportedAsCodeCheckbox = $("#code-imported-as-code-checkbox");
-const $explodeArchivesCheckbox = $("#explode-archives-checkbox");
-const $replaceUnderscoresWithSpacesCheckbox = $("#replace-underscores-with-spaces-checkbox");
-const $csrf = $("#import-csrf");
-
-let parentNoteId = null;
-
-export async function showDialog(noteId) {
-    $fileUploadInput.val('').trigger('change'); // to trigger Import button disabling listener below
-
-    $safeImportCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
-    $shrinkImagesCheckbox.prop("checked", options.is('compressImages'));
-    $textImportedAsTextCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
-    $codeImportedAsCodeCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
-    $explodeArchivesCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
-    $replaceUnderscoresWithSpacesCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
-
-    parentNoteId = noteId;
-
-    $noteTitle.text(await treeService.getNoteTitle(parentNoteId));
-
-    utils.openDialog($dialog);
-}
-
-$form.on('submit', () => {
-    // disabling so that import is not triggered again.
-    $importButton.attr("disabled", "disabled");
-
-    importIntoNote(parentNoteId);
-
-    return false;
-});
-
-async function importIntoNote(parentNoteId) {
-    const files = Array.from($fileUploadInput[0].files); // shallow copy since we're resetting the upload button below
-
-    const options = {
-        safeImport: boolToString($safeImportCheckbox),
-        shrinkImages: boolToString($shrinkImagesCheckbox),
-        textImportedAsText: boolToString($textImportedAsTextCheckbox),
-        codeImportedAsCode: boolToString($codeImportedAsCodeCheckbox),
-        explodeArchives: boolToString($explodeArchivesCheckbox),
-        replaceUnderscoresWithSpaces: boolToString($replaceUnderscoresWithSpacesCheckbox)
-    };
-
-    $dialog.modal('hide');
-
-    await importService.uploadFiles(parentNoteId, files, options);
-}
-
-function boolToString($el) {
-    return $el.is(":checked") ? "true" : "false";
-}
-
-$fileUploadInput.on('change', () => {
-    if ($fileUploadInput.val()) {
-        $importButton.removeAttr("disabled");
-    }
-    else {
-        $importButton.attr("disabled", "disabled");
-    }
-});
diff --git a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
index 9ae5a736a..e92ac7609 100644
--- a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
+++ b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import JumpToNoteDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.js";
 import AddLinkDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/add_link.js";
 import CloneToDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/clone_to.js";
 import MoveToDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/move_to.js";
+import ImportDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/import.js";
 
 export default class DesktopLayout {
     constructor(customWidgets) {
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
             .child(new JumpToNoteDialog())
             .child(new AddLinkDialog())
             .child(new CloneToDialog())
-            .child(new MoveToDialog());
+            .child(new MoveToDialog())
+            .child(new ImportDialog());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/note_actions.js b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/note_actions.js
index 80001dead..89bac66df 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/note_actions.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/note_actions.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default class NoteActionsWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         });
 
         this.$importNoteButton = this.$widget.find('.import-files-button');
-        this.$importNoteButton.on("click", () => import('../../dialogs/import.js').then(d => d.showDialog(this.noteId)));
+        this.$importNoteButton.on("click", () => this.triggerCommand("showImportDialog", {noteId: this.noteId}));
 
         this.$widget.on('click', '.dropdown-item', () => this.$widget.find("[data-toggle='dropdown']").dropdown('toggle'));
 
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/import.js b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/import.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..087f48673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/import.js
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import utils from '../../services/utils.js';
+import treeService from "../../services/tree.js";
+import importService from "../../services/import.js";
+import options from "../../services/options.js";
+import BasicWidget from "../basic_widget.js";
+
+const TPL = `
+<div class="import-dialog modal fade mx-auto" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
+    <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
+        <div class="modal-content">
+            <div class="modal-header">
+                <h5 class="modal-title">Import into note</h5>
+                <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
+                    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <form class="import-form">
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <label for="import-file-upload-input"><strong>Choose import file</strong></label>
+
+                        <input type="file" class="import-file-upload-input form-control-file" multiple />
+
+                        <p>Content of the file will be imported as child note(s) into <strong class="import-note-title"></strong>.
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <strong>Options:</strong>
+
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label data-toggle="tooltip" title="Trilium <code>.zip</code> export files can contain executable scripts which may contain harmful behavior. Safe import will deactivate automatic execution of all imported scripts. Uncheck &quot;Safe import&quot; only if the imported tar archive is supposed to contain executable scripts and you completely trust the contents of the import file.">
+                                <input class="safe-import-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
+                                <span>Safe import</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label data-toggle="tooltip" title="If this is checked then Trilium will read <code>.zip</code>, <code>.enex</code> and <code>.opml</code> files and create notes from files insides those archives. If unchecked, then Trilium will attach the archives themselves to the note.">
+                                <input class="explode-archives-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
+                                <span>Read contents of <code>.zip</code>, <code>.enex</code> and <code>.opml</code> archives.</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label data-toggle="tooltip" title="<p>If you check this option, Trilium will attempt to shrink the imported images by scaling and optimization which may affect the perceived image quality. If unchecked, images will be imported without changes.</p><p>This doesn't apply to <code>.zip</code> imports with metadata since it is assumed these files are already optimized.</p>">
+                                <input class="shrink-images-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked> <span>Shrink images</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label>
+                                <input class="text-imported-as-text-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
+
+                                Import HTML, Markdown and TXT as text notes if it's unclear from metadata
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label>
+                                <input class="code-imported-as-code-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked> Import recognized code files (e.g. <code>.json</code>) as code notes if it's unclear from metadata
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label>
+                                <input class="replace-underscores-with-spaces-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
+
+                                Replace underscores with spaces in imported note names
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <button class="import-button btn btn-primary">Import</button>
+                </div>
+            </form>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>`;
+
+export default class ImportDialog extends BasicWidget {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this.parentNoteId = null;
+    }
+
+    doRender() {
+        this.$widget = $(TPL);
+        this.$form = this.$widget.find(".import-form");
+        this.$noteTitle = this.$widget.find(".import-note-title");
+        this.$fileUploadInput = this.$widget.find(".import-file-upload-input");
+        this.$importButton = this.$widget.find(".import-button");
+        this.$safeImportCheckbox = this.$widget.find(".safe-import-checkbox");
+        this.$shrinkImagesCheckbox = this.$widget.find(".shrink-images-checkbox");
+        this.$textImportedAsTextCheckbox = this.$widget.find(".text-imported-as-text-checkbox");
+        this.$codeImportedAsCodeCheckbox = this.$widget.find(".code-imported-as-code-checkbox");
+        this.$explodeArchivesCheckbox = this.$widget.find(".explode-archives-checkbox");
+        this.$replaceUnderscoresWithSpacesCheckbox = this.$widget.find(".replace-underscores-with-spaces-checkbox");
+
+        this.$form.on('submit', () => {
+            // disabling so that import is not triggered again.
+            this.$importButton.attr("disabled", "disabled");
+
+            this.importIntoNote(this.parentNoteId);
+
+            return false;
+        });
+
+        this.$fileUploadInput.on('change', () => {
+            if (this.$fileUploadInput.val()) {
+                this.$importButton.removeAttr("disabled");
+            }
+            else {
+                this.$importButton.attr("disabled", "disabled");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    async showImportDialogEvent({noteId}) {
+        this.parentNoteId = noteId;
+
+        this.$fileUploadInput.val('').trigger('change'); // to trigger Import button disabling listener below
+
+        this.$safeImportCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
+        this.$shrinkImagesCheckbox.prop("checked", options.is('compressImages'));
+        this.$textImportedAsTextCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
+        this.$codeImportedAsCodeCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
+        this.$explodeArchivesCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
+        this.$replaceUnderscoresWithSpacesCheckbox.prop("checked", true);
+
+        this.$noteTitle.text(await treeService.getNoteTitle(this.parentNoteId));
+
+        utils.openDialog(this.$widget);
+    }
+
+    async importIntoNote(parentNoteId) {
+        const files = Array.from(this.$fileUploadInput[0].files); // shallow copy since we're resetting the upload button below
+
+        const boolToString = $el => $el.is(":checked") ? "true" : "false";
+
+        const options = {
+            safeImport: boolToString(this.$safeImportCheckbox),
+            shrinkImages: boolToString(this.$shrinkImagesCheckbox),
+            textImportedAsText: boolToString(this.$textImportedAsTextCheckbox),
+            codeImportedAsCode: boolToString(this.$codeImportedAsCodeCheckbox),
+            explodeArchives: boolToString(this.$explodeArchivesCheckbox),
+            replaceUnderscoresWithSpaces: boolToString(this.$replaceUnderscoresWithSpacesCheckbox)
+        };
+
+        this.$widget.modal('hide');
+
+        await importService.uploadFiles(parentNoteId, files, options);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
index a75ea11b4..a5fdb0fb0 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -1458,8 +1458,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
     }
 
     async importIntoNoteCommand({node}) {
-        const importDialog = await import('../dialogs/import.js');
-        importDialog.showDialog(node.data.noteId);
+        this.triggerCommand("showImportDialog", {noteId: node.data.noteId});
     }
 
     forceNoteSyncCommand({node}) {
diff --git a/src/views/desktop.ejs b/src/views/desktop.ejs
index 0098b8d9d..f93d173bd 100644
--- a/src/views/desktop.ejs
+++ b/src/views/desktop.ejs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-sm" id="context-menu-container"></div>
 
 <%- include('dialogs/export.ejs') %>
-<%- include('dialogs/import.ejs') %>
 <%- include('dialogs/markdown_import.ejs') %>
 <%- include('dialogs/note_revisions.ejs') %>
 <%- include('dialogs/options.ejs') %>
diff --git a/src/views/dialogs/import.ejs b/src/views/dialogs/import.ejs
deleted file mode 100644
index da2e29718..000000000
--- a/src/views/dialogs/import.ejs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-<div id="import-dialog" class="modal fade mx-auto" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
-    <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
-        <div class="modal-content">
-            <div class="modal-header">
-                <h5 class="modal-title">Import into note</h5>
-                <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
-                    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
-                </button>
-            </div>
-            <form id="import-form">
-                <div class="modal-body">
-                    <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="import-file-upload-input"><strong>Choose import file</strong></label>
-
-                        <input type="file" id="import-file-upload-input" class="form-control-file" multiple />
-
-                        <p>Content of the file will be imported as child note(s) into <strong class="import-note-title"></strong>.
-                    </div>
-
-                    <div class="form-group">
-                        <strong>Options:</strong>
-
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label data-toggle="tooltip" title="Trilium <code>.zip</code> export files can contain executable scripts which may contain harmful behavior. Safe import will deactivate automatic execution of all imported scripts. Uncheck &quot;Safe import&quot; only if the imported tar archive is supposed to contain executable scripts and you completely trust the contents of the import file.">
-                                <input id="safe-import-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
-                                <span>Safe import</span>
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label data-toggle="tooltip" title="If this is checked then Trilium will read <code>.zip</code>, <code>.enex</code> and <code>.opml</code> files and create notes from files insides those archives. If unchecked, then Trilium will attach the archives themselves to the note.">
-                                <input id="explode-archives-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
-                                <span>Read contents of <code>.zip</code>, <code>.enex</code> and <code>.opml</code> archives.</span>
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-
-                        <div class="checkbox" id="shrink-images-wrapper">
-                            <label data-toggle="tooltip" title="<p>If you check this option, Trilium will attempt to shrink the imported images by scaling and optimization which may affect the perceived image quality. If unchecked, images will be imported without changes.</p><p>This doesn't apply to <code>.zip</code> imports with metadata since it is assumed these files are already optimized.</p>">
-                                <input id="shrink-images-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked> <span>Shrink images</span>
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label>
-                                <input id="text-imported-as-text-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
-
-                                Import HTML, Markdown and TXT as text notes if it's unclear from metadata
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label>
-                                <input id="code-imported-as-code-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked> Import recognized code files (e.g. <code>.json</code>) as code notes if it's unclear from metadata
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label>
-                                <input id="replace-underscores-with-spaces-checkbox" value="1" type="checkbox" checked>
-
-                                Replace underscores with spaces in imported note names
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                <div class="modal-footer">
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary" id="import-button">Import</button>
-                </div>
-            </form>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</div>