diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js
index 27b9629ae..da2dc79f0 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import treeService from '../services/tree.js';
+import utils from '../services/utils.js';
 import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
 import infoService from "../services/info.js";
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ const $importNoteCountWrapper = $("#import-note-count-wrapper");
 const $importNoteCount = $("#import-note-count");
 const $importButton = $("#import-button");
 
+let importId;
+
 async function showDialog() {
+    // each opening of the dialog resets the importId so we don't associate it with previous imports anymore
+    importId = '';
     $importNoteCountWrapper.hide();
     $importNoteCount.text('0');
     $fileUploadInput.val('').change(); // to trigger Import button disabling listener below
@@ -40,8 +45,12 @@ function importIntoNote(importNoteId) {
     const formData = new FormData();
     formData.append('upload', $fileUploadInput[0].files[0]);
 
+    // we generate it here (and not on opening) for the case when you try to import multiple times from the same
+    // dialog (which shouldn't happen, but still ...)
+    importId = utils.randomString(10);
+
     $.ajax({
-        url: baseApiUrl + 'notes/' + importNoteId + '/import',
+        url: baseApiUrl + 'notes/' + importNoteId + '/import/' + importId,
         headers: server.getHeaders(),
         data: formData,
         dataType: 'json',
@@ -54,6 +63,11 @@ function importIntoNote(importNoteId) {
 }
 
 messagingService.subscribeToMessages(async message => {
+    if (!message.importId || message.importId !== importId) {
+        // incoming messages must correspond to this import instance
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (message.type === 'import-note-count') {
         $importNoteCountWrapper.show();
 
diff --git a/src/routes/api/import.js b/src/routes/api/import.js
index a73e62550..556bb35ec 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/import.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/import.js
@@ -5,12 +5,45 @@ const enexImportService = require('../../services/import/enex');
 const opmlImportService = require('../../services/import/opml');
 const tarImportService = require('../../services/import/tar');
 const singleImportService = require('../../services/import/single');
+const messagingService = require('../../services/messaging');
 const cls = require('../../services/cls');
 const path = require('path');
 const noteCacheService = require('../../services/note_cache');
 
+class ImportContext {
+    constructor(importId) {
+        // importId is to distinguish between different import events - it is possible (though not recommended)
+        // to have multiple imports going at the same time
+        this.importId = importId;
+        this.count = 0;
+        this.lastSentCountTs = Date.now();
+    }
+
+    async increaseCount() {
+        this.count++;
+
+        if (Date.now() - this.lastSentCountTs >= 1000) {
+            this.lastSentCountTs = Date.now();
+
+            await messagingService.sendMessageToAllClients({
+                importId: this.importId,
+                type: 'import-note-count',
+                count: this.count
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    async importFinished(noteId) {
+        await messagingService.sendMessageToAllClients({
+            importId: this.importId,
+            type: 'import-finished',
+            noteId: noteId
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 async function importToBranch(req) {
-    const parentNoteId = req.params.parentNoteId;
+    const {parentNoteId, importId} = req.params;
     const file = req.file;
 
     if (!file) {
@@ -31,20 +64,22 @@ async function importToBranch(req) {
 
     let note; // typically root of the import - client can show it after finishing the import
 
+    const importContext = new ImportContext(importId);
+
     if (extension === '.tar') {
-        note = await tarImportService.importTar(file.buffer, parentNote);
+        note = await tarImportService.importTar(importContext, file.buffer, parentNote);
     }
     else if (extension === '.opml') {
-        note = await opmlImportService.importOpml(file.buffer, parentNote);
+        note = await opmlImportService.importOpml(importContext, file.buffer, parentNote);
     }
     else if (extension === '.md') {
-        note = await singleImportService.importMarkdown(file, parentNote);
+        note = await singleImportService.importMarkdown(importContext, file, parentNote);
     }
     else if (extension === '.html' || extension === '.htm') {
-        note = await singleImportService.importHtml(file, parentNote);
+        note = await singleImportService.importHtml(importContext, file, parentNote);
     }
     else if (extension === '.enex') {
-        note = await enexImportService.importEnex(file, parentNote);
+        note = await enexImportService.importEnex(importContext, file, parentNote);
     }
     else {
         return [400, `Unrecognized extension ${extension}, must be .tar or .opml`];
diff --git a/src/routes/routes.js b/src/routes/routes.js
index 13054f331..1dc887eca 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/routes.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function register(app) {
     apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-after/:afterBranchId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteAfter);
 
     route(GET, '/api/notes/:branchId/export/:type/:format', [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron], exportRoute.exportBranch);
-    route(POST, '/api/notes/:parentNoteId/import', [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron, uploadMiddleware], importRoute.importToBranch, apiResultHandler);
+    route(POST, '/api/notes/:parentNoteId/import/:importId', [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron, uploadMiddleware], importRoute.importToBranch, apiResultHandler);
 
     route(POST, '/api/notes/:parentNoteId/upload', [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron, uploadMiddleware],
         filesRoute.uploadFile, apiResultHandler);
diff --git a/src/services/import/enex.js b/src/services/import/enex.js
index 5793a1d05..0caa89b7f 100644
--- a/src/services/import/enex.js
+++ b/src/services/import/enex.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function parseDate(text) {
 let note = {};
 let resource;
 
-async function importEnex(file, parentNote) {
+async function importEnex(importContext, file, parentNote) {
     const saxStream = sax.createStream(true);
     const xmlBuilder = new xml2js.Builder({ headless: true });
     const parser = new xml2js.Parser({ explicitArray: true });
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ async function importEnex(file, parentNote) {
             mime: 'text/html'
         })).note;
 
+        importContext.increaseCount();
+
         const noteContent = await noteEntity.getNoteContent();
 
         for (const resource of resources) {
@@ -232,39 +234,40 @@ async function importEnex(file, parentNote) {
             }
 
             const createResourceNote = async () => {
-              const resourceNote = (await noteService.createNote(noteEntity.noteId, resource.title, resource.content, {
-                attributes: resource.attributes,
-                type: 'file',
-                mime: resource.mime
-              })).note;
+                const resourceNote = (await noteService.createNote(noteEntity.noteId, resource.title, resource.content, {
+                    attributes: resource.attributes,
+                    type: 'file',
+                    mime: resource.mime
+                })).note;
 
-              const resourceLink = `<a href="#root/${resourceNote.noteId}">${utils.escapeHtml(resource.title)}</a>`;
+                importContext.increaseCount();
 
-              noteContent.content = noteContent.content.replace(mediaRegex, resourceLink);
+                const resourceLink = `<a href="#root/${resourceNote.noteId}">${utils.escapeHtml(resource.title)}</a>`;
+
+                noteContent.content = noteContent.content.replace(mediaRegex, resourceLink);
             };
 
             if (["image/jpeg", "image/png", "image/gif"].includes(resource.mime)) {
-              try {
-                const originalName = "image." + resource.mime.substr(6);
+                try {
+                    const originalName = "image." + resource.mime.substr(6);
 
-                const { url } = await imageService.saveImage(resource.content, originalName, noteEntity.noteId);
+                    const {url} = await imageService.saveImage(resource.content, originalName, noteEntity.noteId);
 
-                const imageLink = `<img src="${url}">`;
+                    const imageLink = `<img src="${url}">`;
 
-                noteContent.content = noteContent.content.replace(mediaRegex, imageLink);
+                    noteContent.content = noteContent.content.replace(mediaRegex, imageLink);
 
-                if (!noteContent.content.includes(imageLink)) {
-                    // if there wasn't any match for the reference, we'll add the image anyway
-                    // otherwise image would be removed since no note would include it
-                    noteContent.content += imageLink;
+                    if (!noteContent.content.includes(imageLink)) {
+                        // if there wasn't any match for the reference, we'll add the image anyway
+                        // otherwise image would be removed since no note would include it
+                        noteContent.content += imageLink;
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {
+                    log.error("error when saving image from ENEX file: " + e);
+                    await createResourceNote();
                 }
-              } catch (e) {
-                log.error("error when saving image from ENEX file: " + e);
+            } else {
                 await createResourceNote();
-              }
-            }
-            else {
-              await createResourceNote();
             }
         }
 
@@ -295,7 +298,12 @@ async function importEnex(file, parentNote) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
     {
         // resolve only when we parse the whole document AND saving of all notes have been finished
-        saxStream.on("end", () => { Promise.all(saveNotePromises).then(() => resolve(rootNote)) });
+        saxStream.on("end", () => { Promise.all(saveNotePromises).then(() => {
+                importContext.importFinished(rootNote.noteId);
+
+                resolve(rootNote);
+            });
+        });
 
         const bufferStream = new stream.PassThrough();
         bufferStream.end(file.buffer);
diff --git a/src/services/import/opml.js b/src/services/import/opml.js
index 8c984069d..7630d3d83 100644
--- a/src/services/import/opml.js
+++ b/src/services/import/opml.js
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 const noteService = require('../../services/notes');
 const parseString = require('xml2js').parseString;
 
-async function importOpml(fileBuffer, parentNote) {
+/**
+ * @param {ImportContext} importContext
+ * @param {Buffer} fileBuffer
+ * @param {Note} parentNote
+ * @return {Promise<*[]|*>}
+ */
+async function importOpml(importContext, fileBuffer, parentNote) {
     const xml = await new Promise(function(resolve, reject)
     {
         parseString(fileBuffer, function (err, result) {
@@ -24,7 +30,7 @@ async function importOpml(fileBuffer, parentNote) {
     let returnNote = null;
 
     for (const outline of outlines) {
-        const note = await importOutline(outline, parentNote.noteId);
+        const note = await importOutline(importContext, outline, parentNote.noteId);
 
         // first created note will be activated after import
         returnNote = returnNote || note;
@@ -41,9 +47,11 @@ function toHtml(text) {
     return '<p>' + text.replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/g, '</p><p>') + '</p>';
 }
 
-async function importOutline(outline, parentNoteId) {
+async function importOutline(importContext, outline, parentNoteId) {
     const {note} = await noteService.createNote(parentNoteId, outline.$.title, toHtml(outline.$.text));
 
+    importContext.increaseCount();
+
     for (const childOutline of (outline.outline || [])) {
         await importOutline(childOutline, note.noteId);
     }
diff --git a/src/services/import/single.js b/src/services/import/single.js
index 11eee60ca..8e378d1f8 100644
--- a/src/services/import/single.js
+++ b/src/services/import/single.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const noteService = require('../../services/notes');
 const commonmark = require('commonmark');
 const path = require('path');
 
-async function importMarkdown(file, parentNote) {
+async function importMarkdown(importContext, file, parentNote) {
     const markdownContent = file.buffer.toString("UTF-8");
 
     const reader = new commonmark.Parser();
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ async function importMarkdown(file, parentNote) {
         mime: 'text/html'
     });
 
+    importContext.increaseCount();
+    importContext.importFinished(note.noteId);
+
     return note;
 }
 
-async function importHtml(file, parentNote) {
+async function importHtml(importContext, file, parentNote) {
     const title = getFileNameWithoutExtension(file.originalname);
     const content = file.buffer.toString("UTF-8");
 
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ async function importHtml(file, parentNote) {
         mime: 'text/html'
     });
 
+    importContext.increaseCount();
+    importContext.importFinished(note.noteId);
+
     return note;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/import/tar.js b/src/services/import/tar.js
index add0d6243..cf0b44a08 100644
--- a/src/services/import/tar.js
+++ b/src/services/import/tar.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const utils = require('../../services/utils');
 const log = require('../../services/log');
 const repository = require('../../services/repository');
 const noteService = require('../../services/notes');
-const messagingService = require('../../services/messaging');
 const Branch = require('../../entities/branch');
 const tar = require('tar-stream');
 const stream = require('stream');
@@ -17,7 +16,13 @@ const mimeTypes = require('mime-types');
 let importNoteCount;
 let lastSentCountTs = Date.now();
 
-async function importTar(fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
+/**
+ * @param {ImportContext} importContext
+ * @param {Buffer} fileBuffer
+ * @param {Note} importRootNote
+ * @return {Promise<*>}
+ */
+async function importTar(importContext, fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
     importNoteCount = 0;
 
     // maps from original noteId (in tar file) to newly generated noteId
@@ -337,13 +342,7 @@ async function importTar(fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
                 log.info("Ignoring tar import entry with type " + header.type);
             }
 
-            importNoteCount++;
-
-            if (Date.now() - lastSentCountTs >= 1000) {
-                lastSentCountTs = Date.now();
-
-                messagingService.importNoteCount(importNoteCount);
-            }
+            importContext.increaseCount();
 
             next(); // ready for next entry
         });
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ async function importTar(fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
                 }
             }
 
-            messagingService.importFinished(firstNote);
+            importContext.importFinished();
 
             resolve(firstNote);
         });
diff --git a/src/services/messaging.js b/src/services/messaging.js
index 9c7f5c598..f19c0b054 100644
--- a/src/services/messaging.js
+++ b/src/services/messaging.js
@@ -78,18 +78,8 @@ async function refreshTree() {
     await sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'refresh-tree' });
 }
 
-async function importNoteCount(count) {
-    await sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'import-note-count', count: count });
-}
-
-async function importFinished(firstNote) {
-    await sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'import-finished', noteId: firstNote.noteId });
-}
-
 module.exports = {
     init,
     sendMessageToAllClients,
-    refreshTree,
-    importNoteCount,
-    importFinished
+    refreshTree
 };
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