diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server_connector.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server_connector.js
index b33118f400..efccc61242 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server_connector.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/server_connector.js
@@ -854,7 +854,11 @@ Zotero.Server.Connector.Import.prototype = {
 		}
 		let items = yield translate.translate({
 			libraryID: library.libraryID,
-			collections: collection ? [collection.id] : null
+			collections: collection ? [collection.id] : null,
+			// Import translation skips selection by default, so force it to occur
+			saveOptions: {
+				skipSelect: false
+			}
 		});
 		return [201, "application/json", JSON.stringify(items)];
 	})
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
index ef20c52313..33caa05c4d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
@@ -1299,6 +1299,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Base.prototype = {
 		}
 		this._collections = options.collections;
 		this._saveAttachments = options.saveAttachments === undefined || options.saveAttachments;
+		this._saveOptions = options.saveOptions;
 		
 		this._savingAttachments = [];
 		this._savingItems = 0;
@@ -2369,9 +2370,12 @@ Zotero.Translate.Import.prototype._prepareTranslation = Zotero.Promise.method(fu
 		collections: this._collections,
 		attachmentMode: Zotero.Translate.ItemSaver[(this._saveAttachments ? "ATTACHMENT_MODE_FILE" : "ATTACHMENT_MODE_IGNORE")],
 		baseURI,
-		saveOptions: {
-			skipSelect: true
-		}
+		saveOptions: Object.assign(
+			{
+				skipSelect: true
+			},
+			this._saveOptions || {}
+		)
 	});
 	this.newItems = [];
 	this.newCollections = [];