diff --git a/public/locales/en/settings.json b/public/locales/en/settings.json
index b76ed9a7c..d8c4f9825 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/settings.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
     "save": "Save",
     "cancel": "Cancel",
     "enable": "Enable",
-    "disable": "Disable"
+    "disable": "Disable",
+    "import": "Import Key"    
   },
   "edit": "Edit",
   "visitService": "Visit service",
diff --git a/src/bundles/ipns.js b/src/bundles/ipns.js
index d05b8bd1a..8fc31362f 100644
--- a/src/bundles/ipns.js
+++ b/src/bundles/ipns.js
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@ const ipnsBundle = {
   doRemoveIpnsKey: (name) => async ({ getIpfs, store }) => {
     const ipfs = getIpfs()
     await ipfs.key.rm(name)
-
     store.doFetchIpnsKeys()
   },
 
   doRenameIpnsKey: (oldName, newName) => async ({ getIpfs, store }) => {
     const ipfs = getIpfs()
     await ipfs.key.rename(oldName, newName)
-
     store.doFetchIpnsKeys()
   },
 
@@ -63,9 +61,20 @@ const ipnsBundle = {
     await ipfs.name.publish(cid, { key })
   },
 
+  doImportIpnsKey: (file) => async ({ getIpfs, store }) => {
+    const ipfs = getIpfs()
+    const reader = new FileReader()
+    reader.onload = async (event) => {
+      const key = event.target.result
+      await ipfs.key.import(file.name, key)
+      store.doFetchIpnsKeys()
+    }
+    reader.readAsText(file)
+  },
+
+  // moderate expectation: publishing should take no longer than average
+  // between old expectation and the length of the last publish + some buffer
   doUpdateExpectedPublishTime: (time) => async ({ store, dispatch }) => {
-    // moderate expectation: publishing should take no longer than average
-    // between old expectation and the length of the last publish + some buffer
     const oldExpectedTime = store.selectExpectedPublishTime()
     const avg = Math.floor((time * 1.5 + oldExpectedTime) / 2)
     await writeSetting('expectedPublishTime', avg)