diff --git a/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt b/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@
 target_link_libraries(calligra_filter_pdf2svg komain Poppler::Core)
 
 install(TARGETS calligra_filter_pdf2svg DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/calligra/formatfilters)
+
+# pdf to odg
+set(pdf2odg_PART_SRCS PdfImportDebug.cpp Pdf2OdgImport.cpp SvgOutputDev.cpp)
+
+add_library(calligra_filter_pdf2odg MODULE ${pdf2odg_PART_SRCS})
+calligra_filter_desktop_to_json(calligra_filter_pdf2odg calligra_filter_pdf2odg.desktop)
+
+target_link_libraries(calligra_filter_pdf2odg kopageapp karbonui Poppler::Core)
+
+install(TARGETS calligra_filter_pdf2odg DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/calligra/formatfilters)
diff --git a/filters/karbon/pdf/Pdf2OdgImport.h b/filters/karbon/pdf/Pdf2OdgImport.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filters/karbon/pdf/Pdf2OdgImport.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* This file is part of the KDE project
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Jan Hambrecht <jaham@gmx.net>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PDF2ODGIMPORT_H
+#define PDF2ODGIMPORT_H
+
+#include <KoFilter.h>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QVariantList>
+
+class QFile;
+
+class KarbonDocument;
+class KoXmlElement;
+class KoShape;
+
+class Pdf2OdgImport : public KoFilter
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    Pdf2OdgImport(QObject* parent, const QVariantList&);
+    virtual ~Pdf2OdgImport();
+
+    virtual KoFilter::ConversionStatus convert(const QByteArray& from, const QByteArray& to);
+
+    KoFilter::ConversionStatus convert(int pageNumber, QFile &in);
+    void convert(const KoXmlElement &rootElement, int pageNumber);
+    void buildDocument(const QList<KoShape*> &toplevelShapes, const QList<KoShape*> &shapes, int pageNumber);
+
+private:
+    KarbonDocument *m_document;
+};
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/filters/karbon/pdf/Pdf2OdgImport.cpp b/filters/karbon/pdf/Pdf2OdgImport.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filters/karbon/pdf/Pdf2OdgImport.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/* This file is part of the KDE project
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Jan Hambrecht <jaham@gmx.net>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "Pdf2OdgImport.h"
+
+#include "PdfImportDebug.h"
+#include "SvgOutputDev.h"
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <QFile>
+
+#include <SvgParser.h>
+#include <KoShape.h>
+#include <KoShapeLayer.h>
+#include <KoShapeGroup.h>
+#include <KoFilterChain.h>
+#include <commands/KoShapeUngroupCommand.h>
+#include <KoXmlReader.h>
+#include <KoPAPage.h>
+#include <KoPAMasterPage.h>
+#include <KoPageLayout.h>
+
+#include <KarbonDocument.h>
+
+#include <kpluginfactory.h>
+
+// Don't show this warning: it's an issue in poppler
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-parameter"
+#endif
+
+// poppler includes
+#include <PDFDoc.h>
+#include <GlobalParams.h>
+
+K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON(Pdf2OdgImportFactory, "calligra_filter_pdf2odg.json",
+                           registerPlugin<Pdf2OdgImport>();)
+
+Pdf2OdgImport::Pdf2OdgImport(QObject*parent, const QVariantList&)
+        : KoFilter(parent)
+{
+    debugPdf << "PDF Import Filter";
+}
+
+Pdf2OdgImport::~Pdf2OdgImport()
+{
+}
+
+KoFilter::ConversionStatus Pdf2OdgImport::convert(const QByteArray& from, const QByteArray& to)
+{
+    debugPdf << "to:" << to << " from:" << from;
+
+    if (from != "application/pdf" || to != "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics") {
+        return KoFilter::NotImplemented;
+    }
+    debugPdf<<m_chain->inputFile();
+    m_document = dynamic_cast<KarbonDocument*>(m_chain->outputDocument());
+    if (!m_document) {
+        errorPdf<<"No KarbonDocument"<<m_chain->outputDocument();
+        return KoFilter::CreationError;
+    }
+    Q_ASSERT(m_document->pages().isEmpty());
+
+    // read config file
+    globalParams = new GlobalParams();
+    if (! globalParams)
+        return KoFilter::NotImplemented;
+
+    GooString * fname = new GooString(QFile::encodeName(m_chain->inputFile()).data());
+    PDFDoc * pdfDoc = new PDFDoc(fname, 0, 0, 0);
+    if (! pdfDoc) {
+        delete globalParams;
+        return KoFilter::StupidError;
+    }
+
+    if (! pdfDoc->isOk()) {
+        delete globalParams;
+        delete pdfDoc;
+        return KoFilter::StupidError;
+    }
+
+    double hDPI = 72.0;
+    double vDPI = 72.0;
+
+    int firstPage = 1;
+    int lastPage = pdfDoc->getNumPages();
+
+    QString tmpPath = QDir::tempPath().append("/karbon");
+    debugPdf << "converting pages" << firstPage << "-" << lastPage;
+    KoFilter::ConversionStatus status = KoFilter::OK;
+    for (int page = firstPage; status == KoFilter::OK && page <= lastPage; ++page) {
+        QTemporaryFile tmpFile(tmpPath);
+        if (!tmpFile.open()) {
+            status = KoFilter::CreationError;
+            break;
+        }
+        tmpFile.close();
+        debugPdf<<"tmpFile:"<<tmpFile.fileName();
+        SvgOutputDev * dev = new SvgOutputDev(tmpFile.fileName());
+        if (dev->isOk()) {
+            int rotate = 0;
+            bool useMediaBox = true;
+            bool crop = false;
+            bool printing = false;
+            pdfDoc->displayPage(dev, page, hDPI, vDPI, rotate, useMediaBox, crop, printing);
+            dev->dumpContent();
+            status = convert(page, tmpFile);
+        }
+        delete dev;
+    }
+    delete pdfDoc;
+    delete globalParams;
+    globalParams = 0;
+    return status;
+}
+
+KoFilter::ConversionStatus Pdf2OdgImport::convert(int pageNumber, QFile &in)
+{
+    debugPdf<<"converting page:"<<pageNumber<<in.fileName();
+    int line, col;
+    QString errormessage;
+ 
+    KoXmlDocument inputDoc;
+    
+    const bool parsed = inputDoc.setContent(&in, &errormessage, &line, &col);
+    
+    in.close();
+    
+    if (! parsed) {
+        errorPdf << "Error while parsing file: "
+        << "at line " << line << " column: " << col
+        << " message: " << errormessage << endl;
+        // ### TODO: feedback to the user
+        return KoFilter::ParsingError;
+    }
+    
+    if (m_document->pages().count() < pageNumber) {
+        debugPdf<<"add page"<<pageNumber;
+        KoPAMasterPage *mp = dynamic_cast<KoPAMasterPage*>(m_document->pages(true).value(pageNumber-1));
+        if (!mp) {
+            mp = new KoPAMasterPage();
+            m_document->insertPage(mp, pageNumber-1);
+        }
+        m_document->insertPage(new KoPAPage(mp), pageNumber-1);
+    }
+    // Do the conversion!
+    convert(inputDoc.documentElement(), pageNumber);
+    
+    return KoFilter::OK;
+}
+
+void Pdf2OdgImport::convert(const KoXmlElement &rootElement, int pageNumber)
+{
+    debugPdf<<rootElement.tagName();
+    if (! m_document) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // set default page size to A4
+    QSizeF pageSize(550.0, 841.0);
+
+    SvgParser parser(m_document->resourceManager());
+    parser.setXmlBaseDir(QFileInfo(m_chain->inputFile()).filePath());
+    
+    QList<KoShape*> toplevelShapes = parser.parseSvg(rootElement, &pageSize);
+    // parse the root svg element
+    buildDocument(toplevelShapes, parser.shapes(), pageNumber);
+    
+    // set the page size
+    KoPageLayout & layout = m_document->pages().at(pageNumber-1)->pageLayout();
+    layout.width = pageSize.width();
+    layout.height = pageSize.height();
+}
+
+void Pdf2OdgImport::buildDocument(const QList<KoShape*> &toplevelShapes, const QList<KoShape*> &shapes, int pageNumber)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(shapes);
+    KoPAPageBase *page = m_document->pages().at(pageNumber-1);
+    // if we have only top level groups, make them layers
+    bool onlyTopLevelGroups = true;
+    foreach(KoShape * shape, toplevelShapes) {
+        if (! dynamic_cast<KoShapeGroup*>(shape) || shape->filterEffectStack()) {
+            onlyTopLevelGroups = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    KoShapeLayer *oldLayer = 0;
+    if (page->shapeCount()) {
+        oldLayer = dynamic_cast<KoShapeLayer*>(page->shapes().first());
+    }
+    if (onlyTopLevelGroups) {
+        foreach(KoShape * shape, toplevelShapes) {
+            // ungroup toplevel groups
+            KoShapeGroup *group = dynamic_cast<KoShapeGroup*>(shape);
+            // NOTE:
+            // Only groups on first page has visible == true
+            // Maybe an issue with poppler?
+            group->setVisible(true);
+            QList<KoShape*> children = group->shapes();
+            KoShapeUngroupCommand cmd(group, children, QList<KoShape*>() << group);
+            cmd.redo();
+            
+            KoShapeLayer *layer = new KoShapeLayer();
+            foreach(KoShape * child, children) {
+                layer->addShape(child);
+            }
+            if (!group->name().isEmpty()) {
+                layer->setName(group->name());
+            }
+            layer->setVisible(group->isVisible());
+            layer->setZIndex(group->zIndex());
+            page->addShape(layer);
+            delete group;
+        }
+    } else {
+        KoShapeLayer *layer = new KoShapeLayer();
+        foreach(KoShape * shape, toplevelShapes) {
+            shape->setVisible(true);
+            layer->addShape(shape);
+        }
+        layer->setVisible(true);
+        page->addShape(layer);
+    }
+    if (oldLayer) {
+        page->removeShape(oldLayer);
+        delete oldLayer;
+    }
+}
+
+#include "Pdf2OdgImport.moc"
diff --git a/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImportDebug.cpp b/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImportDebug.cpp
--- a/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImportDebug.cpp
+++ b/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImportDebug.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 
 const QLoggingCategory &PDFIMPORT_LOG()
 {
-    static const QLoggingCategory category("calligra.filter.pdf2svg");
+    static const QLoggingCategory category("calligra.filter.pdf");
     return category;
 }
diff --git a/filters/karbon/pdf/calligra_filter_pdf2odg.desktop b/filters/karbon/pdf/calligra_filter_pdf2odg.desktop
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filters/karbon/pdf/calligra_filter_pdf2odg.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Karbon PDF Import Filter
+Name[bg]=Филтър за внасяне от PDF в Karbon
+Name[bs]=Karbon PDF unosni Filter
+Name[ca]=Filtre d'importació PDF per al Karbon
+Name[ca@valencia]=Filtre d'importació PDF per al Karbon
+Name[cs]=Importní filtr PDF pro Karbon
+Name[da]=PDF-importfilter til Karbon
+Name[de]=Karbon PDF-Importfilter
+Name[el]=Φίλτρο εισαγωγής PDF του Karbon
+Name[en_GB]=Karbon PDF Import Filter
+Name[es]=Filtro de Karbon de importación de PDF
+Name[et]=Karboni PDF-i impordifilter
+Name[eu]=Karbon-en PDF inportazio-iragazkia
+Name[fi]=Karbonin PDF-tuontisuodatin
+Name[fr]=Filtre d'importation PDF de Karbon
+Name[ga]=Scagaire Iompórtála Karbon PDF
+Name[gl]=Filtro para Karbon de importación de PDF
+Name[he]=מסנן ייבוא מ־PDF ל־Karbon
+Name[hne]=कार्बन पीडीएफ आयात फिल्टर
+Name[hu]=Karbon PDF importszűrő
+Name[it]=Filtro di importazione PDF per Karbon
+Name[ja]=Karbon PDF インポートフィルタ
+Name[kk]=PDF -> Karbon импорт сүзгісі
+Name[ko]=Karbon PDF 가져오기 필터
+Name[lv]=Karbon PDF importa filtrs
+Name[mr]=कार्बन PDF आयात गाळणी
+Name[nb]=PDF-importfilter for Karbon 
+Name[nds]=PDF-Importfilter för Karbon
+Name[nl]=PDF-importfilter voor Karbon
+Name[pl]=Filtr importu PDF do Karbon
+Name[pt]=Filtro de Importação de PDF para o Karbon
+Name[pt_BR]=Filtro de importação de PDF para Karbon
+Name[ro]=Filtru importare Karbon pentru PDF
+Name[ru]=Фильтр импорта файлов PDF в Karbon
+Name[sk]=Importný filter PDF Karbon
+Name[sl]=Uvozni filter PDF za Karbon
+Name[sv]=Karbon PDF-importfilter
+Name[tr]=Karbon PDF İçeriye Aktarma Filtresi
+Name[uk]=Фільтр імпортування PDF до Karbon
+Name[wa]=Passete d' abagaedje PDF di Karbon
+Name[x-test]=xxKarbon PDF Import Filterxx
+Name[zh_CN]=Karbon PDF 导入过滤器
+Name[zh_TW]=Karbon PDF 匯入過濾程式
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Calligra/Filter
+Type=Service
+X-KDE-Export=application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics
+X-KDE-Import=application/pdf
+X-KDE-Library=calligra_filter_pdf2odg
+X-KDE-Weight=1