diff --git a/src/backend/datasources/projects/LabPlotProjectParser.cpp b/src/backend/datasources/projects/LabPlotProjectParser.cpp
index 78d1c99ed..72055132b 100644
--- a/src/backend/datasources/projects/LabPlotProjectParser.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/datasources/projects/LabPlotProjectParser.cpp
@@ -1,68 +1,81 @@
 /***************************************************************************
     File                 : LabPlotProjectParser.h
     Project              : LabPlot
     Description          : parser for LabPlot projects
     --------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright            : (C) 2017 Alexander Semke (alexander.semke@web.de)
 
  ***************************************************************************/
 
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 #include "backend/datasources/projects/LabPlotProjectParser.h"
-#include "backend/core/Project.h"
 #include "backend/core/AspectTreeModel.h"
+#include "backend/core/Project.h"
 
 /*!
 \class LabPlotProjectParser
 \brief parser for LabPlot projects.
 
 \ingroup datasources
 */
 
 LabPlotProjectParser::LabPlotProjectParser() : ProjectParser() {
 	m_topLevelClasses<<"Folder"<<"Workbook"<<"Spreadsheet"<<"Matrix"<<"Worksheet"<<"CantorWorksheet"<<"Datapicker"<<"LiveDataSource";
 }
 
 LabPlotProjectParser::~LabPlotProjectParser() {
 	if (m_project != nullptr)
 		delete m_project;
 }
 
 QAbstractItemModel* LabPlotProjectParser::model() {
 	WAIT_CURSOR;
 	if (m_project == nullptr)
 		m_project = new Project();
 
 	AspectTreeModel* model = nullptr;
 	bool rc = m_project->load(m_projectFileName, true);
 	if (rc) {
 		model = new AspectTreeModel(m_project);
 		model->setReadOnly(true);
 	}
 
 	RESET_CURSOR;
 	return model;
 }
 
 void LabPlotProjectParser::importTo(Folder* folder, const QStringList& selectedPathes) {
-	Q_UNUSED(folder);
+	QDEBUG("Starting the import of " + m_projectFileName);
 	Q_UNUSED(selectedPathes);
+
+	//import the selected objects into a temporary project
+	Project* project = new Project();
+	project->load(m_projectFileName);
+
+	//move all children from the temp project to the target folder
+	for (auto* child : project->children<AbstractAspect>()) {
+		project->removeChild(child);
+		folder->addChild(child);
+	}
+	delete project;
+
+	QDEBUG("Import of " + m_projectFileName + " done.");
 }