diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index ae48033452..edff1e4ced 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       <menuitem action='AddTrackBus'/>
       <separator/>
       <menuitem action='addExistingAudioFiles'/>
+      <menuitem action='ImportStrips'/>
 #ifdef PTFORMAT
       <menuitem action='addExistingPTFiles'/>
 #endif
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 5e74b8fdc0..bece9c6526 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ private:
 	void save_session_as ();
 	void archive_session ();
 	void rename_session (bool for_unnamed);
+	void import_strips ();
 
 	int         create_mixer ();
 	int         create_editor ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
index a619847dab..6bebcb3322 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include "gui_object.h"
 #include "gui_thread.h"
 #include "keyeditor.h"
+#include "strip_import_dialog.h"
 #include "library_download_dialog.h"
 #include "location_ui.h"
 #include "lua_script_manager.h"
@@ -998,6 +999,14 @@ ARDOUR_UI::create_rtawindow ()
 	return rtawindow;
 }
 
+void ARDOUR_UI::import_strips ()
+{
+	if (_session) {
+		StripImportDialog isd (_session);
+		isd.run();
+	}
+}
+
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::handle_locations_change (Location *)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index e82f0b6901..09d000f5bc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (main_actions, X_("ManageTemplates"), _("Templates"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::manage_templates));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (main_actions, X_("ImportStrips"), _("Import Strips..."), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::import_strips));
+	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
+
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (main_actions, X_("Metadata"), _("Metadata"));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4748861823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Robin Gareus <robin@gareus.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "strip_import_dialog.h"
+
+#include "ardour/session.h"
+
+#include "pbd/i18n.h"
+
+using namespace Gtk;
+using namespace std;
+using namespace PBD;
+using namespace ARDOUR;
+
+StripImportDialog::StripImportDialog (Session* s)
+	: ArdourDialog (_("Import Track/Bus State"))
+{
+}
+
+StripImportDialog::~StripImportDialog ()
+{
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.h b/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fdd1ed0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Robin Gareus <robin@gareus.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <ytkmm/box.h>
+#include <ytkmm/filechooserwidget.h>
+#include <ytkmm/notebook.h>
+#include <ytkmm/table.h>
+
+#include "ardour_dialog.h"
+
+namespace ARDOUR
+{
+	class Session;
+}
+
+class StripImportDialog : public ArdourDialog, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList
+{
+public:
+	StripImportDialog (ARDOUR::Session*);
+	~StripImportDialog ();
+};
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/wscript b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
index 6307cc3b18..1310588ffa 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/wscript
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ gtk2_ardour_sources = [
         'stereo_panner.cc',
         'stereo_panner_editor.cc',
         'streamview.cc',
+        'strip_import_dialog.cc',
         'strip_silence_dialog.cc',
         'stripable_colorpicker.cc',
         'stripable_time_axis.cc',