diff --git a/js/controllers/import.js b/js/controllers/import.js
index 190c37c80..de127507c 100644
--- a/js/controllers/import.js
+++ b/js/controllers/import.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('ImportController',
-  function($scope, $rootScope, $location, controllerUtils, Passphrase, notification, isMobile) {
+  function($scope, $rootScope, $location, controllerUtils, Passphrase, notification, isMobile, Compatibility) {
 
     $rootScope.title = 'Import a backup';
     $scope.importStatus = 'Importing wallet - Reading backup...';
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('ImportController',
         reader.readAsBinaryString(backupFile);
       }
       else {
-        _importBackup(backupText);
+        try {
+          _importBackup(backupText);
+        } catch(e) {
+          Compatibility.preDotEightImportWalletToStorage(backupText, $scope.password, $scope.skipPublicKeyRing, $scope.skipTxProposals);
+        }
       }
     };
   });
diff --git a/js/models/Compatibility.js b/js/models/Compatibility.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8222d615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/models/Compatibility.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+'use strict';
+var Identity = require('Identity'),
+    Passphrase = require('Passphrase'),
+    Wallet = require('Wallet'),
+//  walletFactory = new WalletFactory(),
+  passphrase = new Passphrase();
+
+function Compatibility(){
+//  - preDotEightListWallets()
+//  - preDotEightImportWalletToStorage(walletId, passphrase, profile) (edited)
+}
+
+Compatibility.prototype.preDotEightListWallets = function () {};
+
+
+Compatibility.prototype.preDotEightImportWalletToStorage = function(encryptedObj, password, skipPublicKeyRing, skipTxProposals) {
+  passphrase.getBase64Async(password, function(passphrase) {
+//    updateStatus('Importing wallet - Setting things up...');
+    var w, errMsg;
+
+    var skipFields = [];
+    if (skipPublicKeyRing)
+      skipFields.push('publicKeyRing');
+
+    if (skipTxProposals)
+      skipFields.push('txProposals');
+
+    // try to import encrypted wallet with passphrase
+    try {
+      w = walletFactory.import(encryptedObj, passphrase, skipFields);
+    } catch (e) {
+      errMsg = e.message;
+    }
+
+    if (!w) {
+//      $scope.loading = false;
+//      notification.error('Error', errMsg || 'Wrong password');
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // if wallet was never used, we're done
+    if (!w.isReady()) {
+      $rootScope.wallet = w;
+//      controllerUtils.startNetwork($rootScope.wallet, $scope);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // if it was used, we need to scan for indices
+    w.updateIndexes(function(err) {
+//      updateStatus('Importing wallet - We are almost there...');
+      if (err) {
+//        $scope.loading = false;
+//        notification.error('Error', 'Error updating indexes: ' + err);
+      }
+      $rootScope.wallet = w;
+//      controllerUtils.startNetwork($rootScope.wallet, $scope);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+Compatibility.prototype.fromEncryptedObj = function(base64, passphrase, skipFields) {
+  this.storage.setPassphrase(passphrase);
+  var walletObj = this.storage.import(base64);
+  if (!walletObj) return false;
+  return this.fromObj(walletObj, skipFields);
+};
+
+Compatibility.prototype.fromObj = function(inObj, skipFields) {
+  var networkName = this.obtainNetworkName(inObj);
+  preconditions.checkState(networkName);
+  preconditions.checkArgument(inObj);
+
+  var obj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(inObj));
+
+  // not stored options
+  obj.opts = obj.opts || {};
+  obj.opts.reconnectDelay = this.walletDefaults.reconnectDelay;
+
+  skipFields = skipFields || [];
+  skipFields.forEach(function(k) {
+    if (obj[k]) {
+      delete obj[k];
+    } else
+      throw new Error('unknown field:' + k);
+  });
+
+  var w = Wallet.fromObj(obj, this.storage, this.networks[networkName], this.blockchains[networkName]);
+  if (!w) return false;
+  this._checkVersion(w.version);
+  return w;
+};
+
+module.exports = Compatibility;
diff --git a/util/build.js b/util/build.js
index 86638335e..e20961b98 100644
--- a/util/build.js
+++ b/util/build.js
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ var createBundle = function(opts) {
   b.require('./js/models/Insight', {
     expose: '../js/models/Insight'
   });
+  b.require('./js/models/Compatibility', {
+    expose: '../js/models/Compatibility'
+  });
   b.require('./js/models/PrivateKey', {
     expose: '../js/models/PrivateKey'
   });