diff --git a/src/js/controllers/import.js b/src/js/controllers/import.js
index d026c6c07..b520ad2b6 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/import.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/import.js
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
         if (evt.target.readyState == FileReader.DONE) { // DONE == 2
           var opts = {};
           opts.bwsurl = $scope.formData.bwsurl;
+          opts.coin = $scope.formData.coin;
           _importBlob(evt.target.result, opts);
         }
       }
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
       } else {
         var opts = {};
         opts.bwsurl = $scope.formData.bwsurl;
+        opts.coin = $scope.formData.coin;
         _importBlob(backupText, opts);
       }
     };
diff --git a/www/views/tab-import-file.html b/www/views/tab-import-file.html
index 65e9ee001..4f931dc8e 100644
--- a/www/views/tab-import-file.html
+++ b/www/views/tab-import-file.html
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
         ng-model="formData.password">
     </label>
 
+    <label class="item item-input item-select">
+      <div class="input-label" translate>
+        Coin
+      </div>
+      <select ng-model="formData.coin">
+        <option value="btc">BTC</option>
+        <option value="bch">BCH</option>
+      </select>
+    </label>
+
     <div class="item item-divider"></div>
 
     <a class="item" ng-click="showAdvChange()">