diff --git a/js/controllers/import.js b/js/controllers/import.js
index 306fd5aa4..43c3376c2 100644
--- a/js/controllers/import.js
+++ b/js/controllers/import.js
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('copay.import').controller('ImportController',
-  function($scope, $rootScope) {
+  function($scope, $rootScope, walletFactory, controllerUtils) {
     $scope.title = 'Import a backup';
+
+    $scope.getFile = function() {
+      var reader = new FileReader();
+
+      // If we use onloadend, we need to check the readyState.
+      reader.onloadend = function(evt) {
+        if (evt.target.readyState == FileReader.DONE) { // DONE == 2
+          var obj = JSON.parse(evt.target.result);
+          $rootScope.wallet = walletFactory.fromObj(obj);
+
+          controllerUtils.startNetwork($rootScope.wallet);
+        }
+      };
+
+      reader.readAsBinaryString($scope.file);
+    };
   });
diff --git a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
index 7a2972cbe..86c863d9c 100644
--- a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
+++ b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
@@ -51,16 +51,11 @@ WalletFactory.prototype._checkRead = function(walletId) {
   return ret?true:false;
 };
 
-WalletFactory.prototype.read = function(walletId) {
-  if (! this._checkRead(walletId))
-    return false;
-
-  var s = this.storage;
-  var opts = s.get(walletId, 'opts');
-  opts.id = walletId;
-  opts.publicKeyRing = new PublicKeyRing.fromObj(s.get(walletId, 'publicKeyRing'));
-  opts.txProposals   = new TxProposals.fromObj(s.get(walletId, 'txProposals'));
-  opts.privateKey    = new PrivateKey.fromObj(s.get(walletId, 'privateKey'));
+WalletFactory.prototype.fromObj = function(obj) {
+  var opts = obj.opts;
+  opts.publicKeyRing = new PublicKeyRing.fromObj(obj.publicKeyRing);
+  opts.txProposals   = new TxProposals.fromObj(obj.txProposals);
+  opts.privateKey    = new PrivateKey.fromObj(obj.privateKey);
   opts.storage = this.storage;
   opts.network = this.network;
   opts.blockchain = this.blockchain;
@@ -76,6 +71,22 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.read = function(walletId) {
     // No really an error, just to be sure.
   }
   this.log('### WALLET OPENED:', w.id);
+
+  return w;
+};
+
+WalletFactory.prototype.read = function(walletId) {
+  if (! this._checkRead(walletId))
+    return false;
+
+  var s = this.storage;
+  var opts = s.get(walletId, 'opts');
+  opts.id = walletId;
+  opts.publicKeyRing = s.get(walletId, 'publicKeyRing');
+  opts.txProposals   = s.get(walletId, 'txProposals');
+  opts.privateKey    = s.get(walletId, 'privateKey');
+
+  w = this.formObj(opts);
   return w;
 };