diff --git a/io/config.cpp b/io/config.cpp
index b874698a4..d7d609497 100644
--- a/io/config.cpp
+++ b/io/config.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ Config::Config()
       show_title_safe_area(false),
       use_custom_title_safe_ratio(false),
 	  custom_title_safe_ratio(1),
-      enable_drag_files_to_timeline(false),
+	  enable_drag_files_to_timeline(true),
 	  autoscale_by_default(false),
-	  recording_mode(2)
+	  recording_mode(2),
+	  enable_seek_to_import(false)
 {}
 
 void Config::load(QString path) {
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ void Config::load(QString path) {
 				} else if (stream.name() == "RecordingMode") {
 					stream.readNext();
 					recording_mode = stream.text().toInt();
+				} else if (stream.name() == "EnableSeekToImport") {
+					stream.readNext();
+					enable_seek_to_import = (stream.text() == "1");
 				}
             }
         }
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ void Config::save(QString path) {
 	stream.writeTextElement("EnableDragFilesToTimeline", QString::number(enable_drag_files_to_timeline));
     stream.writeTextElement("AutoscaleByDefault", QString::number(autoscale_by_default));
 	stream.writeTextElement("RecordingMode", QString::number(recording_mode));
+	stream.writeTextElement("EnableSeekToImport", QString::number(enable_seek_to_import));
 
 	stream.writeEndElement(); // configuration
     stream.writeEndDocument(); // doc
diff --git a/io/config.h b/io/config.h
index 3d66fde5f..c87b06ee8 100644
--- a/io/config.h
+++ b/io/config.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct Config {
 	bool enable_drag_files_to_timeline;
     bool autoscale_by_default;
 	int recording_mode;
+	bool enable_seek_to_import;
 
     void load(QString path);
     void save(QString path);
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 9dd0aa214..6201be442 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ void MainWindow::toolMenu_About_To_Be_Shown() {
 	ui->actionRectified_Waveforms->setChecked(config.rectified_waveforms);
 	ui->actionEnable_Drag_Files_to_Timeline->setChecked(config.enable_drag_files_to_timeline);
     ui->actionAuto_scale_by_Default->setChecked(config.autoscale_by_default);
+	ui->actionEnable_Seek_to_Import->setChecked(config.enable_seek_to_import);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionEdit_Tool_Selects_Links_triggered() {
@@ -864,3 +865,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionEnable_Disable_Clip_triggered() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+void MainWindow::on_actionEnable_Seek_to_Import_triggered() {
+	config.enable_seek_to_import = !config.enable_seek_to_import;
+}
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index d7a8bebd8..7695f9772 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ private slots:
 
 	void on_actionEnable_Disable_Clip_triggered();
 
+	void on_actionEnable_Seek_to_Import_triggered();
+
 private:
 	Ui::MainWindow *ui;
 	void setup_layout();
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index e7829ef00..3a2ee326e 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
     <addaction name="actionRectified_Waveforms"/>
     <addaction name="actionEnable_Drag_Files_to_Timeline"/>
     <addaction name="actionAuto_scale_by_Default"/>
+    <addaction name="actionEnable_Seek_to_Import"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionPreferences"/>
     <addaction name="actionCrash"/>
@@ -797,6 +798,14 @@
     <string>Shift+E</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionEnable_Seek_to_Import">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Enable Seek to Import</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <resources/>
diff --git a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
index eb8554e2d..41411cb3f 100644
--- a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -591,9 +591,12 @@ void TimelineWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event) {
 		}
 
         // add clips
+		long earliest_point = LONG_MAX;
 		for (int i=0;i<panel_timeline->ghosts.size();i++) {
             const Ghost& g = panel_timeline->ghosts.at(i);
 
+			earliest_point = qMin(earliest_point, g.in);
+
             Clip* c = new Clip(s);
             c->media = g.media;
             c->media_type = g.media_type;
@@ -665,6 +668,8 @@ void TimelineWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event) {
         setFocus();
 
 		update_ui(true);
+
+		if (config.enable_seek_to_import) panel_sequence_viewer->seek(earliest_point);
 	}
 }