diff --git a/src/authentic2/manager/role_views.py b/src/authentic2/manager/role_views.py
index 595e2b8d7..d7a54c5a6 100644
--- a/src/authentic2/manager/role_views.py
+++ b/src/authentic2/manager/role_views.py
@@ -520,6 +520,13 @@ class RolesImportView(views.PermissionMixin, views.TitleMixin, views.MediaMixin,
     template_name = 'authentic2/manager/import_form.html'
     title = _('Roles Import')
 
+    def get_initial(self):
+        initial = super().get_initial()
+        search_ou = self.request.GET.get('search-ou')
+        if search_ou:
+            initial['ou'] = search_ou
+        return initial
+
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.can_add:
             raise PermissionDenied
diff --git a/src/authentic2/manager/templates/authentic2/manager/roles.html b/src/authentic2/manager/templates/authentic2/manager/roles.html
index 15a2acdd4..f43a052d7 100644
--- a/src/authentic2/manager/templates/authentic2/manager/roles.html
+++ b/src/authentic2/manager/templates/authentic2/manager/roles.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <ul class="extra-actions-menu">
     <li><a download href="{% url 'a2-manager-roles-export' format="json" %}?{{ request.GET.urlencode }}">{% trans 'Export' %}</a></li>
     {% if view.can_add %}
-    <li><a href="{% url 'a2-manager-roles-import' %}" rel="popup">{% trans 'Import' %}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{% url 'a2-manager-roles-import' %}?{{ request.GET.urlencode }}" rel="popup">{% trans 'Import' %}</a></li>
     {% endif %}
   </ul>
   </span>
diff --git a/tests/test_role_manager.py b/tests/test_role_manager.py
index b71435de8..6afacc66c 100644
--- a/tests/test_role_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_role_manager.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ def test_manager_role_import(app, admin, ou1, role_ou1, ou2, role_ou2):
         "slug": "should_not_exist",
         "name": "should_not_exist",
     }]
+    resp = app.get('/manage/roles/')  # unselect ou1
     resp = resp.click('Import')
     resp.form['site_json'] = Upload('export.json', json.dumps(export).encode(), 'application/json')
     resp = resp.form.submit().follow()
@@ -188,3 +189,11 @@ def test_manager_role_import_single_ou(app, admin, simple_role):
 
     imported_role = Role.objects.get(slug=simple_role.slug)
     assert imported_role.ou == simple_role.ou
+
+
+def test_manager_role_import_selected_ou(app, admin, ou1, ou2):
+    response = login(app, admin, 'a2-manager-roles')
+    response.form.set('search-ou', ou2.pk)
+    response = response.form.submit()
+    response = response.click('Import')
+    assert response.pyquery.find('select#id_ou option[selected]')[0].text == 'OU2'