diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 712566e5f..05071cc49 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
     connect(m_ui->welcomeWidget, SIGNAL(openDatabase()), SLOT(switchToOpenDatabase()));
     connect(m_ui->welcomeWidget, SIGNAL(openDatabaseFile(QString)), SLOT(switchToDatabaseFile(QString)));
     connect(m_ui->welcomeWidget, SIGNAL(importKeePass1Database()), SLOT(switchToKeePass1Database()));
+    connect(m_ui->welcomeWidget, SIGNAL(importCsv()), SLOT(switchToCsvImport()));
 
     connect(m_ui->actionAbout, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(showAboutDialog()));
 
@@ -605,6 +606,12 @@ void MainWindow::switchToKeePass1Database()
     switchToDatabases();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::switchToCsvImport()
+{
+    m_ui->tabWidget->importCsv();
+    switchToDatabases();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::databaseStatusChanged(DatabaseWidget *)
 {
     updateTrayIcon();
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.h b/src/gui/MainWindow.h
index cc7037959..388e1c8a4 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ private slots:
     void switchToOpenDatabase();
     void switchToDatabaseFile(QString file);
     void switchToKeePass1Database();
+    void switchToCsvImport();
     void closePasswordGen();
     void databaseStatusChanged(DatabaseWidget *dbWidget);
     void databaseTabChanged(int tabIndex);
diff --git a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp
index d327ea84c..4629ffa28 100644
--- a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ WelcomeWidget::WelcomeWidget(QWidget* parent)
     connect(m_ui->buttonNewDatabase, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(newDatabase()));
     connect(m_ui->buttonOpenDatabase, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(openDatabase()));
     connect(m_ui->buttonImportKeePass1, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(importKeePass1Database()));
+    connect(m_ui->buttonImportCSV, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(importCsv()));
     connect(m_ui->recentListWidget, SIGNAL(itemDoubleClicked(QListWidgetItem*)), this, 
     	SLOT(openDatabaseFromFile(QListWidgetItem*)));
 }
@@ -65,4 +66,4 @@ void WelcomeWidget::openDatabaseFromFile(QListWidgetItem* item)
 		return;
 	}
 	emit openDatabaseFile(item->text());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h
index 73c8c4f9b..98d87acaa 100644
--- a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ public:
     ~WelcomeWidget();
 
 signals:
-	void newDatabase();
-	void openDatabase();
-	void openDatabaseFile(QString);
-	void importKeePass1Database();
+    void newDatabase();
+    void openDatabase();
+    void openDatabaseFile(QString);
+    void importKeePass1Database();
+    void importCsv();
 
 private slots:
-	void openDatabaseFromFile(QListWidgetItem* item);
+    void openDatabaseFromFile(QListWidgetItem* item);
 
 private:
     const QScopedPointer<Ui::WelcomeWidget> m_ui;
diff --git a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.ui b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.ui
index b08ec917e..4800ea3df 100644
--- a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.ui
+++ b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.ui
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonImportCSV">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Import from plain text CSV file</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
      <property name="orientation">