diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard_test.go b/pkg/api/dashboard_test.go
index fd500c617af..45389f4ee92 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard_test.go
@@ -1348,6 +1348,10 @@ func (m *mockLibraryPanelService) ConnectLibraryPanelsForDashboard(c *models.Req
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *mockLibraryPanelService) ImportDashboard(c *models.ReqContext, dashboard *simplejson.Json, importedID int64) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 type mockLibraryElementService struct {
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/plugins.go b/pkg/api/plugins.go
index 31f1cbd2c11..761163c2d9d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/plugins.go
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) ImportDashboard(c *models.ReqContext, apiCmd dtos.ImportDa
 		return hs.dashboardSaveErrorToApiResponse(err)
 	}
 
+	err = hs.LibraryPanelService.ImportDashboard(c, apiCmd.Dashboard, dashInfo.DashboardId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return response.Error(500, "Error while connecting library panels", err)
+	}
+
 	return response.JSON(200, dashInfo)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels.go b/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels.go
index 8d1cedf8a4a..10a8dd9378f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels.go
+++ b/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Service interface {
 	LoadLibraryPanelsForDashboard(c *models.ReqContext, dash *models.Dashboard) error
 	CleanLibraryPanelsForDashboard(dash *models.Dashboard) error
 	ConnectLibraryPanelsForDashboard(c *models.ReqContext, dash *models.Dashboard) error
+	ImportDashboard(c *models.ReqContext, dashboard *simplejson.Json, importedID int64) error
 }
 
 // LibraryPanelService is the service for the Panel Library feature.
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ func (lps *LibraryPanelService) CleanLibraryPanelsForDashboard(dash *models.Dash
 // ConnectLibraryPanelsForDashboard loops through all panels in dashboard JSON and connects any library panels to the dashboard.
 func (lps *LibraryPanelService) ConnectLibraryPanelsForDashboard(c *models.ReqContext, dash *models.Dashboard) error {
 	panels := dash.Data.Get("panels").MustArray()
-	var libraryPanels []string
+	libraryPanels := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, panel := range panels {
 		panelAsJSON := simplejson.NewFromAny(panel)
 		libraryPanel := panelAsJSON.Get("libraryPanel")
@@ -179,8 +180,24 @@ func (lps *LibraryPanelService) ConnectLibraryPanelsForDashboard(c *models.ReqCo
 		if len(uid) == 0 {
 			return errLibraryPanelHeaderUIDMissing
 		}
-		libraryPanels = append(libraryPanels, uid)
+		_, exists := libraryPanels[uid]
+		if !exists {
+			libraryPanels[uid] = uid
+		}
 	}
 
-	return lps.LibraryElementService.ConnectElementsToDashboard(c, libraryPanels, dash.Id)
+	elementUIDs := make([]string, 0, len(libraryPanels))
+	for libraryPanel := range libraryPanels {
+		elementUIDs = append(elementUIDs, libraryPanel)
+	}
+
+	return lps.LibraryElementService.ConnectElementsToDashboard(c, elementUIDs, dash.Id)
+}
+
+// ImportDashboard loops through all panels in dashboard JSON and connects any library panels to the dashboard.
+func (lps *LibraryPanelService) ImportDashboard(c *models.ReqContext, dashboard *simplejson.Json, importedID int64) error {
+	dash := models.NewDashboardFromJson(dashboard)
+	dash.Id = importedID
+
+	return lps.ConnectLibraryPanelsForDashboard(c, dash)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go b/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go
index 1e57b813a0e..7ee014d4a34 100644
--- a/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go
@@ -572,6 +572,106 @@ func TestConnectLibraryPanelsForDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 }
 
+func TestImportDashboard(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarioWithLibraryPanel(t, "When an admin tries to import a dashboard with a library panel, it should connect the two",
+		func(t *testing.T, sc scenarioContext) {
+			importedJSON := map[string]interface{}{
+				"panels": []interface{}{},
+			}
+			importedDashboard := models.Dashboard{
+				Title: "Dummy dash that simulates an imported dash",
+				Data:  simplejson.NewFromAny(importedJSON),
+			}
+			importedDashInDB := createDashboard(t, sc.sqlStore, sc.user, &importedDashboard, sc.folder.Id)
+			elements, err := sc.elementService.GetElementsForDashboard(sc.reqContext, importedDashInDB.Id)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Len(t, elements, 0)
+
+			dashJSON := map[string]interface{}{
+				"title": "Testing ImportDashboard",
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id": int64(1),
+						"gridPos": map[string]interface{}{
+							"h": 6,
+							"w": 6,
+							"x": 0,
+							"y": 0,
+						},
+					},
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id": int64(2),
+						"gridPos": map[string]interface{}{
+							"h": 6,
+							"w": 6,
+							"x": 6,
+							"y": 0,
+						},
+						"datasource": "${DS_GDEV-TESTDATA}",
+						"libraryPanel": map[string]interface{}{
+							"uid":  sc.initialResult.Result.UID,
+							"name": sc.initialResult.Result.Name,
+						},
+						"title": "Text - Library Panel",
+						"type":  "text",
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			dash := simplejson.NewFromAny(dashJSON)
+			err = sc.service.ImportDashboard(sc.reqContext, dash, importedDashInDB.Id)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			elements, err = sc.elementService.GetElementsForDashboard(sc.reqContext, importedDashInDB.Id)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Len(t, elements, 1)
+			require.Equal(t, sc.initialResult.Result.UID, elements[sc.initialResult.Result.UID].UID)
+		})
+
+	scenarioWithLibraryPanel(t, "When an admin tries to import a dashboard with a library panel without uid, it should fail",
+		func(t *testing.T, sc scenarioContext) {
+			importedJSON := map[string]interface{}{
+				"panels": []interface{}{},
+			}
+			importedDashboard := models.Dashboard{
+				Title: "Dummy dash that simulates an imported dash",
+				Data:  simplejson.NewFromAny(importedJSON),
+			}
+			importedDashInDB := createDashboard(t, sc.sqlStore, sc.user, &importedDashboard, sc.folder.Id)
+
+			dashJSON := map[string]interface{}{
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id": int64(1),
+						"gridPos": map[string]interface{}{
+							"h": 6,
+							"w": 6,
+							"x": 0,
+							"y": 0,
+						},
+					},
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id": int64(2),
+						"gridPos": map[string]interface{}{
+							"h": 6,
+							"w": 6,
+							"x": 6,
+							"y": 0,
+						},
+						"datasource": "${DS_GDEV-TESTDATA}",
+						"libraryPanel": map[string]interface{}{
+							"name": sc.initialResult.Result.Name,
+						},
+						"title": "Text - Library Panel",
+						"type":  "text",
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			dash := simplejson.NewFromAny(dashJSON)
+			err := sc.service.ImportDashboard(sc.reqContext, dash, importedDashInDB.Id)
+			require.EqualError(t, err, errLibraryPanelHeaderUIDMissing.Error())
+		})
+}
+
 type libraryPanel struct {
 	ID          int64
 	OrgID       int64