diff --git a/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go b/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
index fccb7c36849..70e732424ab 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package dtos
 
-import "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
+import (
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/components/simplejson"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
+)
 
 type PluginSetting struct {
 	Name          string                      `json:"name"`
@@ -50,5 +53,6 @@ type ImportDashboardCommand struct {
 	PluginId  string                         `json:"pluginId"`
 	Path      string                         `json:"path"`
 	Overwrite bool                           `json:"overwrite"`
+	Dashboard *simplejson.Json               `json:"dashboard"`
 	Inputs    []plugins.ImportDashboardInput `json:"inputs"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/plugins.go b/pkg/api/plugins.go
index 7d6d5906913..9d25b9c331e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/plugins.go
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ func ImportDashboard(c *middleware.Context, apiCmd dtos.ImportDashboardCommand)
 		Path:      apiCmd.Path,
 		Inputs:    apiCmd.Inputs,
 		Overwrite: apiCmd.Overwrite,
+		Dashboard: apiCmd.Dashboard,
 	}
 
 	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
-		return ApiError(500, "Failed to install dashboard", err)
+		return ApiError(500, "Failed to import dashboard", err)
 	}
 
 	return Json(200, cmd.Result)
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/dashboard_importer.go b/pkg/plugins/dashboard_importer.go
index 4d2757b9a0e..aa489fcdaaf 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/dashboard_importer.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/dashboard_importer.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ImportDashboardCommand struct {
+	Dashboard *simplejson.Json
 	Path      string
 	Inputs    []ImportDashboardInput
 	Overwrite bool
@@ -41,17 +42,15 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func ImportDashboard(cmd *ImportDashboardCommand) error {
-	plugin, exists := Plugins[cmd.PluginId]
-
-	if !exists {
-		return PluginNotFoundError{cmd.PluginId}
-	}
-
 	var dashboard *m.Dashboard
 	var err error
 
-	if dashboard, err = loadPluginDashboard(plugin, cmd.Path); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if cmd.PluginId != "" {
+		if dashboard, err = loadPluginDashboard(cmd.PluginId, cmd.Path); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		dashboard = m.NewDashboardFromJson(cmd.Dashboard)
 	}
 
 	evaluator := &DashTemplateEvaluator{
@@ -76,13 +75,13 @@ func ImportDashboard(cmd *ImportDashboardCommand) error {
 	}
 
 	cmd.Result = &PluginDashboardInfoDTO{
-		PluginId:          cmd.PluginId,
-		Title:             dashboard.Title,
-		Path:              cmd.Path,
-		Revision:          dashboard.GetString("revision", "1.0"),
-		InstalledUri:      "db/" + saveCmd.Result.Slug,
-		InstalledRevision: dashboard.GetString("revision", "1.0"),
-		Installed:         true,
+		PluginId:         cmd.PluginId,
+		Title:            dashboard.Title,
+		Path:             cmd.Path,
+		Revision:         dashboard.Data.Get("revision").MustInt64(1),
+		ImportedUri:      "db/" + saveCmd.Result.Slug,
+		ImportedRevision: dashboard.Data.Get("revision").MustInt64(1),
+		Imported:         true,
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/dashboards.go b/pkg/plugins/dashboards.go
index 932196a42a9..1a160fe6632 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/dashboards.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/dashboards.go
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type PluginDashboardInfoDTO struct {
-	PluginId          string `json:"pluginId"`
-	Title             string `json:"title"`
-	Installed         bool   `json:"installed"`
-	InstalledUri      string `json:"installedUri"`
-	InstalledRevision string `json:"installedRevision"`
-	Revision          string `json:"revision"`
-	Description       string `json:"description"`
-	Path              string `json:"path"`
+	PluginId         string `json:"pluginId"`
+	Title            string `json:"title"`
+	Imported         bool   `json:"imported"`
+	ImportedUri      string `json:"importedUri"`
+	ImportedRevision int64  `json:"importedRevision"`
+	Revision         int64  `json:"revision"`
+	Description      string `json:"description"`
+	Path             string `json:"path"`
 }
 
 func GetPluginDashboards(orgId int64, pluginId string) ([]*PluginDashboardInfoDTO, error) {
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ func GetPluginDashboards(orgId int64, pluginId string) ([]*PluginDashboardInfoDT
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func loadPluginDashboard(plugin *PluginBase, path string) (*m.Dashboard, error) {
+func loadPluginDashboard(pluginId, path string) (*m.Dashboard, error) {
+	plugin, exists := Plugins[pluginId]
+
+	if !exists {
+		return nil, PluginNotFoundError{pluginId}
+	}
 
 	dashboardFilePath := filepath.Join(plugin.PluginDir, path)
 	reader, err := os.Open(dashboardFilePath)
@@ -66,14 +71,14 @@ func getDashboardImportStatus(orgId int64, plugin *PluginBase, path string) (*Pl
 	var dashboard *m.Dashboard
 	var err error
 
-	if dashboard, err = loadPluginDashboard(plugin, path); err != nil {
+	if dashboard, err = loadPluginDashboard(plugin.Id, path); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	res.Path = path
 	res.PluginId = plugin.Id
 	res.Title = dashboard.Title
-	res.Revision = dashboard.GetString("revision", "1.0")
+	res.Revision = dashboard.Data.Get("revision").MustInt64(1)
 
 	query := m.GetDashboardQuery{OrgId: orgId, Slug: dashboard.Slug}
 
@@ -82,9 +87,9 @@ func getDashboardImportStatus(orgId int64, plugin *PluginBase, path string) (*Pl
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
-		res.Installed = true
-		res.InstalledUri = "db/" + query.Result.Slug
-		res.InstalledRevision = query.Result.GetString("revision", "1.0")
+		res.Imported = true
+		res.ImportedUri = "db/" + query.Result.Slug
+		res.ImportedRevision = query.Result.Data.Get("revision").MustInt64(1)
 	}
 
 	return res, nil
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/search/search.html b/public/app/core/components/search/search.html
index 72ff0d15f83..6344a26c886 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/search/search.html
+++ b/public/app/core/components/search/search.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 			Create New
 		</a>
 
-		<a class="btn btn-inverse pull-left" ng-click="ctrl.import()" ng-show="ctrl.contextSrv.isEditor" ng-click="ctrl.isOpen = false;">
+		<a class="btn btn-inverse pull-left" href="dashboard/new/?editview=import" ng-show="ctrl.contextSrv.isEditor" ng-click="ctrl.isOpen = false;">
 			<i class="fa fa-upload"></i>
 			Import
 		</a>
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/search/search.ts b/public/app/core/components/search/search.ts
index 9da95278c57..a581afe3fd3 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/search/search.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/search/search.ts
@@ -149,11 +149,6 @@ export class SearchCtrl {
     this.searchDashboards();
   };
 
-  import() {
-    appEvents.emit('show-modal', {
-      templateHtml: '<dash-import></dash-import>',
-    });
-  }
 }
 
 export function searchDirective() {
diff --git a/public/app/core/directives/dash_edit_link.js b/public/app/core/directives/dash_edit_link.js
index eb0fe453741..7486d0ada18 100644
--- a/public/app/core/directives/dash_edit_link.js
+++ b/public/app/core/directives/dash_edit_link.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function ($, coreModule) {
     'import':      { src: '<dash-import></dash-import>' }
   };
 
-  coreModule.default.directive('dashEditorView', function($compile, $location) {
+  coreModule.default.directive('dashEditorView', function($compile, $location, $rootScope) {
     return {
       restrict: 'A',
       link: function(scope, elem) {
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ function ($, coreModule) {
             }
           };
 
+          if (editview === 'import') {
+            var modalScope = $rootScope.$new();
+            modalScope.$on("$destroy", function() {
+              editorScope.dismiss();
+            });
+
+            $rootScope.appEvent('show-modal', {
+              templateHtml: '<dash-import></dash-import>',
+              scope: modalScope,
+              backdrop: 'static'
+            });
+
+            return;
+          }
+
           var view = payload.src;
           if (view.indexOf('.html') > 0)  {
             view = $('<div class="tabbed-view" ng-include="' + "'" + view + "'" + '"></div>');
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/datasource_srv.js b/public/app/core/services/datasource_srv.js
index 32bc9a39725..a71b2bd3767 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/datasource_srv.js
+++ b/public/app/core/services/datasource_srv.js
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ function (angular, _, coreModule, config) {
 
       _.each(config.datasources, function(value, key) {
         if (value.meta && value.meta.metrics) {
-          metricSources.push({
-            value: key === config.defaultDatasource ? null : key,
-            name: key,
-            meta: value.meta,
-          });
+          metricSources.push({value: key, name: key, meta: value.meta});
+
+          if (key === config.defaultDatasource) {
+            metricSources.push({value: null, name: 'default', meta: value.meta});
+          }
         }
       });
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/util_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/util_srv.ts
index 538527b5fda..8ca7bf8be72 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/util_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/util_srv.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export class UtilSrv {
       persist: false,
       show: false,
       scope: options.scope,
-      keyboard: false
+      keyboard: false,
+      backdrop: options.backdrop
     });
 
     Promise.resolve(modal).then(function(modalEl) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.html b/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.html
index 8a3a276ce53..7b60654dd50 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.html
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 			</div>
 
 			<div class="gf-form-button-row">
-				<button type="button" class="btn gf-form-btn width-10" ng-click="ctrl.saveDashboard()" ng-class="{'btn-danger': ctrl.nameExists, 'btn-success': !ctrl.nameExists}" ng-disable="!ctrl.inputsOk">
+				<button type="button" class="btn gf-form-btn width-10" ng-click="ctrl.saveDashboard()" ng-class="{'btn-danger': ctrl.nameExists, 'btn-success': !ctrl.nameExists}" ng-disabled="!ctrl.inputsValid">
 					<i class="fa fa-save"></i> Save &amp; Open
 				</button>
 				<a class="btn btn-link" ng-click="dismiss()">Cancel</a>
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.ts
index 852a927ded8..dbf6b08c222 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/import/import.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export class DashImportCtrl {
   parseError: string;
   nameExists: boolean;
   dash: any;
-  dismiss: any;
   inputs: any[];
   inputsValid: boolean;
 
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ export class DashImportCtrl {
         var inputModel = {
           name: input.name,
           type: input.type,
+          pluginId: input.pluginId,
           options: []
         };
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class DashImportCtrl {
     });
   }
 
-  inputOptionChanged() {
+  inputValueChanged() {
     this.inputsValid = true;
     for (let input of this.inputs) {
       if (!input.value) {
@@ -86,9 +86,22 @@ export class DashImportCtrl {
   }
 
   saveDashboard() {
-    return this.backendSrv.saveDashboard(this.dash, {overwrite: true}).then(res => {
-      this.$location.url('dashboard/db/' + res.slug);
-      this.dismiss();
+    var inputs = this.inputs.map(input => {
+      return {
+        name: input.name,
+        type: input.type,
+        pluginId: input.pluginId,
+        value: input.value
+      };
+    });
+
+    return this.backendSrv.post('api/dashboards/import', {
+      dashboard: this.dash,
+      overwrite: true,
+      inputs: inputs
+    }).then(res => {
+      this.$location.url('dashboard/' + res.importedUri);
+      this.$scope.dismiss();
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.html b/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.html
index 86534f1adc7..746109970e0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.html
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.html
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@
 					<i class="icon-gf icon-gf-dashboard"></i>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					<a href="dashboard/{{dash.installedUri}}" ng-show="dash.installed">
+					<a href="dashboard/{{dash.importedUri}}" ng-show="dash.imported">
 						{{dash.title}}
 					</a>
-					<span ng-show="!dash.installed">
+					<span ng-show="!dash.imported">
 						{{dash.title}}
 					</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
 					v{{dash.revision}}
 					<span ng-if="dash.installed">
-						&nbsp;(Imported v{{dash.installedRevision}})
+						&nbsp;(Imported v{{dash.importedRevision}})
 					<span>
 				</td>
 				<td style="text-align: right">
-					<button class="btn btn-secondary" ng-click="ctrl.import(dash, false)" ng-show="!dash.installed">
+					<button class="btn btn-secondary" ng-click="ctrl.import(dash, false)" ng-show="!dash.imported">
 						Import
 					</button>
-					<button class="btn btn-secondary" ng-click="ctrl.import(dash, true)" ng-show="dash.installed">
+					<button class="btn btn-secondary" ng-click="ctrl.import(dash, true)" ng-show="dash.imported">
 						Update
 					</button>
-					<button class="btn btn-danger" ng-click="ctrl.remove(dash)" ng-show="dash.installed">
+					<button class="btn btn-danger" ng-click="ctrl.remove(dash)" ng-show="dash.imported">
 						Delete
 					</button>
 				</td>
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.ts
index 35f9fc62cad..0c5006b09ba 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/import_list/import_list.ts
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ export class DashImportListCtrl {
     }
 
     return this.backendSrv.post(`/api/dashboards/import`, installCmd).then(res => {
-      this.$rootScope.appEvent('alert-success', ['Dashboard Installed', dash.title]);
+      this.$rootScope.appEvent('alert-success', ['Dashboard Imported', dash.title]);
       _.extend(dash, res);
     });
   }
 
   remove(dash) {
-    this.backendSrv.delete('/api/dashboards/' + dash.installedUri).then(() => {
+    this.backendSrv.delete('/api/dashboards/' + dash.importedUri).then(() => {
       this.$rootScope.appEvent('alert-success', ['Dashboard Deleted', dash.title]);
-      dash.installed = false;
+      dash.imported = false;
     });
   }
 }