diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index b2e9a56f..3afec2c0 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ class Controller:
         except OSError as e:
             log.error(str(e))
 
+    def images_path(self):
+        """
+        Get the image storage directory
+        """
+        server_config = Config.instance().get_section_config("Server")
+        images_path = os.path.expanduser(server_config.get("images_path", "~/GNS3/projects"))
+        os.makedirs(images_path, exist_ok=True)
+        return images_path
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def _import_gns3_gui_conf(self):
         """
@@ -290,7 +299,7 @@ class Controller:
         """
         Generate a free project name base on the base name
         """
-        names = [ p.name for p in self._projects.values() ]
+        names = [p.name for p in self._projects.values()]
         if base_name not in names:
             return base_name
         i = 1
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/import_project.py b/gns3server/controller/import_project.py
index 32ff1fc1..5af68c27 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/import_project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/import_project.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import os
 import json
 import uuid
+import shutil
 import asyncio
 import zipfile
 import aiohttp
@@ -29,8 +30,9 @@ from ..config import Config
 Handle the import of project from a .gns3project
 """
 
+
 @asyncio.coroutine
-def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, gns3vm=True):
+def import_project(controller, project_id, stream):
     """
     Import a project contain in a zip file
 
@@ -64,6 +66,24 @@ def import_project(controller, project_id, stream, gns3vm=True):
             json.dump(topology, f, indent=4)
         os.remove(os.path.join(path, "project.gns3"))
 
-    project = yield from controller.load_project(dot_gns3_path)
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "images")):
+            _import_images(controller, path)
+
+    project = yield from controller.load_project(dot_gns3_path, load=False)
     return project
 
+
+def _import_images(controller, path):
+    """
+    Copy images to the images directory or delete them if they
+    already exists.
+    """
+    image_dir = controller.images_path()
+
+    root = os.path.join(path, "images")
+    for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(root):
+        for filename in filenames:
+            path = os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
+            dst = os.path.join(image_dir, os.path.relpath(path, root))
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(dst), exist_ok=True)
+            shutil.move(path, dst)
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py
index fc552116..107bac70 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class ProjectHandler:
                     if not packet:
                         break
                     temp.write(packet)
-                project = yield from import_project(controller, request.match_info["project_id"], temp, gns3vm=bool(int(request.GET.get("gns3vm", "1"))))
+                project = yield from import_project(controller, request.match_info["project_id"], temp)
         except OSError as e:
             raise aiohttp.web.HTTPInternalServerError(text="Could not import the project: {}".format(e))
 
@@ -367,5 +367,3 @@ class ProjectHandler:
             raise aiohttp.web.HTTPNotFound()
         except PermissionError:
             raise aiohttp.web.HTTPForbidden()
-
-
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_import_project.py b/tests/controller/test_import_project.py
index f8067fbf..27e0834e 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_import_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_import_project.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_import_project(async_run, tmpdir, controller):
         project = async_run(import_project(controller, project_id, f))
 
     assert project.name == "test"
-    assert project.id == project_id # The project should changed
+    assert project.id == project_id  # The project should changed
 
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(project.path, "b.png"))
     assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(project.path, "project.gns3"))
@@ -66,4 +66,35 @@ def test_import_project(async_run, tmpdir, controller):
     assert project.name != "test"
 
 
+def test_import_with_images(tmpdir, async_run, controller):
 
+    project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+    topology = {
+        "project_id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
+        "name": "test",
+        "topology": {
+        },
+        "version": "2.0.0"
+    }
+
+    with open(str(tmpdir / "project.gns3"), 'w+') as f:
+        json.dump(topology, f)
+
+    with open(str(tmpdir / "test.image"), 'w+') as f:
+        f.write("B")
+
+    zip_path = str(tmpdir / "project.zip")
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'w') as myzip:
+        myzip.write(str(tmpdir / "project.gns3"), "project.gns3")
+        myzip.write(str(tmpdir / "test.image"), "images/IOS/test.image")
+
+    with open(zip_path, "rb") as f:
+        project = async_run(import_project(controller, project_id, f))
+
+    print(project._config().get("images_path"))
+    # TEST import images
+    assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(project.path, "images/IOS/test.image"))
+
+    path = os.path.join(project._config().get("images_path"), "IOS", "test.image")
+    assert os.path.exists(path), path