diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index 5d31569bc2..6929af9792 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -601,8 +601,16 @@ void Application::open(const char* FileName, const char* Module)
                 // issue module loading
                 Command::doCommand(Command::App, "import %s", Module);
 
-                // load the file with the module
-                Command::doCommand(Command::App, "%s.open(u\"%s\")", Module, unicodepath.c_str());
+                // check for additional import options
+                std::stringstream str;
+                str << "if hasattr(" << Module << ", \"importOptions\"):\n"
+                    << "    options = " << Module << ".importOptions(u\"" << unicodepath << "\")\n"
+                    << "    " << Module << ".open(u\"" << unicodepath << "\", options = options)\n"
+                    << "else:\n"
+                    << "    " << Module << ".open(u\"" << unicodepath << "\")\n";
+
+                std::string code = str.str();
+                Gui::Command::runCommand(Gui::Command::App, code.c_str());
 
                 // ViewFit
                 if (sendHasMsgToActiveView("ViewFit")) {
@@ -663,15 +671,26 @@ void Application::importFrom(const char* FileName, const char* DocName, const ch
                         doc->openCommand(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Command", "Import"));
                 }
 
+                // check for additional import options
+                std::stringstream str;
                 if (DocName) {
-                    Command::doCommand(Command::App, "%s.insert(u\"%s\",\"%s\")"
-                                                   , Module, unicodepath.c_str(), DocName);
+                    str << "if hasattr(" << Module << ", \"importOptions\"):\n"
+                        << "    options = " << Module << ".importOptions(u\"" << unicodepath << "\")\n"
+                        << "    " << Module << ".insert(u\"" << unicodepath << "\", \"" << DocName << "\", options = options)\n"
+                        << "else:\n"
+                        << "    " << Module << ".insert(u\"" << unicodepath << "\", \"" << DocName << "\")\n";
                 }
                 else {
-                    Command::doCommand(Command::App, "%s.insert(u\"%s\")"
-                                                   , Module, unicodepath.c_str());
+                    str << "if hasattr(" << Module << ", \"importOptions\"):\n"
+                        << "    options = " << Module << ".importOptions(u\"" << unicodepath << "\")\n"
+                        << "    " << Module << ".insert(u\"" << unicodepath << "\", options = options)\n"
+                        << "else:\n"
+                        << "    " << Module << ".insert(u\"" << unicodepath << "\")\n";
                 }
 
+                std::string code = str.str();
+                Gui::Command::runCommand(Gui::Command::App, code.c_str());
+
                 // Commit the transaction
                 if (doc && !pendingCommand) {
                     doc->commitCommand();