diff --git a/lib/manager/port.ts b/lib/manager/port.ts
index 7a50148..48e11c8 100644
--- a/lib/manager/port.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/port.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { BaseDownload } from "./basedownload";
 import { Manager } from "./man";
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 import { Port } from "../bus";
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+import { BaseItem } from "../item";
 
 type SID = {sid: number};
 type SIDS = {
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ export class ManagerPort {
     port.on("prefs", () => {
       openPrefs();
     });
+    port.on("import", ({items}: {items: BaseItem[]}) => {
+      API.regular(items, []);
+    });
     port.on("all", () => this.sendAll());
     port.on("removeSids", this.onMsgRemoveSids);
     port.on("showSingle", async () => {
diff --git a/windows/manager/table.ts b/windows/manager/table.ts
index f374996..3d0def7 100644
--- a/windows/manager/table.ts
+++ b/windows/manager/table.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import { IconCache } from "../../lib/iconcache";
 import * as imex from "../../lib/imex";
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 import { BaseItem } from "../../lib/item";
-import { API } from "../../lib/api";
 
 const TREE_CONFIG_VERSION = 2;
 const RUNNING_TIMEOUT = 1000;
@@ -1204,7 +1203,7 @@ export class DownloadTable extends VirtualTable {
         if (!items || !items.length) {
           return;
         }
-        API.regular(items, []);
+        PORT.post("import", {items});
       };
       reader.readAsText(picker.files[0], "utf-8");
     };