diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ImportExport/Commands/ImportExportCommands.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ImportExport/Commands/ImportExportCommands.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4d21e5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ImportExport/Commands/ImportExportCommands.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+using Orchard.Commands;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.Aspects;
+using Orchard.Core.Common.Models;
+using Orchard.Core.Navigation.Models;
+using Orchard.ImportExport.Services;
+using Orchard.Security;
+using Orchard.Core.Navigation.Services;
+using Orchard.Settings;
+using Orchard.Core.Title.Models;
+
+namespace Orchard.ImportExport.Commands {
+    public class ImportExportCommands : DefaultOrchardCommandHandler {
+        private readonly IImportExportService _importExportService;
+
+        public ImportExportCommands(IImportExportService importExportService) {
+            _importExportService = importExportService;
+        }
+
+        [OrchardSwitch]
+        public string Filename { get; set; }
+
+        [CommandName("import file")]
+        [CommandHelp("import file /Filename:<path> \r\n\t" + "Imports the content of a file.")]
+        [OrchardSwitches("Filename")]
+        public void ImportFile() {
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(Filename)) {
+                Context.Output.WriteLine(T("Invalid file path"));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!File.Exists(Filename)) {
+                Context.Output.WriteLine(T("File not found."));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _importExportService.Import(File.ReadAllText(Filename));
+
+            Context.Output.WriteLine(T("Import running..."));
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ImportExport/Orchard.ImportExport.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ImportExport/Orchard.ImportExport.csproj
index ecec320c1..0d8435f92 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ImportExport/Orchard.ImportExport.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ImportExport/Orchard.ImportExport.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="AdminMenu.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Commands\ImportExportCommands.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\AdminController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ExportOptions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Permissions.cs" />