diff --git a/app/menus/DocumentMenu.js b/app/menus/DocumentMenu.js
index 73b60a432..f128e0b87 100644
--- a/app/menus/DocumentMenu.js
+++ b/app/menus/DocumentMenu.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useMenuState, MenuButton } from "reakit/Menu";
+import { VisuallyHidden } from "reakit/VisuallyHidden";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import Document from "models/Document";
 import DocumentDelete from "scenes/DocumentDelete";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import Flex from "components/Flex";
 import Modal from "components/Modal";
 import useCurrentTeam from "hooks/useCurrentTeam";
 import useStores from "hooks/useStores";
+import getDataTransferFiles from "utils/getDataTransferFiles";
 import {
   documentHistoryUrl,
   documentMoveUrl,
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ function DocumentMenu({
   onClose,
 }: Props) {
   const team = useCurrentTeam();
-  const { policies, collections, ui } = useStores();
+  const { policies, collections, ui, documents } = useStores();
   const menu = useMenuState({ modal });
   const history = useHistory();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ function DocumentMenu({
   const [showDeleteModal, setShowDeleteModal] = React.useState(false);
   const [showTemplateModal, setShowTemplateModal] = React.useState(false);
   const [showShareModal, setShowShareModal] = React.useState(false);
+  const file = React.useRef<?HTMLInputElement>();
 
   const handleOpen = React.useCallback(() => {
     setRenderModals(true);
@@ -137,8 +140,71 @@ function DocumentMenu({
   const canShareDocuments = !!(can.share && team.sharing);
   const canViewHistory = can.read && !can.restore;
 
+  const stopPropagation = React.useCallback((ev: SyntheticEvent<>) => {
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleImportDocument = React.useCallback(
+    (ev: SyntheticEvent<>) => {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      ev.stopPropagation();
+
+      // simulate a click on the file upload input element
+      if (file.current) {
+        file.current.click();
+      }
+    },
+    [file]
+  );
+
+  const handleFilePicked = React.useCallback(
+    async (ev: SyntheticEvent<>) => {
+      const files = getDataTransferFiles(ev);
+
+      // Because this is the onChange handler it's possible for the change to be
+      // from previously selecting a file to not selecting a file – aka empty
+      if (!files.length) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!collection) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const file = files[0];
+        const importedDocument = await documents.import(
+          file,
+          document.id,
+          collection.id,
+          {
+            publish: true,
+          }
+        );
+        history.push(importedDocument.url);
+      } catch (err) {
+        ui.showToast(err.message, {
+          type: "error",
+        });
+
+        throw err;
+      }
+    },
+    [history, ui, collection, documents, document.id]
+  );
+
   return (
     <>
+      <VisuallyHidden>
+        <input
+          type="file"
+          ref={file}
+          onChange={handleFilePicked}
+          onClick={stopPropagation}
+          accept={documents.importFileTypes.join(", ")}
+          tabIndex="-1"
+        />
+      </VisuallyHidden>
       {label ? (
         <MenuButton {...menu}>{label}</MenuButton>
       ) : (
@@ -243,6 +309,11 @@ function DocumentMenu({
               }),
               visible: !!can.createChildDocument,
             },
+            {
+              title: t("Import document"),
+              visible: can.createChildDocument,
+              onClick: handleImportDocument,
+            },
             {
               title: `${t("Create template")}…`,
               onClick: () => setShowTemplateModal(true),