diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteFileImportOperation.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteFileImportOperation.java
index 89d87a43a08..31303f2f2a8 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteFileImportOperation.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteFileImportOperation.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2009 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * David McKnight     (IBM)      - [229610] [api] File transfers should use workspace text file encoding
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [272708] [import/export] fix various bugs with the synchronization support
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [276535] File Conflict when Importing Remote Folder with Case-Differentiated-Only Filenames into Project
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [191558] [importexport][efs] Import to Project doesn't work with remote EFS projects
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.importexport.files;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -506,8 +508,22 @@ public class RemoteFileImportOperation extends WorkspaceModifyOperation {
 				return;			
 			}
 			
-			
-			rfss.download(((UniFilePlus) fileObject).remoteFile, targetResource.getLocation().makeAbsolute().toOSString(), encoding, null);
+			if (targetResource.getLocation() == null){
+				// an EFS file destination				
+				String remoteFileName = ((UniFilePlus) fileObject).remoteFile.getName();
+				String remoteParentPath = ((UniFilePlus) fileObject).remoteFile.getParentPath();
+				
+				InputStream instream = rfss.getInputStream(remoteParentPath, remoteFileName, true, monitor);
+				if (!targetResource.exists()){
+					targetResource.create(instream, IResource.FORCE, monitor);
+				}
+				else {
+					targetResource.setContents(instream, IResource.FORCE, monitor);								
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				rfss.download(((UniFilePlus) fileObject).remoteFile, targetResource.getLocation().makeAbsolute().toOSString(), encoding, null);
+			}
 			try {
 				// refresh workspace with just added resource
 				targetResource.refreshLocal(IResource.DEPTH_ZERO, new SubProgressMonitor(monitor, 1, SubProgressMonitor.SUPPRESS_SUBTASK_LABEL));
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteImportWizardPage1.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteImportWizardPage1.java
index ea96f116652..2a0d3979841 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteImportWizardPage1.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/importexport/files/RemoteImportWizardPage1.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2009 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * Takuya Miyamoto - [185925] Integrate Platform/Team Synchronization
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [272708] [import/export] fix various bugs with the synchronization support
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [276535] File Conflict when Importing Remote Folder with Case-Differentiated-Only Filenames into Project
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [191558] [importexport][efs] Import to Project doesn't work with remote EFS projects
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.importexport.files;
 
@@ -152,14 +153,15 @@ class RemoteImportWizardPage1 extends WizardResourceImportPage implements Listen
 
 		public IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor){
 			_isActive = true;
+			Display.getDefault().asyncExec(new Runnable(){
+				public void run(){
+					updateWidgetEnablements();
+					selectionGroup.setAllSelections(true);
+				}
+			});
 			query(_fileSystemObject, _element, monitor);
 			_isActive = false;
-				Display.getDefault().asyncExec(new Runnable(){
-					public void run(){
-						updateWidgetEnablements();
-						selectionGroup.setAllSelections(true);
-					}
-				});
+			
 			return Status.OK_STATUS;
 		}
 
@@ -1454,8 +1456,15 @@ class RemoteImportWizardPage1 extends WizardResourceImportPage implements Listen
 		IContainer container = getSpecifiedContainer();
 		if (container == null)
 			return false;
-		else
-			return getSpecifiedContainer().getLocation().isPrefixOf(sourcePath);
+		else {
+			if (container.getLocation() == null){
+				// this is an EFS project
+				return false;
+			}	
+			else {
+				return container.getLocation().isPrefixOf(sourcePath);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)