diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
index 8333b34..9fcd189 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div class="title-bar">
     <h1>Settings</h1>
 </div>
-<form action="/settings/" method="POST">
+<form action="/settings/" method="POST" name="settings-update">
     {% csrf_token %}
     <div class="settings-group">
         <h2>Color scheme</h2>
@@ -113,11 +113,14 @@
     <h1>Actions</h1>
 </div>
 <div class="settings-group">
-    <p>Rescan filesystem.</p>
-    <i>Coming soon</i>
+    <h2>Manual media files import.</h2>
+    <p>Add files to the cache/import folder. Make sure to follow the instructions on Github.</p>
+    <div id="manual-import">
+        <button onclick="manualImport()">Start import</button>
+    </div>
 </div>
 <div class="settings-group">
-    <p>Manual media files import.</p>
+    <p>Rescan filesystem.</p>
     <i>Coming soon</i>
 </div>
 <div class="settings-group">
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index 5c90842..b978073 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ from home.tasks import (
     update_subscribed,
     download_pending,
     extrac_dl,
-    download_single
+    download_single,
+    run_manual_import
 )
 
 
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ class PostData:
     VALID_KEYS = [
         "watched", "rescan_pending", "ignore", "dl_pending",
         "unsubscribe", "sort_order", "hide_watched", "show_subed_only",
-        "channel-search", "video-search", "dlnow"
+        "channel-search", "video-search", "dlnow", "manual-import"
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, post_dict):
@@ -497,6 +498,9 @@ class PostData:
                 youtube_id = item['status']
                 print('downloading: ' + youtube_id)
                 download_single(youtube_id)
+            elif task == 'manual-import':
+                print('starting manual import')
+                run_manual_import.delay()
         return {'success': True}
 
     def search_channels(self, search_query):
diff --git a/tubearchivist/static/script.js b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
index 1bbe600..8f8a377 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/static/script.js
+++ b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ function downloadNow(button) {
     }, 500);
 }
 
+// settings page buttons
+function manualImport() {
+    var payload = JSON.stringify({'manual-import': true});
+    console.log(payload);
+    sendPost(payload);
+    // clear button
+    var message = document.createElement('p');
+    message.innerText = 'processing import';
+    var toReplace = document.getElementById('manual-import');
+    toReplace.innerHTML = '';
+    toReplace.appendChild(message);
+}
+
 // player
 function createPlayer(button) {
     var mediaUrl = button.getAttribute('data-src');