diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/import_status.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/import_status.h
index bfbd63ab83..713fca5850 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/import_status.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/import_status.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 	std::vector<std::string>   paths;
 	bool                       replace_existing_source;
 	bool                       split_midi_channels;
+	bool                       import_markers;
 	MidiTrackNameSource        midi_track_name_source;
 
 	/** set to true when all files have been imported, as distinct from the done in ARDOUR::InterThreadInfo,
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_region_importer.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_region_importer.cc
index 5becea523b..3fb2bdf189 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_region_importer.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_region_importer.cc
@@ -339,8 +339,12 @@ AudioRegionImporter::prepare_sources ()
 	status.done = false;
 	status.cancel = false;
 	status.freeze = false;
+	status.import_markers = false;
 	status.progress = 0.0;
 	status.quality = SrcBest; // TODO other qualities also
+	status.replace_existing_source = false;
+	status.split_midi_channels = false;
+	status.import_markers = false;
 
 	// Get sources that still need to be imported
 	for (std::list<string>::iterator it = filenames.begin(); it != filenames.end(); ++it) {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc b/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc
index 4fdf520e84..be6b1c5596 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Session::import_sndfile_as_region (string path, SrcQuality quality, timepos_t& p
 	status.quality = quality;
 	status.replace_existing_source = false;
 	status.split_midi_channels = false;
+	status.import_markers = false;
 	status.done = false;
 	status.cancel = false;
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 74901d71e7..dd5f05e9c8 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -3617,6 +3617,7 @@ TriggerBox::set_from_path (uint32_t slot, std::string const & path)
 		status.paths.push_back (path);
 		status.replace_existing_source = false;
 		status.split_midi_channels = false;
+		status.import_markers = false;
 		status.midi_track_name_source = ARDOUR::SMFTrackNumber;
 
 		_session.import_files (status);