diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
index de3453ad7d..c702f18919 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
@@ -1142,6 +1142,9 @@ Editor::_import_thread (void *arg)
 void *
 Editor::import_thread ()
 {
+	Temporal::_thread_sample_rate = _session->sample_rate();
+	Temporal::TempoMap::fetch ();
+
 	_session->import_files (import_status);
 	return 0;
 }