diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
index 17a042efd..59b30cf57 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ string		ScenarioFileName;
 
 static const char *KeySetVarName = "BuiltInKeySets";
 
-
+#define GROUP_LIST_CHARACTER            "ui:outgame:charsel_import:import_list"
 #define	GROUP_LIST_MAINLAND				"ui:outgame:appear_mainland:mainland_list"
 #define	GROUP_LIST_KEYSET				"ui:outgame:appear_keyset:keyset_list"
 vector<CMainlandSummary>	Mainlands;
@@ -3436,3 +3436,183 @@ class CAHOpenRingSessions : public IActionHandler
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER (CAHOpenRingSessions, "open_ring_sessions");
+
+// ***************************************************************************
+class CAHInitImportCharacter : public IActionHandler
+{
+	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase * /* pCaller */, const string &/* Params */)
+	{
+		CInterfaceGroup *list = dynamic_cast<CInterfaceGroup*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId(GROUP_LIST_CHARACTER));
+		if (!list)
+		{
+			nlwarning("element " GROUP_LIST_CHARACTER " not found probably bad outgame.xml");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// retrieve saved files
+		std::vector<string> savedCharacters;
+		CPath::getPathContent("save/", false, false, true, savedCharacters);
+
+		CInterfaceGroup *newLine;
+		CInterfaceGroup *prevLine;
+
+		for (uint i = 0; i < savedCharacters.size(); ++i)
+		{
+			// search saved characters only
+			if (testWildCard(CFile::getFilename(savedCharacters[i]), "character_*.save"))
+			{
+				const std::string id = CFile::getFilenameWithoutExtension(savedCharacters[i]).substr(strlen("character_"));
+				if (id.empty())
+					continue;
+
+				std::vector<pair<string, string>> params;
+				params.clear();
+				params.push_back(std::pair<string, string>("id", id));
+				// adjust ref
+				if (list->getNumGroup() > 0)
+					params.push_back(std::pair<string, string>("posref", "BL TL"));
+
+				newLine = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getParser()->createGroupInstance("t_import", GROUP_LIST_CHARACTER, params);
+				if (newLine)
+				{
+					CViewText *text = dynamic_cast<CViewText*>(newLine->getView("name"));
+					if (text)
+						text->setText(ucstring(savedCharacters[i]));
+
+					// add to the list now
+					newLine->setParent(list);
+					newLine->setParentSize(list);
+					newLine->setParentPos(prevLine);
+
+					list->addGroup(newLine);
+
+					prevLine = newLine;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// none case
+		if (list->getNumGroup() == 0)
+			CLuaManager::getInstance().executeLuaScript("outgame:procCharselNotifaction(3)");
+
+		list->invalidateCoords();
+	}
+};
+REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CAHInitImportCharacter, "import_char_init" );
+
+// ***************************************************************************
+class CAHResetImportCharacter : public IActionHandler
+{
+	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase * /* pCaller */, const string &/* Params */)
+	{
+		CInterfaceGroup *list = dynamic_cast<CInterfaceGroup*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId(GROUP_LIST_CHARACTER));
+		if (list)
+			list->clearGroups();
+
+		if (!ImportCharacter.empty())
+			ImportCharacter = "";
+	}
+};
+REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CAHResetImportCharacter, "import_char_reset" );
+
+// ***************************************************************************
+class CAHSelectImportCharacter : public IActionHandler
+{
+	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase *pCaller, const std::string &Params)
+	{
+		struct CUnpush : public CInterfaceElementVisitor
+		{
+			CCtrlBase *Ref;
+			virtual void visitCtrl(CCtrlBase *ctrl)
+			{
+				if (ctrl == Ref) return;
+				CCtrlBaseButton *but = dynamic_cast<CCtrlBaseButton*>(ctrl);
+				if (but)
+				{
+					but->setPushed(false);
+				}
+			}
+		};
+		CInterfaceGroup *list = dynamic_cast<CInterfaceGroup*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId(GROUP_LIST_CHARACTER));
+		if (!list)
+			return;
+
+		// unselect
+		if (Params.empty())
+		{
+			CUnpush unpusher;
+			unpusher.Ref = pCaller;
+			list->visit(&unpusher);
+		}
+
+		// now select
+		std::string name;
+		if (Params.empty())
+		{
+			CCtrlButton *pCB = dynamic_cast<CCtrlButton*>(pCaller);
+			if (!pCB)
+				return;
+
+			std::string id = pCB->getId();
+			id = id.substr(0, id.rfind(':'));
+
+			if (!fromString(id.substr(id.rfind(':')+1, id.size()), name))
+				return;
+
+			pCB->setPushed(true);
+		}
+		else
+			if (!fromString(Params, name))
+				return;
+
+		ImportCharacter = "";
+		// check filename and store
+		if (CFile::fileExists(toString("save/character_%s.save", name.c_str())))
+			ImportCharacter = name;
+	}
+};
+REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CAHSelectImportCharacter, "import_char_select" );
+
+// ***************************************************************************
+class CAHImportCharacter : public IActionHandler
+{
+	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase * /* pCaller */, const string &/* Params */)
+	{
+		if (ImportCharacter.empty())
+			return;
+
+		if (!CFile::fileExists(toString("save/character_%s.save", ImportCharacter.c_str())))
+			return;
+
+		bool success = false;
+
+		CIFile fd;
+		CCharacterSummary CS;
+		// use temporary file until close()
+		if (fd.open(toString("save/character_%s.save", ImportCharacter.c_str())))
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				CS.serial(fd);
+				SCharacter3DSetup::setupDBFromCharacterSummary("UI:TEMP:CHAR3D", CS);
+
+				// validate import
+				CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:TEMP:IMPORT")->setValue32(1);
+				success = true;
+			}
+			catch (const EStream &e)
+			{
+				nlwarning(e.what());
+			}
+			fd.close();
+		}
+		else
+			nlwarning("Failed to open file: save/character_%s.save", ImportCharacter.c_str());
+
+		// user notification
+		if (!success)
+			CLuaManager::getInstance().executeLuaScript("outgame:procCharselNotifaction(2)");
+		else
+			CAHManager::getInstance()->runActionHandler("proc", NULL, "proc_charsel_create_new");
+	}
+};
+REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CAHImportCharacter, "import_char" );