diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py
index 41de30f10..db6298a9e 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@ class ImportBatchSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     jobs = ImportJobSerializer(many=True, read_only=True)
     class Meta:
         model = models.ImportBatch
-        fields = ('id', 'jobs', 'status', 'creation_date')
+        fields = ('id', 'jobs', 'status', 'creation_date', 'import_request')
         read_only_fields = ('creation_date',)
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
index 8e46cbd71..bf9d39b1d 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from musicbrainzngs import ResponseError
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 
+from funkwhale_api.requests.models import ImportRequest
 from funkwhale_api.musicbrainz import api
 from funkwhale_api.common.permissions import (
     ConditionalAuthentication, HasModelPermission)
@@ -314,14 +315,28 @@ class SubmitViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
         serializer = serializers.ImportBatchSerializer(batch)
         return Response(serializer.data)
 
+    def get_import_request(self, data):
+        try:
+            raw = data['importRequest']
+        except KeyError:
+            return
+
+        pk = int(raw)
+        try:
+            return ImportRequest.objects.get(pk=pk)
+        except ImportRequest.DoesNotExist:
+            pass
+
     @list_route(methods=['post'])
     @transaction.non_atomic_requests
     def album(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         data = json.loads(request.body.decode('utf-8'))
-        import_data, batch = self._import_album(data, request, batch=None)
+        import_request = self.get_import_request(data)
+        import_data, batch = self._import_album(
+            data, request, batch=None, import_request=import_request)
         return Response(import_data)
 
-    def _import_album(self, data, request, batch=None):
+    def _import_album(self, data, request, batch=None, import_request=None):
         # we import the whole album here to prevent race conditions that occurs
         # when using get_or_create_from_api in tasks
         album_data = api.releases.get(id=data['releaseId'], includes=models.Album.api_includes)['release']
@@ -332,7 +347,9 @@ class SubmitViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
         except ResponseError:
             pass
         if not batch:
-            batch = models.ImportBatch.objects.create(submitted_by=request.user)
+            batch = models.ImportBatch.objects.create(
+                submitted_by=request.user,
+                import_request=import_request)
         for row in data['tracks']:
             try:
                 models.TrackFile.objects.get(track__mbid=row['mbid'])
@@ -346,6 +363,7 @@ class SubmitViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
     @transaction.non_atomic_requests
     def artist(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         data = json.loads(request.body.decode('utf-8'))
+        import_request = self.get_import_request(data)
         artist_data = api.artists.get(id=data['artistId'])['artist']
         cleaned_data = models.Artist.clean_musicbrainz_data(artist_data)
         artist = importers.load(models.Artist, cleaned_data, artist_data, import_hooks=[])
@@ -353,7 +371,8 @@ class SubmitViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
         import_data = []
         batch = None
         for row in data['albums']:
-            row_data, batch = self._import_album(row, request, batch=batch)
+            row_data, batch = self._import_album(
+                row, request, batch=batch, import_request=import_request)
             import_data.append(row_data)
 
         return Response(import_data[0])
diff --git a/api/tests/conftest.py b/api/tests/conftest.py
index 82fd2655a..10d7c3235 100644
--- a/api/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/api/tests/conftest.py
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ def logged_in_api_client(db, factories, api_client):
     delattr(api_client, 'user')
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def superuser_api_client(db, factories, api_client):
+    user = factories['users.SuperUser']()
+    assert api_client.login(username=user.username, password='test')
+    setattr(api_client, 'user', user)
+    yield api_client
+    delattr(api_client, 'user')
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def superuser_client(db, factories, client):
     user = factories['users.SuperUser']()
diff --git a/api/tests/music/test_import.py b/api/tests/music/test_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2ca1abbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/music/test_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import json
+
+from django.urls import reverse
+
+from . import data as api_data
+
+
+def test_create_import_can_bind_to_request(
+        mocker, factories, superuser_api_client):
+    request = factories['requests.ImportRequest']()
+
+    mocker.patch('funkwhale_api.music.tasks.import_job_run')
+    mocker.patch(
+        'funkwhale_api.musicbrainz.api.artists.get',
+        return_value=api_data.artists['get']['soad'])
+    mocker.patch(
+        'funkwhale_api.musicbrainz.api.images.get_front',
+        return_value=b'')
+    mocker.patch(
+        'funkwhale_api.musicbrainz.api.releases.get',
+        return_value=api_data.albums['get_with_includes']['hypnotize'])
+    payload = {
+        'releaseId': '47ae093f-1607-49a3-be11-a15d335ccc94',
+        'importRequest': request.pk,
+        'tracks': [
+            {
+                'mbid': '1968a9d6-8d92-4051-8f76-674e157b6eed',
+                'source': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1111111111',
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    url = reverse('api:v1:submit-album')
+    response = superuser_api_client.post(
+        url, json.dumps(payload), content_type='application/json')
+    batch = request.import_batches.latest('id')
+
+    assert batch.import_request == request