diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
index b905e13f..ad6cff9f 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ L.U.ImportAction = L.U.BaseAction.extend({
   },
 
   addHooks: function () {
-    this.map.importPanel()
+    this.map.importer.open()
   },
 })
 
@@ -1172,134 +1172,6 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     this.ui.openPanel({ data: { html: container } })
   },
 
-  importPanel: function () {
-    const container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-upload')
-    const title = L.DomUtil.create('h4', '', container)
-    const presetBox = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'formbox', container)
-    const presetSelect = L.DomUtil.create('select', '', presetBox)
-    const fileBox = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'formbox', container)
-    const fileInput = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', fileBox)
-    const urlInput = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', container)
-    const rawInput = L.DomUtil.create('textarea', '', container)
-    const typeLabel = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', container)
-    const layerLabel = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', container)
-    const clearLabel = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', container)
-    const submitInput = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', container)
-    const map = this
-    let option
-    const types = ['geojson', 'csv', 'gpx', 'kml', 'osm', 'georss', 'umap']
-    title.textContent = L._('Import data')
-    fileInput.type = 'file'
-    fileInput.multiple = 'multiple'
-    submitInput.type = 'button'
-    submitInput.value = L._('Import')
-    submitInput.className = 'button'
-    typeLabel.textContent = L._('Choose the format of the data to import')
-    this.help.button(typeLabel, 'importFormats')
-    const typeInput = L.DomUtil.create('select', '', typeLabel)
-    typeInput.name = 'format'
-    layerLabel.textContent = L._('Choose the layer to import in')
-    const layerInput = L.DomUtil.create('select', '', layerLabel)
-    layerInput.name = 'datalayer'
-    urlInput.type = 'text'
-    urlInput.placeholder = L._('Provide an URL here')
-    rawInput.placeholder = L._('Paste your data here')
-    clearLabel.textContent = L._('Replace layer content')
-    const clearFlag = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', clearLabel)
-    clearFlag.type = 'checkbox'
-    clearFlag.name = 'clear'
-    this.eachDataLayerReverse((datalayer) => {
-      if (datalayer.isLoaded() && !datalayer.isRemoteLayer()) {
-        const id = L.stamp(datalayer)
-        option = L.DomUtil.create('option', '', layerInput)
-        option.value = id
-        option.textContent = datalayer.options.name
-      }
-    })
-    L.DomUtil.element(
-      'option',
-      { value: '', textContent: L._('Import in a new layer') },
-      layerInput
-    )
-    L.DomUtil.element(
-      'option',
-      { value: '', textContent: L._('Choose the data format') },
-      typeInput
-    )
-    for (let i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
-      option = L.DomUtil.create('option', '', typeInput)
-      option.value = option.textContent = types[i]
-    }
-    if (this.options.importPresets.length) {
-      const noPreset = L.DomUtil.create('option', '', presetSelect)
-      noPreset.value = noPreset.textContent = L._('Choose a preset')
-      for (let j = 0; j < this.options.importPresets.length; j++) {
-        option = L.DomUtil.create('option', '', presetSelect)
-        option.value = this.options.importPresets[j].url
-        option.textContent = this.options.importPresets[j].label
-      }
-    } else {
-      presetBox.style.display = 'none'
-    }
-
-    const submit = function () {
-      let type = typeInput.value
-      const layerId = layerInput[layerInput.selectedIndex].value
-      let layer
-      if (type === 'umap') {
-        this.once('postsync', function () {
-          this.setView(this.latLng(this.options.center), this.options.zoom)
-        })
-      }
-      if (layerId) layer = map.datalayers[layerId]
-      if (layer && clearFlag.checked) layer.empty()
-      if (fileInput.files.length) {
-        for (let i = 0, file; (file = fileInput.files[i]); i++) {
-          this.processFileToImport(file, layer, type)
-        }
-      } else {
-        if (!type)
-          return this.ui.alert({
-            content: L._('Please choose a format'),
-            level: 'error',
-          })
-        if (rawInput.value && type === 'umap') {
-          try {
-            this.importRaw(rawInput.value, type)
-          } catch (e) {
-            this.ui.alert({ content: L._('Invalid umap data'), level: 'error' })
-            console.error(e)
-          }
-        } else {
-          if (!layer) layer = this.createDataLayer()
-          if (rawInput.value) layer.importRaw(rawInput.value, type)
-          else if (urlInput.value) layer.importFromUrl(urlInput.value, type)
-          else if (presetSelect.selectedIndex > 0)
-            layer.importFromUrl(presetSelect[presetSelect.selectedIndex].value, type)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    L.DomEvent.on(submitInput, 'click', submit, this)
-    L.DomEvent.on(
-      fileInput,
-      'change',
-      (e) => {
-        let type = '',
-          newType
-        for (let i = 0; i < e.target.files.length; i++) {
-          newType = L.Util.detectFileType(e.target.files[i])
-          if (!type && newType) type = newType
-          if (type && newType !== type) {
-            type = ''
-            break
-          }
-        }
-        typeInput.value = type
-      },
-      this
-    )
-    this.ui.openPanel({ data: { html: container }, className: 'dark' })
-  },
 })
 
 L.U.TileLayerControl = L.Control.extend({
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.importer.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.importer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b290d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.importer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+L.U.Importer = L.Class.extend({
+  TYPES: ['geojson', 'csv', 'gpx', 'kml', 'osm', 'georss', 'umap'],
+  initialize: function (map) {
+    this.map = map
+    this.presets = map.options.importPresets
+  },
+
+  build: function () {
+    this.container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-upload')
+    this.title = L.DomUtil.add('h4', '', this.container, L._('Import data'))
+    this.presetBox = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'formbox', this.container)
+    this.presetSelect = L.DomUtil.create('select', '', this.presetBox)
+    this.fileBox = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'formbox', this.container)
+    this.fileInput = L.DomUtil.element(
+      'input',
+      { type: 'file', multiple: 'multiple' },
+      this.fileBox
+    )
+    this.urlInput = L.DomUtil.element(
+      'input',
+      { type: 'text', placeholder: L._('Provide an URL here') },
+      this.container
+    )
+    this.rawInput = L.DomUtil.element(
+      'textarea',
+      { placeholder: L._('Paste your data here') },
+      this.container
+    )
+    this.typeLabel = L.DomUtil.add(
+      'label',
+      '',
+      this.container,
+      L._('Choose the format of the data to import')
+    )
+    this.layerLabel = L.DomUtil.add(
+      'label',
+      '',
+      this.container,
+      L._('Choose the layer to import in')
+    )
+    this.clearLabel = L.DomUtil.add(
+      'label',
+      '',
+      this.container,
+      L._('Replace layer content')
+    )
+    this.submitInput = L.DomUtil.element(
+      'input',
+      { type: 'button', value: L._('Import'), className: 'button' },
+      this.container
+    )
+    this.map.help.button(this.typeLabel, 'importFormats')
+    this.typeInput = L.DomUtil.element('select', { name: 'format' }, this.typeLabel)
+    this.layerInput = L.DomUtil.element(
+      'select',
+      { name: 'datalayer' },
+      this.layerLabel
+    )
+    this.clearFlag = L.DomUtil.element(
+      'input',
+      { type: 'checkbox', name: 'clear' },
+      this.clearLabel
+    )
+    let option
+    this.map.eachDataLayerReverse((datalayer) => {
+      if (datalayer.isLoaded() && !datalayer.isRemoteLayer()) {
+        const id = L.stamp(datalayer)
+        option = L.DomUtil.add('option', '', this.layerInput, datalayer.options.name)
+        option.value = id
+      }
+    })
+    L.DomUtil.element(
+      'option',
+      { value: '', textContent: L._('Import in a new layer') },
+      this.layerInput
+    )
+    L.DomUtil.element(
+      'option',
+      { value: '', textContent: L._('Choose the data format') },
+      this.typeInput
+    )
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.TYPES.length; i++) {
+      option = L.DomUtil.create('option', '', this.typeInput)
+      option.value = option.textContent = this.TYPES[i]
+    }
+    if (this.presets.length) {
+      const noPreset = L.DomUtil.create('option', '', this.presetSelect)
+      noPreset.value = noPreset.textContent = L._('Choose a preset')
+      for (let j = 0; j < this.presets.length; j++) {
+        option = L.DomUtil.create('option', '', presetSelect)
+        option.value = this.presets[j].url
+        option.textContent = this.presets[j].label
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.presetBox.style.display = 'none'
+    }
+    L.DomEvent.on(this.submitInput, 'click', this.submit, this)
+    L.DomEvent.on(
+      this.fileInput,
+      'change',
+      (e) => {
+        let type = '',
+          newType
+        for (let i = 0; i < e.target.files.length; i++) {
+          newType = L.Util.detectFileType(e.target.files[i])
+          if (!type && newType) type = newType
+          if (type && newType !== type) {
+            type = ''
+            break
+          }
+        }
+        this.typeInput.value = type
+      },
+      this
+    )
+  },
+
+  open: function () {
+    if (!this.container) this.build()
+    this.map.ui.openPanel({ data: { html: this.container }, className: 'dark' })
+  },
+
+  openFiles: function () {
+    this.open()
+    this.fileInput.click()
+  },
+
+  submit: function () {
+    let type = this.typeInput.value
+    const layerId = this.layerInput[this.layerInput.selectedIndex].value
+    let layer
+    if (type === 'umap') {
+      this.map.once('postsync', this.map._setDefaultCenter)
+    }
+    if (layerId) layer = this.map.datalayers[layerId]
+    if (layer && this.clearFlag.checked) layer.empty()
+    if (this.fileInput.files.length) {
+      for (let i = 0, file; (file = this.fileInput.files[i]); i++) {
+        this.map.processFileToImport(file, layer, type)
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (!type)
+        return this.map.ui.alert({
+          content: L._('Please choose a format'),
+          level: 'error',
+        })
+      if (this.rawInput.value && type === 'umap') {
+        try {
+          this.map.importRaw(this.rawInput.value, type)
+        } catch (e) {
+          this.ui.alert({ content: L._('Invalid umap data'), level: 'error' })
+          console.error(e)
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (!layer) layer = this.map.createDataLayer()
+        if (this.rawInput.value) layer.importRaw(this.rawInput.value, type)
+        else if (this.urlInput.value) layer.importFromUrl(this.urlInput.value, type)
+        else if (this.presetSelect.selectedIndex > 0)
+          layer.importFromUrl(
+            this.presetSelect[this.presetSelect.selectedIndex].value,
+            type
+          )
+      }
+    }
+  },
+})
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index 4cf6f74e..3619ab34 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     if (this.options.scrollWheelZoom) this.scrollWheelZoom.enable()
     else this.scrollWheelZoom.disable()
     this.browser = new L.U.Browser(this)
+    this.importer = new L.U.Importer(this)
     this.drop = new L.U.DropControl(this)
     this.renderControls()
   },
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
       }
       if (key === L.U.Keys.I && modifierKey && this.editEnabled) {
         L.DomEvent.stop(e)
-        this.importPanel()
+        this.importer.open()
       }
       if (key === L.U.Keys.H && modifierKey && this.editEnabled) {
         L.DomEvent.stop(e)
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/test/index.html b/umap/static/umap/test/index.html
index e56ff9b5..4f11268b 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/test/index.html
+++ b/umap/static/umap/test/index.html
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     <script src="../js/umap.permissions.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/umap.datalayer.permissions.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/umap.browser.js"></script>
+    <script src="../js/umap.importer.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/umap.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/umap.ui.js"></script>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="../vendors/leaflet/leaflet.css" />
diff --git a/umap/templates/umap/js.html b/umap/templates/umap/js.html
index 11693494..6a5b29af 100644
--- a/umap/templates/umap/js.html
+++ b/umap/templates/umap/js.html
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}umap/js/umap.slideshow.js"></script>
   <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}umap/js/umap.tableeditor.js"></script>
   <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}umap/js/umap.browser.js"></script>
+  <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}umap/js/umap.importer.js"></script>
   <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}umap/js/umap.js"></script>
   <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}umap/js/umap.ui.js"></script>
 {% endcompress %}