diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index ebedb216f..4b18d7bf3 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@
               <div class="large-6 large-centered medium-6 medium-centered columns">
                 <fieldset>
                   <legend>Select which method want to use to restore</legend>
-                  <label for="backupFile" ng-click="choosefile=!choosefile" class="m10b">&middot; Choose backup file from your computer <i class="fi-laptop"></i></label>
+                  <label for="backupFile" ng-click="openFileDialog()" class="m10b">&middot; Choose backup file from your computer <i class="fi-laptop"></i></label>
                   <input type="file" class="form-control" placeholder="Select a backup file" name="backupFile" ng-model="backupFile" ng-file-select ng-show="choosefile">
-                  <label for="backupText" ng-click="pastetext=!pastetext" class="m10b">&middot; Paste backup plain text code <i class="fi-clipboard"></i></label>
+                  <label for="backupText" ng-click="openPasteArea()" class="m10b">&middot; Paste backup plain text code <i class="fi-clipboard"></i></label>
                   <textarea class="form-control" name="backupText" ng-model="backupText" rows="5" ng-show="pastetext"></textarea>
                 </fieldset>
               </div>
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
- 
+
           <div class="row line-dashed">
             <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-5 columns text-left">
               <a class="button secondary radius" href="#signin">Go back</a>
diff --git a/js/controllers/import.js b/js/controllers/import.js
index c2328e0ae..c1e594114 100644
--- a/js/controllers/import.js
+++ b/js/controllers/import.js
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ angular.module('copay.import').controller('ImportController',
       });
     };
 
+    $scope.openFileDialog = function() {
+      if (window.cshell) {
+        return cshell.send('backup:import');
+      }
+      $scope.choosefile = !$scope.choosefile;
+    };
+
+    $scope.openPasteArea = function() {
+      $scope.pastetext = !$scope.pastetext;
+    };
+
     $scope.getFile = function() {
       // If we use onloadend, we need to check the readyState.
       reader.onloadend = function(evt) {
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ angular.module('copay.import').controller('ImportController',
       }
 
       $scope.loading = true;
-      
+
       if (backupFile) {
         reader.readAsBinaryString(backupFile);
       }
diff --git a/js/shell.js b/js/shell.js
index fe5722015..4fde3b0fd 100644
--- a/js/shell.js
+++ b/js/shell.js
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@
       ctrl.email();
     });
 
+    ipc.on('backup:import', function(data) {
+      location.href = '#/import';
+      var ctrl = controller('ImportController');
+      if (!ctrl) return;
+      ctrl.backupText = data;
+      ctrl.openPasteArea();
+      ctrl.$apply();
+    });
+
     // let the shell know when an error occurs
     window.onerror = function(err) {
       ipc.send('error', err);