diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba2ce6c48f7..4c928ab0074 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ We refer to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) by using `#
 - Fixed [#1321](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/1321): LaTeX commands in fields not displayed in the list of references
 - Fixed [#1639](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/1639): Google Scholar fetching works again.
 - Date fields in the BibLatex standard are now always formatted in the correct way, independent of the preferences
+- Fixed [#1554]: Import dialog is no longer hidden behind main window
 
 ### Removed
 - It is not longer possible to choose to convert HTML sub- and superscripts to equations
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/ImportInspectionDialog.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/ImportInspectionDialog.java
index 97acebfe52a..c94a074fafd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/ImportInspectionDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/ImportInspectionDialog.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.EventQueue;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ public class ImportInspectionDialog extends JDialog implements ImportInspector,
      * @param panel
      */
     public ImportInspectionDialog(JabRefFrame frame, BasePanel panel, String undoName, boolean newDatabase) {
+        super(frame);
         this.frame = frame;
         this.panel = panel;
         this.bibDatabaseContext = (panel == null) ? null : panel.getBibDatabaseContext();