diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 9debe78fb..37d1a57a1 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -133,5 +133,6 @@
     <string name="opml_directory_error">ERROR!</string>
     <string name="reading_opml_label">Reading OPML file</string>
     <string name="opml_reader_error">An error has occured while reading the opml document:</string>
+    <string name="opml_import_error_dir_empty">It seems like the import directory is empty. Please copy a OPML file into the directory to import it.</string>
 
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportActivity.java
index a84450e81..3acf96f55 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportActivity.java
@@ -1,34 +1,52 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
+import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
+import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.OpmlImportWorker;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.opml.OpmlElement;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.StorageUtils;
 
 public class OpmlImportActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "OpmlImportActivity";
-	
+
 	private static final String IMPORT_DIR = "import/";
-	
+
 	private TextView txtvPath;
 	private Button butStart;
+	private String importPath;
+
+	private OpmlImportWorker importWorker;
 
 	@Override
 	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
 		setContentView(R.layout.opml_import);
-		
+
 		txtvPath = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvPath);
 		butStart = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butStartImport);
+
+		butStart.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+			@Override
+			public void onClick(View v) {
+				startImport();
+			}
+
+		});
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -37,21 +55,62 @@ public class OpmlImportActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 		StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
 		setImportPath();
 	}
-	
+
 	private void setImportPath() {
 		File importDir = getExternalFilesDir(IMPORT_DIR);
 		boolean success = true;
 		if (!importDir.exists()) {
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Import directory doesn't exist. Creating...");
+			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+				Log.d(TAG, "Import directory doesn't exist. Creating...");
 			success = importDir.mkdir();
 			if (!success) {
 				Log.e(TAG, "Could not create directory");
-			}	
+			}
 		}
 		if (success) {
 			txtvPath.setText(importDir.toString());
+			importPath = importDir.toString();
 		} else {
 			txtvPath.setText(R.string.opml_directory_error);
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+		switch (item.getItemId()) {
+		case android.R.id.home:
+			finish();
+			return true;
+		default:
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void startImport() {
+		File dir = new File(importPath);
+		if (dir.isDirectory()) {
+			File[] fileList = dir.listFiles();
+			if (fileList.length > 1) {
+				Log.w(TAG,
+						"Import directory contains more than one file. Might choose the wrong one");
+			}
+			if (fileList.length > 0) {
+				importWorker = new OpmlImportWorker(this, fileList[0]) {
+
+					@Override
+					protected void onPostExecute(ArrayList<OpmlElement> result) {
+						super.onPostExecute(result);
+
+					}
+				};
+			} else {
+				Log.e(TAG, "Import directory is empty");
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/asynctask/OpmlImportWorker.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/asynctask/OpmlImportWorker.java
index de2db951e..be026f1e0 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/asynctask/OpmlImportWorker.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/asynctask/OpmlImportWorker.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class OpmlImportWorker extends
 				}
 
 			});
+			alert.create().show();
 		}
 	}