diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9005e3c08..acbedffc9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
    not located (thanks to Christopher J. Pilkington).
 
 # Untracked Bugs, biggest first.
+ + Fixed bug that required the '%YAML' prologue in a YAML import.
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/import.cpp b/src/import.cpp
index 29284f53b..93b7ec41b 100644
--- a/src/import.cpp
+++ b/src/import.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,15 @@ static fileType determineFileType (const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
       return task_1_4_3;
   }
 
-  if (lines.size () > 2 &&
-      lines[0] == "%YAML 1.1" &&
-      lines[1] == "---")
+  if ((lines.size () > 2 &&
+       lines[0] == "%YAML 1.1" &&
+       lines[1] == "---")
+      ||
+      (lines.size () > 3 &&
+       (lines[0].find ("task:") != std::string::npos ||
+        lines[1].find ("task:") != std::string::npos ||
+        lines[2].find ("task:") != std::string::npos ||
+        lines[3].find ("task:") != std::string::npos)))
   {
     return yaml;
   }
@@ -1249,6 +1255,23 @@ static std::string importYAML (const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
       t.set (name, value);
   }
 
+  if (t.size ())
+  {
+    // Generate a UUID if not present.
+    if (t.get ("uuid") == "")
+      t.set ("uuid", uuid ());
+
+    // Add defaults.
+    decorateTask (t);
+    t.setStatus (status);
+
+    // TODO Fail on UUID collision.
+
+    context.tdb.add (t);
+    t.clear ();
+    ++count;
+  }
+
   context.tdb.commit ();
   context.tdb.unlock ();
 
diff --git a/test/import.yaml.t b/test/import.yaml.t
index 82a1ca827..688a08ca4 100755
--- a/test/import.yaml.t
+++ b/test/import.yaml.t
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 15;
+use Test::More tests => 18;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'import.rc')
@@ -100,10 +100,32 @@ like   ($output, qr/2\/13\/2009.+two/, 't3 present');
 $output = qx{../src/task rc:import.rc import import.txt};
 like ($output, qr/Cannot add task because the uuid .+ is not unique\./, 'error on duplicate uuid');
 
+# Create import file.
+if (open my $fh, '>', 'import2.txt')
+{
+  print $fh <<EOF;
+task:
+  uuid: 44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444
+  description: three
+  status: pending
+  entry: 1234567889
+EOF
+
+  close $fh;
+  ok (-r 'import2.txt', 'Created second sample import data');
+}
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:import.rc import import2.txt};
+like ($output, qr/Imported 1 tasks successfully./, 'no errors');
+# Imported 1 tasks successfully.
+
 # Cleanup.
 unlink 'import.txt';
 ok (!-r 'import.txt', 'Removed import.txt');
 
+unlink 'import2.txt';
+ok (!-r 'import2.txt', 'Removed import2.txt');
+
 unlink 'pending.data';
 ok (!-r 'pending.data', 'Removed pending.data');