diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/import-create-motion.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/import-create-motion.ts
index 78a167d78..336128a3f 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/import-create-motion.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/import-create-motion.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ export class ImportCreateMotion extends CreateMotion {
      */
     public csvSubmitters: CsvMapping[];
 
+    /**
+     * Mapping for new/existing supporters.
+     */
+    public csvSupporters: CsvMapping[];
+
     /**
      * Mapping for new/existing tags.
      */
@@ -115,6 +120,30 @@ export class ImportCreateMotion extends CreateMotion {
         return open;
     }
 
+    public solveSupporters(supporters: CsvMapping[]): number {
+        let open = 0;
+        const ids: number[] = [];
+        this.csvSupporters.forEach(csvSupporter => {
+            if (csvSupporter.id) {
+                ids.push(csvSupporter.id);
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!supporters.length) {
+                open += 1;
+                return;
+            }
+            const mapped = supporters.find(newSupporter => newSupporter.name === csvSupporter.name);
+            if (mapped) {
+                csvSupporter.id = mapped.id;
+                ids.push(mapped.id);
+            } else {
+                open += 1;
+            }
+        });
+        this.supporters_id = ids;
+        return open;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Function to iterate over the found tags.
      *
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.html
index 0b88cc870..843c38424 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.html
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
     <br />
     <div class="code red-warning-text">
         <span *ngFor="let header of this.expectedHeader; let last = last">
-            <span>{{ header | translate }}</span
-            ><span *ngIf="!last">,&nbsp;</span>
+            {{ header | translate }}<span *ngIf="!last">,&nbsp;</span>
         </span>
     </div>
     <ul>
@@ -41,11 +40,7 @@
     <div class="wrapper">
         <mat-form-field>
             <mat-label>{{ 'Encoding of the file' | translate }}</mat-label>
-            <mat-select
-                class="selection"
-                (selectionChange)="selectEncoding($event)"
-                [value]="encodings[0].value"
-            >
+            <mat-select class="selection" (selectionChange)="selectEncoding($event)" [value]="encodings[0].value">
                 <mat-option *ngFor="let option of encodings" [value]="option.value">
                     {{ option.label | translate }}
                 </mat-option>
@@ -220,6 +215,27 @@
                 </mat-cell>
             </ng-container>
 
+            <!-- supporters column -->
+            <ng-container matColumnDef="supporters">
+                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Supporters' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
+                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
+                    <div *ngIf="entry.newEntry?.csvSupporters?.length">
+                        <mat-icon
+                            color="warn"
+                            *ngIf="hasError(entry, 'Supporters')"
+                            matTooltip="{{ getVerboseError('Supporters') | translate }}"
+                        >
+                            warning
+                        </mat-icon>
+                        <div *ngFor="let supporters of entry.newEntry.csvSupporters">
+                            {{ supporters.name }}
+                            <mat-icon class="newBadge" color="accent" inline *ngIf="!supporters.id">add</mat-icon>
+                            &nbsp;
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </mat-cell>
+            </ng-container>
+
             <!-- category column -->
             <ng-container matColumnDef="category">
                 <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Category' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-csv-export.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-csv-export.service.ts
index 06d1c6e34..babee4c8a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-csv-export.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-csv-export.service.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ export class MotionCsvExportService {
         const headerRow = [
             'Identifier',
             'Submitters',
+            'Supporters',
             'Title',
             'Text',
             'Reason',
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ export class MotionCsvExportService {
             [
                 'A1',
                 'Submitter A',
+                'Supporter A',
                 'Title 1',
                 'Text 1',
                 'Reason 1',
@@ -195,8 +197,19 @@ export class MotionCsvExportService {
                 'Block A',
                 'Last Year Conference A'
             ],
-            ['B1', 'Submitter B', 'Title 2', 'Text 2', 'Reason 2', 'Category B', null, 'Block A', 'Origin B'],
-            ['C2', null, 'Title 3', 'Text 3', null, null, null, null, null]
+            [
+                'B1',
+                'Submitter B',
+                'Supporter B',
+                'Title 2',
+                'Text 2',
+                'Reason 2',
+                'Category B',
+                null,
+                'Block A',
+                'Origin B'
+            ],
+            ['C2', null, null, 'Title 3', 'Text 3', null, null, null, null, null]
         ];
         this.csvExport.dummyCSVExport(headerRow, rows, `${this.translate.instant('motions-example')}.csv`);
     }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts
index afa0eb557..e865494f9 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
      */
     public newSubmitters: CsvMapping[] = [];
 
+    /**
+     * supporters that need to be created prior to importing
+     */
+    public newSupporters: CsvMapping[] = [];
+
     /**
      * Categories that need to be created prior to importing
      */
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
      */
     public clearData(): void {
         this.newSubmitters = [];
+        this.newSupporters = [];
         this.newCategories = [];
         this.newMotionBlocks = [];
         this.newTags = [];
@@ -110,7 +116,10 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
         for (let idx = 0; idx < headerLength; idx++) {
             switch (this.expectedHeader[idx]) {
                 case 'submitters':
-                    newEntry.csvSubmitters = this.getSubmitters(line[idx]);
+                    newEntry.csvSubmitters = this.getUsers(line[idx], 'submitter');
+                    break;
+                case 'supporters':
+                    newEntry.csvSupporters = this.getUsers(line[idx], 'supporter');
                     break;
                 case 'category':
                     newEntry.csvCategory = this.getCategory(line[idx]);
@@ -150,7 +159,8 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
     public async doImport(): Promise<void> {
         this.newMotionBlocks = await this.createNewMotionBlocks();
         this.newCategories = await this.createNewCategories();
-        this.newSubmitters = await this.createNewUsers();
+        this.newSubmitters = await this.createNewUsers(this.newSubmitters);
+        this.newSupporters = await this.createNewUsers(this.newSupporters);
         this.newTags = await this.createNewTags();
 
         for (const entry of this.entries) {
@@ -169,12 +179,18 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
                 this.updatePreview();
                 continue;
             }
-            const openUsers = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveSubmitters(this.newSubmitters);
-            if (openUsers) {
+            const openSubmitters = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveSubmitters(this.newSubmitters);
+            if (openSubmitters) {
                 this.setError(entry, 'Submitters');
                 this.updatePreview();
                 continue;
             }
+            const openSupporters = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveSupporters(this.newSupporters);
+            if (openSupporters) {
+                this.setError(entry, 'Supporters');
+                this.updatePreview();
+                continue;
+            }
             const openTags = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveTags(this.newTags);
             if (openTags) {
                 this.setError(entry, 'Tags');
@@ -191,39 +207,51 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
      * Checks the provided submitter(s) and returns an object with mapping of
      * existing users and of users that need to be created
      *
-     * @param submitterlist
+     * @param userList
      * @returns a list of submitters mapped with (if already existing) their id
      */
-    public getSubmitters(submitterlist: string): CsvMapping[] {
+    public getUsers(userList: string, kind: 'submitter' | 'supporter'): CsvMapping[] {
+        console.log('kind: ', kind);
         const result: CsvMapping[] = [];
-        if (!submitterlist) {
+        if (!userList) {
             return result;
         }
-        const submitterArray = submitterlist.split(','); // TODO fails with 'full name'
-        for (const submitter of submitterArray) {
-            const existingSubmitters = this.userRepo.getUsersByName(submitter.trim());
-            if (!existingSubmitters.length) {
-                if (!this.newSubmitters.find(listedSubmitter => listedSubmitter.name === submitter)) {
-                    this.newSubmitters.push({ name: submitter });
+        const userArray = userList.split(','); // TODO fails with 'full name'
+
+        console.log('userArray: ', userList);
+        for (const user of userArray) {
+            const existingUsers = this.userRepo.getUsersByName(user.trim());
+            if (!existingUsers.length) {
+                if (kind === 'submitter') {
+                    if (!this.newSubmitters.find(listedSubmitter => listedSubmitter.name === user)) {
+                        this.newSubmitters.push({ name: user });
+                    }
+                    result.push({ name: user });
+                } else if (kind === 'supporter') {
+                    if (!this.newSupporters.find(listedSupporter => listedSupporter.name === user)) {
+                        this.newSupporters.push({ name: user });
+                    }
+                    result.push({ name: user });
                 }
-                result.push({ name: submitter });
             }
-            if (existingSubmitters.length === 1) {
+            if (existingUsers.length === 1) {
                 result.push({
-                    name: existingSubmitters[0].short_name,
-                    id: existingSubmitters[0].id
+                    name: existingUsers[0].short_name,
+                    id: existingUsers[0].id
                 });
             }
-            if (existingSubmitters.length > 1) {
+            if (existingUsers.length > 1) {
                 result.push({
-                    name: submitter,
-                    multiId: existingSubmitters.map(ex => ex.id)
+                    name: user,
+                    multiId: existingUsers.map(ex => ex.id)
                 });
                 this.matSnackbar.open('TODO: multiple possible users found for this string', 'ok');
                 // TODO How to handle several submitters ? Is this possible?
                 // should have some kind of choice dialog there
             }
         }
+
+        console.log('res: ', result);
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -331,9 +359,9 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
      *
      * @returns a promise with list of new Submitters, updated with newly created ids
      */
-    private async createNewUsers(): Promise<CsvMapping[]> {
+    private async createNewUsers(list: CsvMapping[]): Promise<CsvMapping[]> {
         const promises: Promise<CsvMapping>[] = [];
-        for (const user of this.newSubmitters) {
+        for (const user of list) {
             promises.push(this.userRepo.createFromString(user.name));
         }
         return await Promise.all(promises);
diff --git a/client/src/styles.scss b/client/src/styles.scss
index 843623b96..c7078b15d 100644
--- a/client/src/styles.scss
+++ b/client/src/styles.scss
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ button.mat-menu-item.selected {
 
     .first-column {
         flex: 1;
-        min-width: 0px;
+        min-width: 40px;
     }
 
     .filter-imports {