diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/components/list-view-table/list-view-table.component.scss b/client/src/app/shared/components/list-view-table/list-view-table.component.scss
index 0c3e27635..395e1e535 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/components/list-view-table/list-view-table.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/components/list-view-table/list-view-table.component.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ $pbl-height: var(--pbl-height);
         display: block;
     }
 
+    /**
+    * Compilcated ngrid hack: The meta row won't disappear (just like that)
+    * Select the first ever container pbl-ngrid-container div and hide
+    */
+    .pbl-ngrid-container {
+        > div {
+            height: 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     .vscroll-list-view {
         flex: 1 1 auto;
         height: 100%;
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts b/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts
index e783ca690..7096dba17 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { MatTable, MatTableDataSource } from '@angular/material/table';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { auditTime } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { createDS, PblDataSource } from '@pebula/ngrid';
+import { auditTime, distinctUntilChanged } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { BaseImportService, NewEntry, ValueLabelCombination } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
 import { BaseModel } from 'app/shared/models/base/base-model';
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponentDirective<M extends BaseModel> exte
      */
     public dataSource: MatTableDataSource<NewEntry<M>>;
 
+    /**
+     * Data source for ngrid
+     */
+    public vScrollDataSource: PblDataSource<NewEntry<M>>;
+
     /**
      * Helper function for previews
      */
@@ -136,14 +142,23 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponentDirective<M extends BaseModel> exte
      */
     public initTable(): void {
         this.dataSource = new MatTableDataSource();
-        this.setFilter();
-        this.importer
-            .getNewEntries()
-            .pipe(auditTime(100))
-            .subscribe(newEntries => {
-                this.dataSource.data = newEntries;
+
+        const entryObservable = this.importer.getNewEntries();
+        this.subscriptions.push(
+            entryObservable.pipe(distinctUntilChanged(), auditTime(100)).subscribe(newEntries => {
+                if (newEntries?.length) {
+                    this.dataSource.data = newEntries;
+                }
                 this.hasFile = newEntries.length > 0;
-            });
+            })
+        );
+
+        this.vScrollDataSource = createDS<NewEntry<M>>()
+            .keepAlive()
+            .onTrigger(() => entryObservable)
+            .create();
+
+        this.setFilter();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -180,21 +195,26 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponentDirective<M extends BaseModel> exte
     public setFilter(): void {
         this.dataSource.filter = '';
         if (this.shown === 'all') {
-            this.dataSource.filterPredicate = (data, filter) => {
-                return true;
-            };
+            this.dataSource.filterPredicate = () => true;
+            this.vScrollDataSource.setFilter();
         } else if (this.shown === 'noerror') {
-            this.dataSource.filterPredicate = (data, filter) => {
+            const noErrorFilter = data => {
                 if (data.status === 'done') {
                     return true;
                 } else if (data.status !== 'error') {
                     return true;
                 }
             };
+
+            this.dataSource.filterPredicate = noErrorFilter;
+            this.vScrollDataSource.setFilter(noErrorFilter);
         } else if (this.shown === 'error') {
-            this.dataSource.filterPredicate = (data, filter) => {
+            const hasErrorFilter = data => {
                 return !!data.errors.length || data.hasDuplicates;
             };
+
+            this.dataSource.filterPredicate = hasErrorFilter;
+            this.vScrollDataSource.setFilter(hasErrorFilter);
         }
         this.dataSource.filter = 'X'; // TODO: This is just a bogus non-null string to trigger the filter
     }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html
index c42c2a2b8..9fa75eeda 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             </span>
             <br />
             <div class="code red-warning-text">
-                <span *ngFor="let entry of headerRow; let last = last">
+                <span *ngFor="let entry of headerRowDefinition; let last = last">
                     {{ entry | translate }}<span *ngIf="!last">, </span>
                 </span>
             </div>
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@
 </mat-card>
 
 <!-- preview table -->
-<mat-card *ngIf="hasFile" class="os-form-card import-table spacer-bottom-60">
+<mat-card *ngIf="hasFile" class="os-form-card spacer-bottom-60">
     <h3>{{ 'Preview' | translate }}</h3>
-    <div class="summary">
+    <div>
         <!-- new entries -->
         <div *ngIf="newCount">
             &nbsp;
@@ -151,168 +151,54 @@
     <div *ngIf="newCount">
         <span>{{ 'After verifiy the preview click on "import" please (see top right).' | translate }}</span>
     </div>
+
     <mat-select *ngIf="nonImportableCount" class="filter-imports" [(value)]="shown" (selectionChange)="setFilter()">
         <mat-option value="all">{{ 'Show all' | translate }}</mat-option>
         <mat-option value="error">{{ 'Show errors only' | translate }}</mat-option>
         <mat-option value="noerror">{{ 'Show correct entries only' | translate }}</mat-option>
     </mat-select>
-    <div class="table-container">
-        <table mat-table [dataSource]="dataSource" matSort>
-            <!-- Status column -->
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="status" sticky>
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef class="first-column"></mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry" class="first-column">
-                    <div *ngIf="entry.status === 'error'">
-                        <mat-icon
-                            class="red-warning-text"
-                            matTooltip="{{ entry.errors.length }} {{ 'errors' | translate }}"
-                        >
-                            {{ getActionIcon(entry) }}
-                        </mat-icon>
-                        <mat-icon
-                            color="warn"
-                            *ngIf="hasError(entry, 'ParsingErrors')"
-                            matTooltip="{{ getVerboseError('ParsingErrors') | translate }}"
-                        >
-                            warning
-                        </mat-icon>
-                    </div>
-                    <div *ngIf="entry.status === 'new'">
-                        <mat-icon matTooltip="{{ 'Participant will be imported' | translate }}">
-                            {{ getActionIcon(entry) }}
-                        </mat-icon>
-                    </div>
-                    <div *ngIf="entry.status === 'done'">
-                        <mat-icon matTooltip="{{ 'Participant has been imported' | translate }}">
-                            {{ getActionIcon(entry) }}
-                        </mat-icon>
-                    </div>
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
 
-            <!-- Title column -->
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="title">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Title' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
-                    <span *ngIf="nameErrors(entry)">
-                        <mat-icon color="warn" inline matTooltip="{{ nameErrors(entry) | translate }}">
-                            warning
-                        </mat-icon>
-                        &nbsp;
-                    </span>
-                    {{ entry.newEntry.title }}
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
+    <div>
+        <pbl-ngrid
+            class="import-preview-table"
+            vScrollFixed="50"
+            [showHeader]="true"
+            [dataSource]="vScrollDataSource"
+            [columns]="columnSet"
+        >
+            <!-- ngrid template for boolean values -->
+            <div *pblNgridCellTypeDef="'boolean'; value as value">
+                <mat-checkbox disabled [checked]="value"></mat-checkbox>
+            </div>
 
-            <!-- title column -->
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="first_name">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Given name' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
-                    <span *ngIf="nameErrors(entry)">
-                        <mat-icon color="warn" inline matTooltip="{{ nameErrors(entry) | translate }}">
-                            warning
-                        </mat-icon>
-                        &nbsp;
-                    </span>
-                    {{ entry.newEntry.first_name }}
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="last_name">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Surname' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
-                    <span *ngIf="nameErrors(entry)">
-                        <mat-icon color="warn" inline matTooltip="{{ nameErrors(entry) | translate }}">
-                            warning
-                        </mat-icon>
-                        &nbsp;
-                    </span>
-                    {{ entry.newEntry.last_name }}
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="structure_level">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Structure level' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.structure_level }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="number">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Participant number' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.number }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <!-- groups column -->
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="groups_id">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Groups' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
-                    <div *ngIf="entry.newEntry.csvGroups.length">
-                        <span *ngIf="hasError(entry, 'Groups')">
-                            <mat-icon color="warn" matTooltip="{{ getVerboseError('Groups') | translate }}">
-                                warning
-                            </mat-icon>
-                        </span>
-                        <span *ngFor="let group of entry.newEntry.csvGroups">
-                            {{ group.name }}
-                            <mat-icon class="newBadge" color="accent" inline *ngIf="!group.id">add</mat-icon>
-                            &nbsp;
-                        </span>
-                    </div>
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="comment">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Comment' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.comment }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="is_active">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Is active' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
-                    <mat-checkbox disabled [checked]="entry.newEntry.is_active"> </mat-checkbox>
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="is_present">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Is present' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
-                    <mat-checkbox disabled [checked]="entry.newEntry.is_present"> </mat-checkbox>
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="is_committee">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Is committee' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry">
-                    <mat-checkbox disabled [checked]="entry.newEntry.is_committee"> </mat-checkbox>
-                </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="default_password">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Initial password' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.default_password }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="email">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Email' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.email }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="username">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Username' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.username }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="gender">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Gender' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.gender }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="vote_weight">
-                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'Vote weight' | translate }}</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.vote_weight }} </mat-cell>
-            </ng-container>
-
-            <mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="getColumnDefinition()"></mat-header-row>
-            <mat-row [ngClass]="getStateClass(row)" *matRowDef="let row; columns: getColumnDefinition()"> </mat-row>
-        </table>
+            <!-- special row handling for the status column -->
+            <div *pblNgridCellDef="'status'; row as entry">
+                <div *ngIf="entry.status === 'error'">
+                    <mat-icon
+                        class="red-warning-text"
+                        matTooltip="{{ entry.errors.length }} {{ 'errors' | translate }}"
+                    >
+                        {{ getActionIcon(entry) }}
+                    </mat-icon>
+                    <mat-icon
+                        color="warn"
+                        *ngIf="hasError(entry, 'ParsingErrors')"
+                        matTooltip="{{ getVerboseError('ParsingErrors') | translate }}"
+                    >
+                        warning
+                    </mat-icon>
+                </div>
+                <div *ngIf="entry.status === 'new'">
+                    <mat-icon matTooltip="{{ 'Participant will be imported' | translate }}">
+                        {{ getActionIcon(entry) }}
+                    </mat-icon>
+                </div>
+                <div *ngIf="entry.status === 'done'">
+                    <mat-icon matTooltip="{{ 'Participant has been imported' | translate }}">
+                        {{ getActionIcon(entry) }}
+                    </mat-icon>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </pbl-ngrid>
     </div>
 </mat-card>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.scss b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a993beed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.import-preview-table {
+    display: block;
+    height: calc(100vh - 200px);
+}
+
+.pbl-ngrid-row {
+    height: 50px;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts
index dce224f90..874d61457 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatSnackBar } from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { columnFactory, PblColumnDefinition } from '@pebula/ngrid';
 
 import { NewEntry } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
 import { CsvExportService } from 'app/core/ui-services/csv-export.service';
@@ -16,12 +17,14 @@ import { UserImportService } from '../../services/user-import.service';
  */
 @Component({
     selector: 'os-user-import-list',
-    templateUrl: './user-import-list.component.html'
+    templateUrl: './user-import-list.component.html',
+    styleUrls: ['./user-import-list.component.scss'],
+    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 })
 export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponentDirective<User> {
     public textAreaForm: FormGroup;
 
-    public headerRow = [
+    public headerRowDefinition = [
         'Title',
         'Given name',
         'Surname',
@@ -39,6 +42,29 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponentDirective<Us
         'Vote weight'
     ];
 
+    private statusImportColumn: PblColumnDefinition = {
+        label: this.translate.instant('Status'),
+        prop: `status`
+    };
+
+    private get generateImportColumns(): PblColumnDefinition[] {
+        return this.importer.headerMap.map((property, index: number) => {
+            const singleColumnDef: PblColumnDefinition = {
+                label: this.translate.instant(this.headerRowDefinition[index]),
+                prop: `newEntry.${property}`,
+                type: this.guessType(property as keyof User)
+            };
+            console.log('singleColumnDef ', singleColumnDef);
+
+            return singleColumnDef;
+        });
+    }
+
+    public columnSet = columnFactory()
+        .default({ minWidth: 150 })
+        .table(this.statusImportColumn, ...this.generateImportColumns)
+        .build();
+
     /**
      * Constructor for list view bases
      *
@@ -55,7 +81,7 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponentDirective<Us
         formBuilder: FormBuilder,
         public translate: TranslateService,
         private exporter: CsvExportService,
-        importer: UserImportService
+        protected importer: UserImportService
     ) {
         super(importer, titleService, translate, matSnackBar);
         this.textAreaForm = formBuilder.group({ inputtext: [''] });
@@ -119,7 +145,28 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponentDirective<Us
             ],
             [null, null, 'Executive Board', null, null, null, null, null, null, 1, null, null, 'executive', null, 2.5]
         ];
-        this.exporter.dummyCSVExport(this.headerRow, rows, `${this.translate.instant('participants-example')}.csv`);
+        this.exporter.dummyCSVExport(
+            this.headerRowDefinition,
+            rows,
+            `${this.translate.instant('participants-example')}.csv`
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Guess the type of the property, since
+     * `const type = typeof User[property];`
+     * always returns undefined
+     */
+    private guessType(userProperty: keyof User): 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' {
+        const numberProperties: (keyof User)[] = ['id', 'vote_weight'];
+        const booleanProperties: (keyof User)[] = ['is_present', 'is_committee', 'is_active'];
+        if (numberProperties.includes(userProperty)) {
+            return 'number';
+        } else if (booleanProperties.includes(userProperty)) {
+            return 'boolean';
+        } else {
+            return 'string';
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -141,7 +188,7 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponentDirective<Us
      * Sends the data in the text field input area to the importer
      */
     public parseTextArea(): void {
-        (this.importer as UserImportService).parseTextArea(this.textAreaForm.get('inputtext').value);
+        this.importer.parseTextArea(this.textAreaForm.get('inputtext').value);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/client/src/styles.scss b/client/src/styles.scss
index 476638e45..88b83ffa4 100644
--- a/client/src/styles.scss
+++ b/client/src/styles.scss
@@ -505,16 +505,6 @@ button.mat-menu-item.selected {
     width: -webkit-fill-available;
 }
 
-/**
- * Compilcated ngrid hack: The meta row won't disappear (just like that)
- * Select the first ever container pbl-ngrid-container div and hide
- */
-.pbl-ngrid-container {
-    > div {
-        height: 0;
-    }
-}
-
 .cdk-column-menu {
     padding: 0 16px 0 0 !important;
 }