diff --git a/openslides/motion/csv_import.py b/openslides/motion/csv_import.py
index a710977b8..6973fb566 100644
--- a/openslides/motion/csv_import.py
+++ b/openslides/motion/csv_import.py
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 import csv
 
 from django.db import transaction
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _, ugettext_noop
 
 from openslides.utils.person.api import Persons
 
 from .models import Motion, Category
 
 
-def import_motions(csv_file, default_submitter, override=False):
+def import_motions(csv_file, default_submitter, override=False, importing_person=None):
     """
     Imports motions from a csv file.
 
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ def import_motions(csv_file, default_submitter, override=False):
             motion.clear_submitters()
             motion.add_submitter(new_submitter)
 
+            motion.write_log(message=ugettext_noop('Motion imported'),
+                             person=importing_person)
             count_success += 1
 
     return (count_success, error_messages, warning_messages)
diff --git a/openslides/motion/models.py b/openslides/motion/models.py
index 02821b6ef..96f6385cc 100644
--- a/openslides/motion/models.py
+++ b/openslides/motion/models.py
@@ -496,11 +496,11 @@ class Motion(SlideMixin, models.Model):
         return actions
 
     def write_log(self, message, person=None):
-        """Write a log message.
+        """
+        Write a log message.
 
-        Message should be in english and translatable.
-
-        e.g.: motion.write_log(ugettext_noob('Message Text'))
+        The message should be in English and translatable,
+        e. g. motion.write_log(message=ugettext_noop('Message Text'))
         """
         MotionLog.objects.create(motion=self, message=message, person=person)
 
diff --git a/openslides/motion/views.py b/openslides/motion/views.py
index ad29bd86e..d07649399 100644
--- a/openslides/motion/views.py
+++ b/openslides/motion/views.py
@@ -698,8 +698,9 @@ class MotionCSVImportView(FormView):
         """
         count_success, error_messages, warning_messages = import_motions(
             self.request.FILES['csvfile'],
-            default_submitter=self.request.user,
-            override=form.cleaned_data['override'])
+            default_submitter=form.cleaned_data['default_submitter'],
+            override=form.cleaned_data['override'],
+            importing_person=self.request.user)
         for message in error_messages:
             messages.error(self.request, message)
         for message in warning_messages: