diff --git a/core/io/resource_importer.h b/core/io/resource_importer.h
index e63de3205..8bc563d6f 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_importer.h
+++ b/core/io/resource_importer.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public:
 	virtual String get_resource_type() const = 0;
 	virtual float get_priority() const { return 1.0; }
 	virtual int get_import_order() const { return IMPORT_ORDER_DEFAULT; }
+	virtual bool use_on_initial_import() const { return true; }
 
 	struct ImportOption {
 		PropertyInfo option;
diff --git a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
index 6899a6fc9..3dab8cf34 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
@@ -1806,6 +1806,30 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_reimport_file(const String &p_file) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (load_default && !importer->use_on_initial_import()) {
+		FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open(p_file + ".import", FileAccess::WRITE);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!f, "Cannot open file from path '" + p_file + ".import'.");
+
+		f->store_line("[remap]");
+		f->store_line("");
+		f->store_line("importer=\"keep\"");
+		f->store_line("");
+
+		f->close();
+		memdelete(f);
+
+		//update modified times, to avoid reimport
+		fs->files[cpos]->modified_time = FileAccess::get_modified_time(p_file);
+		fs->files[cpos]->import_modified_time = FileAccess::get_modified_time(p_file + ".import");
+		fs->files[cpos]->deps.clear();
+		fs->files[cpos]->type = "";
+		fs->files[cpos]->import_valid = false;
+
+		EditorResourcePreview::get_singleton()->check_for_invalidation(p_file);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	//mix with default params, in case a parameter is missing
 
 	List<ResourceImporter::ImportOption> opts;
diff --git a/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.cpp b/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.cpp
index 48b090b73..cc1f810fd 100644
--- a/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ int EditorImportPlugin::get_import_order() const {
 	return get_script_instance()->call("get_import_order");
 }
 
+bool EditorImportPlugin::use_on_initial_import() const {
+	if (!(get_script_instance() && get_script_instance()->has_method("use_on_initial_import"))) {
+		return ResourceImporter::use_on_initial_import();
+	}
+	return get_script_instance()->call("use_on_initial_import");
+}
+
 void EditorImportPlugin::get_import_options(List<ResourceImporter::ImportOption> *r_options, int p_preset) const {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!(get_script_instance() && get_script_instance()->has_method("get_import_options")));
 	Array needed;
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ void EditorImportPlugin::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::STRING, "get_resource_type"));
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::REAL, "get_priority"));
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "get_import_order"));
+	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "use_on_initial_import"));
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::BOOL, "get_option_visibility", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "option"), PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "options")));
 	ClassDB::add_virtual_method(get_class_static(), MethodInfo(Variant::INT, "import", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "source_file"), PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "save_path"), PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "options"), PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "platform_variants"), PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "gen_files")));
 }
diff --git a/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.h b/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.h
index ab81ed07d..c1945eac2 100644
--- a/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/import/editor_import_plugin.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 	virtual String get_resource_type() const;
 	virtual float get_priority() const;
 	virtual int get_import_order() const;
+	virtual bool use_on_initial_import() const;
 	virtual void get_import_options(List<ImportOption> *r_options, int p_preset) const;
 	virtual bool get_option_visibility(const String &p_option, const RBMap<StringName, Variant> &p_options) const;
 	virtual Error import(const String &p_source_file, const String &p_save_path, const RBMap<StringName, Variant> &p_options, List<String> *r_platform_variants, List<String> *r_gen_files, Variant *r_metadata = nullptr);