diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneStartupImport.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneStartupImport.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb7c334656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneStartupImport.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Database;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Resources;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Navigation
+{
+    public class TestSceneStartupImport : OsuGameTestScene
+    {
+        private string importFilename;
+
+        protected override TestOsuGame CreateTestGame() => new TestOsuGame(LocalStorage, API, new[] { importFilename });
+
+        public override void SetUpSteps()
+        {
+            AddStep("Prepare import beatmap", () => importFilename = TestResources.GetTestBeatmapForImport());
+
+            base.SetUpSteps();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestImportCreatedNotification()
+        {
+            AddUntilStep("Import notification was presented", () => Game.Notifications.ChildrenOfType<ImportProgressNotification>().Count() == 1);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
index ee1a7e2900..c235fc7728 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// <param name="paths">One or more archive locations on disk.</param>
         public Task Import(params string[] paths)
         {
-            var notification = new ProgressNotification { State = ProgressNotificationState.Active };
+            var notification = new ImportProgressNotification();
 
             PostNotification?.Invoke(notification);
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
 
         public Task Import(params ImportTask[] tasks)
         {
-            var notification = new ProgressNotification { State = ProgressNotificationState.Active };
+            var notification = new ImportProgressNotification();
 
             PostNotification?.Invoke(notification);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/ImportProgressNotification.cs b/osu.Game/Database/ImportProgressNotification.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaee3e117f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/ImportProgressNotification.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Database
+{
+    public class ImportProgressNotification : ProgressNotification
+    {
+        public ImportProgressNotification()
+        {
+            State = ProgressNotificationState.Active;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 7895715045..020cdebab6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            if (args?.Length > 0)
-            {
-                var paths = args.Where(a => !a.StartsWith('-')).ToArray();
-                if (paths.Length > 0)
-                    Task.Run(() => Import(paths));
-            }
-
             dependencies.CacheAs(this);
 
             dependencies.Cache(SentryLogger);
@@ -867,6 +860,19 @@ namespace osu.Game
             {
                 if (mode.NewValue != OverlayActivation.All) CloseAllOverlays();
             };
+
+            // Importantly, this should be run after binding PostNotification to the import handlers so they can present the import after game startup.
+            handleStartupImport();
+        }
+
+        private void handleStartupImport()
+        {
+            if (args?.Length > 0)
+            {
+                var paths = args.Where(a => !a.StartsWith('-')).ToArray();
+                if (paths.Length > 0)
+                    Task.Run(() => Import(paths));
+            }
         }
 
         private void showOverlayAboveOthers(OverlayContainer overlay, OverlayContainer[] otherOverlays)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuGameTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuGameTestScene.cs
index 77db697cb6..6a11bd3fea 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuGameTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuGameTestScene.cs
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 
         protected void CreateGame()
         {
-            AddGame(Game = new TestOsuGame(LocalStorage, API));
+            AddGame(Game = CreateTestGame());
         }
 
+        protected virtual TestOsuGame CreateTestGame() => new TestOsuGame(LocalStorage, API);
+
         protected void PushAndConfirm(Func<Screen> newScreen)
         {
             Screen screen = null;
@@ -135,7 +137,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 
             public new void PerformFromScreen(Action<IScreen> action, IEnumerable<Type> validScreens = null) => base.PerformFromScreen(action, validScreens);
 
-            public TestOsuGame(Storage storage, IAPIProvider api)
+            public TestOsuGame(Storage storage, IAPIProvider api, string[] args = null)
+                : base(args)
             {
                 Storage = storage;
                 API = api;