diff --git a/app/components/DropToImport/DropToImport.js b/app/components/DropToImport/DropToImport.js
index d948b8d9..a72a4bac 100644
--- a/app/components/DropToImport/DropToImport.js
+++ b/app/components/DropToImport/DropToImport.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import { observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer, inject } from 'mobx-react';
 import { injectGlobal } from 'styled-components';
 import { color } from 'shared/styles/constants';
+import importFile from 'utils/importFile';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Dropzone from 'react-dropzone';
-import Document from 'models/Document';
 import DocumentsStore from 'stores/DocumentsStore';
 import LoadingIndicator from 'components/LoadingIndicator';
 
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ type Props = {
   rejectClassName?: string,
   documents: DocumentsStore,
   disabled: boolean,
-  dropzoneRef: Function,
   history: Object,
 };
 
@@ -40,30 +39,6 @@ class DropToImport extends Component {
   @observable isImporting: boolean = false;
   props: Props;
 
-  importFile = async ({ file, documentId, collectionId, redirect }) => {
-    const reader = new FileReader();
-
-    reader.onload = async ev => {
-      const text = ev.target.result;
-      let data = {
-        parentDocument: undefined,
-        collection: { id: collectionId },
-        text,
-      };
-
-      if (documentId) data.parentDocument = documentId;
-
-      let document = new Document(data);
-      document = await document.save();
-      this.props.documents.add(document);
-
-      if (redirect && this.props.history) {
-        this.props.history.push(document.url);
-      }
-    };
-    reader.readAsText(file);
-  };
-
   onDropAccepted = async (files = []) => {
     this.isImporting = true;
 
@@ -79,7 +54,16 @@ class DropToImport extends Component {
       }
 
       for (const file of files) {
-        await this.importFile({ file, documentId, collectionId, redirect });
+        const doc = await importFile({
+          documents: this.props.documents,
+          file,
+          documentId,
+          collectionId,
+        });
+
+        if (redirect) {
+          this.props.history.push(doc.url);
+        }
       }
     } catch (err) {
       // TODO: show error alert.
@@ -96,7 +80,6 @@ class DropToImport extends Component {
       'collectionId',
       'documents',
       'disabled',
-      'dropzoneRef',
       'menuOpen'
     );
 
@@ -110,7 +93,6 @@ class DropToImport extends Component {
         disableClick
         disablePreview
         multiple
-        ref={this.props.dropzoneRef}
         {...props}
       >
         {this.isImporting && <LoadingIndicator />}
diff --git a/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js b/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js
index a4fdbcd0..4dfd25c7 100644
--- a/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js
+++ b/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js
@@ -76,14 +76,9 @@ type CollectionLinkProps = {
 @observer
 class CollectionLink extends Component {
   props: CollectionLinkProps;
-  dropzoneRef;
 
   @observable menuOpen = false;
 
-  handleImport = () => {
-    this.dropzoneRef.open();
-  };
-
   renderDocuments() {
     const {
       history,
@@ -119,7 +114,6 @@ class CollectionLink extends Component {
         collectionId={collection.id}
         activeClassName="activeDropZone"
         menuOpen={this.menuOpen}
-        dropzoneRef={ref => (this.dropzoneRef = ref)}
       >
         <SidebarLink
           key={collection.id}
@@ -132,19 +126,16 @@ class CollectionLink extends Component {
         >
           <CollectionName justify="space-between">
             {collection.name}
-
-            <CollectionAction>
-              <CollectionMenu
-                history={history}
-                collection={collection}
-                onOpen={() => (this.menuOpen = true)}
-                onClose={() => (this.menuOpen = false)}
-                onImport={this.handleImport}
-                open={this.menuOpen}
-              />
-            </CollectionAction>
           </CollectionName>
         </SidebarLink>
+        <CollectionAction>
+          <CollectionMenu
+            history={history}
+            collection={collection}
+            onOpen={() => (this.menuOpen = true)}
+            onClose={() => (this.menuOpen = false)}
+          />
+        </CollectionAction>
       </StyledDropToImport>
     );
   }
@@ -233,6 +224,7 @@ const CollectionName = styled(Flex)`
 const CollectionAction = styled.span`
   position: absolute;
   right: 0;
+  top: 0;
   color: ${color.slate};
   svg {
     opacity: 0.75;
@@ -246,6 +238,8 @@ const CollectionAction = styled.span`
 `;
 
 const StyledDropToImport = styled(DropToImport)`
+  position: relative;
+
   ${CollectionAction} {
     display: ${props => (props.menuOpen ? 'inline' : 'none')};
   }
@@ -260,6 +254,7 @@ const StyledDropToImport = styled(DropToImport)`
 const CollectionChildren = styled(Flex)`
   margin-top: -4px;
   margin-left: 36px;
+  padding-bottom: 4px;
 `;
 
 const DocumentChildren = styled(Flex)`
diff --git a/app/menus/CollectionMenu.js b/app/menus/CollectionMenu.js
index fb1d7e99..fb7d3434 100644
--- a/app/menus/CollectionMenu.js
+++ b/app/menus/CollectionMenu.js
@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
 // @flow
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { inject, observer } from 'mobx-react';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
 
+import getDataTransferFiles from 'utils/getDataTransferFiles';
+import importFile from 'utils/importFile';
 import Collection from 'models/Collection';
 import UiStore from 'stores/UiStore';
+import DocumentsStore from 'stores/DocumentsStore';
 import MoreIcon from 'components/Icon/MoreIcon';
 import Flex from 'shared/components/Flex';
 import { DropdownMenu, DropdownMenuItem } from 'components/DropdownMenu';
 
+type Props = {
+  label?: React$Element<*>,
+  onOpen?: () => void,
+  onClose?: () => void,
+  history: Object,
+  ui: UiStore,
+  documents: DocumentsStore,
+  collection: Collection,
+};
+
 @observer
 class CollectionMenu extends Component {
-  props: {
-    label?: React$Element<*>,
-    onOpen?: () => void,
-    onClose?: () => void,
-    onImport?: () => void,
-    history: Object,
-    ui: UiStore,
-    collection: Collection,
-  };
+  props: Props;
+  file: HTMLInputElement;
 
   onNewDocument = (ev: SyntheticEvent) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
@@ -26,6 +33,24 @@ class CollectionMenu extends Component {
     history.push(`${collection.url}/new`);
   };
 
+  onImportDocument = (ev: SyntheticEvent) => {
+    ev.preventDefault();
+
+    // simulate a click on the file upload input element
+    this.file.click();
+  };
+
+  onFilePicked = async (ev: SyntheticEvent) => {
+    const files = getDataTransferFiles(ev);
+    const document = await importFile({
+      file: files[0],
+      documents: this.props.documents,
+      collectionId: this.props.collection.id,
+    });
+
+    this.props.history.push(document.url);
+  };
+
   onEdit = (ev: SyntheticEvent) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
     const { collection } = this.props;
@@ -39,32 +64,47 @@ class CollectionMenu extends Component {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { collection, label, onOpen, onClose, onImport } = this.props;
+    const { collection, label, onOpen, onClose } = this.props;
     const { allowDelete } = collection;
 
     return (
-      <DropdownMenu
-        label={label || <MoreIcon />}
-        onOpen={onOpen}
-        onClose={onClose}
-      >
-        {collection && (
-          <Flex column>
-            <DropdownMenuItem onClick={this.onNewDocument}>
-              New document
-            </DropdownMenuItem>
-            <DropdownMenuItem onClick={onImport}>
-              Import document
-            </DropdownMenuItem>
-            <DropdownMenuItem onClick={this.onEdit}>Edit…</DropdownMenuItem>
-          </Flex>
-        )}
-        {allowDelete && (
-          <DropdownMenuItem onClick={this.onDelete}>Delete…</DropdownMenuItem>
-        )}
-      </DropdownMenu>
+      <span>
+        <HiddenInput
+          type="file"
+          innerRef={ref => (this.file = ref)}
+          onChange={this.onFilePicked}
+          accept="text/markdown, text/plain"
+        />
+        <DropdownMenu
+          label={label || <MoreIcon />}
+          onOpen={onOpen}
+          onClose={onClose}
+        >
+          {collection && (
+            <Flex column>
+              <DropdownMenuItem onClick={this.onNewDocument}>
+                New document
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+              <DropdownMenuItem onClick={this.onImportDocument}>
+                Import document
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+              <DropdownMenuItem onClick={this.onEdit}>Edit…</DropdownMenuItem>
+            </Flex>
+          )}
+          {allowDelete && (
+            <DropdownMenuItem onClick={this.onDelete}>Delete…</DropdownMenuItem>
+          )}
+        </DropdownMenu>
+      </span>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export default inject('ui')(CollectionMenu);
+const HiddenInput = styled.input`
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -100px;
+  left: -100px;
+  visibility: hidden;
+`;
+
+export default inject('ui', 'documents')(CollectionMenu);
diff --git a/app/scenes/Collection/Collection.js b/app/scenes/Collection/Collection.js
index 74bc1b4a..9736bcf1 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Collection/Collection.js
+++ b/app/scenes/Collection/Collection.js
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ class CollectionScene extends Component {
             />
             <Actions align="center" justify="flex-end">
               <Action>
-                <CollectionMenu collection={this.collection} />
+                <CollectionMenu
+                  history={this.props.history}
+                  collection={this.collection}
+                />
               </Action>
               <Separator />
               <Action>
diff --git a/app/utils/importFile.js b/app/utils/importFile.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05b2118b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/importFile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// @flow
+import Document from '../models/Document';
+import DocumentsStore from '../stores/DocumentsStore';
+
+type Options = {
+  file: File,
+  documents: DocumentsStore,
+  collectionId: string,
+  documentId?: string,
+};
+
+const importFile = async ({
+  documents,
+  file,
+  documentId,
+  collectionId,
+}: Options): Promise<Document> => {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+
+    reader.onload = async ev => {
+      const text = ev.target.result;
+      let data = {
+        parentDocument: undefined,
+        collection: { id: collectionId },
+        text,
+      };
+
+      if (documentId) data.parentDocument = documentId;
+
+      let document = new Document(data);
+      document = await document.save();
+      documents.add(document);
+      resolve(document);
+    };
+    reader.readAsText(file);
+  });
+};
+
+export default importFile;