diff --git a/app/scenes/Settings/ImportExport.js b/app/scenes/Settings/ImportExport.js
index 0ba4966a..a25bc652 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Settings/ImportExport.js
+++ b/app/scenes/Settings/ImportExport.js
@@ -23,17 +23,22 @@ function ImportExport() {
   const { showToast } = ui;
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
   const [isImporting, setImporting] = React.useState(false);
+  const [importedDetails, setImported] = React.useState(false);
   const [isExporting, setExporting] = React.useState(false);
   const [file, setFile] = React.useState();
   const [importDetails, setImportDetails] = React.useState();
 
   const handleImport = React.useCallback(
     async (ev) => {
+      setImported(undefined);
       setImporting(true);
 
       try {
-        await documents.batchImport(file);
+        const { documentCount, collectionCount } = await documents.batchImport(
+          file
+        );
         showToast(t("Import completed"));
+        setImported({ documentCount, collectionCount });
       } catch (err) {
         showToast(err.message);
       } finally {
@@ -116,6 +121,17 @@ function ImportExport() {
           accept="application/zip"
         />
       </VisuallyHidden>
+      {importedDetails && (
+        <Notice>
+          <Trans
+            count={importedDetails.documentCount}
+            i18nKey="importSuccessful"
+          >
+            Import successful, {{ count: importedDetails.documentCount }}{" "}
+            documents were imported to your knowledge base.
+          </Trans>
+        </Notice>
+      )}
       {file && !isImportable && (
         <ImportPreview>
           <Trans>
@@ -126,7 +142,7 @@ function ImportExport() {
       )}
       {file && importDetails && isImportable ? (
         <>
-          <ImportPreview>
+          <ImportPreview as="div">
             <Trans>
               <strong>{{ fileName: file.name }}</strong> looks good, the
               following collections and their documents will be imported:
diff --git a/app/stores/DocumentsStore.js b/app/stores/DocumentsStore.js
index 5b5a2c72..3c76189e 100644
--- a/app/stores/DocumentsStore.js
+++ b/app/stores/DocumentsStore.js
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ export default class DocumentsStore extends BaseStore<Document> {
 
     this.addPolicies(res.policies);
     res.data.collections.forEach(this.rootStore.collections.add);
+
+    return res.data;
   };
 
   @action
diff --git a/server/api/documents.js b/server/api/documents.js
index b1a3ec43..d9e642de 100644
--- a/server/api/documents.js
+++ b/server/api/documents.js
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ router.post("documents.batchImport", auth(), async (ctx) => {
   const user = ctx.state.user;
   authorize(user, "batchImport", Document);
 
-  const { collections } = await documentBatchImporter({
+  const { documents, attachments, collections } = await documentBatchImporter({
     file,
     user,
     type,
@@ -1133,6 +1133,9 @@ router.post("documents.batchImport", auth(), async (ctx) => {
 
   ctx.body = {
     data: {
+      attachmentCount: attachments.length,
+      documentCount: documents.length,
+      collectionCount: collections.length,
       collections: collections.map((collection) =>
         presentCollection(collection)
       ),
@@ -1189,6 +1192,7 @@ router.post("documents.import", auth(), async (ctx) => {
   });
 
   const document = await documentCreator({
+    source: "import",
     title,
     text,
     publish,
diff --git a/server/commands/attachmentCreator.js b/server/commands/attachmentCreator.js
index 46f0215c..906054cb 100644
--- a/server/commands/attachmentCreator.js
+++ b/server/commands/attachmentCreator.js
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ export default async function attachmentCreator({
   type,
   buffer,
   user,
+  source,
   ip,
 }: {
   name: string,
   type: string,
   buffer: Buffer,
   user: User,
+  source?: "import",
   ip: string,
 }) {
   const key = `uploads/${user.id}/${uuid.v4()}/${name}`;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ export default async function attachmentCreator({
 
   await Event.create({
     name: "attachments.create",
-    data: { name },
+    data: { name, source },
     modelId: attachment.id,
     teamId: user.teamId,
     actorId: user.id,
diff --git a/server/commands/documentBatchImporter.js b/server/commands/documentBatchImporter.js
index 884a5822..a34b1502 100644
--- a/server/commands/documentBatchImporter.js
+++ b/server/commands/documentBatchImporter.js
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export default async function documentBatchImporter({
       }
 
       const document = await documentCreator({
+        source: "import",
         title,
         text,
         publish: true,
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export default async function documentBatchImporter({
     if (item.type === "attachment") {
       const buffer = await item.item.async("nodebuffer");
       const attachment = await attachmentCreator({
+        source: "import",
         name: item.name,
         type,
         buffer,
diff --git a/server/commands/documentCreator.js b/server/commands/documentCreator.js
index 805af277..3c986c3f 100644
--- a/server/commands/documentCreator.js
+++ b/server/commands/documentCreator.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export default async function documentCreator({
   index,
   user,
   editorVersion,
+  source,
   ip,
 }: {
   title: string,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export default async function documentCreator({
   index?: number,
   user: User,
   editorVersion?: string,
+  source?: "import",
   ip: string,
 }): Document {
   const templateId = templateDocument ? templateDocument.id : undefined;
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ export default async function documentCreator({
     collectionId: document.collectionId,
     teamId: document.teamId,
     actorId: user.id,
-    data: { title: document.title, templateId },
+    data: { source, title: document.title, templateId },
     ip,
   });
 
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ export default async function documentCreator({
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: user.id,
-      data: { title: document.title },
+      data: { source, title: document.title },
       ip,
     });
   }
diff --git a/server/events.js b/server/events.js
index f60181c5..0d671f5d 100644
--- a/server/events.js
+++ b/server/events.js
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export type DocumentEvent =
       teamId: string,
       actorId: string,
       ip: string,
+      data: {
+        title: string,
+        source?: "import",
+      },
     }
   | {
       name: "documents.move",
diff --git a/server/services/notifications.js b/server/services/notifications.js
index 9629ad40..2cd9d833 100644
--- a/server/services/notifications.js
+++ b/server/services/notifications.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export default class Notifications {
   }
 
   async documentUpdated(event: DocumentEvent) {
+    // never send notifications when batch importing documents
+    if (event.data && event.data.source === "import") return;
+
     const document = await Document.findByPk(event.documentId);
     if (!document) return;
 
diff --git a/server/services/slack.js b/server/services/slack.js
index 3b552eb6..fd29ec13 100644
--- a/server/services/slack.js
+++ b/server/services/slack.js
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ export default class Slack {
   }
 
   async documentUpdated(event: DocumentEvent) {
+    // never send notifications when batch importing documents
+    if (event.data && event.data.source === "import") return;
+
     const document = await Document.findByPk(event.documentId);
     if (!document) return;
 
diff --git a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
index ae74c485..80cfee22 100644
--- a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
+++ b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@
   "Export in progress…": "Export in progress…",
   "Import": "Import",
   "It is possible to import a zip file of folders and Markdown files previously exported from an Outline instance. Support will soon be added for importing from other services.": "It is possible to import a zip file of folders and Markdown files previously exported from an Outline instance. Support will soon be added for importing from other services.",
+  "importSuccessful": "Import successful, {{ count }} document was imported into your knowledge base.",
+  "importSuccessful_plural": "Import successful, {{ count }} documents were imported into your knowledge base.",
   "Sorry, the file <1>{{fileName}}</1> is missing valid collections or documents.": "Sorry, the file <1>{{fileName}}</1> is missing valid collections or documents.",
   "<0>{{fileName}}</0> looks good, the following collections and their documents will be imported:": "<0>{{fileName}}</0> looks good, the following collections and their documents will be imported:",
   "Importing": "Importing",
@@ -309,4 +311,4 @@
   "Suspended": "Suspended",
   "Edit Profile": "Edit Profile",
   "{{ userName }} hasn’t updated any documents yet.": "{{ userName }} hasn’t updated any documents yet."
-}
+}
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