diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import.js b/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import.js
index 78cb09001a9..0ee88e0a203 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import.js
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import.js
@@ -363,7 +363,10 @@ openerp.base_import = function (instance) {
             var fields = this.$('.oe_import_fields input.oe_import_match_field').map(function (index, el) {
                 return $(el).select2('val') || false;
             }).get();
-            kwargs.context = this.parent_context;
+            kwargs.context = _.extend(
+                {}, this.parent_context,
+                {tracking_disable: !this.$('#oe_import_tracking').prop('checked')}
+            );
             return this.Import.call('do', [this.id, fields, this.import_options()], kwargs)
                 .then(undefined, function (error, event) {
                     // In case of unexpected exception, convert
diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml b/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml
index 8d7155912e6..953beca8d9f 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@
 
             <div class="oe_import_with_file oe_padding">
                 <h2>Map your data to OpenERP</h2>
+                <div title="If the model uses openchatter, history tracking
+                            will set up subscriptions and send notifications
+                            during the import, but lead to a slower import.">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="oe_import_tracking"
+                           checked="checked"/>
+                    <label for="oe_import_tracking">
+                        Track history during import
+                    </label>
+                </div>
                 <input type="checkbox" class="oe_import_has_header"
                        id="oe_import_has_header" checked="checked"/>
                 <label for="oe_import_has_header">The first row of the
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
index b6166c69aef..43cf4cddda4 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
         if context is None:
             context = {}
 
+        if context.get('tracking_disable'):
+            return super(mail_thread, self).create(
+                cr, uid, values, context=context)
+
         # subscribe uid unless asked not to
         if not context.get('mail_create_nosubscribe'):
             pid = self.pool['res.users'].browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, uid).partner_id.id
@@ -394,6 +398,9 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
             context = {}
         if isinstance(ids, (int, long)):
             ids = [ids]
+        if context.get('tracking_disable'):
+            return super(mail_thread, self).write(
+                cr, uid, ids, values, context=context)
         # Track initial values of tracked fields
         track_ctx = dict(context)
         if 'lang' not in track_ctx: