diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5791e7f5ec..8f1b4ba007 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
   * packet_device
   * packet_sshkey
 - runit
+- panos:
+  * panos_import
 - smartos:
   * imgadm
   * vmadm
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/panos/panos_import.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/panos/panos_import.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..45de787768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/panos/panos_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Ansible module to manage PaloAltoNetworks Firewall
+# (c) 2016, techbizdev <techbizdev@paloaltonetworks.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: panos_import
+short_description: import file on PAN-OS devices
+description:
+    - Import file on PAN-OS device
+author: "Luigi Mori (@jtschichold), Ivan Bojer (@ivanbojer)"
+version_added: "2.3"
+requirements:
+    - pan-python
+    - requests
+    - requests_toolbelt
+options:
+    ip_address:
+        description:
+            - IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device.
+        required: true
+    password:
+        description:
+            - Password for device authentication.
+        required: true
+    username:
+        description:
+            - Username for device authentication.
+        required: false
+        default: "admin"
+    category:
+        description:
+            - Category of file uploaded. The default is software.
+        required: false
+        default: software
+    file:
+        description:
+            - Location of the file to import into device.
+        required: false
+        default: None
+    url:
+        description:
+            - URL of the file that will be imported to device.
+        required: false
+        default: None
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# import software image PanOS_vm-6.1.1 on 192.168.1.1
+- name: import software image into PAN-OS
+  panos_import:
+    ip_address: 192.168.1.1
+    username: admin
+    password: admin
+    file: /tmp/PanOS_vm-6.1.1
+    category: software
+'''
+
+RETURN='''
+# Default return values
+'''
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community',
+                    'version': '1.0'}
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_exception
+
+import os.path
+import xml.etree
+import tempfile
+import shutil
+import os
+
+try:
+    import pan.xapi
+    import requests
+    import requests_toolbelt
+    HAS_LIB = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_LIB = False
+
+
+def import_file(xapi, module, ip_address, file_, category):
+    xapi.keygen()
+
+    params = {
+        'type': 'import',
+        'category': category,
+        'key': xapi.api_key
+    }
+
+    filename = os.path.basename(file_)
+
+    mef = requests_toolbelt.MultipartEncoder(
+        fields={
+            'file': (filename, open(file_, 'rb'), 'application/octet-stream')
+        }
+    )
+
+    r = requests.post(
+        'https://'+ip_address+'/api/',
+        verify=False,
+        params=params,
+        headers={'Content-Type': mef.content_type},
+        data=mef
+    )
+
+    # if something goes wrong just raise an exception
+    r.raise_for_status()
+
+    resp = xml.etree.ElementTree.fromstring(r.content)
+
+    if resp.attrib['status'] == 'error':
+        module.fail_json(msg=r.content)
+
+    return True, filename
+
+
+def download_file(url):
+    r = requests.get(url, stream=True)
+    fo = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(prefix='ai', delete=False)
+    shutil.copyfileobj(r.raw, fo)
+    fo.close()
+
+    return fo.name
+
+
+def delete_file(path):
+    os.remove(path)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        ip_address=dict(required=True),
+        password=dict(required=True, no_log=True),
+        username=dict(default='admin'),
+        category=dict(default='software'),
+        file=dict(),
+        url=dict()
+    )
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=False, required_one_of=[['file', 'url']])
+    if not HAS_LIB:
+        module.fail_json(msg='pan-python, requests, and requests_toolbelt are required for this module')
+
+    ip_address = module.params["ip_address"]
+    password = module.params["password"]
+    username = module.params['username']
+
+    xapi = pan.xapi.PanXapi(
+        hostname=ip_address,
+        api_username=username,
+        api_password=password
+    )
+
+    file_ = module.params['file']
+    url = module.params['url']
+
+    category = module.params['category']
+
+    # we can get file from URL or local storage
+    if url is not None:
+        file_ = download_file(url)
+
+    try:
+        changed, filename = import_file(xapi, module, ip_address, file_, category)
+    except Exception:
+        exc = get_exception()
+        module.fail_json(msg=exc.message)
+
+    # cleanup and delete file if local
+    if url is not None:
+        delete_file(file_)
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, filename=filename, msg="okey dokey")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()