diff --git a/app/localization/translated/be.json b/app/localization/translated/be.json
index e69c0969a8..764850b21f 100644
--- a/app/localization/translated/be.json
+++ b/app/localization/translated/be.json
@@ -702,6 +702,8 @@
   "EventActions.deletePattern": "Выдаленне шаблону",
   "EventActions.deleteWidget": "Выдаленне віджэта",
   "EventActions.import": "Імпарт",
+  "EventActions.startImport": "Пачаць імпарт",
+  "EventActions.finishImport": "Скончыць імпарт",
   "EventActions.finishLaunch": "Канчатак запуску",
   "EventActions.generateIndex": "Генерацыя індэкса",
   "EventActions.linkIssue": "Прывязка праблемы",
diff --git a/app/localization/translated/ru.json b/app/localization/translated/ru.json
index 5d1361816d..821eae49ef 100644
--- a/app/localization/translated/ru.json
+++ b/app/localization/translated/ru.json
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@
   "EventActions.deletePattern": "Удаление шаблона",
   "EventActions.deleteWidget": "Удаление виджета",
   "EventActions.import": "Импорт",
+  "EventActions.startImport": "Начать импорт",
+  "EventActions.finishImport": "Закончить импорт",
   "EventActions.finishLaunch": "Окончание запуска",
   "EventActions.generateIndex": "Генерация индекса",
   "EventActions.linkIssue": "Привязка ошибки",
diff --git a/app/localization/translated/uk.json b/app/localization/translated/uk.json
index 490cc577b7..5caec2e1f8 100644
--- a/app/localization/translated/uk.json
+++ b/app/localization/translated/uk.json
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@
   "EventActions.deletePattern": "Видалення шаблону",
   "EventActions.deleteWidget": "Видалення міні-програми",
   "EventActions.import": "Імпорт",
+  "EventActions.startImport": "Розпочати імпорт",
+  "EventActions.finishImport": "Завершити імпорт",
   "EventActions.finishLaunch": "Закінчення запуску",
   "EventActions.generateIndex": "Генерація індексу",
   "EventActions.linkIssue": "Прив’язка помилки",
diff --git a/app/localization/translated/zh.json b/app/localization/translated/zh.json
index 8cb8ceedbf..7f6187011d 100644
--- a/app/localization/translated/zh.json
+++ b/app/localization/translated/zh.json
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
   "EventActions.deletePattern": "删除模板规则",
   "EventActions.deleteWidget": "删除小部件",
   "EventActions.import": "导入",
+  "EventActions.startImport": "Start import",
+  "EventActions.finishImport": "Finish import",
   "EventActions.finishLaunch": "完成测试任务",
   "EventActions.generateIndex": "生成索引",
   "EventActions.linkIssue": "与问题关联",
diff --git a/app/src/common/constants/actionTypes.js b/app/src/common/constants/actionTypes.js
index 8af904a159..3abfa9ce03 100644
--- a/app/src/common/constants/actionTypes.js
+++ b/app/src/common/constants/actionTypes.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export const DELETE_INDEX = 'deleteIndex';
 export const CREATE_DEFECT = 'createDefect';
 export const UPDATE_DEFECT = 'updateDefect';
 export const DELETE_DEFECT = 'deleteDefect';
-export const IMPORT = 'import';
 export const START_IMPORT = 'startImport';
 export const FINISH_IMPORT = 'finishImport';
 export const UPDATE_ITEM = 'updateItem';
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ export const DELETE_PATTERN = 'deletePattern';
 export const MATCHED_PATTERN = 'patternMatched';
 export const CREATE_PROJECT = 'createProject';
 export const CREATE_INVITATION_LINK = 'createInvitationLink';
+export const IMPORT = 'import';
 
 // grouped actions
 export const ACTIONS_WITH_ISSUES = 'issuesActions';
diff --git a/app/src/common/constants/localization/eventsLocalization.js b/app/src/common/constants/localization/eventsLocalization.js
index 002473adcd..0ef64b9c8f 100644
--- a/app/src/common/constants/localization/eventsLocalization.js
+++ b/app/src/common/constants/localization/eventsLocalization.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import {
   START_LAUNCH,
   FINISH_LAUNCH,
   DELETE_LAUNCH,
-  IMPORT as EVENT_ACTIONS_IMPORT,
   UPDATE_PROJECT,
   CREATE_DEFECT,
   UPDATE_DEFECT,
@@ -71,6 +70,9 @@ import {
   CREATE_PROJECT,
   UPDATE_AUTO_PATTERN_ANALYSIS_SETTINGS,
   CREATE_INVITATION_LINK,
+  IMPORT as EVENT_ACTIONS_IMPORT,
+  FINISH_IMPORT,
+  START_IMPORT,
 } from 'common/constants/actionTypes';
 
 export const actionMessages = defineMessages({
@@ -123,9 +125,17 @@ export const actionMessages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Delete launch',
   },
   [EVENT_ACTIONS_IMPORT]: {
-    id: 'EventActions.startImport',
+    id: 'EventActions.import',
     defaultMessage: 'Import',
   },
+  [START_IMPORT]: {
+    id: 'EventActions.startImport',
+    defaultMessage: 'Start import',
+  },
+  [FINISH_IMPORT]: {
+    id: 'EventActions.finishImport',
+    defaultMessage: 'Finish import',
+  },
   [ASSIGN_USER]: {
     id: 'EventActions.assignUser',
     defaultMessage: 'Assign user',
diff --git a/app/src/components/filterEntities/entityDropdown.jsx b/app/src/components/filterEntities/entityDropdown.jsx
index 6f096c61ad..9919f1a066 100644
--- a/app/src/components/filterEntities/entityDropdown.jsx
+++ b/app/src/components/filterEntities/entityDropdown.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import track from 'react-tracking';
 import { InputDropdown } from 'components/inputs/inputDropdown';
 import { FieldFilterEntity } from 'components/fields/fieldFilterEntity';
+import { GROUP_TO_ACTION_MAP } from 'common/constants/actionTypes';
+import { arrayRemoveDoubles } from 'common/utils';
 
 @track()
 export class EntityDropdown extends Component {
@@ -51,17 +53,23 @@ export class EntityDropdown extends Component {
     events: {},
   };
 
+  formatActionTypes = ({ value }, actionToGroup = {}) =>
+    arrayRemoveDoubles(value.split(',').map((action) => actionToGroup[action] || action));
+
+  parseActionTypes = (value) => value.map((group) => GROUP_TO_ACTION_MAP[group] || group).join(',');
+
   getValue = () => {
     const {
       value,
-      customProps: { multiple },
+      customProps: { multiple, actionToGroup },
     } = this.props;
     if (!multiple) {
       return value.value;
     } else if (!value.value) {
       return [];
     }
-    return value.value.split(',');
+
+    return this.formatActionTypes(value, actionToGroup);
   };
 
   getOptionLabelByValue = (value) => {
@@ -83,9 +91,10 @@ export class EntityDropdown extends Component {
       const label = this.getOptionLabelByValue(value);
       tracking.trackEvent(events.getChangeFilterEvent(title, label));
     }
+
     this.props.onChange({
       condition: this.props.value.condition,
-      value: multiple ? value.join(',') : value,
+      value: multiple ? this.parseActionTypes(value) : value,
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/app/src/pages/admin/projectEventsPage/eventsEntities.jsx b/app/src/pages/admin/projectEventsPage/eventsEntities.jsx
index b70112fe19..96f2762a69 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/admin/projectEventsPage/eventsEntities.jsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/admin/projectEventsPage/eventsEntities.jsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import {
   CREATE_DEFECT,
   UPDATE_DEFECT,
   DELETE_DEFECT,
-  IMPORT as EVENT_ACTIONS_IMPORT,
+  ACTIONS_WITH_IMPORT,
   UPDATE_ITEM,
   LINK_ISSUE_AA,
   ANALYZE_ITEM,
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ import {
   CHANGE_ROLE,
   UPDATE_AUTO_PATTERN_ANALYSIS_SETTINGS,
   CREATE_PROJECT,
+  IMPORT as EVENT_ACTIONS_IMPORT,
+  START_IMPORT,
+  FINISH_IMPORT,
 } from 'common/constants/actionTypes';
 import {
   DASHBOARD,
@@ -167,6 +170,10 @@ export class EventsEntities extends Component {
         customProps: {
           multiple: true,
           selectAll: true,
+          actionToGroup: {
+            [START_IMPORT]: ACTIONS_WITH_IMPORT,
+            [FINISH_IMPORT]: ACTIONS_WITH_IMPORT,
+          },
           options: [
             {
               label: intl.formatMessage(actionMessages[CREATE_DASHBOARD]),
@@ -286,7 +293,7 @@ export class EventsEntities extends Component {
             },
             {
               label: intl.formatMessage(actionMessages[EVENT_ACTIONS_IMPORT]),
-              value: EVENT_ACTIONS_IMPORT,
+              value: ACTIONS_WITH_IMPORT,
             },
             {
               label: intl.formatMessage(actionMessages[UPDATE_ITEM]),