diff --git a/anki/importing/anki2.py b/anki/importing/anki2.py
index c48197db3..eaa15e42b 100644
--- a/anki/importing/anki2.py
+++ b/anki/importing/anki2.py
@@ -240,9 +240,7 @@ insert into revlog values (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)""", revlog)
     ######################################################################
 
     def _importMedia(self):
-        self.log.append(
-            _("%d media imported.") %
-            self.src.media.copyTo(self.dst.media.dir()))
+        self.src.media.copyTo(self.dst.media.dir())
 
     # Post-import cleanup
     ######################################################################
diff --git a/anki/importing/apkg.py b/anki/importing/apkg.py
index af0bdd7fa..c08ac25ab 100644
--- a/anki/importing/apkg.py
+++ b/anki/importing/apkg.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright: Damien Elmes <anki@ichi2.net>
 # License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
-import zipfile
+import zipfile, simplejson, os
 from anki.utils import tmpfile
 from anki.importing.anki2 import Anki2Importer
 
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@ class AnkiPackageImporter(Anki2Importer):
     def run(self):
         # extract the deck from the zip file
         z = zipfile.ZipFile(self.file)
-        f = z.open("collection.anki2")
+        col = z.read("collection.anki2")
         colpath = tmpfile(suffix=".anki2")
-        open(colpath, "w").write(f.read())
+        open(colpath, "wb").write(col)
         # pass it to the anki2 importer
         self.file = colpath
         Anki2Importer.run(self)
+        # import media
+        media = simplejson.loads(z.read("media"))
+        for c, file in media.items():
+            path = os.path.join(self.col.media.dir(), file)
+            if not os.path.exists(path):
+                open(path, "wb").write(z.read(c))