diff --git a/anki/importing/anki2.py b/anki/importing/anki2.py
index f4d3bfd47..758e8fe51 100644
--- a/anki/importing/anki2.py
+++ b/anki/importing/anki2.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ from anki.importing.base import Importer
 from anki.lang import _
 from anki.lang import ngettext
 
-MID = 2
 GUID = 1
+MID = 2
+MOD = 3
 
 class Anki2Importer(Importer):
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class Anki2Importer(Importer):
         self._changedGuids = {}
         # iterate over source collection
         add = []
+        update = []
         dirty = []
         usn = self.dst.usn()
         dupes = 0
@@ -85,22 +87,35 @@ class Anki2Importer(Importer):
                 # note we have the added the guid
                 self._notes[note[GUID]] = (note[0], note[3], note[MID])
             else:
+                # a duplicate or changed schema - safe to update?
                 dupes += 1
-                ## update existing note - not yet tested; for post 2.0
-                # newer = note[3] > mod
-                # if self.allowUpdate and self._mid(mid) == mid and newer:
-                #     localNid = self._notes[guid][0]
-                #     note[0] = localNid
-                #     note[4] = usn
-                #     add.append(note)
-                #     dirty.append(note[0])
+                if self.allowUpdate and note[GUID] in self._notes:
+                    oldNid, oldMod, oldMid = self._notes[note[GUID]]
+                    # safe if note types identical
+                    if oldMid == note[MID]:
+                        # will update if incoming note more recent
+                        if oldMod < note[MOD]:
+                            # incoming note should use existing id
+                            note[0] = oldNid
+                            note[4] = usn
+                            note[6] = self._mungeMedia(note[MID], note[6])
+                            update.append(note)
+                            dirty.append(note[0])
         if dupes:
-            self.log.append(_("Already in collection: %s.") % (ngettext(
-                "%d note", "%d notes", dupes) % dupes))
+            up = len(update)
+            self.log.append(_("Updated %(a)d of %(b)d existing notes.") % dict(
+                a=len(update), b=dupes))
+        # export info for calling code
+        self.dupes = dupes
+        self.added = len(add)
+        self.updated = len(update)
         # add to col
         self.dst.db.executemany(
             "insert or replace into notes values (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
             add)
+        self.dst.db.executemany(
+            "insert or replace into notes values (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
+            update)
         self.dst.updateFieldCache(dirty)
         self.dst.tags.registerNotes(dirty)
 
diff --git a/tests/support/update1.apkg b/tests/support/update1.apkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a0643b67
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diff --git a/tests/support/update2.apkg b/tests/support/update2.apkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5310095ce
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/support/update2.apkg differ
diff --git a/tests/test_importing.py b/tests/test_importing.py
index 075ad86d9..940d3642f 100644
--- a/tests/test_importing.py
+++ b/tests/test_importing.py
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ def test_anki1_diffmodels():
     assert after == before + 1
     assert beforeModels == len(dst.models.all())
 
-
 def test_suspended():
     # create a new empty deck
     dst = getEmptyDeck()
@@ -205,6 +204,33 @@ def test_anki2_diffmodels():
     assert after == before + 1
     assert dst.cardCount() == 3
 
+def test_anki2_updates():
+    # create a new empty deck
+    dst = getEmptyDeck()
+    tmp = getUpgradeDeckPath("update1.apkg")
+    imp = AnkiPackageImporter(dst, tmp)
+    imp.run()
+    assert imp.dupes == 0
+    assert imp.added == 1
+    assert imp.updated == 0
+    # importing again should be idempotent
+    imp = AnkiPackageImporter(dst, tmp)
+    imp.run()
+    assert imp.dupes == 1
+    assert imp.added == 0
+    assert imp.updated == 0
+    # importing a newer note should update
+    assert dst.noteCount() == 1
+    assert dst.db.scalar("select flds from notes").startswith("hello")
+    tmp = getUpgradeDeckPath("update2.apkg")
+    imp = AnkiPackageImporter(dst, tmp)
+    imp.run()
+    assert imp.dupes == 1
+    assert imp.added == 0
+    assert imp.updated == 1
+    assert dst.noteCount() == 1
+    assert dst.db.scalar("select flds from notes").startswith("goodbye")
+
 def test_csv():
     deck = getEmptyDeck()
     file = unicode(os.path.join(testDir, "support/text-2fields.txt"))