diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e6ff627ba..18b22c4f3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 - The '_ids', '_projects', '_tags', '_uuids' helper commands are deprecated,
   and replaced by the new '_unique' helper command, which generates lists of
   unique values for the specified attribute.
+- "import" can now import JSON arrays, the new default "export" output.
 
 ------ current release ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
index 48c5e5770..f186af92f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ int CmdImport::import (std::vector <std::string>& lines)
   {
     std::string object = trimLeft (
                           trimRight (
-                            trim (line),
+                            trimRight (
+                              trim (line),
+                              ","),
                             "]"),
                           "[");