diff --git a/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs b/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs
index bc9c107e8..6e7d14f8c 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server.WebServer.RESTMethods
             {
                 var input = info.Request.Form;
                 var cmdline = Library.Utility.Utility.ParseBool(input["cmdline"].Value, false);
+                var import_metadata = Library.Utility.Utility.ParseBool(input["import_metadata"].Value, false);
                 var direct = Library.Utility.Utility.ParseBool(input["direct"].Value, false);
                 output_template = output_template.Replace("CBM", input["callback"].Value);
                 if (cmdline)
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server.WebServer.RESTMethods
                                 ipx = Serializer.Deserialize<Serializable.ImportExportStructure>(sr);
                         }
                     }
+                    if (!import_metadata) {
+                        ipx.Backup.Metadata.Clear();
+                    }
 
                     ipx.Backup.ID = null;
                     ((Database.Backup)ipx.Backup).DBPath = null;