diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php
index 30af4a6e02b4..b9e28d35ec50 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php
@@ -134,4 +134,19 @@ class ImportController extends BaseController
             return Redirect::to('/settings/' . ACCOUNT_IMPORT_EXPORT);
         }
     }
+
+    public function cancelImport()
+    {
+        try {
+            $path = env('FILE_IMPORT_PATH') ?: storage_path() . '/import';
+            foreach ([ENTITY_CLIENT, ENTITY_INVOICE, ENTITY_PAYMENT, ENTITY_QUOTE, ENTITY_PRODUCT] as $entityType) {
+                $fileName = sprintf('%s/%s_%s_%s.csv', $path, Auth::user()->account_id, request()->timestamp, $entityType);
+                \File::delete($fileName);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception $exception) {
+            Utils::logError($exception);
+        }
+
+        return Redirect::to('/settings/' . ACCOUNT_IMPORT_EXPORT);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/app/Http/routes.php
index d1dc9df9b7f5..c0aa67eaa7b0 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ Route::group([
 
     Route::post('/export', 'ExportController@doExport');
     Route::post('/import', 'ImportController@doImport');
+    Route::get('/cancel_import', 'ImportController@cancelImport');
     Route::post('/import_csv', 'ImportController@doImportCSV');
 
     Route::get('gateways/create/{show_wepay?}', 'AccountGatewayController@create');
diff --git a/resources/views/accounts/import_map.blade.php b/resources/views/accounts/import_map.blade.php
index 3bf6d2d65895..27124707ffcc 100644
--- a/resources/views/accounts/import_map.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/accounts/import_map.blade.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     @endforeach
 
     {!! Former::actions(
-        Button::normal(trans('texts.cancel'))->large()->asLinkTo(URL::to('/settings/import_export'))->appendIcon(Icon::create('remove-circle')),
+        Button::normal(trans('texts.cancel'))->large()->asLinkTo(URL::to('/cancel_import?timestamp=' . $timestamp))->appendIcon(Icon::create('remove-circle')),
         Button::success(trans('texts.import'))->submit()->large()->appendIcon(Icon::create('floppy-disk'))) !!}
 
     {!! Former::close() !!}