Index: scribus/canvasmode_objimport.cpp
===================================================================
--- scribus/canvasmode_objimport.cpp	(revision 27798)
+++ scribus/canvasmode_objimport.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -168,27 +168,51 @@
 	m->accept();
 	if ((m->button() == Qt::LeftButton) && m_mimeData)
 	{
+		UndoManager* undoManager = UndoManager::instance();
 		UndoTransaction undoTransaction;
 		if (m_trSettings && UndoManager::undoEnabled())
 		{
-			undoTransaction = UndoManager::instance()->beginTransaction(*m_trSettings);
+			undoTransaction = undoManager->beginTransaction(*m_trSettings);
 		}
+
 		// Creating QDragEnterEvent outside of Qt is not recommended per docs :S
 		QPointF dropPos = m_view->widget()->mapFromGlobal(m->globalPosition());
 		const FPoint mousePointDoc = m_canvas->globalToCanvas(m->globalPosition());
 		QDropEvent dropEvent(dropPos, Qt::CopyAction|Qt::MoveAction, m_mimeData, m->buttons(), m->modifiers());
-		m_view->contentsDropEvent(&dropEvent);
-		if (m_doc->m_Selection->count() > 0)
+		auto dropAndPosition = [&]()
 		{
-			double gx, gy, gh, gw;
-			m_doc->m_Selection->getGroupRect(&gx, &gy, &gw, &gh);
-			m_doc->moveGroup(mousePointDoc.x() - gx, mousePointDoc.y() -gy);
-		}
-		// Commit undo transaction if necessary
+			m_view->contentsDropEvent(&dropEvent);
+			if (m_doc->m_Selection->count() > 0)
+			{
+				double gx, gy, gh, gw;
+				m_doc->m_Selection->getGroupRect(&gx, &gy, &gw, &gh);
+				m_doc->moveGroup(mousePointDoc.x() - gx, mousePointDoc.y() - gy);
+			}
+		};
+
 		if (undoTransaction)
 		{
+			const qsizetype oldDocItemCount = m_doc->Items->count();
+			{
+				// Imported groups are assembled after their children are created. Do not
+				// record CREATE_ITEM states until the final top-level hierarchy exists.
+				UndoBlocker undoBlocker;
+				dropAndPosition();
+			}
+
+			for (qsizetype i = oldDocItemCount; i < m_doc->Items->count(); ++i)
+			{
+				PageItem* newItem = m_doc->Items->at(i);
+				auto *is = new ScItemState<PageItem*>("Create PageItem");
+				is->set("CREATE_ITEM");
+				is->setItem(newItem);
+				const int pageIndex = (newItem->OwnPage > -1) ? newItem->OwnPage : 0;
+				undoManager->action(m_doc->Pages->at(pageIndex), is);
+			}
 			undoTransaction.commit();
 		}
+		else
+			dropAndPosition();
 		// Return to normal mode
 		m_view->requestMode(modeNormal);
 	}