diff --git a/Scribus/scribus/canvasmode_normal.cpp b/Scribus/scribus/canvasmode_normal.cpp
index 7cf09ab..803e947 100644
--- a/Scribus/scribus/canvasmode_normal.cpp
+++ b/Scribus/scribus/canvasmode_normal.cpp
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ void CanvasMode_Normal::importToPage()
 		m_doc->useRaster = savedAlignGrid;
 		m_doc->SnapGuides = savedAlignGuides;
 		m_doc->SnapElement = savedAlignElement;
+		m_ScMW->checkMissingImages();
 		m_doc->setLoading(false);
 		m_doc->view()->DrawNew();
 		if (m_doc->m_Selection->count() > 0)
diff --git a/Scribus/scribus/scribus.cpp b/Scribus/scribus/scribus.cpp
index 331736f..58e3a03 100644
--- a/Scribus/scribus/scribus.cpp
+++ b/Scribus/scribus/scribus.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ for which a new license (GPL+exception) is in place.
 #include "urllauncher.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "util_formats.h"
+#include "util_file.h"
 #include "util_ghostscript.h"
 #include "util_icon.h"
 #include "util_math.h"
@@ -4134,6 +4135,7 @@ bool ScribusMainWindow::loadDoc(QString fileName)
 			Apply_MasterPage(doc->DocPages.at(p)->MPageNam, p, false);
 		}
 		view->reformPages(false);
+		checkMissingImages();
 		doc->setLoading(false);
 /*		if (fileLoader->FileType > FORMATID_NATIVEIMPORTEND)
 		{
@@ -10313,3 +10315,29 @@ void ScribusMainWindow::updateTableMenuActions()
 	scrActions["tableAdjustTableToFrame"]->setEnabled(table);
 }
 
+void ScribusMainWindow::checkMissingImages()
+{
+	QMap<QString, PageItem*> missingMap;
+	for (int a = 0; a < doc->Items->count(); ++a)
+	{
+		PageItem *currItem = doc->Items->at(a);
+		if (!currItem->Pfile.isEmpty())
+		{
+			QFileInfo fi = QFileInfo(currItem->Pfile);
+			if (!fi.exists())
+				missingMap.insert(fi.absoluteFilePath(), currItem);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!missingMap.isEmpty())
+	{
+		QMap<QString, QString> replaceMap = fileFinder(missingMap.keys(), this);
+		foreach (QString filePath, replaceMap.keys())
+		{
+			PageItem* item = missingMap.value(filePath);
+			item->loadImage(replaceMap.value(filePath), false);
+		}
+		doc->updatePic();
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Scribus/scribus/scribus.h b/Scribus/scribus/scribus.h
index e79d311..74d2801 100644
--- a/Scribus/scribus/scribus.h
+++ b/Scribus/scribus/scribus.h
@@ -518,7 +518,8 @@ public slots:
 	 * canvas modes/gestures.
 	 */
 	void updateTableMenuActions();
-
+	//! \brief check for missing externals files (images for now)
+	void checkMissingImages();
 signals:
 	void AppModeChanged(int oldMode, int newMode);
 	void TextStyle(const ParagraphStyle&);
diff --git a/Scribus/scribus/util_file.cpp b/Scribus/scribus/util_file.cpp
index 589ebd8..10713f4 100644
--- a/Scribus/scribus/util_file.cpp
+++ b/Scribus/scribus/util_file.cpp
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ for which a new license (GPL+exception) is in place.
 # include <utime.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QDataStream>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QList>
+#include <QMap>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QTemporaryFile>
+#include <QWidget>
 
+#include "ui/customfdialog.h"
 #include "scstreamfilter.h"
 
 bool copyData(QIODevice& src, QIODevice& dest)
@@ -230,3 +235,88 @@ bool fileInPath(const QString& filename)
 	}
 	return false;
 }
+
+QMap<QString, QString> fileFinder(QList<QString> filesList, QWidget* parent)
+{
+	QString searchPath = QString();
+	bool reUsePath = false;
+	QMap<QString, QString> resultMap;
+	foreach (QString sPath, filesList)
+		resultMap.insert(sPath, QString());
+	QMap<QString, QString> replacePaths; //map for remember replaced paths
+	foreach (QString filePath, filesList)
+	{
+		QFileInfo fi = QFileInfo(filePath);
+		if (fi.exists())
+		{
+			resultMap.insert(filePath, filePath);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		QString sPath = fi.absolutePath();
+		QString dPath = QString();
+		if (replacePaths.contains(sPath))
+		{
+			dPath = replacePaths.value(sPath);
+			QFile f(dPath + "/" + fi.fileName());
+			if (f.exists())
+			{
+				resultMap.insert(filePath, dPath + "/" + fi.fileName());
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!searchPath.isEmpty())
+			{
+				QFile f(searchPath + "/" + fi.fileName());
+				if (f.exists())
+				{
+					resultMap.insert(filePath, searchPath + "/" + fi.fileName());
+					continue;
+				}
+				else
+					searchPath.clear();
+			}
+		}
+		QString wdir = QDir::fromNativeSeparators( fi.path() );
+		QString fname = fi.fileName();
+		
+		CustomFDialog *dia = new CustomFDialog(parent, wdir, QWidget::tr("Find Missing External File: ") + fi.filePath(), QString(), fdShowPreview + fdExistingFiles);
+		QCheckBox* usePath = new QCheckBox(dia);
+		usePath->setText( QWidget::tr("Search other missing files in selected directory"));
+		usePath->setToolTip( QWidget::tr("If other missing files were found then first they will searched in that directory and dialog does not appear."));
+		usePath->setChecked(reUsePath);
+		dia->addWidgets(usePath);
+		QCheckBox* stopSearch = new QCheckBox(dia);
+		stopSearch->setText( QWidget::tr("Stop searching of missing files"));
+		stopSearch->setChecked(false);
+		dia->addWidgets(stopSearch);
+		dia->setSelection(fname);
+		
+		if (dia->exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
+		{
+			fname = dia->selectedFile();
+			if (!fname.isEmpty())
+			{
+				fi = QFileInfo(fname);
+				resultMap.insert(filePath, fi.absoluteFilePath());
+				replacePaths.insert(wdir, fi.absolutePath());
+				if (usePath->isChecked())
+				{
+					searchPath = fi.absolutePath();
+					reUsePath = true;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					searchPath.clear();
+					reUsePath = false;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (stopSearch->isChecked())
+		{
+			delete dia;
+			break;
+		}
+		delete dia;
+	}
+	return resultMap;
+}
diff --git a/Scribus/scribus/util_file.h b/Scribus/scribus/util_file.h
index 933cdf8..33e7531 100644
--- a/Scribus/scribus/util_file.h
+++ b/Scribus/scribus/util_file.h
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ for which a new license (GPL+exception) is in place.
 #define _UTIL_FILE_H
 
 #include "scribusapi.h"
-
+#include <QList>
+#include <QMap>
 class QDataStream;
 class QString;
 class ScStreamFilter;
+class QWidget;
 
 /**
 * @brief Copy a source file to a target
@@ -83,4 +85,15 @@ bool SCRIBUS_API touchFile(const QString& file);
 **/
 bool SCRIBUS_API fileInPath(const QString& filename);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Ask user for missing files
+ *
+ * FileFinder can be used for asking user for some missing files
+ * FileFinder takes list of missing files paths
+ * and returns map of replaced paths
+ * Dirs where files was found are stored and used for next searches
+ * for minimalize asks to user
+ */
+QMap<QString, QString> SCRIBUS_API fileFinder(QList<QString> filesList, QWidget* parent);
+
 #endif