diff --git a/src/import/ImportMIDI.cpp b/src/import/ImportMIDI.cpp
index b8422b4d4..2ee40c479 100644
--- a/src/import/ImportMIDI.cpp
+++ b/src/import/ImportMIDI.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "../NoteTrack.h"
 #include "../Project.h"
+#include "../ProjectFileIO.h"
 #include "../ProjectHistory.h"
 #include "../ProjectWindow.h"
 #include "../SelectUtilities.h"
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@
 // Given an existing project, try to import into it, return true on success
 bool DoImportMIDI( AudacityProject &project, const FilePath &fileName )
 {
+   auto &projectFileIO = ProjectFileIO::Get( project );
    auto &tracks = TrackList::Get( project );
    auto newTrack =  std::make_shared<NoteTrack>();
+   bool initiallyEmpty = tracks.empty();
    
    if (::ImportMIDI(fileName, newTrack.get())) {
       
@@ -60,6 +63,15 @@ bool DoImportMIDI( AudacityProject &project, const FilePath &fileName )
       
       ProjectWindow::Get( project ).ZoomAfterImport(pTrack);
       FileHistory::Global().Append(fileName);
+
+      // If the project was clean and temporary (not permanently saved), then set
+      // the filename to the just imported path.
+      if (initiallyEmpty && projectFileIO.IsTemporary()) {
+         wxFileName fn(fileName);
+         project.SetProjectName(fn.GetName());
+         project.SetInitialImportPath(fn.GetPath());
+         projectFileIO.SetProjectTitle();
+      }
       return true;
    }
    else