diff --git a/src/Project.cpp b/src/Project.cpp
index be3c75463..6b5ce1ac9 100644
--- a/src/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/Project.cpp
@@ -460,8 +460,12 @@ public:
             mProject->HandleResize(); // Adjust scrollers for NEW track sizes.
          } );
 
-         for (const auto &name : sortednames)
-            mProject->Import(name);
+         for (const auto &name : sortednames) {
+            if (Importer::IsMidi(name))
+               AudacityProject::DoImportMIDI(mProject, name);
+            else
+               mProject->Import(name);
+         }
 
          mProject->ZoomAfterImport(nullptr);
 
diff --git a/src/import/Import.cpp b/src/import/Import.cpp
index 6dae378f3..e01229045 100644
--- a/src/import/Import.cpp
+++ b/src/import/Import.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ movable_ptr<ExtImportItem> Importer::CreateDefaultImportItem()
    return new_item;
 }
 
+bool Importer::IsMidi(const wxString &fName)
+{
+   const auto extension = fName.AfterLast(wxT('.'));
+   return
+      extension.IsSameAs(wxT("midi"), false) ||
+      extension.IsSameAs(wxT("mid"), false);
+}
+
 // returns number of tracks imported
 bool Importer::Import(const wxString &fName,
                      TrackFactory *trackFactory,
@@ -343,7 +351,7 @@ bool Importer::Import(const wxString &fName,
    // Always refuse to import MIDI, even though the FFmpeg plugin pretends to know how (but makes very bad renderings)
 #ifdef USE_MIDI
    // MIDI files must be imported, not opened
-   if ((extension.IsSameAs(wxT("midi"), false)) || (extension.IsSameAs(wxT("mid"), false))) {
+   if (IsMidi(fName)) {
       errorMessage.Printf(_("\"%s\" \nis a MIDI file, not an audio file. \nAudacity cannot open this type of file for playing, but you can\nedit it by clicking File > Import > MIDI."), fName.c_str());
       return false;
    }
diff --git a/src/import/Import.h b/src/import/Import.h
index 4e8aaa450..e102521a2 100644
--- a/src/import/Import.h
+++ b/src/import/Import.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ public:
     */
     movable_ptr<ExtImportItem> CreateDefaultImportItem();
 
+   static bool IsMidi(const wxString &fName);
+
    // if false, the import failed and errorMessage will be set.
    bool Import(const wxString &fName,
               TrackFactory *trackFactory,
diff --git a/src/import/ImportLOF.cpp b/src/import/ImportLOF.cpp
index 7c87d112b..d462a3f0d 100644
--- a/src/import/ImportLOF.cpp
+++ b/src/import/ImportLOF.cpp
@@ -388,8 +388,7 @@ void LOFImportFileHandle::lofOpenFiles(wxString* ln)
 
 #ifdef USE_MIDI
       // If file is a midi
-      if (targetfile.AfterLast(wxT('.')).IsSameAs(wxT("mid"), false)
-          ||  targetfile.AfterLast(wxT('.')).IsSameAs(wxT("midi"), false))
+      if (Importer::IsMidi(targetfile))
       {
          mProject = AudacityProject::DoImportMIDI(mProject, targetfile);
       }