diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -2331,6 +2331,23 @@ def reposetup(ui, repo):
         repo.__class__ = mqrepo
         repo.mq = queue(ui, repo.join(""))
 
+def uisetup(ui):
+    # override import to disallow importing over patch
+    importalias, importcmd = cmdutil.findcmd(ui, 'import', commands.table)
+    for alias, cmd in commands.table.iteritems():
+        if cmd is importcmd:
+            importkey = alias
+            break
+    orig_import = importcmd[0]
+    def mqimport(ui, repo, patch1, *patches, **opts):
+        if hasattr(repo, 'abort_if_wdir_patched'):
+            repo.abort_if_wdir_patched(_('cannot import over an applied patch'),
+                                       opts.get('force'))
+            orig_import(ui, repo, patch1, *patches, **opts)
+    importcmd = list(importcmd)
+    importcmd[0] = mqimport
+    commands.table[importkey] = tuple(importcmd)
+
 seriesopts = [('s', 'summary', None, _('print first line of patch header'))]
 
 cmdtable = {
diff --git a/tests/test-mq b/tests/test-mq
--- a/tests/test-mq
+++ b/tests/test-mq
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ hg commit
 echo % push should fail
 hg push ../../k
 
+echo % import should fail
+hg st .
+echo foo >> ../a
+hg diff > ../../import.diff
+hg revert --no-backup ../a
+hg import ../../import.diff
+hg st
+
 echo % qunapplied
 hg qunapplied
 
diff --git a/tests/test-mq.out b/tests/test-mq.out
--- a/tests/test-mq.out
+++ b/tests/test-mq.out
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ abort: cannot commit over an applied mq 
 % push should fail
 pushing to ../../k
 abort: source has mq patches applied
+% import should fail
+abort: cannot import over an applied patch
 % qunapplied
 test2.patch
 % qpush/qpop with index