diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -569,9 +569,7 @@ def tryimportone(ui, repo, hunk, parents
     tmpname, message, user, date, branch, nodeid, p1, p2 = \
         patch.extract(ui, hunk)
 
-    editor = commiteditor
-    if opts.get('edit'):
-        editor = commitforceeditor
+    editor = getcommiteditor(**opts)
     update = not opts.get('bypass')
     strip = opts["strip"]
     sim = float(opts.get('similarity') or 0)
@@ -660,7 +658,7 @@ def tryimportone(ui, repo, hunk, parents
                                             opts.get('user') or user,
                                             opts.get('date') or date,
                                             branch, files, store,
-                                            editor=commiteditor)
+                                            editor=getcommiteditor())
                 n = memctx.commit()
             finally:
                 store.close()
diff --git a/tests/test-import-bypass.t b/tests/test-import-bypass.t
--- a/tests/test-import-bypass.t
+++ b/tests/test-import-bypass.t
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ Test --bypass with other options
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 
 Test importing an existing revision
+(this also tests that editor is not invoked for '--bypass', if the
+patch contains the commit message, regardless of '--edit')
 
-  $ hg import --bypass --exact ../test.diff
+  $ HGEDITOR=cat hg import --bypass --exact --edit ../test.diff
   applying ../test.diff
   $ shortlog
   o  1:4e322f7ce8e3 test 0 0 - foo - changea
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ Test unsupported combinations
   [255]
 
 Test commit editor
+(this also tests that editor is invoked, if the patch doesn't contain
+the commit message, regardless of '--edit')
 
   $ cat > ../test.diff <<EOF
   > diff -r 07f494440405 -r 4e322f7ce8e3 a
@@ -131,10 +135,12 @@ Test commit editor
   [255]
 
 Test patch.eol is handled
+(this also tests that editor is not invoked for '--bypass', if the
+commit message is explicitly specified, regardless of '--edit')
 
   $ python -c 'file("a", "wb").write("a\r\n")'
   $ hg ci -m makeacrlf
-  $ hg import -m 'should fail because of eol' --bypass ../test.diff
+  $ HGEDITOR=cat hg import -m 'should fail because of eol' --edit --bypass ../test.diff
   applying ../test.diff
   patching file a
   Hunk #1 FAILED at 0
diff --git a/tests/test-import.t b/tests/test-import.t
--- a/tests/test-import.t
+++ b/tests/test-import.t
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ generate patches for the test
 
 
 import exported patch
+(this also tests that editor is not invoked, if the patch contains the
+commit message and '--edit' is not specified)
 
   $ hg clone -r0 a b
   adding changesets
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ import exported patch
   added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
   updating to branch default
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-  $ hg --cwd b import ../exported-tip.patch
+  $ HGEDITOR=cat hg --cwd b import ../exported-tip.patch
   applying ../exported-tip.patch
 
 message and committer and date should be same
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ message and committer and date should be
 
 
 import exported patch with external patcher
+(this also tests that editor is invoked, if the '--edit' is specified,
+regardless of the commit message in the patch)
 
   $ cat > dummypatch.py <<EOF
   > print 'patching file a'
@@ -59,14 +63,25 @@ import exported patch with external patc
   added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
   updating to branch default
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-  $ hg --config ui.patch='python ../dummypatch.py' --cwd b import ../exported-tip.patch
+  $ HGEDITOR=cat hg --config ui.patch='python ../dummypatch.py' --cwd b import --edit ../exported-tip.patch
   applying ../exported-tip.patch
+  second change
+  
+  
+  HG: Enter commit message.  Lines beginning with 'HG:' are removed.
+  HG: Leave message empty to abort commit.
+  HG: --
+  HG: user: someone
+  HG: branch 'default'
+  HG: changed a
   $ cat b/a
   line2
   $ rm -r b
 
 
 import of plain diff should fail without message
+(this also tests that editor is invoked, if the patch doesn't contain
+the commit message, regardless of '--edit')
 
   $ hg clone -r0 a b
   adding changesets
@@ -75,8 +90,16 @@ import of plain diff should fail without
   added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
   updating to branch default
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-  $ hg --cwd b import ../diffed-tip.patch
+  $ HGEDITOR=cat hg --cwd b import ../diffed-tip.patch
   applying ../diffed-tip.patch
+  
+  
+  HG: Enter commit message.  Lines beginning with 'HG:' are removed.
+  HG: Leave message empty to abort commit.
+  HG: --
+  HG: user: test
+  HG: branch 'default'
+  HG: changed a
   abort: empty commit message
   [255]
   $ rm -r b
@@ -97,6 +120,8 @@ import of plain diff should be ok with m
 
 
 import of plain diff with specific date and user
+(this also tests that editor is not invoked, if
+'--message'/'--logfile' is specified and '--edit' is not)
 
   $ hg clone -r0 a b
   adding changesets
@@ -128,6 +153,8 @@ import of plain diff with specific date 
 
 
 import of plain diff should be ok with --no-commit
+(this also tests that editor is not invoked, if '--no-commit' is
+specified, regardless of '--edit')
 
   $ hg clone -r0 a b
   adding changesets
@@ -136,7 +163,7 @@ import of plain diff should be ok with -
   added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
   updating to branch default
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-  $ hg --cwd b import --no-commit ../diffed-tip.patch
+  $ HGEDITOR=cat hg --cwd b import --no-commit --edit ../diffed-tip.patch
   applying ../diffed-tip.patch
   $ hg --cwd b diff --nodates
   diff -r 80971e65b431 a