diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/users/user-import.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/users/user-import.ts
index 5a593604e..02df833f0 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/users/user-import.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/users/user-import.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {
   VideoCreateResult,
   VideoPlaylistPrivacy,
   VideoPlaylistType,
-  VideoPrivacy
+  VideoPrivacy,
+  VideoState
 } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
 import { prepareImportExportTests } from '@tests/shared/import-export.js'
 import { areMockObjectStorageTestsDisabled } from '@peertube/peertube-node-utils'
@@ -466,6 +467,8 @@ function runTest (withObjectStorage: boolean) {
       expect(video.duration).to.equal(0)
       expect(video.files).to.have.lengthOf(0)
       expect(video.streamingPlaylists).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+
+      expect(video.state.id).to.equal(VideoState.WAITING_FOR_LIVE)
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/server/core/lib/user-import-export/importers/videos-importer.ts b/server/core/lib/user-import-export/importers/videos-importer.ts
index 951c12301..2183b58ab 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/user-import-export/importers/videos-importer.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/user-import-export/importers/videos-importer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LiveVideoLatencyMode, ThumbnailType, VideoExportJSON, VideoPrivacy } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
+import { LiveVideoLatencyMode, ThumbnailType, VideoExportJSON, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
 import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger.js'
 import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks.js'
 import { buildNextVideoState } from '@server/lib/video-state.js'
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ export class VideosImporter extends AbstractUserImporter <VideoExportJSON, Impor
         videoPasswords: videoImportData.passwords,
         duration,
         filename: videoImportData.source?.filename,
-        state: buildNextVideoState()
+        state: videoImportData.isLive
+          ? VideoState.WAITING_FOR_LIVE
+          : buildNextVideoState()
       },
 
       liveAttributes: videoImportData.live,