diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index ba1c8cc9f..1aba01f1d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.6.0
+ - rfe: let package import inherit permissions
  - added fieldsets around form controls with multiple elements
  - rfe: Town Hall: Menu title in search results
  - rfe: Process Macros in HTTP Proxy's URL
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm
index 0f3538768..db20a3fd5 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ A hash reference containing the exported data.
 sub importAssetData {
     my $self        = shift;
     my $data        = shift;
+    my $options     = shift || {};
     my $error       = $self->session->errorHandler;
     my $id          = $data->{properties}{assetId};
     my $class       = $data->{properties}{className};
@@ -140,6 +141,12 @@ sub importAssetData {
 
     my $asset;
     my $revisionExists = WebGUI::Asset->assetExists($self->session, $id, $class, $version);
+    my %properties = %{ $data->{properties} };
+    if ($options->{inheritPermissions}) {
+        delete $properties{ownerUserId};
+        delete $properties{groupIdView};
+        delete $properties{groupIdEdit};
+    }
     if ($revisionExists) { # update an existing revision
         $asset = WebGUI::Asset->new($self->session, $id, $class, $version);
         $error->info("Updating an existing revision of asset $id");	
@@ -162,7 +169,13 @@ sub importAssetData {
         }
         else {  # add an entirely new asset
             $error->info("Adding $id that didn't previously exist.");
-            $asset = $self->addChild($data->{properties}, $id, $version, {skipAutoCommitWorkflows => 1});
+            my %properties = %{ $data->{properties} };
+            if ($options->{inheritPermissions}) {
+                $properties{ownerUserId} = $self->get('ownerUserId');
+                $properties{groupIdView} = $self->get('groupIdView');
+                $properties{groupIdEdit} = $self->get('groupIdEdit');
+            }
+            $asset = $self->addChild(\%properties, $id, $version, {skipAutoCommitWorkflows => 1});
         }
     }
 
@@ -205,6 +218,7 @@ A reference to a WebGUI::Storage object that contains a webgui package file.
 sub importPackage {
     my $self            = shift;
     my $storage         = shift;
+    my $options         = shift;
     my $decompressed    = $storage->untar($storage->getFiles->[0]);
     return undef
         if $storage->getErrorCount;
@@ -215,7 +229,7 @@ sub importPackage {
     foreach my $file (sort(@{$decompressed->getFiles})) {
         next unless ($decompressed->getFileExtension($file) eq "json");
         $error->info("Found data file $file");
-        my $data = eval{
+        my $data = eval {
             JSON->new->utf8->relaxed(1)->decode($decompressed->getFileContentsAsScalar($file))
         };
         if ($@ || $data->{properties}{assetId} eq "" || $data->{properties}{className} eq "" || $data->{properties}{revisionDate} eq "") {
@@ -228,7 +242,7 @@ sub importPackage {
             $decompressed->untar($storageId.".storage", $assetStorage);
         }
         my $asset = $assets{$data->{properties}{parentId}} || $self;
-        my $newAsset = $asset->importAssetData($data);
+        my $newAsset = $asset->importAssetData($data, $options);
         $newAsset->importAssetCollateralData($data);
         $assets{$newAsset->getId} = $newAsset;
         # First imported asset must be the "package"
@@ -302,6 +316,7 @@ sub www_importPackage {
 	my $self = shift;
 	return $self->session->privilege->insufficient() unless ($self->canEdit && $self->session->user->isInGroup(4));
 	my $storage = WebGUI::Storage->createTemp($self->session);
+    my $inheritPermissions = $self->session->form->process('inheritPermissions');
 
 	##This is a hack.  It should use the WebGUI::Form::File API to insulate
 	##us from future form name changes.
@@ -309,7 +324,7 @@ sub www_importPackage {
 
 	my $error = "";
 	if ($storage->getFileExtension($storage->getFiles->[0]) eq "wgpkg") {
-		$error = $self->importPackage($storage);
+		$error = $self->importPackage($storage, {inheritPermissions => $inheritPermissions});
 	}
 	if (!blessed $error) {
 		my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session, "Asset");
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Content/AssetManager.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Content/AssetManager.pm
index 0d581eede..d0b562b84 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Content/AssetManager.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Content/AssetManager.pm
@@ -520,11 +520,16 @@ ENDHTML
                     .$session->icon->export("func=exportPackage",$asset->get("url"))
                     .'<br />';
     }
-    $output .= '<br />'.WebGUI::Form::formHeader($session, {action=>$currentAsset->getUrl})
-            .WebGUI::Form::hidden($session, {name=>"func", value=>"importPackage"})
-            .'<input type="file" name="packageFile" size="10" style="font-size: 10px;" />'
-            .WebGUI::Form::submit($session, {value=>$i18n->get("import"), extras=>'style="font-size: 10px;"'})
-            .WebGUI::Form::formFooter($session);
+    $output .= '<br />'
+        . WebGUI::Form::formHeader($session, {action=>$currentAsset->getUrl})
+        . WebGUI::Form::hidden($session, {name=>"func", value=>"importPackage"})
+        . '<div><input type="file" name="packageFile" size="30" style="font-size: 10px;" /></div>'
+        . '<div style="font-size: 10px">'
+        . WebGUI::Form::checkbox($session, { label => $i18n->get('inherit parent permissions'), checked => 1, name => 'inheritPermissions', value => 1 })
+        . ' &nbsp; ' .  WebGUI::Form::submit($session, { value=>$i18n->get("import"), 'extras' => ' ' })
+        . '</div>'
+        . WebGUI::Form::formFooter($session)
+        ;
     $output .= ' </fieldset></div>';
 
     ### Clearing div
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Checkbox.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Checkbox.pm
index acaf31188..ee486e33f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Checkbox.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Checkbox.pm
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ sub definition {
 		defaultValue=>{
 			defaultValue=> undef
 			},
+        label   => {
+            defaultValue => undef,
+        },
 		});
         return $class->SUPER::definition($session, $definition);
 }
@@ -122,7 +125,11 @@ sub toHtml {
     $value = defined $value ? $self->fixMacros($self->fixQuotes($self->fixSpecialCharacters($value))) : '';
 	my $checkedText = $self->get("checked") ? ' checked="checked"' 			: '';
 	my $idText 		= $self->get('id') 		? ' id="'.$self->get('id').'" ' : '';
-	return '<input type="checkbox" name="'.($self->get("name")||'').'" value="'.$value.'"'.$idText.$checkedText.' '.($self->get("extras")||'').' />';
+    my $control = '<input type="checkbox" name="'.($self->get("name")||'').'" value="'.$value.'"'.$idText.$checkedText.' '.($self->get("extras")||'').' />';
+    if ($self->get('label')) {
+        return "<label>$control" . $self->get('label') . '</label>';
+    }
+    return $control;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
index 8515a534a..6c31df850 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
@@ -1115,6 +1115,11 @@ Couldn't open %-s because %-s <br />
         context     => q{Error message in Asset.pm},
     },
 
+    'inherit parent permissions' => {
+        message     => q{Inherit parent's permissions}
+
+    }
+
 };
 
 1;