diff --git a/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py b/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
index c76a6efb9de..4a362f8c751 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
+++ b/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ class Import(models.TransientModel):
     def _read_xls(self, options):
         """ Read file content, using xlrd lib """
         book = xlrd.open_workbook(file_contents=self.file or b'')
-        return self._read_xls_book(book)
+        sheets = options['sheets'] = book.sheet_names()
+        sheet = options['sheet'] = options.get('sheet') or sheets[0]
+        return self._read_xls_book(book, sheet)
 
-    def _read_xls_book(self, book):
-        sheet = book.sheet_by_index(0)
+    def _read_xls_book(self, book, sheet_name):
+        sheet = book.sheet_by_name(sheet_name)
         # emulate Sheet.get_rows for pre-0.9.4
         for rowx, row in enumerate(map(sheet.row, range(sheet.nrows)), 1):
             values = []
@@ -309,10 +311,12 @@ class Import(models.TransientModel):
     def _read_ods(self, options):
         """ Read file content using ODSReader custom lib """
         doc = odf_ods_reader.ODSReader(file=io.BytesIO(self.file or b''))
+        sheets = options['sheets'] = list(doc.SHEETS.keys())
+        sheet = options['sheet'] = options.get('sheet') or sheets[0]
 
         return (
             row
-            for row in doc.getFirstSheet()
+            for row in doc.getSheet(sheet)
             if any(x for x in row if x.strip())
         )
 
diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_action.js b/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_action.js
index 57974f33a0a..d104fc4b0e6 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_action.js
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_action.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ var DataImport = AbstractAction.extend({
         {name: 'separator', label: _lt("Separator:"), value: ''},
         {name: 'quoting', label: _lt("Text Delimiter:"), value: '"'}
     ],
+    spreadsheet_opts: [
+        {name: 'sheet', label: _lt("Selected Sheet:"), value: ''},
+    ],
     parse_opts_formats: [
         {name: 'date_format', label: _lt("Date Format:"), value: ''},
         {name: 'datetime_format', label: _lt("Datetime Format:"), value: ''},
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ var DataImport = AbstractAction.extend({
         this.session = session;
         this._title = _t('Import a File'); // Displayed in the breadcrumbs
         this.do_not_change_match = false;
+        this.sheets = [];
     },
     /**
      * @override
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ var DataImport = AbstractAction.extend({
         this.setup_separator_picker();
         this.setup_float_format_picker();
         this.setup_date_format_picker();
+        this.setup_sheets_picker();
 
         return Promise.all([
             this._super(),
@@ -285,6 +290,18 @@ var DataImport = AbstractAction.extend({
             }
         })
     },
+    setup_sheets_picker: function () {
+        var data = this.sheets.map(_make_option);
+        this.$('input.oe_import_sheet').select2({
+            width: '50%',
+            data: data,
+            query: dataFilteredQuery,
+            initSelection: function ($e, c) {
+                c(_from_data(data, $e.val()) || _make_option($e.val()))
+            },
+            minimumResultsForSearch: 10,
+        });
+    },
 
     import_options: function () {
         var self = this;
@@ -297,7 +314,7 @@ var DataImport = AbstractAction.extend({
             skip: Number(this.$('#oe_import_row_start').val()) - 1 || 0,
             limit: Number(this.$('#oe_import_batch_limit').val()) || null,
         };
-        _(this.opts).each(function (opt) {
+        _.each(_.union(this.opts, this.spreadsheet_opts), function (opt) {
             options[opt.name] =
                 self.$('input.oe_import_' + opt.name).val();
         });
@@ -334,6 +351,7 @@ var DataImport = AbstractAction.extend({
         if (!this.$('input.oe_import_file').val()) { return this['settings_changed'](); }
         this.$('.oe_import_date_format').select2('val', '');
         this.$('.oe_import_datetime_format').val('');
+        this.$('.oe_import_sheet').val('');
 
         this.$form.removeClass('oe_import_preview oe_import_error');
         var import_toggle = false;
@@ -400,8 +418,16 @@ var DataImport = AbstractAction.extend({
             this.onresults(null, null, null, {'messages': messages});
         }
 
+        if (!_.isEqual(this.sheets, result.options.sheets)) {
+            this.sheets = result.options.sheets || [];
+            this.setup_sheets_picker();
+        }
+        this.$('div.oe_import_has_multiple_sheets').toggle(
+            this.sheets.length > 1
+        );
+
         // merge option values back in case they were updated/guessed
-        _.each(['encoding', 'separator', 'float_thousand_separator', 'float_decimal_separator'], function (id) {
+        _.each(['encoding', 'separator', 'float_thousand_separator', 'float_decimal_separator', 'sheet'], function (id) {
             self.$('.oe_import_' + id).select2('val', result.options[id])
         });
         this.$('.oe_import_date_format').select2('val', time.strftime_to_moment_format(result.options.date_format));
diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/base_import.xml b/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/base_import.xml
index edd53600d2b..c50475533be 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/base_import.xml
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/base_import.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
                             Track history during import
                         </label>
                     </div>
+
+                    <div class="oe_import_has_multiple_sheets js_import_options">
+                        <label for="oe_import_sheet">Selected Sheet:</label>
+                        <input class="oe_import_sheet" id="oe_import_sheet"/>
+                    </div>
+
                     <div>
                         <input type="checkbox" class="oe_import_has_header"
                                id="oe_import_has_header" checked="checked"/>