diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_buttons.js b/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_buttons.js
index f6d246a8586..89baedc8113 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_buttons.js
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/js/import_buttons.js
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ var ImportViewMixin = {
     /**
      * @override
      * @param {Object} params
-     * @param {boolean} [params.import_enabled=true] determine if the import
-     *   button is visible (in the control panel)
+     * @param {boolean} [params.import_enabled=true] set to false to disable
+     *   the Import feature (no 'Import' button in the control panel). Can also
+     *   be disabled with 'import' attrs set to '0' in the arch.
      */
     init: function (viewInfo, params) {
-        var importEnabled = 'import_enabled' in params ? params.import_enabled : true;
+        var importEnabled = !!JSON.parse(this.arch.attrs.import || '1') &&
+                            ('import_enabled' in params ? params.import_enabled : true);
         this.controllerParams.importEnabled = importEnabled && !config.device.isMobile;
     },
 };
diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/tests/import_buttons_tests.js b/addons/base_import/static/tests/import_buttons_tests.js
index 40bd162dd2f..fdb0e2a816e 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/tests/import_buttons_tests.js
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/tests/import_buttons_tests.js
@@ -106,4 +106,35 @@ QUnit.test('kanban without import button', async function(assert) {
     kanban.destroy();
 });
 
+QUnit.test('import attrs in list views', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1);
+
+    var list = await createView({
+        View: ListView,
+        model: 'foo',
+        data: this.data,
+        arch: '<tree import="0"><field name="foo"/></tree>',
+    });
+
+    assert.containsNone(list.$buttons, '.o_button_import');
+    list.destroy();
+});
+
+QUnit.test('import attrs in kanban views', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1);
+
+    var kanban = await createView({
+        View: KanbanView,
+        model: 'foo',
+        data: this.data,
+        arch: '<kanban import="0">' +
+                '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                    '<div><field name="foo"/></div>' +
+                '</t></templates>' +
+            '</kanban>',
+    });
+
+    assert.containsNone(kanban.$buttons, '.o_button_import');
+    kanban.destroy();
+});
 });
diff --git a/doc/reference/views.rst b/doc/reference/views.rst
index 746c5e48b32..68d024e47db 100644
--- a/doc/reference/views.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/views.rst
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ root can have the following attributes:
     (``font-style: italic``), or any `bootstrap contextual color
     <https://getbootstrap.com/docs/3.3/components/#available-variations>`_ (``danger``,
     ``info``, ``muted``, ``primary``, ``success`` or ``warning``).
-``create``, ``edit``, ``delete``, ``duplicate``
+``create``, ``edit``, ``delete``, ``duplicate``, ``import``
     allows *dis*\ abling the corresponding action in the view by setting the
     corresponding attribute to ``false``
 ``limit``