diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/import_action/import_action.js b/addons/base_import/static/src/import_action/import_action.js
index d9bca2afc20..c25a046d198 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/import_action/import_action.js
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/import_action/import_action.js
@@ -186,9 +186,8 @@ export class ImportAction extends Component {
     // Fields
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    onFieldChanged(column, fieldId) {
-        const selection = this.model.fields.find((f) => f.id === fieldId);
-        this.model.setColumnField(column, selection);
+    onFieldChanged(column, fieldInfo) {
+        this.model.setColumnField(column, fieldInfo);
     }
 
     isFieldSet(column) {
diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.js b/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.js
index 9ff34dda12c..1677b93b9fa 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.js
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class ImportDataContent extends Component {
     makeChoices(fields) {
         return fields.map((field) => ({
             label: field.label,
-            value: field.id,
+            value: field.fieldPath,
         }));
     }
 
@@ -83,4 +83,15 @@ export class ImportDataContent extends Component {
     getCommentClass(column, comment, index) {
         return `alert-${comment.type} ${index < column.comments.length - 1 ? "mb-2" : "mb-0"}`;
     }
+
+    onFieldChanged(column, fieldPath) {
+        const fields = [
+            ...column.fields.basic,
+            ...column.fields.suggested,
+            ...column.fields.additional,
+            ...column.fields.relational,
+        ];
+        const fieldInfo = fields.find((f) => f.fieldPath === fieldPath);
+        this.props.onFieldChanged(column, fieldInfo);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.xml b/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.xml
index bbc553db992..5e254002313 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.xml
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/import_data_content/import_data_content.xml
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
                             </td>
                             <td>
                                 <SelectMenu
-                                    value="column.fieldInfo and column.fieldInfo.id"
+                                    value="column.fieldInfo ? column.fieldInfo.fieldPath : undefined"
                                     groups="getGroups(column)"
-                                    onSelect="(fieldId) => this.props.onFieldChanged(column, fieldId)"
+                                    onSelect="(fieldPath) => this.onFieldChanged(column, fieldPath)"
                                     searchPlaceholder="searchPlaceholder"
                                     togglerClass="column.fieldInfo ? 'ps-1' : ''"
                                 >