diff --git a/addons/product_expiry/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py b/addons/product_expiry/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py
index a881ea4b76e..a7343e66aa4 100644
--- a/addons/product_expiry/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py
+++ b/addons/product_expiry/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ from odoo.tools.misc import get_lang
 
 class TestStockLot(StockGenerateCommon):
 
-    def _import_lots(self, lots, move):
-        location_id = move.location_id
-        move_lines_vals = move.split_lots(lots)
-        move_lines_commands = move._generate_serial_move_line_commands(move_lines_vals, location_dest_id=location_id)
-        move.update({'move_line_ids': move_lines_commands})
-
     def test_set_multiple_lot_name_with_expiration_date_01(self):
         """ In a move line's `lot_name` field, pastes a list of lots and expiration dates.
         Checks the values are correctly interpreted and the expiration dates are correctly created
diff --git a/addons/stock/models/stock_move.py b/addons/stock/models/stock_move.py
index cef54a2a222..6fe8123459e 100644
--- a/addons/stock/models/stock_move.py
+++ b/addons/stock/models/stock_move.py
@@ -850,16 +850,31 @@ Please change the quantity done or the rounding precision of your unit of measur
             options = options or self._get_formating_options(lot_text_parts[1:])
             for extra_string in lot_text_parts[1:]:
                 field_data = self._convert_string_into_field_data(extra_string, options)
-                if field_data == "ignore":
-                    # Got an unusable data for this move, updates only the lot_name part.
-                    move_line_vals.update(lot_name=lot_text_parts[0])
-                elif field_data:
-                    move_line_vals.update(**field_data, lot_name=lot_text_parts[0])
+                if field_data:
+                    lot_text = lot_text_parts[0]
+                    if field_data == "ignore":
+                        # Got an unusable data for this move, updates only the lot_name part.
+                        move_line_vals.update(lot_name=lot_text)
+                    else:
+                        move_line_vals.update(**field_data, lot_name=lot_text)
                 else:
                     # At least this part of the string is erronous and can't be converted,
                     # don't try to guess and simply use the full string as the lot name.
                     move_line_vals['lot_name'] = lot_text
                     break
+            if self.picking_type_id.use_existing_lots:
+                lot_id = self.env['stock.lot'].search([
+                    ('product_id', '=', self.product_id.id),
+                    ('name', '=', lot_text),
+                    ('company_id', '=', self.company_id.id),
+                ])
+                if not lot_id:
+                    lot_id = self.env['stock.lot'].create({
+                        'product_id': self.product_id.id,
+                        'name': lot_text,
+                        'company_id': self.company_id.id,
+                    })
+                move_line_vals['lot_id'] = lot_id.id
             move_lines_vals.append(move_line_vals)
         return move_lines_vals
 
diff --git a/addons/stock/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py b/addons/stock/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py
index 1b5a66f55e7..985cdf222ab 100644
--- a/addons/stock/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py
+++ b/addons/stock/tests/test_generate_serial_numbers.py
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ class StockGenerateCommon(TransactionCase):
 
         cls.Wizard = cls.env['stock.assign.serial']
 
+
+    def _import_lots(self, lots, move):
+        location_id = move.location_id
+        move_lines_vals = move.split_lots(lots)
+        move_lines_commands = move._generate_serial_move_line_commands(move_lines_vals, location_dest_id=location_id)
+        move.update({'move_line_ids': move_lines_commands})
+
     def get_new_move(self, nbre_of_lines=0, product=False):
         product = product or self.product_serial
         move_lines_vals = [Command.create({
@@ -369,3 +376,36 @@ class StockGenerateCommon(TransactionCase):
             {'quantity': 1, 'lot_name': '003', 'location_dest_id': sub_loc_03.id},
             {'quantity': 1, 'lot_name': '004', 'location_dest_id': sub_loc_04.id},
         ])
+
+    def test_import_lots(self):
+        product_lot = self.env['product.product'].create({
+            'name': 'Tracked by Lots',
+            'type': 'product',
+            'tracking': 'lot',
+        })
+        lot_id = self.env['stock.lot'].create({
+            'product_id': product_lot.id,
+            'name': 'abc',
+        })
+        self.warehouse.in_type_id.use_existing_lots = True
+        receipt_picking = self.env['stock.picking'].create({
+            'picking_type_id': self.warehouse.in_type_id.id,
+            'location_id': self.env.ref('stock.stock_location_suppliers').id,
+            'location_dest_id': self.warehouse.lot_stock_id.id,
+            'state': 'draft',
+        })
+        move = self.env['stock.move'].create({
+            'name': product_lot.name,
+            'product_id': product_lot.id,
+            'product_uom': product_lot.uom_id.id,
+            'product_uom_qty': 5.0,
+            'picking_id': receipt_picking.id,
+            'location_id': receipt_picking.location_id.id,
+            'location_dest_id': receipt_picking.location_dest_id.id,
+        })
+        self._import_lots("abc;4\ndef", move)
+        self.assertIn(lot_id, move.move_line_ids.lot_id)
+        self.assertRecordValues(move.move_line_ids, [
+            {'quantity': 4, 'lot_name': 'abc'},
+            {'quantity': 1, 'lot_name': 'def'},
+        ])