diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/common/ImportThemeSheet.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/common/ImportThemeSheet.kt
index f848e1db..43afda29 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/common/ImportThemeSheet.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/common/ImportThemeSheet.kt
@@ -99,10 +99,12 @@ fun ImportThemeSheet(
                 modifier = Modifier
                     .padding(it)
                     .fillMaxWidth()
+                    .aspectRatio(1f),
+                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
             ) {
                 LargeMessage(
                     icon = Icons.Rounded.ErrorOutline,
-                    text = "Theme could not be read. Is the file corrupted?"
+                    text = stringResource(R.string.import_theme_error),
                 )
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreen.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreen.kt
index b2716659..97f03e6a 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreen.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.mm20.launcher2.ui.settings.colorscheme
 
+import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
 import de.mm20.launcher2.themes.Theme
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.R
+import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.common.ImportThemeSheet
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.component.preferences.Preference
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.component.preferences.PreferenceCategory
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.component.preferences.PreferenceScreen
@@ -65,8 +67,10 @@ fun ThemesSettingsScreen() {
 
     var deleteTheme by remember { mutableStateOf<Theme?>(null) }
 
+    var importThemeUri by remember { mutableStateOf<Uri?>(null) }
+
     val importIntentLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.OpenDocument()) {
-        viewModel.importTheme(context, it)
+        importThemeUri = it
     }
 
     PreferenceScreen(
@@ -188,6 +192,10 @@ fun ThemesSettingsScreen() {
             }
         )
     }
+
+    if (importThemeUri != null) {
+        ImportThemeSheet(uri = importThemeUri!!, onDismiss = { importThemeUri = null })
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreenVM.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreenVM.kt
index 91008d22..51ab7035 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreenVM.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/colorscheme/ThemesSettingsScreenVM.kt
@@ -88,16 +88,6 @@ class ThemesSettingsScreenVM : ViewModel(), KoinComponent {
         }
     }
 
-    fun importTheme(context: Context, uri: Uri?) {
-        uri ?: return
-        viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use {
-                val theme = Theme.fromJson(it.readBytes().toString(Charsets.UTF_8))
-                themeRepository.createTheme(theme.copy(id = UUID.randomUUID()))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     fun createNew(context: Context) {
         themeRepository.createTheme(
             Theme(
diff --git a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 627050bd..7d7bad28 100644
--- a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -841,4 +841,5 @@
     <string name="theme_color_scheme_custom_color">Custom</string>
     <string name="preference_restore_default">Restore default</string>
     <string name="import_theme_apply">Apply theme</string>
+    <string name="import_theme_error">The selected file could not be read. Please make sure that you selected a valid theme file (*.kvtheme), and that the file is not corrupt.</string>
 </resources>
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