diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 1204d748..4298014e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT).apply {
                 addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE)
                 type = EXPORT_MIME_TYPE
+                putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_MIME_TYPES, arrayOf(EXPORT_MIME_TYPE, XML_IMPORT_MIME_TYPE))
 
                 try {
                     startActivityForResult(this, PICK_IMPORT_SOURCE_INTENT)
@@ -639,27 +640,27 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         } else {
             handlePermission(PERMISSION_READ_STORAGE) {
                 if (it) {
-                    importEvents()
+                    importMessages()
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun importEvents() {
+    private fun importMessages() {
         FilePickerDialog(this) {
-            showImportEventsDialog(it)
+            showImportMessagesDialog(it)
         }
     }
 
-    private fun showImportEventsDialog(path: String) {
+    private fun showImportMessagesDialog(path: String) {
         ImportMessagesDialog(this, path)
     }
 
     private fun tryImportMessagesFromFile(uri: Uri) {
         when (uri.scheme) {
-            "file" -> showImportEventsDialog(uri.path!!)
+            "file" -> showImportMessagesDialog(uri.path!!)
             "content" -> {
-                val tempFile = getTempFile("messages", "backup.json")
+                var tempFile = getTempFile("messages", "backup.json")
                 if (tempFile == null) {
                     toast(R.string.unknown_error_occurred)
                     return
@@ -669,7 +670,18 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                     val inputStream = contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)
                     val out = FileOutputStream(tempFile)
                     inputStream!!.copyTo(out)
-                    showImportEventsDialog(tempFile.absolutePath)
+                    // Check is XML and properly rename
+                    tempFile.bufferedReader().use {
+                        if (it.readLine().startsWith("<?xml")) {
+                            val xmlFile = getTempFile("messages", "backup.xml")
+                            if (xmlFile == null || tempFile?.renameTo(xmlFile) == false) {
+                                toast(R.string.unknown_error_occurred)
+                                return
+                            }
+                            tempFile = xmlFile
+                        }
+                    }
+                    showImportMessagesDialog(tempFile!!.absolutePath)
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     showErrorToast(e)
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Constants.kt
index 2bbdc2bb..73f3d271 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const val EXPORT_SMS = "export_sms"
 const val EXPORT_MMS = "export_mms"
 const val EXPORT_MIME_TYPE = "application/json"
 const val EXPORT_FILE_EXT = ".json"
+const val XML_IMPORT_MIME_TYPE = "text/xml"
 const val IMPORT_SMS = "import_sms"
 const val IMPORT_MMS = "import_mms"
 const val WAS_DB_CLEARED = "was_db_cleared_2"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt
index 7377d057..89c91cf3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.JsonToken
+import android.util.Xml
 import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.showErrorToast
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers.MessagesImporter.ImportResult.
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers.MessagesImporter.ImportResult.IMPORT_PARTIAL
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.models.MmsBackup
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.models.SmsBackup
+import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.InputStream
 
 class MessagesImporter(private val context: Context) {
     enum class ImportResult {
@@ -35,57 +38,12 @@ class MessagesImporter(private val context: Context) {
                     context.assets.open(path)
                 }
 
-                inputStream.bufferedReader().use { reader ->
-                    val jsonReader = gson.newJsonReader(reader)
-                    val smsMessageType = object : TypeToken<SmsBackup>() {}.type
-                    val mmsMessageType = object : TypeToken<MmsBackup>() {}.type
-
-                    jsonReader.beginArray()
-                    while (jsonReader.hasNext()) {
-                        jsonReader.beginObject()
-                        while (jsonReader.hasNext()) {
-                            val nextToken = jsonReader.peek()
-                            if (nextToken.ordinal == JsonToken.NAME.ordinal) {
-                                val msgType = jsonReader.nextName()
-
-                                if ((!msgType.equals("sms") && !msgType.equals("mms")) ||
-                                    (msgType.equals("sms") && !config.importSms) ||
-                                    (msgType.equals("mms") && !config.importMms)
-                                ) {
-                                    jsonReader.skipValue()
-                                    continue
-                                }
-
-                                jsonReader.beginArray()
-                                while (jsonReader.hasNext()) {
-                                    try {
-                                        if (msgType.equals("sms")) {
-                                            val message = gson.fromJson<SmsBackup>(jsonReader, smsMessageType)
-                                            messageWriter.writeSmsMessage(message)
-                                        } else {
-                                            val message = gson.fromJson<MmsBackup>(jsonReader, mmsMessageType)
-                                            messageWriter.writeMmsMessage(message)
-                                        }
-
-                                        messagesImported++
-                                    } catch (e: Exception) {
-                                        context.showErrorToast(e)
-                                        messagesFailed++
-
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                jsonReader.endArray()
-                            } else {
-                                jsonReader.skipValue()
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        jsonReader.endObject()
-                        refreshMessages()
-                    }
-
-                    jsonReader.endArray()
+                if (path.endsWith("xml")) {
+                    inputStream.importXml()
+                } else {
+                    inputStream.importJson()
                 }
+
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 context.showErrorToast(e)
                 messagesFailed++
@@ -101,4 +59,131 @@ class MessagesImporter(private val context: Context) {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    private fun InputStream.importJson() {
+        bufferedReader().use { reader ->
+            val jsonReader = gson.newJsonReader(reader)
+            val smsMessageType = object : TypeToken<SmsBackup>() {}.type
+            val mmsMessageType = object : TypeToken<MmsBackup>() {}.type
+
+            jsonReader.beginArray()
+            while (jsonReader.hasNext()) {
+                jsonReader.beginObject()
+                while (jsonReader.hasNext()) {
+                    val nextToken = jsonReader.peek()
+                    if (nextToken.ordinal == JsonToken.NAME.ordinal) {
+                        val msgType = jsonReader.nextName()
+
+                        if ((!msgType.equals("sms") && !msgType.equals("mms")) ||
+                            (msgType.equals("sms") && !config.importSms) ||
+                            (msgType.equals("mms") && !config.importMms)
+                        ) {
+                            jsonReader.skipValue()
+                            continue
+                        }
+
+                        jsonReader.beginArray()
+                        while (jsonReader.hasNext()) {
+                            try {
+                                if (msgType.equals("sms")) {
+                                    val message = gson.fromJson<SmsBackup>(jsonReader, smsMessageType)
+                                    messageWriter.writeSmsMessage(message)
+                                } else {
+                                    val message = gson.fromJson<MmsBackup>(jsonReader, mmsMessageType)
+                                    messageWriter.writeMmsMessage(message)
+                                }
+
+                                messagesImported++
+                            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                                context.showErrorToast(e)
+                                messagesFailed++
+
+                            }
+                        }
+                        jsonReader.endArray()
+                    } else {
+                        jsonReader.skipValue()
+                    }
+                }
+
+                jsonReader.endObject()
+                refreshMessages()
+            }
+
+            jsonReader.endArray()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun InputStream.importXml() {
+        bufferedReader().use { reader ->
+            val xmlParser = Xml.newPullParser().apply {
+                setInput(reader)
+            }
+
+            xmlParser.nextTag()
+            xmlParser.require(XmlPullParser.START_TAG, null, "smses")
+
+            var depth = 1
+            while (depth != 0) {
+                when (xmlParser.next()) {
+                    XmlPullParser.END_TAG -> depth--
+                    XmlPullParser.START_TAG -> depth++
+                }
+
+                if (xmlParser.eventType != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                try {
+                    if (xmlParser.name == "sms") {
+                        if (config.importSms) {
+                            val message = xmlParser.readSms()
+                            messageWriter.writeSmsMessage(message)
+                            messagesImported++
+                        } else {
+                            xmlParser.skip()
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        xmlParser.skip()
+                    }
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    context.showErrorToast(e)
+                    messagesFailed++
+                }
+            }
+
+            refreshMessages()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun XmlPullParser.readSms(): SmsBackup {
+        require(XmlPullParser.START_TAG, null, "sms")
+
+        return SmsBackup(
+            subscriptionId = 0,
+            address = getAttributeValue(null, "address"),
+            body = getAttributeValue(null, "body"),
+            date = getAttributeValue(null, "date").toLong(),
+            dateSent = getAttributeValue(null, "date").toLong(),
+            locked = getAttributeValue(null, "locked").toInt(),
+            protocol = getAttributeValue(null, "protocol"),
+            read = getAttributeValue(null, "read").toInt(),
+            status = getAttributeValue(null, "status").toInt(),
+            type = getAttributeValue(null, "type").toInt(),
+            serviceCenter = getAttributeValue(null, "service_center")
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun XmlPullParser.skip() {
+        if (eventType != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+            throw IllegalStateException()
+        }
+        var depth = 1
+        while (depth != 0) {
+            when (next()) {
+                XmlPullParser.END_TAG -> depth--
+                XmlPullParser.START_TAG -> depth++
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }