diff --git a/src/providers/grass/qgis.r.in.cpp b/src/providers/grass/qgis.r.in.cpp
index 187c41fbdbc..19ee3df2d62 100644
--- a/src/providers/grass/qgis.r.in.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/grass/qgis.r.in.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
   stdoutFile.open( stdout, QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Unbuffered );
   QDataStream stdoutStream( &stdoutFile );
 
+  qint32 proj, zone;
+  stdinStream >> proj >> zone;
+
   QgsRectangle extent;
   qint32 rows, cols;
   stdinStream >> extent >> cols >> rows;
@@ -118,6 +121,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
   {
     G_fatal_error( "Cannot set region: %s", err.toUtf8().data() );
   }
+  window.proj = ( int ) proj;
+  window.zone = ( int ) zone;
 
   G_set_window( &window );
 
diff --git a/src/providers/grass/qgsgrassimport.cpp b/src/providers/grass/qgsgrassimport.cpp
index d0f25a49a81..bd9198eb9b1 100644
--- a/src/providers/grass/qgsgrassimport.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/grass/qgsgrassimport.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ bool QgsGrassRasterImport::import()
     return false;
   }
 
+
+  struct Cell_head defaultWindow;
+  if ( !QgsGrass::defaultRegion( mGrassObject.gisdbase(), mGrassObject.location(), &defaultWindow ) )
+  {
+    setError( "Cannot get default window" );
+    return false;
+  }
+
   int redBand = 0;
   int greenBand = 0;
   int blueBand = 0;
@@ -326,6 +334,8 @@ bool QgsGrassRasterImport::import()
 
     QDataStream outStream( mProcess );
 
+    outStream << ( qint32 ) defaultWindow.proj;
+    outStream << ( qint32 ) defaultWindow.zone;
     outStream << mExtent << ( qint32 )mXSize << ( qint32 )mYSize;
     outStream << ( qint32 )qgis_out_type;