diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.sip.in
index cd9dbf26632..337933bfb1e 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.sip.in
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ Sets whether the favorites group should be shown. The default is to show the gro
 %Docstring
 Sets whether smart groups should be shown. The default is to show the groups.
 
+.. versionadded:: 3.6
+%End
+
+    void setBaseStyleName( const QString &name );
+%Docstring
+Sets the base ``name`` for the style, which is used by the dialog to reflect the
+original style/XML file name.
+
+``name`` should be stripped of any extensions and folder information, e.g. "transport_styles",
+not "d:/stuff/transport_styles.xml".
+
 .. versionadded:: 3.6
 %End
 
diff --git a/src/app/qgsappbrowserproviders.cpp b/src/app/qgsappbrowserproviders.cpp
index e674ba15a52..9c3ef0494d3 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsappbrowserproviders.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsappbrowserproviders.cpp
@@ -343,9 +343,11 @@ void QgsStyleXmlDataItem::browseStyle( const QString &xmlPath )
   if ( s.importXml( xmlPath ) )
   {
     cursorOverride.reset();
+    QFileInfo fi( xmlPath );
     QgsStyleManagerDialog dlg( &s, QgisApp::instance(), Qt::WindowFlags(), true );
     dlg.setSmartGroupsVisible( false );
     dlg.setFavoritesGroupVisible( false );
+    dlg.setBaseStyleName( fi.baseName() );
     dlg.exec();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.cpp b/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.cpp
index 318951dd84c..56d576adb5b 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.cpp
@@ -427,12 +427,25 @@ void QgsStyleManagerDialog::copyItemsToDefault()
   const QList< ItemDetails > items = selectedItems();
   if ( !items.empty() )
   {
+    bool ok = false;
+    const QString tags = QInputDialog::getText( this, tr( "Import Items" ),
+                         tr( "Additional tags to add (comma separated)" ), QLineEdit::Normal,
+                         mBaseName, &ok );
+    if ( !ok )
+      return;
+
+    const QStringList parts = tags.split( ',', QString::SkipEmptyParts );
+    QStringList additionalTags;
+    additionalTags.reserve( parts.count() );
+    for ( const QString &tag : parts )
+      additionalTags << tag.trimmed();
+
     auto cursorOverride = qgis::make_unique< QgsTemporaryCursorOverride >( Qt::WaitCursor );
-    const int count = copyItems( items, mStyle, QgsStyle::defaultStyle(), this, cursorOverride, true, QStringList(), false, false );
+    const int count = copyItems( items, mStyle, QgsStyle::defaultStyle(), this, cursorOverride, true, additionalTags, false, false );
     cursorOverride.reset();
     if ( count > 0 )
     {
-      QMessageBox::information( this, tr( "Import Symbols" ),
+      QMessageBox::information( this, tr( "Import Items" ),
                                 count > 1 ? tr( "Successfully imported %1 items." ).arg( count )
                                 : tr( "Successfully imported item." ) );
     }
@@ -930,6 +943,11 @@ void QgsStyleManagerDialog::setSmartGroupsVisible( bool show )
   populateGroups();
 }
 
+void QgsStyleManagerDialog::setBaseStyleName( const QString &name )
+{
+  mBaseName = name;
+}
+
 void QgsStyleManagerDialog::activate()
 {
   raise();
diff --git a/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.h b/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.h
index 34a7ba64db6..449518a36fe 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/symbology/qgsstylemanagerdialog.h
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsStyleManagerDialog : public QDialog, private Ui::QgsStyleMan
      */
     void setSmartGroupsVisible( bool show );
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the base \a name for the style, which is used by the dialog to reflect the
+     * original style/XML file name.
+     *
+     * \a name should be stripped of any extensions and folder information, e.g. "transport_styles",
+     * not "d:/stuff/transport_styles.xml".
+     *
+     * \since QGIS 3.6
+     */
+    void setBaseStyleName( const QString &name );
+
   public slots:
 
     // TODO QGIS 4.0 -- most of this should be private
@@ -377,6 +388,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsStyleManagerDialog : public QDialog, private Ui::QgsStyleMan
     bool mReadOnly = false;
     bool mFavoritesGroupVisible = true;
     bool mSmartGroupVisible = true;
+    QString mBaseName;
 
     friend class QgsStyleExportImportDialog;
 };