diff --git a/PVE/CLI/qm.pm b/PVE/CLI/qm.pm
index fd4688b5..bce87020 100755
--- a/PVE/CLI/qm.pm
+++ b/PVE/CLI/qm.pm
@@ -624,7 +624,13 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
 	    },
 	);
 
-	print "Successfully imported disk as '$drive_id:$volid'\n";
+	$vm_conf = PVE::QemuConfig->load_config($vmid);
+
+	# change imported _used_ disk to a base volume in case the VM is a template
+	PVE::QemuServer::template_create($vmid, $vm_conf, $drive_id)
+	    if is_valid_drivename($drive_id) && PVE::QemuConfig->is_template($vm_conf);
+
+	print "$drive_id: successfully imported disk '$vm_conf->{$drive_id}'\n";
 
 	return;
     }});