diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 49761905f004..ef148580f017 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -9508,6 +9508,16 @@ public UserVm importVM(final DataCenter zone, final Host host, final VirtualMach
             if (host == null && hypervisorType == HypervisorType.VMware) {
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to import virtual machine with invalid host");
             }
+            if (template == null) {
+                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to import virtual machine without a template");
+            }
+
+            // Ensure template details are loaded so that commitUserVm can copy them into the VM's details map
+            VMTemplateVO vmTemplateVO = _templateDao.findById(template.getId());
+            if (vmTemplateVO == null) {
+                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find template with id " + template.getId() + " for virtual machine import");
+            }
+            _templateDao.loadDetails(vmTemplateVO);
 
             final long id = _vmDao.getNextInSequence(Long.class, "id");
             String instanceName = StringUtils.isBlank(instanceNameInternal) ?
@@ -9521,8 +9531,8 @@ public UserVm importVM(final DataCenter zone, final Host host, final VirtualMach
 
             final String uuidName = _uuidMgr.generateUuid(UserVm.class, null);
             final Host lastHost = powerState != VirtualMachine.PowerState.PowerOn ? host : null;
-            final Boolean dynamicScalingEnabled = checkIfDynamicScalingCanBeEnabled(null, serviceOffering, template, zone.getId());
-            return commitUserVm(true, zone, host, lastHost, template, hostName, displayName, owner,
+            final Boolean dynamicScalingEnabled = checkIfDynamicScalingCanBeEnabled(null, serviceOffering, vmTemplateVO, zone.getId());
+            return commitUserVm(true, zone, host, lastHost, vmTemplateVO, hostName, displayName, owner,
                     null, null, userData, null, null, isDisplayVm, keyboard,
                     accountId, userId, serviceOffering, template.getFormat().equals(ImageFormat.ISO), sshPublicKeys, networkNicMap,
                     id, instanceName, uuidName, hypervisorType, customParameters,