diff --git a/code/ModelAdmin.php b/code/ModelAdmin.php
index 32a59722..c5e98562 100755
--- a/code/ModelAdmin.php
+++ b/code/ModelAdmin.php
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ abstract class ModelAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 	 * @var string
 	 */
 	private $currentModel = false;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Change this variable if you don't want the Import from CSV form to appear. 
+	 * This variable can be a boolean or an array.
+	 * If array, you can list className you want the form to appear on. i.e. array('myClassOne','myClasstwo') 
+	 */
+	public $showImportForm = true;
 		
 	/**
 	 * List of all {@link DataObject}s which can be imported through
@@ -312,6 +319,8 @@ class ModelAdmin_CollectionController extends Controller {
 	public $parentController;
 	protected $modelClass;
 	
+	public $showImportForm = null;
+	
 	static $url_handlers = array(
 		'$Action' => 'handleActionOrID'
 	);
@@ -438,6 +447,14 @@ class ModelAdmin_CollectionController extends Controller {
 		return $form;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a CSV import form should be generated by a className criteria or in general for ModelAdmin.
+	 */
+	function showImportForm() {
+		if($this->showImportForm === null) return $this->parentController->showImportForm;
+		else return $this->showImportForm;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Generate a CSV import form for a single {@link DataObject} subclass.
 	 *
@@ -445,6 +462,8 @@ class ModelAdmin_CollectionController extends Controller {
 	 */
 	public function ImportForm() {
 		$modelName = $this->modelClass;
+		// check if a import form should be generated
+		if(!$this->showImportForm() || (is_array($this->showImportForm()) && !in_array($modelName,$this->showImportForm()))) return false;
 		$importers = $this->parentController->getModelImporters();
 		if(!$importers || !isset($importers[$modelName])) return false;
 		
@@ -474,7 +493,7 @@ class ModelAdmin_CollectionController extends Controller {
 		))->renderWith('ModelAdmin_ImportSpec');
 		
 		$fields->push(new LiteralField("SpecFor{$modelName}", $specHTML));
-		$fields->push(new CheckboxField('EmptyBeforeImport', 'Clear Database before import', true)); 
+		$fields->push(new CheckboxField('EmptyBeforeImport', 'Clear Database before import', false)); 
 		
 		$actions = new FieldSet(
 			new FormAction('import', _t('ModelAdmin.IMPORT', 'Import from CSV'))
@@ -506,24 +525,27 @@ class ModelAdmin_CollectionController extends Controller {
 	 * @param SS_HTTPRequest $request
 	 */
 	function import($data, $form, $request) {
+		
 		$modelName = $data['ClassName'];
+		
+		if(!$this->showImportForm() || (is_array($this->showImportForm()) && !in_array($modelName,$this->showImportForm()))) return false;
 		$importers = $this->parentController->getModelImporters();
 		$importerClass = $importers[$modelName];
 		
 		$loader = new $importerClass($data['ClassName']);
 		
 		// File wasn't properly uploaded, show a reminder to the user
-		if(empty($_FILES['_CsvFile']['tmp_name'])) {
+		if(empty($_FILES['_CsvFile']['tmp_name']) || $_FILES['_CsvFile']['type'] != 'text/csv' || file_get_contents($_FILES['_CsvFile']['tmp_name']) == '') {
 			$form->sessionMessage(_t('ModelAdmin.NOCSVFILE', 'Please browse for a CSV file to import'), 'good');
 			$this->redirectBack();
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!empty($data['EmptyBeforeImport']) && $data['EmptyBeforeImport']) { //clear database before import 
+		if (!empty($data['EmptyBeforeImport']) && $data['EmptyBeforeImport']) { //clear database before import 	
 			$loader->deleteExistingRecords = true;
 		}
 		$results = $loader->load($_FILES['_CsvFile']['tmp_name']);
-		
+
 		$message = '';
 		if($results->CreatedCount()) $message .= sprintf(
 			_t('ModelAdmin.IMPORTEDRECORDS', "Imported %s records."),