diff --git a/supported/user.inc b/supported/user.inc
index 4e73d3b..d99c2f0 100644
--- a/supported/user.inc
+++ b/supported/user.inc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function user_user_import_form_field_match() {
   $options['user']['email'] = t('Email Address*');
   $options['user']['password'] = t('Password'); 
   $options['user']['roles'] = t('Roles');
+  $options['user']['picture'] = t('Picture');
   return $options;
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ function user_user_import_data($settings, $update_setting, $column_settings, $mo
     $value = user_user_import_roles_data($data[$column_id], $settings['roles_new']);
   }
 
+  if ($field_id == 'picture') {
+    $value = user_user_import_picture_date($data[$column_id], $settings['pictures']);
+  }
+
   return $value;
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +134,10 @@ function user_user_import_pre_save($settings, $account, $fields, $errors, $updat
       if (!empty($role_set)) $account_add['roles'][$rid] = $rid;
     }
   }
+
+  if (isset($fields['user']['picture']) && isset($fields['user']['picture'][0]) && !empty($fields['user']['picture'][0])) {
+    $account_add['picture'] = $fields['user']['picture'][0];
+  }
   
   return $account_add;
 }
@@ -280,6 +289,14 @@ function user_user_import_roles_data($data, $new_roles_allowed) {
 } 
 
 /**
+ * Import the picture data
+ */
+function user_user_import_picture_date($data, $settings = array()) {
+  // expect the pictures to be in the default picture path for user pictures
+  return file_directory_path() . '/' . variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures') . '/' . $data;
+}
+
+/**
  * Return an existing user ID, if present, for a given email.
  */
 function _user_import_existing_uid($email) {