diff --git a/Sources/ContentView.swift b/Sources/ContentView.swift
index c7708c7c..a50f275c 100644
--- a/Sources/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContentView.swift
@@ -8944,6 +8944,7 @@ private final class FeedbackComposerMessageEditorView: NSView {
 }
 
 private enum SidebarHelpMenuAction {
+    case importBrowserData
     case keyboardShortcuts
     case docs
     case changelog
@@ -9514,6 +9515,12 @@ private struct SidebarHelpMenuButton: View {
                 accessibilityIdentifier: "SidebarHelpMenuOptionKeyboardShortcuts",
                 isExternalLink: false
             )
+            helpOptionButton(
+                title: String(localized: "menu.view.importFromBrowser", defaultValue: "Import From Browser…"),
+                action: .importBrowserData,
+                accessibilityIdentifier: "SidebarHelpMenuOptionImportBrowserData",
+                isExternalLink: false
+            )
             if docsURL != nil {
                 helpOptionButton(
                     title: String(localized: "about.docs", defaultValue: "Docs"),
@@ -9618,6 +9625,11 @@ private struct SidebarHelpMenuButton: View {
 
     private func perform(_ action: SidebarHelpMenuAction) {
         switch action {
+        case .importBrowserData:
+            isPopoverPresented = false
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                BrowserDataImportCoordinator.shared.presentImportDialog()
+            }
         case .keyboardShortcuts:
             isPopoverPresented = false
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.12) {
diff --git a/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanel.swift b/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanel.swift
index dc943d31..dd65fad9 100644
--- a/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanel.swift
+++ b/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanel.swift
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ enum BrowserImportHintSettings {
     static let variantKey = "browserImportHintVariant"
     static let showOnBlankTabsKey = "browserImportHintShowOnBlankTabs"
     static let dismissedKey = "browserImportHintDismissed"
-    static let defaultVariant: BrowserImportHintVariant = .inlineStrip
+    static let defaultVariant: BrowserImportHintVariant = .toolbarChip
     static let defaultShowOnBlankTabs = true
     static let defaultDismissed = false
 
diff --git a/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanelView.swift b/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanelView.swift
index 7108d183..0fc8446b 100644
--- a/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanelView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Panels/BrowserPanelView.swift
@@ -873,6 +873,14 @@ struct BrowserPanelView: View {
             }
             .buttonStyle(.plain)
 
+            Button {
+                presentImportDialogFromProfileMenu()
+            } label: {
+                Text(String(localized: "menu.view.importFromBrowser", defaultValue: "Import From Browser…"))
+                    .font(.system(size: 12))
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+
             if browserProfileStore.canRenameProfile(id: panel.profileID) {
                 Button {
                     isBrowserProfileMenuPresented = false
@@ -1470,6 +1478,16 @@ struct BrowserPanelView: View {
 
     private func presentImportDialogFromHint() {
         isBrowserImportHintPopoverPresented = false
+        // Let the popover fully dismiss before entering the modal import flow.
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.12) {
+            BrowserDataImportCoordinator.shared.presentImportDialog(
+                defaultDestinationProfileID: panel.profileID
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func presentImportDialogFromProfileMenu() {
+        isBrowserProfileMenuPresented = false
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
             BrowserDataImportCoordinator.shared.presentImportDialog(
                 defaultDestinationProfileID: panel.profileID
@@ -1479,7 +1497,7 @@ struct BrowserPanelView: View {
 
     private func openBrowserImportSettings() {
         isBrowserImportHintPopoverPresented = false
-        AppDelegate.presentPreferencesWindow(navigationTarget: .browser)
+        AppDelegate.presentPreferencesWindow(navigationTarget: .browserImport)
     }
 
     private func dismissBrowserImportHint() {
diff --git a/Sources/cmuxApp.swift b/Sources/cmuxApp.swift
index 5c5dd445..4140cbd6 100644
--- a/Sources/cmuxApp.swift
+++ b/Sources/cmuxApp.swift
@@ -2252,6 +2252,7 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
 
 enum SettingsNavigationTarget: String {
     case browser
+    case browserImport
     case keyboardShortcuts
 }
 
@@ -4659,6 +4660,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                                 }
                                 .buttonStyle(.bordered)
                                 .controlSize(.small)
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("SettingsBrowserImportChooseButton")
 
                                 Button(String(localized: "settings.browser.import.refresh", defaultValue: "Refresh")) {
                                     refreshDetectedImportBrowsers()
@@ -4680,6 +4682,8 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                                 .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
                         }
+                        .id(SettingsNavigationTarget.browserImport)
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("SettingsBrowserImportSection")
                         .padding(.horizontal, 14)
                         .padding(.vertical, 10)
 
diff --git a/cmuxTests/AppDelegateShortcutRoutingTests.swift b/cmuxTests/AppDelegateShortcutRoutingTests.swift
index 820cdb0b..8b569de5 100644
--- a/cmuxTests/AppDelegateShortcutRoutingTests.swift
+++ b/cmuxTests/AppDelegateShortcutRoutingTests.swift
@@ -2550,6 +2550,24 @@ final class AppDelegateShortcutRoutingTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(activateApplicationCallCount, 1)
     }
 
+    func testPresentPreferencesWindowForwardsBrowserImportNavigationTarget() {
+        var receivedNavigationTarget: SettingsNavigationTarget?
+        var activateApplicationCallCount = 0
+
+        AppDelegate.presentPreferencesWindow(
+            navigationTarget: .browserImport,
+            showFallbackSettingsWindow: { navigationTarget in
+                receivedNavigationTarget = navigationTarget
+            },
+            activateApplication: {
+                activateApplicationCallCount += 1
+            }
+        )
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(receivedNavigationTarget, .browserImport)
+        XCTAssertEqual(activateApplicationCallCount, 1)
+    }
+
     private func makeKeyDownEvent(
         key: String,
         modifiers: NSEvent.ModifierFlags,
diff --git a/cmuxTests/BrowserImportMappingTests.swift b/cmuxTests/BrowserImportMappingTests.swift
index 6eed3932..e4d5f54f 100644
--- a/cmuxTests/BrowserImportMappingTests.swift
+++ b/cmuxTests/BrowserImportMappingTests.swift
@@ -144,14 +144,15 @@ final class BrowserImportMappingTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(manyProfilesPresentation.showsHelpText)
     }
 
-    func testBrowserImportHintPresentationDefaultsToInlineStrip() {
-        let presentation = BrowserImportHintPresentation(
-            variant: .inlineStrip,
-            showOnBlankTabs: true,
-            isDismissed: false
-        )
+    func testBrowserImportHintSettingsDefaultToToolbarChip() throws {
+        let suiteName = "BrowserImportHintDefaults-\(UUID().uuidString)"
+        let defaults = try XCTUnwrap(UserDefaults(suiteName: suiteName))
+        defaults.removePersistentDomain(forName: suiteName)
+        defer { defaults.removePersistentDomain(forName: suiteName) }
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(presentation.blankTabPlacement, .inlineStrip)
+        let presentation = BrowserImportHintSettings.presentation(defaults: defaults)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(presentation.blankTabPlacement, .toolbarChip)
         XCTAssertEqual(presentation.settingsStatus, .visible)
     }
 
diff --git a/cmuxUITests/BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift b/cmuxUITests/BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift
index 62f85537..d959de30 100644
--- a/cmuxUITests/BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift
+++ b/cmuxUITests/BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift
@@ -119,9 +119,22 @@ final class BrowserImportProfilesUITests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(settingsButton.waitForExistence(timeout: 5.0))
         settingsButton.click()
 
+        let importSection = app.otherElements["SettingsBrowserImportSection"]
         XCTAssertTrue(
-            app.switches["SettingsBrowserImportHintToggle"].waitForExistence(timeout: 5.0),
-            "Expected Browser Settings to open from the blank-tab import hint"
+            importSection.waitForExistence(timeout: 5.0),
+            "Expected Browser Settings to scroll to the import section"
+        )
+
+        let chooseButton = app.buttons["SettingsBrowserImportChooseButton"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            chooseButton.waitForExistence(timeout: 5.0),
+            "Expected Browser Settings to expose the import actions"
+        )
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            browserImportPollUntil(timeout: 5.0) {
+                importSection.isHittable && chooseButton.isHittable
+            },
+            "Expected Browser Settings to scroll directly to the import controls"
         )
     }