diff --git a/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c b/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c
index 2ef23c62..dbd9a449 100644
--- a/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c
+++ b/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 #include "../global.h"
 
-bool import_mesh_clear_layers = true;
-bool import_mesh_needs_unwrap = false;
-bool import_mesh_no_reset     = false;
-bool import_mesh_no_scale     = false;
+bool import_mesh_clear_layers  = true;
+bool import_mesh_needs_unwrap  = false;
+bool import_mesh_no_reset      = false;
+bool import_mesh_no_scale      = false;
+bool import_mesh_keep_timeline = false;
 
 void import_mesh_run(char *path, bool _clear_layers, bool replace_existing, bool keep_camera) {
 	if (!path_is_mesh(path)) {
@@ -193,7 +194,9 @@ void import_mesh_make_mesh(raw_mesh_t *mesh) {
 	md->_->handle = string_copy(raw->name);
 	any_map_set(data_cached_meshes, md->_->handle, md);
 
-	tab_timeline_reset();
+	if (!import_mesh_keep_timeline) {
+		tab_timeline_reset();
+	}
 
 	g_context->ddirty = 4;
 
diff --git a/paint/sources/project.c b/paint/sources/project.c
index 71899d74..d65beb7d 100644
--- a/paint/sources/project.c
+++ b/paint/sources/project.c
@@ -378,12 +378,15 @@ void project_reimport_mesh() {
 
 void project_reimport_mesh_skinned(int frame) {
 	extern bool import_mesh_no_scale;
+	extern bool import_mesh_keep_timeline;
 	extern int  plugins_skinning_frame;
 	if (g_project->mesh_assets != NULL && g_project->mesh_assets->length > 0 && iron_file_exists(g_project->mesh_assets->buffer[0])) {
-		plugins_skinning_frame = frame;
-		import_mesh_no_scale   = true;
+		plugins_skinning_frame    = frame;
+		import_mesh_no_scale      = true;
+		import_mesh_keep_timeline = true;
 		import_mesh_run(g_project->mesh_assets->buffer[0], false, true, true);
-		plugins_skinning_frame = -1;
+		import_mesh_keep_timeline = false;
+		plugins_skinning_frame    = -1;
 	}
 }