diff --git a/components/tvplanit/source/vpdata.pas b/components/tvplanit/source/vpdata.pas
index cc0bfaee2..81efcfc69 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/source/vpdata.pas
+++ b/components/tvplanit/source/vpdata.pas
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ type
   TVpContact = class;
   TVpTask = class;
 
+  TVpEvents = array of TVpEvent;
+  
   TVpResources = class
   private
     FOwner: TObject;   // This is the Datastore.
diff --git a/components/tvplanit/source/vpdayview.pas b/components/tvplanit/source/vpdayview.pas
index 90bd3143b..b68cfdd4f 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/source/vpdayview.pas
+++ b/components/tvplanit/source/vpdayview.pas
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ type
     function BuildEventString(AEvent: TVpEvent; UseAsHint: Boolean): String;
     procedure DeleteActiveEvent(Verify: Boolean);
     procedure DragDrop(Source: TObject; X, Y: Integer); override;
+    function ImportICalFile(AFileName: String; ADefaultCategory: Integer = 0): TVpEvents;
     procedure Invalidate; override;
     function IsHoliday(ADate: TDate; out AHolidayName: String): Boolean;
     procedure LoadLanguage;
@@ -1354,29 +1355,11 @@ begin
     dlg.Options := dlg.Options + [ofAllowMultiSelect, ofFileMustExist];
     if dlg.Execute then begin
       Screen.Cursor := crHourGlass;
-      Application.ProcessMessages;
-      ical := TVpICalendar.Create;
       try
-        for fn in dlg.Files do begin
-          ical.LoadFromFile(fn);
-          for i := 0 to ical.Count-1 do begin
-            if not (ical[i] is TVpICalEvent) then
-              Continue;
-            startTime := TVpICalEvent(ical[i]).StartTime[false];  // use local times
-            endTime := TVpICalEvent(ical[i]).EndTime[false];
-            if (startTime = 0) and (endTime = 0) then
-              continue;
-            id := DataStore.GetNextID(EventsTableName);
-            FActiveEvent := Datastore.Resource.Schedule.AddEvent(id, starttime, endtime);
-            FActiveEvent.Changed := true;
-            FActiveEvent.LoadFromICalendar(TVpICalEvent(ical[i]));
-            Datastore.PostEvents;
-            Datastore.NotifyDependents;
-          end;
-        end;
-        Invalidate;
+        Application.ProcessMessages;
+        for fn in dlg.Files do
+          ImportICalFile(fn);
       finally
-        ical.Free;
         Screen.Cursor := crDefault;
       end;
     end;
@@ -1393,7 +1376,6 @@ begin
   if FActiveEvent <> nil then
     DeleteActiveEvent (True);
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupEditEvent(Sender: TObject);
 begin
@@ -1404,49 +1386,41 @@ begin
     { edit this Event }
     dvSpawnEventEditDialog(False);
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupToday(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   Date := Now;
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupTomorrow(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   Date := Now + 1;
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupYesterday(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   Date := Now - 1;
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupNextDay(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   Date := Date + 1;
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupPrevDay(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   Date := Date - 1;
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupNextWeek(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   Date := Date + 7;
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupPrevWeek(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   Date := Date - 7;
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupNextMonth(Sender: TObject);
 var
@@ -1463,7 +1437,6 @@ begin
 
   Date := EncodeDate(Y, M, D);
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupPrevMonth(Sender: TObject);
 var
@@ -1480,7 +1453,6 @@ begin
 
   Date := EncodeDate(Y, M, D);
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupNextYear(Sender: TObject);
 var
@@ -1489,7 +1461,6 @@ begin
   DecodeDate(Date, Y, M, D);
   Date := EncodeDate(Y + 1, M, 1);
 end;
-{=====}
 
 procedure TVpDayView.PopupPrevYear(Sender: TObject);
 var
@@ -2406,7 +2377,65 @@ begin
     dvEndingEditing := False;
   end;
 end;
-{=====}
+
+{ Reads the events listed in the specified ical file and adds them to the
+  day view control. All events imported are collected in the Result array.
+  ADefaultCategory is the category to which the event is assigned if no fitting
+  category has been found in the ical, i.e. when the event's category is 0.
+  If you are not happy with this category replacement you can iterate over the 
+  Result array and change it. }
+function TVpDayView.ImportICalFile(AFileName: String; 
+  ADefaultCategory: Integer = 0): TVpEvents;
+const
+  BLOCK_SIZE = 10;
+var
+  ical: TVpICalendar;
+  startTime, endTime: TDateTime;
+  i: Integer;
+  id: Integer;
+  event: TVpEvent;
+  eventCounter: Integer;
+begin
+  if ReadOnly or (not CheckCreateResource) or
+     (not Assigned(DataStore)) or (not Assigned(DataStore.Resource))
+  then
+    Exit;
+
+  SetLength(Result, BLOCK_SIZE);
+  eventCounter := 0;
+  
+  ical := TVpICalendar.Create;
+  try
+    ical.LoadFromFile(AFileName);
+    for i := 0 to ical.Count-1 do begin
+      if not (ical[i] is TVpICalEvent) then
+        Continue;
+      startTime := TVpICalEvent(ical[i]).StartTime[false];  // use local times
+      endTime := TVpICalEvent(ical[i]).EndTime[false];
+      if (startTime = 0) and (endTime = 0) then
+        continue;
+      id := DataStore.GetNextID(EventsTableName);
+      event := Datastore.Resource.Schedule.AddEvent(id, starttime, endtime);
+      event.Changed := true;
+      event.LoadFromICalendar(TVpICalEvent(ical[i]));
+      if (event.Category = 0) and (ADefaultCategory <> 0) then
+        event.Category := ADefaultCategory;
+      Result[eventCounter] := event;
+      inc(eventCounter);
+      if eventCounter mod BLOCK_SIZE = 0 then
+        SetLength(Result, eventCounter + BLOCK_SIZE);
+    end;
+    SetLength(Result, eventCounter);
+    if eventCounter > 0 then
+      FActiveEvent := Result[High(Result)];
+    Datastore.PostEvents;
+    Datastore.NotifyDependents;
+    Invalidate;
+  finally
+    ical.Free;
+    Screen.Cursor := crDefault;
+  end;
+end;
 
 procedure TVpDayView.KeyDown(var Key: Word; Shift: TShiftState);
 var