diff --git a/cli/src/commands/upload.ts b/cli/src/commands/upload.ts
index fcff0edbaf..93cb36ec2f 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/upload.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/upload.ts
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ export default class Upload extends BaseCommand {
         if (options.import) {
           const importData = {
             assetPath: asset.path,
+            sidecarPath: asset.sidecarPath,
             deviceAssetId: asset.deviceAssetId,
             deviceId: this.deviceId,
             fileCreatedAt: asset.fileCreatedAt,
             fileModifiedAt: asset.fileModifiedAt,
             isFavorite: false,
+            isReadOnly: options.readOnly,
           };
 
           if (!this.dryRun) {
diff --git a/cli/src/cores/dto/upload-options-dto.ts b/cli/src/cores/dto/upload-options-dto.ts
index 41d2cba665..62538cc15d 100644
--- a/cli/src/cores/dto/upload-options-dto.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cores/dto/upload-options-dto.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export class UploadOptionsDto {
   skipHash = false;
   delete = false;
   import = false;
+  readOnly = true;
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/index.ts b/cli/src/index.ts
index 2ef9b56a31..2c48a2c696 100644
--- a/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ program
       .default(false),
   )
   .addOption(new Option('-i, --ignore [paths...]', 'Paths to ignore').env('IMMICH_IGNORE_PATHS').default(false))
+  .addOption(new Option('--no-read-only', 'Import files without read-only protection, allowing Immich to manage them'))
   .argument('[paths...]', 'One or more paths to assets to be uploaded')
   .action((paths, options) => {
     options.import = true;
+    options.excludePatterns = options.ignore;
     new Upload().run(paths, options);
   });