diff --git a/app/Models/ImportJob.php b/app/Models/ImportJob.php
index 3b106bbbb2..3673dae624 100644
--- a/app/Models/ImportJob.php
+++ b/app/Models/ImportJob.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
  * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder|\FireflyIII\Models\ImportJob whereStatus($value)
  * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder|\FireflyIII\Models\ImportJob whereConfiguration($value)
  * @mixin \Eloquent
+ * @property string $extended_status
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder|\FireflyIII\Models\ImportJob whereExtendedStatus($value)
  */
 class ImportJob extends Model
 {
diff --git a/database/migrations/2016_08_13_164051_extend-import-table.php b/database/migrations/2016_08_13_164051_extend-import-table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e1d2e8798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2016_08_13_164051_extend-import-table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+
+/**
+ * Class ExtendImportTable
+ */
+class ExtendImportTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table(
+            'import_jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->text('extended_status');
+        }
+        );
+    }
+}