diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8005b6f..841fe20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ and restart the Docker container:
 ```sh
 /path-to-cronicle-storage/data/.setup_done
 ```
+### Import data
+A previously [exported data file](https://github.com/jhuckaby/Cronicle#data-import-and-export) can be provided in the following location:
+
+```sh
+/path-to-cronicle-storage/data/backup.txt.import
+```
+The file will get loaded the very first time Cronicle is started.
 
 ## Web UI credentials
 The default credentials for the web interface are: `admin` / `admin`
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index e8b4020..65138f8 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ then
     cp $DATA_DIR/config.json.import $CONF_DIR/config.json
   fi
 
+  # load exported data if present
+  if [ -f $DATA_DIR/backup.txt.import ]
+  then
+    $BIN_DIR/control.sh import $DATA_DIR/backup.txt.import
+  fi
+
   # Create plugins directory
   mkdir -p $PLUGINS_DIR