diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/user/resolver.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/user/resolver.ts
index 73b2fe885c..aa3f30b06e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/user/resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/user/resolver.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import {
   Args,
+  createUnionType,
   Field,
   InputType,
   Int,
   Mutation,
+  ObjectType,
   Query,
   Resolver,
 } from '@nestjs/graphql';
@@ -168,9 +170,29 @@ class CreateUserInput {
   email!: string;
 
   @Field(() => String, { nullable: true })
-  name!: string | null;
+  name?: string;
 }
 
+@InputType()
+class ImportUsersInput {
+  @Field(() => [CreateUserInput])
+  users!: CreateUserInput[];
+}
+
+@ObjectType()
+class UserImportFailedType {
+  @Field(() => String)
+  email!: string;
+
+  @Field(() => String)
+  error!: string;
+}
+
+const UserImportResultType = createUnionType({
+  name: 'UserImportResultType',
+  types: () => [UserType, UserImportFailedType],
+});
+
 @Admin()
 @Resolver(() => UserType)
 export class UserManagementResolver {
@@ -245,6 +267,27 @@ export class UserManagementResolver {
     return this.getUser(id);
   }
 
+  @Mutation(() => [UserImportResultType], {
+    description: 'import users',
+  })
+  async importUsers(
+    @Args({ name: 'input', type: () => ImportUsersInput })
+    input: ImportUsersInput
+  ): Promise<(typeof UserImportResultType)[]> {
+    const results = await this.models.user.importUsers(input.users);
+
+    return results.map((result, i) => {
+      if (result.status === 'fulfilled') {
+        return sessionUser(result.value);
+      } else {
+        return {
+          email: input.users[i].email,
+          error: result.reason.message,
+        };
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   @Mutation(() => DeleteAccount, {
     description: 'Delete a user account',
   })
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/models/user.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/models/user.ts
index a176fccc0f..94aa9ec0b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/models/user.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/models/user.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,17 @@ export class UserModel extends BaseModel {
     return user;
   }
 
+  async importUsers(inputs: CreateUserInput[]) {
+    return await Promise.allSettled(
+      inputs.map(async input => {
+        return await this.create({
+          ...input,
+          registered: true,
+        });
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
   @Transactional()
   async update(id: string, data: UpdateUserInput) {
     if (data.password) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/schema.gql b/packages/backend/server/src/schema.gql
index 4ce5d2426b..14e3c826c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/schema.gql
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/schema.gql
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@ type GraphqlBadRequestDataType {
   message: String!
 }
 
+input ImportUsersInput {
+  users: [CreateUserInput!]!
+}
+
 type InvalidEmailDataType {
   email: String!
 }
@@ -824,6 +828,9 @@ type Mutation {
   generateLicenseKey(sessionId: String!): String!
   grantDocUserRoles(input: GrantDocUserRolesInput!): Boolean!
   grantMember(permission: Permission!, userId: String!, workspaceId: String!): Boolean!
+
+  """import users"""
+  importUsers(input: ImportUsersInput!): [UserImportResultType!]!
   invite(email: String!, permission: Permission @deprecated(reason: "never used"), sendInviteMail: Boolean, workspaceId: String!): String!
   inviteBatch(emails: [String!]!, sendInviteMail: Boolean, workspaceId: String!): [InviteResult!]!
   leaveWorkspace(sendLeaveMail: Boolean, workspaceId: String!, workspaceName: String @deprecated(reason: "no longer used")): Boolean!
@@ -1333,6 +1340,13 @@ input UpdateWorkspaceInput {
 """The `Upload` scalar type represents a file upload."""
 scalar Upload
 
+type UserImportFailedType {
+  email: String!
+  error: String!
+}
+
+union UserImportResultType = UserImportFailedType | UserType
+
 union UserOrLimitedUser = LimitedUserType | UserType
 
 type UserQuotaHumanReadableType {