diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d7f4d83496..f1046088013 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semve
 - We added support for basic markdown in custom formatted previews [#6194](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/6194)
 - We now show the number of items found and selected to import in the online search dialog. [#6248](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/6248)
 - We created a new install screen for macOS. [#5759](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5759)
+- We implemented an option to download fulltext files while importing. [#6381](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/6381)
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semve
 - We changed the buttons for import/export/show all/reset of preferences to smaller icon buttons in the preferences dialog. [#6130](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/6130)
 - We moved the functionality "Manage field names & content" from the "Library" menu to the "Edit" menu, because it affects the selected entries and not the whole library
 - We merged the functionality "Append contents from a BibTeX library into the currently viewed library" into the "Import into database" functionality. Fixes [#6049](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/6049).
+- We changed the directory where fulltext downloads are stored to the directory set in the import-tab in preferences. [#6381](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/6381)
 - We improved the error message for invalid jstyles. [#6303](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/6303)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
index ca4af64148c..add0b6c1727 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.logic.net.URLDownload;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.io.FileNameUniqueness;
+import org.jabref.logic.util.io.FileUtil;
 import org.jabref.logic.xmp.XmpPreferences;
 import org.jabref.logic.xmp.XmpUtilWriter;
 import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ public void download() {
                 LinkedFile newLinkedFile = LinkedFilesEditorViewModel.fromFile(destination, databaseContext.getFileDirectoriesAsPaths(filePreferences), externalFileTypes);
                 linkedFile.setLink(newLinkedFile.getLink());
                 linkedFile.setFileType(newLinkedFile.getFileType());
+                entry.addFile(0, newLinkedFile);
             });
             downloadProgress.bind(downloadTask.workDonePercentageProperty());
             taskExecutor.execute(downloadTask);
@@ -431,8 +433,9 @@ public BackgroundTask<Path> prepareDownloadTask(Path targetDirectory, URLDownloa
                     String suggestedTypeName = externalFileType.getName();
                     linkedFile.setFileType(suggestedTypeName);
                     String suggestedName = linkedFileHandler.getSuggestedFileName(externalFileType.getExtension());
-                    suggestedName = FileNameUniqueness.getNonOverWritingFileName(targetDirectory, suggestedName);
-                    return targetDirectory.resolve(suggestedName);
+                    String fulltextDir = FileUtil.createDirNameFromPattern(databaseContext.getDatabase(), entry, filePreferences.getFileDirPattern());
+                    suggestedName = FileNameUniqueness.getNonOverWritingFileName(targetDirectory.resolve(fulltextDir), suggestedName);
+                    return targetDirectory.resolve(fulltextDir).resolve(suggestedName);
                 })
                 .then(destination -> new FileDownloadTask(urlDownload.getSource(), destination))
                 .onFailure(exception -> dialogService.showErrorDialogAndWait("Download failed", exception));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.fxml b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.fxml
index 0a161e436ec..a9eaa748f47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.fxml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ButtonType?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.DialogPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
                     <Label fx:id="selectedItems" GridPane.rowIndex="1" GridPane.columnIndex="1"/>
                 </GridPane>
             </HBox>
+            <CheckBox fx:id="downloadLinkedOnlineFiles" text="%Download linked online files"/>
         </VBox>
     </content>
     <ButtonType fx:id="importButton" buttonData="OK_DONE" text="%Import entries"/>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.java
index a33d5a8c1c0..17fc725077f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesDialog.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.control.ButtonType;
+import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.control.ToggleButton;
 import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public class ImportEntriesDialog extends BaseDialog<Boolean> {
     public ButtonType importButton;
     public Label totalItems;
     public Label selectedItems;
+    public CheckBox downloadLinkedOnlineFiles;
     private final BackgroundTask<ParserResult> task;
     private ImportEntriesViewModel viewModel;
     @Inject private TaskExecutor taskExecutor;
@@ -77,9 +79,11 @@ public ImportEntriesDialog(BibDatabaseContext database, BackgroundTask<ParserRes
         Button btn = (Button) this.getDialogPane().lookupButton(importButton);
         btn.disableProperty().bind(booleanBind);
 
+        downloadLinkedOnlineFiles.setSelected(preferences.getFilePreferences().getDownloadLinkedFiles());
+
         setResultConverter(button -> {
             if (button == importButton) {
-                viewModel.importEntries(entriesListView.getCheckModel().getCheckedItems());
+                viewModel.importEntries(entriesListView.getCheckModel().getCheckedItems(), downloadLinkedOnlineFiles.isSelected());
             } else {
                 dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("Import canceled"));
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesViewModel.java
index 1561e170a08..e3284157a66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/ImportEntriesViewModel.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.duplicationFinder.DuplicateResolverDialog;
 import org.jabref.gui.externalfiles.ImportHandler;
 import org.jabref.gui.externalfiletype.ExternalFileTypes;
+import org.jabref.gui.fieldeditors.LinkedFileViewModel;
 import org.jabref.gui.groups.GroupTreeNodeViewModel;
 import org.jabref.gui.groups.UndoableAddOrRemoveGroup;
 import org.jabref.gui.undo.NamedCompound;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.BibtexString;
+import org.jabref.model.entry.LinkedFile;
 import org.jabref.model.groups.GroupTreeNode;
 import org.jabref.model.metadata.MetaData;
 import org.jabref.model.util.FileUpdateMonitor;
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ public class ImportEntriesViewModel extends AbstractViewModel {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ImportEntriesViewModel.class);
 
     private final StringProperty message;
+    private final TaskExecutor taskExecutor;
     private final BibDatabaseContext databaseContext;
     private final DialogService dialogService;
     private final UndoManager undoManager;
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ public class ImportEntriesViewModel extends AbstractViewModel {
      * @param task     the task executed for parsing the selected files(s).
      */
     public ImportEntriesViewModel(BackgroundTask<ParserResult> task, TaskExecutor taskExecutor, BibDatabaseContext databaseContext, DialogService dialogService, UndoManager undoManager, PreferencesService preferences, StateManager stateManager, FileUpdateMonitor fileUpdateMonitor) {
+        this.taskExecutor = taskExecutor;
         this.databaseContext = databaseContext;
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
         this.undoManager = undoManager;
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ public boolean hasDuplicate(BibEntry entry) {
      *
      * @param entriesToImport subset of the entries contained in parserResult
      */
-    public void importEntries(List<BibEntry> entriesToImport) {
+    public void importEntries(List<BibEntry> entriesToImport, boolean downloadFiles) {
         // Check if we are supposed to warn about duplicates.
         // If so, then see if there are duplicates, and warn if yes.
         if (preferences.shouldWarnAboutDuplicatesForImport()) {
@@ -126,6 +130,15 @@ public void importEntries(List<BibEntry> entriesToImport) {
             buildImportHandlerThenImportEntries(entriesToImport);
         }
 
+        if (downloadFiles) {
+            for (BibEntry bibEntry : entriesToImport) {
+                for (LinkedFile linkedFile : bibEntry.getFiles()) {
+                    LinkedFileViewModel linkedFileViewModel = new LinkedFileViewModel(linkedFile, bibEntry, databaseContext, taskExecutor, dialogService, preferences.getXMPPreferences(), preferences.getFilePreferences(), ExternalFileTypes.getInstance());
+                    linkedFileViewModel.download();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         NamedCompound namedCompound = new NamedCompound(Localization.lang("Import file"));
         namedCompound.addEdit(new UndoableInsertEntries(databaseContext.getDatabase(), entriesToImport));
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTab.fxml b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTab.fxml
index 8cb14943e5d..fa44f0b4571 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTab.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTab.fxml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
+<?import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TextField?>
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@
         <Label text="%File directory pattern" GridPane.rowIndex="1"/>
         <TextField fx:id="fileDirPattern" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="1"
                    prefWidth="300" minWidth="300" maxWidth="300"/>
+        <CheckBox fx:id="downloadLinkedFiles" text="%Download linked online files" GridPane.rowIndex="2"/>
     </GridPane>
 </fx:root>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabView.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabView.java
index ad74f4b20f1..3a68b83ccd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabView.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.preferences;
 
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox;
 import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ public class ImportTabView extends AbstractPreferenceTabView<ImportTabViewModel>
 
     @FXML private ComboBox<String> fileNamePattern;
     @FXML private TextField fileDirPattern;
+    @FXML private CheckBox downloadLinkedFiles;
 
     public ImportTabView(JabRefPreferences preferences) {
         this.preferences = preferences;
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ public void initialize() {
         fileNamePattern.valueProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.fileNamePatternProperty());
         fileNamePattern.itemsProperty().bind(viewModel.defaultFileNamePatternsProperty());
         fileDirPattern.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.fileDirPatternProperty());
+        downloadLinkedFiles.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.downloadLinkedFilesProperty());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabViewModel.java
index 9ef8836699d..a1512325b74 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ImportTabViewModel.java
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.ListProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleListProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ public class ImportTabViewModel implements PreferenceTabViewModel {
     private final ListProperty<String> defaultFileNamePatternsProperty = new SimpleListProperty<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(DEFAULT_FILENAME_PATTERNS));
     private final StringProperty fileNamePatternProperty = new SimpleStringProperty();
     private final StringProperty fileDirPatternProperty = new SimpleStringProperty();
+    private final BooleanProperty downloadLinkedFilesProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
 
     private final DialogService dialogService;
     private final JabRefPreferences preferences;
@@ -32,12 +35,14 @@ public ImportTabViewModel(DialogService dialogService, JabRefPreferences prefere
     public void setValues() {
         fileNamePatternProperty.setValue(preferences.get(JabRefPreferences.IMPORT_FILENAMEPATTERN));
         fileDirPatternProperty.setValue(preferences.get(JabRefPreferences.IMPORT_FILEDIRPATTERN));
+        downloadLinkedFilesProperty.setValue(preferences.getBoolean(JabRefPreferences.DOWNLOAD_LINKED_FILES));
     }
 
     @Override
     public void storeSettings() {
         preferences.put(JabRefPreferences.IMPORT_FILENAMEPATTERN, fileNamePatternProperty.getValue());
         preferences.put(JabRefPreferences.IMPORT_FILEDIRPATTERN, fileDirPatternProperty.getValue());
+        preferences.putBoolean(JabRefPreferences.DOWNLOAD_LINKED_FILES, downloadLinkedFilesProperty.getValue());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -55,4 +60,6 @@ public List<String> getRestartWarnings() {
     public StringProperty fileNamePatternProperty() { return fileNamePatternProperty; }
 
     public StringProperty fileDirPatternProperty() { return fileDirPatternProperty; }
+
+    public BooleanProperty downloadLinkedFilesProperty() { return downloadLinkedFilesProperty; }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/BibEntry.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/BibEntry.java
index 7092d6af4d9..d29e15de837 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/BibEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/BibEntry.java
@@ -948,6 +948,12 @@ public Optional<FieldChange> addFile(LinkedFile file) {
         return setFiles(linkedFiles);
     }
 
+    public Optional<FieldChange> addFile(int index, LinkedFile file) {
+        List<LinkedFile> linkedFiles = getFiles();
+        linkedFiles.add(index, file);
+        return setFiles(linkedFiles);
+    }
+
     public ObservableMap<Field, String> getFieldsObservable() {
         return fields;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/metadata/FilePreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/metadata/FilePreferences.java
index e9274106a75..a81eacdb8bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/metadata/FilePreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/metadata/FilePreferences.java
@@ -12,17 +12,20 @@ public class FilePreferences {
     private final boolean bibLocationAsPrimary;
     private final String fileNamePattern;
     private final String fileDirPattern;
+    private final boolean downloadLinkedFiles;
 
     public FilePreferences(String user,
                            String mainFileDirectory,
                            boolean bibLocationAsPrimary,
                            String fileNamePattern,
-                           String fileDirPattern) {
+                           String fileDirPattern,
+                           boolean downloadLinkedFiles) {
         this.user = user;
         this.mainFileDirectory = mainFileDirectory;
         this.bibLocationAsPrimary = bibLocationAsPrimary;
         this.fileNamePattern = fileNamePattern;
         this.fileDirPattern = fileDirPattern;
+        this.downloadLinkedFiles = downloadLinkedFiles;
     }
 
     public String getUser() {
@@ -48,4 +51,6 @@ public String getFileNamePattern() {
     public String getFileDirPattern() {
         return fileDirPattern;
     }
+
+    public boolean getDownloadLinkedFiles() { return downloadLinkedFiles; }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
index 7d3aa8c5f9c..4c2dd96247f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ public class JabRefPreferences implements PreferencesService {
     public static final String CLEANUP_FORMATTERS = "CleanUpFormatters";
     public static final String IMPORT_FILENAMEPATTERN = "importFileNamePattern";
     public static final String IMPORT_FILEDIRPATTERN = "importFileDirPattern";
+    public static final String DOWNLOAD_LINKED_FILES = "downloadLinkedFiles";
     public static final String NAME_FORMATTER_VALUE = "nameFormatterFormats";
     public static final String NAME_FORMATER_KEY = "nameFormatterNames";
     public static final String PUSH_TO_APPLICATION = "pushToApplication";
@@ -629,6 +630,8 @@ private JabRefPreferences() {
         defaults.put(IMPORT_FILENAMEPATTERN, ImportTabViewModel.DEFAULT_FILENAME_PATTERNS[1]);
         // Default empty String to be backwards compatible
         defaults.put(IMPORT_FILEDIRPATTERN, "");
+        // Don't download files by default
+        defaults.put(DOWNLOAD_LINKED_FILES, false);
 
         customImports = new CustomImportList(this);
 
@@ -1201,7 +1204,8 @@ public FilePreferences getFilePreferences() {
                 get(MAIN_FILE_DIRECTORY),
                 getBoolean(BIB_LOC_AS_PRIMARY_DIR),
                 get(IMPORT_FILENAMEPATTERN),
-                get(IMPORT_FILEDIRPATTERN));
+                get(IMPORT_FILEDIRPATTERN),
+                getBoolean(DOWNLOAD_LINKED_FILES));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
index 7224aedbdc9..9d5fddce4ec 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
@@ -1902,6 +1902,7 @@ Import\ canceled=Import canceled
 Select\ all\ new\ entries=Select all new entries
 Total\ items\ found\:=Total items found:
 Selected\ items\:=Selected items:
+Download\ linked\ online\ files=Download linked online files
 Select\ the\ entries\ to\ be\ imported\:=Select the entries to be imported\:
 Add\ new\ String=Add new String
 Remove\ selected\ Strings=Remove selected Strings