diff --git a/web/client/actions/manager.js b/web/client/actions/manager.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce7cd28a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/client/actions/manager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2016, GeoSolutions Sas.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+const MANAGER_ITEM_SELECTED = 'MANAGER_ITEM_SELECTED';
+
+function itemSelected(toolId) {
+    return {
+        type: MANAGER_ITEM_SELECTED,
+        toolId
+    };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    MANAGER_ITEM_SELECTED, itemSelected
+ };
diff --git a/web/client/plugins/manager/Manager.jsx b/web/client/plugins/manager/Manager.jsx
index 3e87863935..20292fd870 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/manager/Manager.jsx
+++ b/web/client/plugins/manager/Manager.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 const React = require('react');
-
+const { itemSelected } = require('../../actions/manager');
 const {Nav, NavItem, Glyphicon} = require('react-bootstrap');
 const {connect} = require('react-redux');
 const {Message} = require('../../components/I18N/I18N');
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const Manager = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         navStyle: React.PropTypes.object,
         items: React.PropTypes.array,
-        onItemSelected: React.PropTypes.func,
+        itemSelected: React.PropTypes.func,
         selectedTool: React.PropTypes.string
     },
     contextTypes: {
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ const Manager = React.createClass({
         return {
             items: [],
             mapType: "openlayers",
-            selectedTool: "importer"
+            selectedTool: "importer",
+            itemSelected: () => {}
         };
     },
     renderToolIcon(tool) {
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ const Manager = React.createClass({
                 eventKey={tool.id}
                 key={tool.id}
                 href="#"
-                onClick={(event) => {event.preventDefault(); this.context.router.push("/manager/" + tool.id); }}>
+                onClick={(event) => {
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    this.props.itemSelected(tool.id);
+                    this.context.router.push("/manager/" + tool.id);
+                }}>
                     {this.renderToolIcon(tool)}
                     <span className="nav-msg">{tool.msgId ? <Message msgId={tool.msgId} /> : tool.title || tool.id}</span>
             </NavItem>));
@@ -70,5 +75,8 @@ const Manager = React.createClass({
 module.exports = {
     ManagerPlugin: connect((state, ownProps) => ({
         selectedTool: ownProps.tool
-    }))(Manager)
+    }),
+    {
+        itemSelected
+    })(Manager)
 };
diff --git a/web/client/plugins/manager/ManagerMenu.jsx b/web/client/plugins/manager/ManagerMenu.jsx
index 2e6a67a72b..f8b9f1dee7 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/manager/ManagerMenu.jsx
+++ b/web/client/plugins/manager/ManagerMenu.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const React = require('react');
 const {connect} = require('react-redux');
 
+const { itemSelected } = require('../../actions/manager');
 const assign = require('object-assign');
 
 const {DropdownButton, Glyphicon, MenuItem} = require('react-bootstrap');
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const ManagerMenu = React.createClass({
         entries: React.PropTypes.array,
         title: React.PropTypes.node,
         onItemClick: React.PropTypes.func,
+        itemSelected: React.PropTypes.func,
         controls: React.PropTypes.object,
         mapType: React.PropTypes.string,
         panelStyle: React.PropTypes.object,
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ const ManagerMenu = React.createClass({
             entries: [],
             role: "",
             onItemClick: () => {},
+            itemSelected: () => {},
             title: <MenuItem header>Manager</MenuItem>,
             controls: [],
             mapType: "leaflet",
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ const ManagerMenu = React.createClass({
     getTools() {
         return [{element: <span key="burger-menu-title">{this.props.title}</span>}, ...this.props.entries.sort((a, b) => a.position - b.position).map((entry) => {
             return {
-                action: (context) => {context.router.push(entry.path); return {type: "MANAGER_MENU::SELECT_TOOL"}; },
+                action: (context) => {context.router.push(entry.path); return this.props.itemSelected(entry.id); },
                 text: entry.msgId ? <Message msgId={entry.msgId} /> : entry.text,
                 cfg: {...entry}
             };
@@ -93,7 +96,9 @@ module.exports = {
     ManagerMenuPlugin: assign(connect((state) => ({
         controls: state.controls,
         role: state.security && state.security.user && state.security.user.role
-    }))(ManagerMenu), {
+    }), {
+        itemSelected
+    })(ManagerMenu), {
         OmniBar: {
             name: "managermenu",
             position: 1,
diff --git a/web/client/reducers/importer.js b/web/client/reducers/importer.js
index dfd04ee85e..0b6ae6c9fb 100644
--- a/web/client/reducers/importer.js
+++ b/web/client/reducers/importer.js
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ const {
     IMPORTER_WORKSPACE_CREATION_ERROR,
     IMPORTER_WORKSPACE_STATUS_CHANGE
 } = require('../actions/importer');
+
+const {
+    MANAGER_ITEM_SELECTED
+} = require('../actions/manager');
+
 const assign = require('object-assign');
 
 /******************************************************************************/
@@ -126,7 +131,11 @@ function updateImportTaskLoadingStatus(state, action, loading = true) {
 /* REDUCER ********************************************************************/
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-function importer(state = {}, action) {
+const initialState = {
+    importerTool: "importer"
+};
+
+function importer(state = initialState, action) {
     switch (action.type) {
         case IMPORTS_LOADING: {
             if (!action.details) {
@@ -141,6 +150,19 @@ function importer(state = {}, action) {
             }
         }
         return state;
+        case MANAGER_ITEM_SELECTED: {
+            const toolId = action.toolId;
+            if (toolId === state.importerTool) {
+                return assign({}, state, {
+                    loadingError: null,
+                    imports: state.imports,
+                    selectedImport: null,
+                    selectedTask: null,
+                    selectedTransform: null
+                });
+            }
+            return state;
+        }
         case IMPORTS_LIST_LOADED:
             return assign({}, state, {
                 loadingError: null,