diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/common/__fixtures__/curl/complex-input-xml.sh b/packages/insomnia/src/common/__fixtures__/curl/complex-input-xml.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6c7aba259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/common/__fixtures__/curl/complex-input-xml.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+curl \
+  --request POST \
+  -i \
+  --url http://localhost:8000/api/v1/send \
+  --header 'x-custom-header :foo bar' \
+  --header 'content-type: application/xml' \
+  --header 'Cookie: foo=bar' \
+  --user 'My User:My:Secret:Password' \
+  --cookie NID=91=iOf1sU9Ovlns9Dzn2Ipz05syr2K4AlZ4Kgp84eRVLf3_6DgcNrkqpWg4lfUvCB5cNxD26t \
+  -H 'another-header: foo' \
+  --data '<?xml version="1.0"?<test>HELLO</test>';
+
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/import.test.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/import.test.ts
index 90feccde6..4aec26813 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/import.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/import.test.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,35 @@ describe('importRaw()', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should import a curl request to an existing workspace with an XML body', async () => {
+    const fixturePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '__fixtures__', 'curl', 'complex-input-xml.sh');
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(fixturePath, 'utf8').toString();
+
+    const existingWorkspace = await workspace.create();
+
+    const scanResult = await importUtil.scanResources({
+      content,
+    });
+
+    expect(scanResult.type?.id).toBe('curl');
+    expect(scanResult.errors.length).toBe(0);
+
+    await importUtil.importResourcesToWorkspace({
+      workspaceId: existingWorkspace._id,
+    });
+
+    const workspacesCount = await workspace.count();
+    expect(workspacesCount).toBe(1);
+
+    const curlRequests = await request.findByParentId(existingWorkspace._id);
+
+    expect(curlRequests[0]).toMatchObject({
+      body: {
+        "text": "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?<test>HELLO</test>",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should import a postman collection to a new workspace', async () => {
     const fixturePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '__fixtures__', 'postman', 'aws-signature-auth-v2_0-input.json');
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fixturePath, 'utf8').toString();
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/common/import.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/common/import.ts
index 1abfb69d8..bd34773b9 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/common/import.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/common/import.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ export async function scanResources({
 
 export const importPure = async (json: { resources: BaseModel[] } & any) => {
   const _resources = json.resources;
-  // console.log("importPure", json);
   return await importResourcesToProject({ _resources });
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/utils/importers/importers/curl.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/utils/importers/importers/curl.ts
index 28ac3eae8..6ed2b069d 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/utils/importers/importers/curl.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/utils/importers/importers/curl.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const importCommand = (parseEntries: ParseEntry[]): ImportRequest => {
     }));
 
     url = href.replace(search, '').replace(/\/$/, '');
-  } catch (error) {}
+  } catch (error) { }
 
   /// /////// Authentication //////////
   const [username, password] = getPairValue(pairsByName, '', [
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ const importCommand = (parseEntries: ParseEntry[]): ImportRequest => {
         value: decodeURIComponent(parameter.value || ''),
       };
     });
+  } else if (dataParameters && mimeType === 'application/xml') {
+    body.text = dataParameters.map(parameter => `${parameter.name}=${parameter.value}`).join('&');
+    body.mimeType = mimeType || '';
   } else if (dataParameters.length !== 0) {
     body.text = dataParameters.map(parameter => `${parameter.name}${parameter.value}`).join('&');
     body.mimeType = mimeType || '';