diff --git a/assets/templates/wallets.html b/assets/templates/wallets.html
index d52608e..805418f 100644
--- a/assets/templates/wallets.html
+++ b/assets/templates/wallets.html
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@
     <label for="inputPrivateKey">Private Key:</label>
     <input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPrivateKey">
   </div>
+  <div class="form-group">
+    <label for="walletPasswordSecond">Account Password:</label>
+    <input type="password" class="form-control" id="keyPasswordFirst">
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-group">
+    <label for="walletPasswordSecond">Confirm Password:</label>
+    <input type="password" class="form-control" id="keyPasswordSecond">
+  </div>
   <button type="button" class="btn btn-etho btn-dialog-confirm" id="btnImportFromPrivateKeyConfirm">Import</button>
 </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renderer/blockchain.js b/renderer/blockchain.js
index 8b1efbf..0777b11 100644
--- a/renderer/blockchain.js
+++ b/renderer/blockchain.js
@@ -213,10 +213,14 @@ class Blockchain {
     });
   }
 
-  importFromPrivateKey(privateKey, password) {
-    web3Local.eth.accounts.wallet.clear();
-    web3Local.eth.accounts.wallet.add(privateKey);
-    return web3Local.eth.accounts.wallet.encrypt("123456789");
+  importFromPrivateKey(privateKey, keyPassword, clbError, clbSuccess) {
+    web3Local.eth.personal.importRawKey(privateKey, keyPassword, function (error, account) {
+      if (error) {
+        clbError(error);
+      } else {
+        clbSuccess(account);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   subsribePendingTransactions(clbError, clbSuccess, clbData) {
diff --git a/renderer/wallets.js b/renderer/wallets.js
index 21411e2..aee2d9e 100644
--- a/renderer/wallets.js
+++ b/renderer/wallets.js
@@ -70,6 +70,34 @@ class Wallets {
     }
   }
 
+  validateImportFromKeyForm() {
+    if (EthoMainGUI.getAppState() == "account") {
+      if (!$("#inputPrivateKey").val()) {
+        EthoMainGUI.showGeneralError("Private key cannot be empty!");
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      if (!$("#keyPasswordFirst").val()) {
+        EthoMainGUI.showGeneralError("Password cannot be empty!");
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      if (!$("#keyPasswordSecond").val()) {
+        EthoMainGUI.showGeneralError("Password cannot be empty!");
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      if ($("#keyPasswordFirst").val() !== $("#keyPasswordSecond").val()) {
+        EthoMainGUI.showGeneralError("Passwords do not match!");
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   renderWalletsState() {
     // clear the list of addresses
     EthoWallets.clearAddressList();
@@ -193,16 +221,19 @@ $(document).on("render_wallets", function () {
     $("#dlgImportFromPrivateKey").iziModal("open");
 
     function doImportFromPrivateKeys() {
-      var account = EthoBlockchain.importFromPrivateKey($("#inputPrivateKey").val());
       $("#dlgImportFromPrivateKey").iziModal("close");
 
-      if (account) {
-        ipcRenderer.sendSync("saveAccount", account[0]);
-        EthoWallets.renderWalletsState();
-
-        iziToast.success({title: "Imported", message: "Account was succesfully imported", position: "topRight", timeout: 2000});
-      } else {
-        EthoMainGUI.showGeneralError("Error importing account from private key!");
+      if (EthoWallets.validateImportFromKeyForm()) {
+        var account = EthoBlockchain.importFromPrivateKey($("#inputPrivateKey").val(), $("#keyPasswordFirst").val(), function (error) {
+          EthoMainGUI.showGeneralError(error);
+        }, function (account) {
+          if (account) {
+            EthoWallets.renderWalletsState();
+            iziToast.success({title: "Imported", message: "Account was succesfully imported", position: "topRight", timeout: 2000});
+          } else {
+            EthoMainGUI.showGeneralError("Error importing account from private key!");
+          }
+        });
       }
     }