diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/EditLectureBlockController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/EditLectureBlockController.java
index 85eec406b38e6ac06fb61733bc2616a295c114ad..b6a6810626561c0b428b5166dfd50ba83c951c47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/EditLectureBlockController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/EditLectureBlockController.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class EditLectureBlockController extends FormBasicController {
 		plannedLecturesEl.setEnabled(!readOnly && plannedLecturesEditable);
 		
 		String[] onValues = new String[]{ "" };
-		boolean compulsory = lectureBlock != null && lectureBlock.isCompulsory();
+		boolean compulsory = lectureBlock == null || lectureBlock.isCompulsory();
 		compulsoryEl = uifactory.addCheckboxesVertical("compulsory", "lecture.compulsory", formLayout, onKeys, onValues, 1);
 		compulsoryEl.setEnabled(!readOnly && !lectureManagementManaged && !LectureBlockManagedFlag.isManaged(lectureBlock, LectureBlockManagedFlag.compulsory));
 		compulsoryEl.addActionListener(FormEvent.ONCHANGE);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/LecturesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/LecturesTest.java
index 99d45f8ce08cebf8260354444184efe1ef271356..960769a94b83b1603a29a01ca9809beb95c1f131 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/LecturesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/LecturesTest.java
@@ -573,4 +573,65 @@ public class LecturesTest extends Deployments {
 			.assertOnParticipantLectureBlocks()
 			.assertOnParticipantLectureBlockAuthorised(author, lectureTitle, title);
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * An author create a course to use the absence management
+	 * and import some lectures blocks.
+	 * 
+	 * @param loginPage
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 * @throws URISyntaxException
+	 */
+	@Test
+	@RunAsClient
+	public void importLectures(@InitialPage LoginPage loginPage)
+	throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
+		UserVO author = new UserRestClient(deploymentUrl).createAuthor();
+
+		// configure the lectures module
+		loginPage
+			.loginAs(author.getLogin(), author.getPassword())
+			.resume();
+		
+		//go to authoring
+		AuthoringEnvPage authoringEnv = navBar
+			.assertOnNavigationPage()
+			.openAuthoringEnvironment();
+		
+		String title = "Lecture " + UUID.randomUUID();
+		//create course
+		authoringEnv
+			.openCreateDropDown()
+			.clickCreate(ResourceType.course)
+			.fillCreateForm(title)
+			.assertOnGeneralTab()
+			.clickToolbarBack();
+		
+		CoursePageFragment course = new CoursePageFragment(browser);
+		//enable the lectures
+		LectureRepositoryAdminPage lecturesAdmin = course
+			.lecturesAdministration();
+		lecturesAdmin
+			.settings()
+			.enableLectures()
+			.overrideDefaultSettings()
+			.saveSettings();
+		
+		LectureRepositoryAdminListPage lectureList = lecturesAdmin
+				.lectureList();
+		
+		// import the lecture blocks
+		lectureList
+				.importLecturesBlocks()
+				.importFile("lectures/import_lectures.txt")
+				.next()
+				.assertOnNumberOfNewBlocks(3)
+				.finish();
+		
+		//check the blocks
+		lectureList
+			.assertOnLectureBlock("Abschlussparty")
+			.assertOnLectureBlock("Excel Workshop")
+			.assertOnLectureBlock("Mathematik Einf");
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/page/lecture/ImportLecturesBlocksWizard.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/page/lecture/ImportLecturesBlocksWizard.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1ff680932ea4226c12f421721defcead54b74367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/page/lecture/ImportLecturesBlocksWizard.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package org.olat.selenium.page.lecture;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.olat.core.logging.OLog;
+import org.olat.core.logging.Tracing;
+import org.olat.selenium.page.graphene.OOGraphene;
+import org.olat.test.JunitTestHelper;
+import org.openqa.selenium.By;
+import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
+import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Initial date: 15 Oct 2018<br>
+ * @author srosse, stephane.rosse@frentix.com, http://www.frentix.com
+ *
+ */
+public class ImportLecturesBlocksWizard {
+	
+	private static final OLog log = Tracing.createLoggerFor(ImportLecturesBlocksWizard.class);
+	
+	private final WebDriver browser;
+	
+	public ImportLecturesBlocksWizard(WebDriver browser) {
+		this.browser = browser;
+	}
+	
+	public ImportLecturesBlocksWizard importFile(String filename) {
+		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(32000);
+		try(InputStream inStream = JunitTestHelper.class.getResourceAsStream("file_resources/" + filename)) {
+			String content = IOUtils.toString(inStream, "UTF-8");
+			String[] lines = content.split("\r?\n");
+			for(String line:lines) {
+				String[] cols = line.split("\t");
+				for(String col:cols) {
+					sb.append(col).append("\\t");
+				}
+				sb.append("\\n");
+			}
+		} catch(Exception ex) {
+			log.error("", ex);
+		}
+		
+		By importAreaBy = By.cssSelector(".modal-content .o_wizard_steps_current_content textarea");
+		WebElement importAreaEl = browser.findElement(importAreaBy);
+		OOGraphene.textarea(importAreaEl, sb.toString(), browser);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public ImportLecturesBlocksWizard assertOnNumberOfNewBlocks(int numOfBlocks) {
+		By newRowsBy = By.cssSelector("td.o_dnd_label span i.o_icon.o_icon_check");
+		OOGraphene.waitElement(newRowsBy, browser);
+		List<WebElement> newRowsEl = browser.findElements(newRowsBy);
+		Assert.assertEquals(numOfBlocks, newRowsEl.size());
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Next
+	 * @return this
+	 */
+	public ImportLecturesBlocksWizard next() {
+		OOGraphene.nextStep(browser);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Finish the wizard
+	 * @return this
+	 */
+	public ImportLecturesBlocksWizard finish() {
+		browser.findElement(OOGraphene.wizardFinishBy).click();
+		OOGraphene.waitBusy(browser);
+		OOGraphene.waitElementDisappears(By.cssSelector(".modal-content .wizard"), 5, browser);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/page/lecture/LectureRepositoryAdminListPage.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/page/lecture/LectureRepositoryAdminListPage.java
index ecd7d9c6a7ea17e66a15ff55cf6c8d7ccd59f513..e3d9d5953814eac8651ec991014993e9c82e3d3c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/page/lecture/LectureRepositoryAdminListPage.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/page/lecture/LectureRepositoryAdminListPage.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
  */
 public class LectureRepositoryAdminListPage {
 	
-	private WebDriver browser;
+	private final WebDriver browser;
 	
 	public LectureRepositoryAdminListPage(WebDriver browser) {
 		this.browser = browser;
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ public class LectureRepositoryAdminListPage {
 		return this;
 	}
 	
+	public LectureRepositoryAdminListPage assertOnLectureBlock(String title) {
+		By titleBy = By.xpath("//div[contains(@class,'o_table_flexi')]//td[text()[contains(.,'" + title + "')]]");
+		OOGraphene.waitElement(titleBy, browser);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
 	public EditLectureBlockPage newLectureBlock() {
 		By addLectureBy = By.cssSelector("div.o_sel_repo_lectures_list a.o_sel_repo_add_lecture");
 		browser.findElement(addLectureBy).click();
@@ -50,6 +56,15 @@ public class LectureRepositoryAdminListPage {
 		return new EditLectureBlockPage(browser);
 	}
 	
+	public ImportLecturesBlocksWizard importLecturesBlocks() {
+		By importLecturesBy = By.cssSelector("div.o_sel_repo_lectures_list a.o_sel_repo_import_lectures");
+		browser.findElement(importLecturesBy).click();
+		OOGraphene.waitModalDialog(browser);
+		return new ImportLecturesBlocksWizard(browser);
+	}
+	
+
+	
 	
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/test/file_resources/lectures/import_lectures.txt b/src/test/java/org/olat/test/file_resources/lectures/import_lectures.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cafcf18d9f2919e14efdbfcdd3e2aeea5928b0fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/test/file_resources/lectures/import_lectures.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+L1	Mathematik Einführung	4	10/8/18	8:00	12:00	yes	kanu@cyberiacafe.ch	COURSE	Zürich, HS76	This is about this and that	Make your HP ready	Teacher identified via Email address, participants from course
+	Abschlussparty	2	12/23/18	18:00	21:00:00	no	aoi	GROUP::Curriculum course group 1	Im Wald	Ein schönes Abschlussfest	Ein Wichtelgeschenk mitbringen	Teacher identified via user name, Participants from a course group named "Samichlaus"
+	Excel Workshop	8	11/15/18	9:15	17:30	yes	kanu@cyberiacafe.ch	CURR::Physik	Online	Learn the basics of Excel		Teacher identified via institutional user identifier, participants from a course curriculum element with ID "2018-HS-INFO"
+	
+	
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