diff --git a/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/stripe-products.js b/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/stripe-products.js
index 7a23961cc5..403c5e657b 100644
--- a/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/stripe-products.js
+++ b/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/stripe-products.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class StripeProductsImporter extends BaseImporter {
         super(allDataFromFile, {
             modelName: 'StripeProduct',
             dataKeyToImport: 'stripe_products',
+            requiredFromFile: ['products'],
             requiredImportedData: ['products'],
             requiredExistingData: ['products']
         });
@@ -41,11 +42,32 @@ class StripeProductsImporter extends BaseImporter {
                 objectInFile.product_id = importedObject.id;
                 return;
             }
-            const existingObject = _.find(this.requiredExistingData.products, {id: objectInFile.product_id});
+
+            const existingObjectById = _.find(this.requiredExistingData.products, {id: objectInFile.product_id});
             // CASE: the product exists in the db already
-            if (existingObject) {
+            if (existingObjectById) {
                 return;
             }
+
+            // CASE: we skipped product import because a product with the same name and slug exists in the DB
+            debug('lookup product by name and slug');
+            const productFromFile = _.find(
+                this.requiredFromFile.products,
+                {id: objectInFile.product_id}
+            );
+            if (productFromFile) {
+                // look for the existing product with the same name and slug
+                const existingObjectByNameAndSlug = _.find(
+                    this.requiredExistingData.products,
+                    {name: productFromFile.name, slug: productFromFile.slug}
+                );
+                if (existingObjectByNameAndSlug) {
+                    debug(`resolved ${objectInFile.product_id} to ${existingObjectByNameAndSlug.name}`);
+                    objectInFile.product_id = existingObjectByNameAndSlug.id;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
             // CASE: we don't know what product this is for
             debug(`ignoring stripe product ${objectInFile.stripe_product_id}`);
             invalidProducts.push(objectInFile.id);
diff --git a/test/regression/api/admin/db.test.js b/test/regression/api/admin/db.test.js
index 602ec3a085..7f0bf986a9 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/admin/db.test.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/admin/db.test.js
@@ -378,3 +378,101 @@ describe('DB API (canary)', function () {
         yearlyPrice.get('stripe_product_id').should.equal('prod_d2c1708c21');
     });
 });
+
+// The following tests will create a new clean database for every test
+describe('DB API (cleaned)', function () {
+    let backupKey;
+    let schedulerKey;
+
+    beforeEach(async function () {
+        await testUtils.stopGhost();
+        await localUtils.startGhost();
+        request = supertest.agent(config.get('url'));
+        await localUtils.doAuth(request);
+        backupKey = _.find(testUtils.getExistingData().apiKeys, {integration: {slug: 'ghost-backup'}});
+        schedulerKey = _.find(testUtils.getExistingData().apiKeys, {integration: {slug: 'ghost-scheduler'}});
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+        sinon.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('Can import a JSON database with products for an existing product', async function () {
+        // Create a product with existing slug
+        const existingProduct = await models.Product.forge({
+            slug: 'ghost-inc',
+            name: 'Ghost Inc.',
+            description: 'Our daily newsletter',
+            type: 'paid',
+            active: 1,
+            visibility: 'public'
+        }).save();
+
+        const res = await request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('db/'))
+            .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
+            .set('Accept', 'application/json')
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .attach('importfile', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/export/products_export.json'))
+            .expect(200);
+
+        // Check if we ignored the import of the product
+        const productDuplicate = await models.Product.findOne({slug: 'ghost-inc-2'});
+        should.not.exist(productDuplicate);
+
+        // Check if we have a product
+        const product = await models.Product.findOne({slug: 'ghost-inc'});
+        should.exist(product);
+        product.id.should.equal(existingProduct.id);
+        product.get('slug').should.equal('ghost-inc');
+        product.get('name').should.equal('Ghost Inc.');
+        product.get('description').should.equal('Our daily newsletter');
+
+        // Check settings
+        const portalProducts = await models.Settings.findOne({key: 'portal_products'});
+        should.exist(portalProducts);
+        JSON.parse(portalProducts.get('value')).should.deepEqual([]);
+
+        // Check stripe products
+        const stripeProduct = await models.StripeProduct.findOne({product_id: product.id});
+        should.exist(stripeProduct);
+        stripeProduct.get('stripe_product_id').should.equal('prod_d2c1708c21');
+        stripeProduct.id.should.not.equal('60be1fc9bd3af33564cfb337');
+
+        // Check newsletters
+        const newsletter = await models.Newsletter.findOne({slug: 'test'});
+        should.exist(newsletter);
+        newsletter.get('name').should.equal('Ghost Inc.');
+        // Make sure sender_email is not set
+        should(newsletter.get('sender_email')).equal(null);
+
+        // Check posts
+        const post = await models.Post.findOne({slug: 'test-newsletter'}, {withRelated: ['tiers']});
+        should.exist(post);
+
+        post.get('newsletter_id').should.equal(newsletter.id);
+        post.get('visibility').should.equal('public');
+        post.get('email_recipient_filter').should.equal('status:-free');
+
+        // Check this post is connected to the imported product
+        post.relations.tiers.models.map(m => m.id).should.match([product.id]);
+
+        // Check stripe prices
+        const monthlyPrice = await models.StripePrice.findOne({stripe_price_id: 'price_a425520db0'});
+        should.exist(monthlyPrice);
+
+        const yearlyPrice = await models.StripePrice.findOne({stripe_price_id: 'price_d04baebb73'});
+        should.exist(yearlyPrice);
+
+        monthlyPrice.get('amount').should.equal(500);
+        monthlyPrice.get('currency').should.equal('usd');
+        monthlyPrice.get('interval').should.equal('month');
+        monthlyPrice.get('stripe_price_id').should.equal('price_a425520db0');
+        monthlyPrice.get('stripe_product_id').should.equal('prod_d2c1708c21');
+
+        yearlyPrice.get('amount').should.equal(4800);
+        yearlyPrice.get('currency').should.equal('usd');
+        yearlyPrice.get('interval').should.equal('year');
+        yearlyPrice.get('stripe_price_id').should.equal('price_d04baebb73');
+        yearlyPrice.get('stripe_product_id').should.equal('prod_d2c1708c21');
+    });
+});