diff --git a/src/Autoload/Global.gd b/src/Autoload/Global.gd
index b2e4978..5417721 100644
--- a/src/Autoload/Global.gd
+++ b/src/Autoload/Global.gd
@@ -611,6 +611,17 @@ func create_brush_button(brush_img : Image, brush_type := Brush_Types.CUSTOM, hi
 	brush_container.add_child(brush_button)
 
 
+func create_pattern_button(image : Image, hint_tooltip := "") -> void:
+	var pattern_button : BaseButton = load("res://src/UI/PatternButton.tscn").instance()
+	pattern_button.image = image
+	var pattern_tex := ImageTexture.new()
+	pattern_tex.create_from_image(image, 0)
+	pattern_button.get_child(0).texture = pattern_tex
+	pattern_button.hint_tooltip = hint_tooltip
+	pattern_button.mouse_default_cursor_shape = Control.CURSOR_POINTING_HAND
+	patterns_popup.get_node("ScrollContainer/PatternContainer").add_child(pattern_button)
+
+
 func remove_brush_buttons() -> void:
 	current_brush_types[0] = Brush_Types.PIXEL
 	current_brush_types[1] = Brush_Types.PIXEL
diff --git a/src/Autoload/Import.gd b/src/Autoload/Import.gd
index 2bb80b4..12e1ff9 100644
--- a/src/Autoload/Import.gd
+++ b/src/Autoload/Import.gd
@@ -236,15 +236,7 @@ func import_patterns(priority_ordered_search_path: Array) -> void:
 			if err == OK:
 				image.convert(Image.FORMAT_RGBA8)
 				Global.patterns.append(image)
-
-				var pattern_button : BaseButton = load("res://src/UI/PatternButton.tscn").instance()
-				pattern_button.image = image
-				var pattern_tex := ImageTexture.new()
-				pattern_tex.create_from_image(image, 0)
-				pattern_button.get_child(0).texture = pattern_tex
-				pattern_button.hint_tooltip = pattern
-				pattern_button.mouse_default_cursor_shape = Control.CURSOR_POINTING_HAND
-				Global.patterns_popup.get_node("ScrollContainer/PatternContainer").add_child(pattern_button)
+				Global.create_pattern_button(image, pattern)
 
 			if Global.patterns.size() > 0:
 				var image_size = Global.patterns[0].get_size()
diff --git a/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.gd b/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.gd
index a53275e..9ceec91 100644
--- a/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.gd
+++ b/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.gd
@@ -35,18 +35,24 @@ func _on_PreviewDialog_popup_hide() -> void:
 func _on_PreviewDialog_confirmed() -> void:
 	if current_import_option == ImageImportOptions.NEW_TAB:
 		OpenSave.open_image_as_new_tab(path, image)
+
 	elif current_import_option == ImageImportOptions.SPRITESHEET:
 		OpenSave.open_image_as_spritesheet(path, image, spritesheet_horizontal, spritesheet_vertical)
+
 	elif current_import_option == ImageImportOptions.NEW_FRAME:
 		var layer_index : int = new_frame_options.get_node("AtLayerSpinbox").value
 		OpenSave.open_image_as_new_frame(image, layer_index)
+
 	elif current_import_option == ImageImportOptions.NEW_LAYER:
 		var frame_index : int = new_layer_options.get_node("AtFrameSpinbox").value - 1
 		OpenSave.open_image_as_new_layer(image, path.get_basename().get_file(), frame_index)
+
 	elif current_import_option == ImageImportOptions.PALETTE:
 		Global.palette_container.on_palette_import_file_selected(path)
+
 	elif current_import_option == ImageImportOptions.BRUSH:
 		var file_name : String = path.get_basename().get_file()
+		image.convert(Image.FORMAT_RGBA8)
 		Global.file_brushes.append(image)
 		Global.create_brush_button(image, Global.Brush_Types.FILE, file_name)
 
@@ -55,6 +61,17 @@ func _on_PreviewDialog_confirmed() -> void:
 		var dir = Directory.new()
 		dir.copy(path, Global.directory_module.xdg_data_home.plus_file(location))
 
+	elif current_import_option == ImageImportOptions.PATTERN:
+		var file_name : String = path.get_basename().get_file()
+		image.convert(Image.FORMAT_RGBA8)
+		Global.patterns.append(image)
+		Global.create_pattern_button(image, file_name)
+
+		# Copy the image file into the "pixelorama/Patterns" directory
+		var location := "Patterns".plus_file(path.get_file())
+		var dir = Directory.new()
+		dir.copy(path, Global.directory_module.xdg_data_home.plus_file(location))
+
 
 func _on_ImportOption_item_selected(id : int) -> void:
 	current_import_option = id
diff --git a/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.tscn b/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.tscn
index a1834c9..3685949 100644
--- a/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.tscn
+++ b/src/UI/Dialogs/PreviewDialog.tscn
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ margin_right = 151.0
 margin_bottom = 20.0
 mouse_default_cursor_shape = 2
 text = "New tab"
-items = [ "New tab", null, false, 0, null, "Spritesheet (new tab)", null, false, 1, null, "New frame", null, false, 2, null, "New layer", null, false, 3, null, "New palette", null, false, 4, null, "New brush", null, false, 5, null, "New pattern", null, true, 6, null ]
+items = [ "New tab", null, false, 0, null, "Spritesheet (new tab)", null, false, 1, null, "New frame", null, false, 2, null, "New layer", null, false, 3, null, "New palette", null, false, 4, null, "New brush", null, false, 5, null, "New pattern", null, false, 6, null ]
 selected = 0
 
 [node name="SpritesheetOptions" type="HBoxContainer" parent="VBoxContainer/HBoxContainer"]