diff --git a/admin/settings/development.php b/admin/settings/development.php
index e1a37cccdb276..ad3174e229994 100644
--- a/admin/settings/development.php
+++ b/admin/settings/development.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     $item->set_updatedcallback('reset_text_filters_cache');
     $temp->add($item);
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('experimentalsplitrestore', get_string('experimentalsplitrestore', 'admin'), get_string('configexperimentalsplitrestore', 'admin'), 0));
+    $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('enableimsccimport', get_string('enable_cc_import', 'imscc'), get_string('enable_cc_import_description', 'imscc'), 0));
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('enablesafebrowserintegration', get_string('enablesafebrowserintegration', 'admin'), get_string('configenablesafebrowserintegration', 'admin'), 0));
 
     $ADMIN->add('experimental', $temp);
diff --git a/backup/restorelib.php b/backup/restorelib.php
index 96c084bc27971..772058d6b370a 100644
--- a/backup/restorelib.php
+++ b/backup/restorelib.php
@@ -7875,6 +7875,16 @@ function restore_precheck($id,$file,&$errorstr,$noredirect=false) {
             }
         }
 
+        // If experimental option is enabled (enableimsccimport)
+        // check for Common Cartridge packages and convert to Moodle format
+        if ($status && isset($CFG->enableimsccimport) && $CFG->enableimsccimport == 1) {
+            require_once($CFG->dirroot. '/backup/cc/restore_cc.php');
+            if (!defined('RESTORE_SILENTLY')) {
+                echo "<li>".get_string('checkingforimscc', 'imscc').'</li>';
+            }
+            $status = cc_convert($CFG->dataroot. DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .'temp'. DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'backup'. DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $backup_unique_code);
+        }
+
         //Check for Blackboard backups and convert
         if ($status){
             require_once("$CFG->dirroot/backup/bb/restore_bb.php");