diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json b/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json
index 69fe47584c..468f46d20e 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@
         "title": "%sqlDatabaseProjects.deploy%",
         "category": "%sqlDatabaseProjects.displayName%"
       },
-      {
-        "command": "sqlDatabaseProjects.import",
-        "title": "%sqlDatabaseProjects.import%",
-        "category": "%sqlDatabaseProjects.displayName%"
-      },
       {
         "command": "sqlDatabaseProjects.properties",
         "title": "%sqlDatabaseProjects.properties%",
@@ -164,10 +159,6 @@
           "command": "sqlDatabaseProjects.deploy",
           "when": "false"
         },
-        {
-          "command": "sqlDatabaseProjects.import",
-          "when": "false"
-        },
         {
           "command": "sqlDatabaseProjects.properties",
           "when": "false"
@@ -196,11 +187,6 @@
           "when": "view == sqlDatabaseProjectsView",
           "group": "1_dbProjectsFirst@3"
         },
-        {
-          "command": "sqlDatabaseProjects.import",
-          "when": "view == sqlDatabaseProjectsView",
-          "group": "1_dbProjectsFirst@4"
-        },
         {
           "command": "sqlDatabaseProjects.newItem",
           "when": "view == sqlDatabaseProjectsView",
@@ -263,7 +249,13 @@
           "when": ""
         }
       ]
-    }
+    },
+    "viewsWelcome": [
+      {
+        "view": "sqlDatabaseProjectsView",
+        "contents": "%sqlDatabaseProjects.welcome%"
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "promisify-child-process": "^3.1.1",
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.nls.json b/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.nls.json
index 1e82ce98e9..3428c87620 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.nls.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.close": "Close Database Project",
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.build": "Build",
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.deploy": "Publish",
-	"sqlDatabaseProjects.import": "Import",
+	"sqlDatabaseProjects.importDatabase": "Import New Database Project",
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.properties": "Properties",
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.schemaCompare": "Schema Compare",
 
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.newItem": "Add Item...",
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.newFolder": "Add Folder",
 
-	"sqlDatabaseProjects.importDatabase": "Import New Database Project",
 
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.addDatabaseReference": "Add Database Reference",
 
 	"sqlDatabaseProjects.Settings": "Database Projects",
-	"sqlDatabaseProjects.netCoreInstallLocation": "Full Path to .Net Core SDK on the machine."
+	"sqlDatabaseProjects.netCoreInstallLocation": "Full Path to .Net Core SDK on the machine.",
+	"sqlDatabaseProjects.welcome": "No database projects currently open.\n[New Project](command:sqlDatabaseProjects.new)\n[Open Project](command:sqlDatabaseProjects.open)\n[Import Project from Database](command:sqlDatabaseProjects.importDatabase)"
 }
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
index b7efddddae..ffc17bc93b 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export const databaseSchemaProvider = 'DatabaseSchemaProvider';
 
 // UI Strings
 
-export const noOpenProjectMessage = localize('noProjectOpenMessage', "No open database project");
 export const projectNodeName = localize('projectNodeName', "Database Project");
 export const dataSourcesNodeName = localize('dataSourcesNodeName', "Data Sources");
 export const sqlConnectionStringFriendly = localize('sqlConnectionStringFriendly', "SQL connection string");
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@ export const dacpacFileLocationRequired = localize('dacpacFileLocationRequired',
 export const databaseLocationRequired = localize('databaseLocation', "Database location is required for adding a reference to a database");
 export const databaseNameRequired = localize('databaseNameRequired', "Database name is required for adding a reference to a different database");
 export const invalidDataSchemaProvider = localize('invalidDataSchemaProvider', "Invalid DSP in .sqlproj file");
+export const databaseSelectionRequired = localize('databaseSelectionRequired', "Database selection is required to import a project");
 export function projectAlreadyOpened(path: string) { return localize('projectAlreadyOpened', "Project '{0}' is already opened.", path); }
 export function projectAlreadyExists(name: string, path: string) { return localize('projectAlreadyExists', "A project named {0} already exists in {1}.", name, path); }
 export function noFileExist(fileName: string) { return localize('noFileExist', "File {0} doesn't exist", fileName); }
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts
index bf8a471396..70f2a573cf 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import * as constants from '../common/constants';
 
-import { BaseProjectTreeItem, MessageTreeItem, SpacerTreeItem } from '../models/tree/baseTreeItem';
+import { BaseProjectTreeItem, SpacerTreeItem } from '../models/tree/baseTreeItem';
 import { ProjectRootTreeItem } from '../models/tree/projectTreeItem';
 import { Project } from '../models/project';
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ export class SqlDatabaseProjectTreeViewProvider implements vscode.TreeDataProvid
 	}
 
 	private initialize() {
-		this.roots = [new MessageTreeItem(constants.noOpenProjectMessage)];
+		this.roots = [];
 	}
 
 	public getTreeItem(element: BaseProjectTreeItem): vscode.TreeItem {
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
index 939431834d..abf734bd65 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
@@ -518,6 +518,19 @@ export class ProjectsController {
 				model.serverId = profile.id;
 				model.database = profile.databaseName;
 			}
+			else {
+				const connectionId = (await this.apiWrapper.openConnectionDialog()).connectionId;
+
+				const databaseList = await this.apiWrapper.listDatabases(connectionId);
+				const database = (await this.apiWrapper.showQuickPick(databaseList.map(dbName => { return { label: dbName }; })))?.label;
+
+				if (!database) {
+					throw new Error(constants.databaseSelectionRequired);
+				}
+
+				model.serverId = connectionId;
+				model.database = database;
+			}
 
 			// Get project name
 			let newProjName = await this.getProjectName(model.database);