diff --git a/dvc/cli.py b/dvc/cli.py
index 24edf0d34..0c3a5eaa1 100644
--- a/dvc/cli.py
+++ b/dvc/cli.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def parse_args(argv=None):
                              "`dvc remote` commands). ")
     import_parser.add_argument(
                         'out',
+                        nargs='?',
                         help='Output.')
     import_parser.set_defaults(func=CmdImport)
 
diff --git a/dvc/command/imp.py b/dvc/command/imp.py
index 9f13a730b..d7d9835b7 100644
--- a/dvc/command/imp.py
+++ b/dvc/command/imp.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+import os
+
+try:
+    from urlparse import urlparse
+except ImportError:
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
 from dvc.command.base import CmdBase
 from dvc.logger import Logger
@@ -6,7 +13,13 @@ from dvc.logger import Logger
 class CmdImport(CmdBase):
     def run(self):
         try:
-            self.project.imp(self.args.url, self.args.out)
+            default_out = os.path.basename(
+                urlparse(self.args.url).path
+            )
+
+            out = self.args.out or default_out
+
+            self.project.imp(self.args.url, out)
         except DvcException as ex:
             Logger.error('Failed to import {}'.format(self.args.url), ex)
             return 1
diff --git a/tests/test_import.py b/tests/test_import.py
index 18a4581b5..58b036199 100644
--- a/tests/test_import.py
+++ b/tests/test_import.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import stat
 import shutil
+import tempfile
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 from dvc.main import main
 from dvc.command.imp import CmdImport
@@ -11,14 +13,27 @@ from tests.basic_env import TestDvc
 
 class TestCmdImport(TestDvc):
     def test(self):
-        ret = main(['import',
-                    self.FOO, 'import'])
+        ret = main(['import', self.FOO, 'import'])
         self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists('import.dvc'))
 
-        ret = main(['import',
-                    'non-existing-file', 'import'])
+        ret = main(['import', 'non-existing-file', 'import'])
         self.assertNotEqual(ret, 0)
 
     def test_unsupported(self):
         ret = main(['import', 'unsupported://path', 'import_unsupported'])
         self.assertNotEqual(ret, 0)
+
+class TestDefaultOutput(TestDvc):
+    def test(self):
+        tmpdir = self.mkdtemp()
+        filename = str(uuid4())
+        tmpfile = os.path.join(tmpdir, filename)
+
+        with open(tmpfile, 'w') as fd:
+            fd.write('content')
+
+        ret = main(['import', tmpfile])
+        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(filename))
+        self.assertEqual(open(filename).read(), 'content')