diff --git a/src/import.c b/src/import.c
index 85c459b1..cd9f960f 100644
--- a/src/import.c
+++ b/src/import.c
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ parse_error (char *args, gpgme_import_status_t *import_status)
 }
 
 
-static gpgme_error_t
-import_status_handler (void *priv, gpgme_status_code_t code, char *args)
+gpgme_error_t
+_gpgme_import_status_handler (void *priv, gpgme_status_code_t code, char *args)
 {
   gpgme_ctx_t ctx = (gpgme_ctx_t) priv;
   gpgme_error_t err;
@@ -311,28 +311,42 @@ import_status_handler (void *priv, gpgme_status_code_t code, char *args)
 }
 
 
-static gpgme_error_t
-_gpgme_op_import_start (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, int synchronous, gpgme_data_t keydata)
+gpgme_error_t
+_gpgme_op_import_init_result (gpgme_ctx_t ctx)
 {
   gpgme_error_t err;
   void *hook;
   op_data_t opd;
 
-  err = _gpgme_op_reset (ctx, synchronous);
-  if (err)
-    return err;
-
   err = _gpgme_op_data_lookup (ctx, OPDATA_IMPORT, &hook,
 			       sizeof (*opd), release_op_data);
   opd = hook;
   if (err)
     return err;
+
   opd->lastp = &opd->result.imports;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+static gpgme_error_t
+_gpgme_op_import_start (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, int synchronous, gpgme_data_t keydata)
+{
+  gpgme_error_t err;
+
+  err = _gpgme_op_reset (ctx, synchronous);
+  if (err)
+    return err;
+
+  err = _gpgme_op_import_init_result (ctx);
+  if (err)
+    return err;
 
   if (!keydata)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NO_DATA);
 
-  _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, import_status_handler, ctx);
+  _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, _gpgme_import_status_handler,
+                                    ctx);
 
   return _gpgme_engine_op_import (ctx->engine, keydata, NULL, NULL,
                                   ctx->import_filter, ctx->key_origin);
@@ -380,20 +394,15 @@ _gpgme_op_import_keys_start (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, int synchronous,
                              gpgme_key_t *keys)
 {
   gpgme_error_t err;
-  void *hook;
-  op_data_t opd;
   int idx, firstidx, nkeys;
 
   err = _gpgme_op_reset (ctx, synchronous);
   if (err)
     return err;
 
-  err = _gpgme_op_data_lookup (ctx, OPDATA_IMPORT, &hook,
-			       sizeof (*opd), release_op_data);
-  opd = hook;
+  err = _gpgme_op_import_init_result (ctx);
   if (err)
     return err;
-  opd->lastp = &opd->result.imports;
 
   if (!keys)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NO_DATA);
@@ -416,7 +425,8 @@ _gpgme_op_import_keys_start (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, int synchronous,
   if (!nkeys)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NO_DATA);
 
-  _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, import_status_handler, ctx);
+  _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, _gpgme_import_status_handler,
+                                    ctx);
 
   return _gpgme_engine_op_import (ctx->engine, NULL, keys, NULL,
                                   ctx->import_filter, ctx->key_origin);
@@ -496,24 +506,20 @@ static gpgme_error_t
 _gpgme_op_receive_keys_start (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, int synchronous, const char *keyids[])
 {
   gpgme_error_t err;
-  void *hook;
-  op_data_t opd;
 
   err = _gpgme_op_reset (ctx, synchronous);
   if (err)
     return err;
 
-  err = _gpgme_op_data_lookup (ctx, OPDATA_IMPORT, &hook,
-			       sizeof (*opd), release_op_data);
-  opd = hook;
+  err = _gpgme_op_import_init_result (ctx);
   if (err)
     return err;
-  opd->lastp = &opd->result.imports;
 
   if (!keyids || !*keyids)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NO_DATA);
 
-  _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, import_status_handler, ctx);
+  _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, _gpgme_import_status_handler,
+                                    ctx);
 
   return _gpgme_engine_op_import (ctx->engine, NULL, NULL, keyids,
                                   ctx->import_filter, ctx->key_origin);
diff --git a/src/keylist.c b/src/keylist.c
index 883d6257..05267e6c 100644
--- a/src/keylist.c
+++ b/src/keylist.c
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ keylist_status_handler (void *priv, gpgme_status_code_t code, char *args)
       err = 0;
       break;
 
+    case GPGME_STATUS_IMPORT_OK:
+    case GPGME_STATUS_IMPORT_PROBLEM:
+    case GPGME_STATUS_IMPORT_RES:
+      err = _gpgme_import_status_handler (priv, code, args);
+      break;
+
     default:
       break;
     }
@@ -1125,6 +1131,10 @@ gpgme_op_keylist_start (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, const char *pattern, int secret_only)
   if (err)
     return TRACE_ERR (err);
 
+  err = _gpgme_op_import_init_result (ctx);
+  if (err)
+    return TRACE_ERR (err);
+
   _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, keylist_status_handler, ctx);
 
   err = _gpgme_engine_set_colon_line_handler (ctx->engine,
@@ -1169,6 +1179,10 @@ gpgme_op_keylist_ext_start (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, const char *pattern[],
   if (err)
     return TRACE_ERR (err);
 
+  err = _gpgme_op_import_init_result (ctx);
+  if (err)
+    return TRACE_ERR (err);
+
   _gpgme_engine_set_status_handler (ctx->engine, keylist_status_handler, ctx);
   err = _gpgme_engine_set_colon_line_handler (ctx->engine,
 					      keylist_colon_handler, ctx);
diff --git a/src/ops.h b/src/ops.h
index 3b9728dd..cde63a4e 100644
--- a/src/ops.h
+++ b/src/ops.h
@@ -192,4 +192,16 @@ gpgme_error_t _gpgme_parse_notation (gpgme_sig_notation_t *notationp,
 				     int type, int pkflags, int len,
 				     char *data);
 
+
+/* From import.c.  */
+
+/* Create an initial op data object for import.  Needs to be called
+   once before calling _gpgme_import_status_handler.  */
+gpgme_error_t _gpgme_op_import_init_result (gpgme_ctx_t ctx);
+
+/* Process a status line for import operations.  */
+gpgme_error_t _gpgme_import_status_handler (void *priv,
+                                            gpgme_status_code_t code,
+                                            char *args);
+
 #endif /* OPS_H */