diff --git a/cmd/wallet/import.go b/cmd/wallet/import.go
index 19ec77d4..e11bd0de 100644
--- a/cmd/wallet/import.go
+++ b/cmd/wallet/import.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package wallet
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
 	"github.com/oasisprotocol/cli/cmd/common"
 	"github.com/oasisprotocol/cli/config"
@@ -10,71 +13,120 @@ import (
 	walletFile "github.com/oasisprotocol/cli/wallet/file"
 )
 
-var importCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "import <name>",
-	Short: "Import an existing account",
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		cfg := config.Global()
-		name := args[0]
-
-		checkAccountExists(cfg, name)
-
-		// NOTE: We only support importing into the file-based wallet for now.
-		af, err := wallet.Load(walletFile.Kind)
-		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-
-		// Ask for import kind.
-		var supportedKinds []string
-		for _, kind := range af.SupportedImportKinds() {
-			supportedKinds = append(supportedKinds, string(kind))
-		}
-
-		var kindRaw string
-		err = survey.AskOne(&survey.Select{
-			Message: "Kind:",
-			Options: supportedKinds,
-		}, &kindRaw)
-		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-
-		var kind wallet.ImportKind
-		err = kind.UnmarshalText([]byte(kindRaw))
-		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-
-		// Ask for wallet configuration.
-		afCfg, err := af.GetConfigFromSurvey(&kind)
-		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-
-		// Ask for import data.
-		var answers struct {
-			Data string
-		}
-		questions := []*survey.Question{
-			{
-				Name:     "data",
-				Prompt:   af.DataPrompt(kind, afCfg),
-				Validate: af.DataValidator(kind, afCfg),
-			},
-		}
-		err = survey.Ask(questions, &answers)
-		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-
-		// Ask for passphrase.
-		passphrase := common.AskNewPassphrase()
-
-		accCfg := &config.Account{
-			Kind:   af.Kind(),
-			Config: afCfg,
-		}
-		src := &wallet.ImportSource{
-			Kind: kind,
-			Data: answers.Data,
-		}
-
-		err = cfg.Wallet.Import(name, passphrase, accCfg, src)
-		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-
-		err = cfg.Save()
-		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-	},
+var (
+	algorithm string
+	number    uint32
+	secret    string
+
+	passphrase string
+	accCfg     *config.Account
+	kind       wallet.ImportKind
+
+	importCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "import <name> [flags]",
+		Short: "Import an existing account",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			cfg := config.Global()
+			name := args[0]
+
+			checkAccountExists(cfg, name)
+
+			// NOTE: We only support importing into the file-based wallet for now.
+			af, err := wallet.Load(walletFile.Kind)
+			cobra.CheckErr(err)
+
+			afCfg := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+			if !common.GetAnswerYes() {
+				// Ask for import kind.
+				var supportedKinds []string
+				for _, kind := range af.SupportedImportKinds() {
+					supportedKinds = append(supportedKinds, string(kind))
+				}
+
+				var kindRaw string
+				err = survey.AskOne(&survey.Select{
+					Message: "Kind:",
+					Options: supportedKinds,
+				}, &kindRaw)
+				cobra.CheckErr(err)
+
+				err = kind.UnmarshalText([]byte(kindRaw))
+				cobra.CheckErr(err)
+
+				// Ask for wallet configuration.
+				afCfg, err = af.GetConfigFromSurvey(&kind)
+				cobra.CheckErr(err)
+
+				// Ask for import data.
+				var answers struct {
+					Data string
+				}
+				questions := []*survey.Question{
+					{
+						Name:     "data",
+						Prompt:   af.DataPrompt(kind, afCfg),
+						Validate: af.DataValidator(kind, afCfg),
+					},
+				}
+				err = survey.Ask(questions, &answers)
+				cobra.CheckErr(err)
+
+				// Ask for passphrase.
+				passphrase = common.AskNewPassphrase()
+			}
+
+			if algorithm != "" {
+				afCfg["algorithm"] = algorithm
+			}
+
+			if number != 0 {
+				afCfg["number"] = 0
+			}
+
+			accCfg = &config.Account{
+				Kind:   af.Kind(),
+				Config: afCfg,
+			}
+
+			whitespace := strings.Contains(secret, " ")
+			if whitespace {
+				kind = wallet.ImportKindMnemonic
+			} else {
+				kind = wallet.ImportKindPrivateKey
+			}
+
+			src := &wallet.ImportSource{
+				Kind: kind,
+				Data: secret,
+			}
+
+			if secret != "" {
+				src.Data = secret
+			}
+
+			err = cfg.Wallet.Import(name, passphrase, accCfg, src)
+			cobra.CheckErr(err)
+
+			err = cfg.Save()
+			cobra.CheckErr(err)
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	importCmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(common.AnswerYesFlag)
+
+	algorithmFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	algorithmFlag.StringVar(&algorithm, "algorithm", "", "Cryptographic algorithm to use for this account [ed25519-adr8, secp256k1-bip44, sr25519-adr8] (default \"ed25519-adr8\")")
+	importCmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(algorithmFlag)
+
+	numberFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	numberFlag.Uint32Var(&number, "number", 0, "Key number to use in the key derivation scheme")
+	importCmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(numberFlag)
+
+	secretFlag := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	secretFlag.StringVar(&secret, "secret", "", "A secret key or mnemonic to use for this account")
+	importCmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(secretFlag)
 }
diff --git a/docs/wallet.md b/docs/wallet.md
index 4ae0c7e1..45251df6 100644
--- a/docs/wallet.md
+++ b/docs/wallet.md
@@ -134,6 +134,24 @@ Let's make another Secp256k1 account and entering a hex-encoded raw private key:
 
 ![code](../examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-raw.out.static)
 
+To override the defaults, you can pass `--algorithm`, `--number` and `--secret`
+parameters. This is especially useful, if you are running the command in a
+non-interactive mode:
+
+![code](../examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-bip44-y.in.static)
+
+:::danger Be cautious when importing accounts in non-interactive mode
+
+Since the account's secret is provided as a command line parameter in the
+non-interactive mode, make sure you **read the account's secret from a file or
+an environment variable**. Otherwise, the secret may be stored and exposed in
+your shell history.
+
+Also, protecting your account with a password is currently not supported in the
+non-interactive mode.
+
+:::
+
 ## List Accounts Stored in Your Wallet {#list}
 
 You can list all available accounts in your wallet with `wallet list`:
diff --git a/examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-bip44-y.in.static b/examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-bip44-y.in.static
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4794b02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-bip44-y.in.static
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+oasis wallet import eugene --algorithm secp256k1-bip44 --number 0 --secret 'man ankle mystery favorite tone number ice west spare marriage control lucky life together neither' -y
diff --git a/examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-bip44-y.out.static b/examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-bip44-y.out.static
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/wallet/import-secp256k1-bip44-y.out.static
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+