diff --git a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/inc/class-impex-import.php b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/inc/class-impex-import.php
index 65c66d8..f00c74b 100644
--- a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/inc/class-impex-import.php
+++ b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/inc/class-impex-import.php
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ abstract class ImpexImport extends ImpexPart
 
   const WP_FILTER_PROFILES = 'impex_import_filter_profiles';
 
-  // post, media, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items
+  // cleanup post, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items
   const OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS = 'impex-import-option-cleanup_contents';
   const OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS_DEFAULT = false;
 
+  // cleanup media items
+  const OPTION_CLEANUP_MEDIA = 'impex-import-option-cleanup_media';
+  const OPTION_CLEANUP_MEDIA_DEFAULT = false;
+
   protected function _createProvider(string $name, callable $cb): ImpexImportProvider
   {
     return new class($name, $cb) extends ImpexImportProvider
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ function consume(ImpexImportTransformationContext $transformationContext, int $l
 
     // do clean up before importing first slices
     if($offset===0) {
-      if(($options[self::OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS] ?? false) == true) {
+      if(($options[self::OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS] ?? self::OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS_DEFAULT) == true) {
         $menus = \wp_get_nav_menus(['fields' => 'ids' ]);
         foreach ($menus as $menu) {
           \wp_delete_nav_menu( $menu);
@@ -184,14 +188,18 @@ function consume(ImpexImportTransformationContext $transformationContext, int $l
         foreach ($postsToDelete as $postToDelete) {
           \wp_delete_post( $postToDelete, true );
         }
+      }
 
+      if(($options[self::OPTION_CLEANUP_MEDIA] ?? self::OPTION_CLEANUP_MEDIA_DEFAULT) == true) {
         $attachmentsToDelete= \get_posts( ['post_type'=>'attachment','numberposts'=>-1,'fields' => 'ids'] );
         foreach ($attachmentsToDelete as $attachmentToDelete) {
           \wp_delete_attachment($attachmentToDelete, true);
         }
-      } else {
-        $this->_delete_transient_import_metadata();
       }
+
+      /*else {
+        $this->_delete_transient_import_metadata();
+      }*/
     }
 
     foreach ($this->get_slices($transformationContext->id, $limit, $offset) as $slice) {
@@ -257,22 +265,6 @@ function($accu, $row) {
         },
         [],
         );
-      /*
-      array_reduce(
-        \get_posts([
-          'fields' => 'ids',
-          'numberposts'=>-1,
-          'post_type' => 'any',
-          'meta_query' => [
-            ['key' => self::KEY_TRANSIENT_IMPORT_METADATA, 'compare' => 'EXISTS', ],
-          ],
-        ]),
-        function($accu, $post_id) {
-          $accu[(int)\get_post_meta($post_id, self::KEY_TRANSIENT_IMPORT_METADATA, true)] = $post_id;
-          return $accu;
-        },
-        [],
-      );*/
 
       $imported = [
         'terms'   => &$imported_term_ids,
diff --git a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/import.mjs b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/import.mjs
index a2e54d6..670e97b 100644
--- a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/import.mjs
+++ b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/import.mjs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default function Import() {
   const [importProfile, setImportProfile] = element.useState();
 
   const [cleanupContent, setCleanupContent] = element.useState(true);
+  const [cleanupMedia, setCleanupMedia] = element.useState(true);
 
   element.useEffect(() => {
     if (importProfiles.length === 1) {
@@ -75,17 +76,17 @@ export default function Import() {
       ),
     });
 
-    await consumeImport(_import.id, { 
+    await consumeImport(_import.id, {
         // @see PHP class ImpexExport::OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS
         'impex-import-option-cleanup_contents' : cleanupContent,
-      }, 
-      null, 
+      },
+      null,
       null
     );
 
     setProgress();
   };
-  
+
   const onUpload = async () => {
     let importDirHandle = null;
     // showDirectoryPicker will throw a DOMException in case the user pressed cancel
@@ -158,13 +159,20 @@ export default function Import() {
           className="import-options-form"
         >
           <components.ToggleControl
-            help={ cleanupContent ? __("Clean up existing post, page, media, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items", "cm4all-wp-impex") : __("Keep existing post, page, media, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items. Media might be partly overwritten by export", "cm4all-wp-impex") }
+            help={ cleanupContent ? __("Clean up existing post, page, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items", "cm4all-wp-impex") : __("Keep existing post, page, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items.", "cm4all-wp-impex") }
             checked={ cleanupContent }
-            disabled={ !imports.length }
             onChange={ setCleanupContent }
             label={__("Remove existing content before importing uploaded snapshot", "cm4all-wp-impex")}
           >
           </components.ToggleControl>
+          <components.ToggleControl
+                help={ cleanupMedia ? __("Clean up existing media like images and videos (located at WordPress uploads)", "cm4all-wp-impex") : __("Keep existing media items. Media might be partly overwritten by export", "cm4all-wp-impex") }
+                checked={ cleanupMedia }
+                disabled={ !imports.length }
+                onChange={ setCleanupMedia }
+                label={__("Remove existing media before import", "cm4all-wp-impex")}
+              >
+          </components.ToggleControl>
         </components.PanelBody>
         {imports.map((_, index) => (
           <components.PanelBody
diff --git a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/screen.mjs b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/screen.mjs
index 7fb5c9e..0e17146 100644
--- a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/screen.mjs
+++ b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/components/screen.mjs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async function ImportExportGeneratorConsumer(gen, setProgress, defaultErrorPopup
             ),
           });
           break;
-        case "info": 
+        case "info":
           gen.next(new Promise((resolve) => {
             setProgress({
               component: (
@@ -124,10 +124,20 @@ function SimpleTab() {
 
   const [progress, setProgress] = element.useState(null);
   const [cleanupContent, setCleanupContent] = element.useState(true);
+  const [cleanupMedia, setCleanupMedia] = element.useState(true);
 
   const _createAndUploadConsumeImport = async () => {
     console.log({ importProfile, screenContext });
-    const gen = await createAndUploadConsumeImport(importProfile, cleanupContent, screenContext);
+    const gen = await createAndUploadConsumeImport(
+      importProfile,
+      {
+        // @see PHP class ImpexExport::OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS
+        'impex-import-option-cleanup_contents' : cleanupContent,
+        // @see PHP class ImpexExport::OPTION_CLEANUP_MEDIA
+        'impex-import-option-cleanup_media' : cleanupMedia,
+      },
+      screenContext
+    );
 
     await ImportExportGeneratorConsumer(gen, setProgress, __("Import failed", "cm4all-wp-impex"));
   };
@@ -170,14 +180,21 @@ function SimpleTab() {
                 onChange={setImportProfile}
               />
               <components.ToggleControl
-                help={ cleanupContent ? __("Clean up existing post, page, media, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items", "cm4all-wp-impex") : __("Keep existing post, page, media, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items. Media might be partly overwritten by export", "cm4all-wp-impex") }
+                help={ cleanupContent ? __("Clean up existing post, page, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items", "cm4all-wp-impex") : __("Keep existing post, page, block pattern, nav_menu an reusable block items.", "cm4all-wp-impex") }
                 checked={ cleanupContent }
                 onChange={ setCleanupContent }
                 label={__("Remove existing content before import", "cm4all-wp-impex")}
               >
               </components.ToggleControl>
+              <components.ToggleControl
+                help={ cleanupMedia ? __("Clean up existing media like images and videos (located at WordPress uploads)", "cm4all-wp-impex") : __("Keep existing items. Media might be partly overwritten by export", "cm4all-wp-impex") }
+                checked={ cleanupMedia }
+                onChange={ setCleanupMedia }
+                label={__("Remove existing media before import", "cm4all-wp-impex")}
+              >
+              </components.ToggleControl>
               <components.Button
-                isDestructive 
+                isDestructive
                 isPrimary
                 disabled={!importProfile}
                 onClick={_createAndUploadConsumeImport}
diff --git a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/wp.impex.store.mjs b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/wp.impex.store.mjs
index 9da6855..df022bd 100644
--- a/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/wp.impex.store.mjs
+++ b/plugins/cm4all-wp-impex/src/wp.impex.store.mjs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ export default async function (settings) {
 
   const actions = {
     // this is a redux thunk (see https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/10/29/thunks-in-gutenberg/)
-    createAndUploadConsumeImport : (importProfile, cleanupContent, screenContext) =>
+    createAndUploadConsumeImport : (importProfile, importOptions, screenContext) =>
       async function* ({ dispatch, registry, resolveSelect, select }) {
-        debug({importProfile, cleanupContent});
+        debug({importProfile, importOptions});
 
         let importDirHandle = null;
         // showDirectoryPicker will throw a DOMException in case the user pressed cancel
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default async function (settings) {
           importProfile, { }))
           .payload;
 
-        
+
         try {
           yield {
             type: "progress",
@@ -82,12 +82,9 @@ export default async function (settings) {
 
 
           await dispatch.consumeImport(
-            createdImport.id, 
-            {
-              // @see PHP class ImpexExport::OPTION_CLEANUP_CONTENTS
-              'impex-import-option-cleanup_contents' : cleanupContent,
-            }, 
-            null, 
+            createdImport.id,
+            importOptions,
+            null,
             null
           );
 
@@ -179,10 +176,10 @@ export default async function (settings) {
         );
 
         debug({ exportDirHandle });
-        
+
         let createdExport = null;
 
-        try { 
+        try {
           // const exports = select.getExports();
           // debug({ exports });
 
@@ -356,14 +353,14 @@ export default async function (settings) {
         data: { options },
       });
 
-      // process returned callbacks 
+      // process returned callbacks
       const postConsumeCallbacks = callbacks.map(
         callback => apiFetch({
           path : `${settings.base_uri}/${callback.path}`,
           method: callback.method,
           data: callback.data,
         }).catch(error => {
-          // silently ignore errors from timed out metadata updates 
+          // silently ignore errors from timed out metadata updates
           if(error.code==='fetch_error') {
             log.push({
               type: 'warning',