diff --git a/src/www/firewall_aliases_import.php b/src/www/firewall_aliases_import.php
index ff6aff790..1fb249a96 100644
--- a/src/www/firewall_aliases_import.php
+++ b/src/www/firewall_aliases_import.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if (!isset($config['aliases']['alias'])) {
 
 if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
     // initialize form vars
-    $pconfig = array("name" => null, "descr" => null, "aliasimport" => null);
+    $pconfig = array("name" => null, "descr" => null, "aliasimport" => null, "type" => "network");
 } elseif ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
     // save form data
     $input_errors =  array();
@@ -94,39 +94,51 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
             // no description given, use alias description
             $impdesc = trim(str_replace('|',' ' , $pconfig['descr']));
         }
-
-        if (strpos($impip,'-') !== false) {
-            // ip range provided
-            $ipaddr1 = explode('-', $impip)[0];
-            $ipaddr2 = explode('-', $impip)[1];
-            if (!is_ipaddr($ipaddr1)) {
-                $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s is not an IP address. Please correct the error to continue"), $ipaddr1);
-            } elseif (!is_ipaddr($ipaddr2)) {
-                $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s is not an IP address. Please correct the error to continue"), $ipaddr2);
+        if (empty($impip)) {
+            // skip empty lines
+            continue;
+        } elseif ($pconfig['type'] == "network") {
+            // import networks
+            if (strpos($impip,'-') !== false) {
+                // ip range provided
+                $ipaddr1 = explode('-', $impip)[0];
+                $ipaddr2 = explode('-', $impip)[1];
+                if (!is_ipaddr($ipaddr1)) {
+                    $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s is not an IP address. Please correct the error to continue"), $ipaddr1);
+                } elseif (!is_ipaddr($ipaddr2)) {
+                    $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s is not an IP address. Please correct the error to continue"), $ipaddr2);
+                } else {
+                    foreach (ip_range_to_subnet_array($ipaddr1, $ipaddr2) as $network) {
+                        $imported_ips[] = $network;
+                        $imported_descs[] = $impdesc;
+                    }
+                }
             } else {
-                foreach (ip_range_to_subnet_array($ipaddr1, $ipaddr2) as $network) {
-                    $imported_ips[] = $network;
+                // single ip or network
+                if (!is_ipaddr($impip) && !is_subnet($impip)) {
+                    $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s is not an IP address. Please correct the error to continue"), $impip);
+                } else {
+                    $imported_ips[] = $impip;
                     $imported_descs[] = $impdesc;
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            // single ip or network
-            if (!is_ipaddr($impip) && !is_subnet($impip) && !is_hostname($impip) && !empty($impip)) {
-                $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s is not an IP address. Please correct the error to continue"), $impip);
+            // import hosts
+            if (!is_hostname($impip)) {
+                $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s is not an IP address or hostname. Please correct the error to continue"), $impip);
             } else {
                 $imported_ips[] = $impip;
                 $imported_descs[] = $impdesc;
             }
         }
     }
-
     if (count($input_errors) == 0) {
         // create output structure and serialize to config
         $alias = array();
         $alias['address'] = implode(" ", $imported_ips);
         $alias['detail'] = implode("||", $imported_descs);
         $alias['name'] = $pconfig['name'];
-        $alias['type'] = "network";
+        $alias['type'] = $pconfig['type'];
         $alias['descr'] = $pconfig['descr'];
         $config['aliases']['alias'][] = $alias;
 
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ include("head.inc");
   <section class="page-content-main">
     <div class="container-fluid">
       <div class="row">
-<?php if (isset($input_errors) && count($input_errors) > 0) print_input_errors($input_errors); ?>
+        <?php if (isset($input_errors) && count($input_errors) > 0) print_input_errors($input_errors); ?>
         <section class="col-xs-12">
           <div class="content-box tab-content">
             <form action="firewall_aliases_import.php" method="post" name="iform">
@@ -163,6 +175,31 @@ include("head.inc");
                     <i class="fa fa-toggle-off text-danger" style="cursor: pointer;" id="show_all_help_page" type="button"></i>
                   </td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                  <td><a id="help_for_type" href="#" class="showhelp"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i></a> <?=gettext("Type"); ?></td>
+                  <td>
+                    <select name="type" class="form-control">
+                      <option value="host" <?=$pconfig['type'] == "host" ? "selected=\"selected\"" : ""; ?>><?=gettext("Host(s)"); ?></option>
+                      <option value="network" <?=$pconfig['type'] == "network" ? "selected=\"selected\"" : ""; ?>><?=gettext("Network(s)"); ?></option>
+                    </select>
+                    <div class="hidden" for="help_for_type">
+                      <span class="text-info">
+                        <?=gettext("Networks")?><br/>
+                      </span>
+                      <small>
+                        <?=gettext("Networks are specified in CIDR format.  Select the CIDR mask that pertains to each entry. /32 specifies a single IPv4 host, /128 specifies a single IPv6 host, /24 specifies 255.255.255.0, /64 specifies a normal IPv6 network, etc. Hostnames (FQDNs) may also be specified, using a /32 mask for IPv4 or /128 for IPv6.");?>
+                        <br/>
+                      </small>
+                      <span class="text-info">
+                        <?=gettext("Hosts")?><br/>
+                      </span>
+                      <small>
+                        <?=gettext("Enter as many hosts as you would like. Hosts must be specified by their IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN). FQDN hostnames are periodically re-resolved and updated. If multiple IPs are returned by a DNS query, all are used.");?>
+                        <br/>
+                      </small>
+                    </div>
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                   <td  width="22%"><a id="help_for_name" href="#" class="showhelp"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i></a> <?=gettext("Alias Name"); ?></td>
                   <td  width="78%">