diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/FileTab.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/FileTab.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d29f8a7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/FileTab.js
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+import React, { useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { IconFileImport } from '@tabler/icons';
+import { toastError } from 'utils/common/error';
+import jsyaml from 'js-yaml';
+import { isPostmanCollection } from 'utils/importers/postman-collection';
+import { isInsomniaCollection } from 'utils/importers/insomnia-collection';
+import { isOpenApiSpec } from 'utils/importers/openapi-collection';
+import { isWSDLCollection } from 'utils/importers/wsdl-collection';
+import { isBrunoCollection } from 'utils/importers/bruno-collection';
+import { isOpenCollection } from 'utils/importers/opencollection';
+import { useTheme } from 'providers/Theme';
+
+const convertFileToObject = async (file) => {
+  const text = await file.text();
+
+  // Handle WSDL files - return as plain text
+  if (file.name.endsWith('.wsdl') || file.type === 'text/xml' || file.type === 'application/xml') {
+    return text;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (file.type === 'application/json' || file.name.endsWith('.json')) {
+      return JSON.parse(text);
+    }
+
+    const parsed = jsyaml.load(text);
+    if (typeof parsed !== 'object' || parsed === null) {
+      throw new Error();
+    }
+    return parsed;
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error('Failed to parse the file – ensure it is valid JSON or YAML');
+  }
+};
+
+const FileTab = ({
+  setIsLoading,
+  handleSubmit,
+  setErrorMessage
+}) => {
+  const [dragActive, setDragActive] = useState(false);
+  const fileInputRef = useRef(null);
+  const { theme } = useTheme();
+
+  const acceptedFileTypes = [
+    '.json',
+    '.yaml',
+    '.yml',
+    '.wsdl',
+    '.zip',
+    'application/json',
+    'application/yaml',
+    'application/x-yaml',
+    'application/zip',
+    'application/x-zip-compressed',
+    'text/xml',
+    'application/xml'
+  ];
+
+  const handleDrag = (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+
+    if (e.dataTransfer) {
+      e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'copy';
+    }
+
+    if (e.type === 'dragenter' || e.type === 'dragover') {
+      setDragActive(true);
+    } else if (e.type === 'dragleave') {
+      setDragActive(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const processZipFile = async (zipFile) => {
+    setIsLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const filePath = window.ipcRenderer.getFilePath(zipFile);
+      const collectionName = zipFile.name.replace(/\.zip$/i, '');
+      await handleSubmit({ rawData: { zipFilePath: filePath, collectionName }, type: 'bruno-zip' });
+    } catch (err) {
+      toastError(err, 'Import ZIP file failed');
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const processFile = async (file) => {
+    setIsLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const data = await convertFileToObject(file);
+
+      if (!data) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to parse file content');
+      }
+
+      let type = null;
+
+      if (isOpenApiSpec(data)) {
+        type = 'openapi';
+      } else if (isWSDLCollection(data)) {
+        type = 'wsdl';
+      } else if (isPostmanCollection(data)) {
+        type = 'postman';
+      } else if (isInsomniaCollection(data)) {
+        type = 'insomnia';
+      } else if (isOpenCollection(data)) {
+        type = 'opencollection';
+      } else if (isBrunoCollection(data)) {
+        type = 'bruno';
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Unsupported collection format');
+      }
+
+      await handleSubmit({ rawData: data, type });
+    } catch (err) {
+      toastError(err, 'Import collection failed');
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const processFiles = async (files) => {
+    setErrorMessage('');
+
+    const fileArray = Array.from(files);
+    const zipFiles = fileArray.filter((file) => file.name.endsWith('.zip'));
+
+    // If both ZIP and non-ZIP files are selected, show error
+    if (zipFiles.length && (fileArray.length - zipFiles.length > 0)) {
+      setErrorMessage('Cannot mix ZIP files with other file types. Please select either a single ZIP file OR collection files (JSON/YAML)');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (zipFiles.length > 1) {
+      setErrorMessage('Multiple ZIP files selected. Please select only one ZIP file at a time for import.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (zipFiles.length) {
+      await processZipFile(zipFiles[0]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (fileArray.length > 0) {
+      await processFile(fileArray[0]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleDrop = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    setDragActive(false);
+
+    if (e.dataTransfer.files && e.dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
+      await processFiles(e.dataTransfer.files);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleBrowseFiles = () => {
+    setErrorMessage('');
+    fileInputRef.current.click();
+  };
+
+  const handleFileInputChange = async (e) => {
+    if (e.target.files && e.target.files.length > 0) {
+      await processFiles(e.target.files);
+      e.target.value = '';
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mb-4">
+      <div
+        onDragEnter={handleDrag}
+        onDragOver={handleDrag}
+        onDragLeave={handleDrag}
+        onDrop={handleDrop}
+        className={`
+          border-2 border-dashed rounded-lg p-6 transition-colors duration-200
+          ${dragActive
+      ? 'border-blue-500 bg-blue-50 dark:border-blue-400 dark:bg-blue-900/20'
+      : 'border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700'
+    }
+        `}
+      >
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center">
+          <IconFileImport
+            size={28}
+            className="text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 mb-3"
+          />
+          <input
+            ref={fileInputRef}
+            type="file"
+            className="hidden"
+            onChange={handleFileInputChange}
+            accept={acceptedFileTypes.join(',')}
+          />
+          <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 mb-2">
+            Drop file to import or{' '}
+            <button
+              className="underline cursor-pointer"
+              onClick={handleBrowseFiles}
+              style={{ color: theme.textLink }}
+            >
+              choose a file
+            </button>
+          </p>
+          <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 text-center">
+            Supports Bruno, OpenCollection, Postman, Insomnia, OpenAPI v3, WSDL, and ZIP formats
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default FileTab;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/index.js
index 9ad1d139f..a1bda3e01 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/index.js
@@ -1,175 +1,53 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-import { IconFileImport } from '@tabler/icons';
-import { toastError } from 'utils/common/error';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { IconX } from '@tabler/icons';
 import Modal from 'components/Modal';
-import jsyaml from 'js-yaml';
-import { isPostmanCollection } from 'utils/importers/postman-collection';
-import { isInsomniaCollection } from 'utils/importers/insomnia-collection';
-import { isOpenApiSpec } from 'utils/importers/openapi-collection';
-import { isWSDLCollection } from 'utils/importers/wsdl-collection';
-import { isBrunoCollection } from 'utils/importers/bruno-collection';
-import { isOpenCollection } from 'utils/importers/opencollection';
+import FileTab from './FileTab';
 import FullscreenLoader from './FullscreenLoader/index';
 import { useTheme } from 'providers/Theme';
 
-const convertFileToObject = async (file) => {
-  const text = await file.text();
-
-  // Handle WSDL files - return as plain text
-  if (file.name.endsWith('.wsdl') || file.type === 'text/xml' || file.type === 'application/xml') {
-    return text;
-  }
-
-  try {
-    if (file.type === 'application/json' || file.name.endsWith('.json')) {
-      return JSON.parse(text);
-    }
-
-    const parsed = jsyaml.load(text);
-    if (typeof parsed !== 'object' || parsed === null) {
-      throw new Error();
-    }
-    return parsed;
-  } catch {
-    throw new Error('Failed to parse the file – ensure it is valid JSON or YAML');
-  }
-};
-
 const ImportCollection = ({ onClose, handleSubmit }) => {
   const { theme } = useTheme();
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
-  const [dragActive, setDragActive] = useState(false);
-  const fileInputRef = useRef(null);
-
-  const handleDrag = (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    e.stopPropagation();
-
-    if (e.dataTransfer) {
-      e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'copy';
-    }
-
-    if (e.type === 'dragenter' || e.type === 'dragover') {
-      setDragActive(true);
-    } else if (e.type === 'dragleave') {
-      setDragActive(false);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const processFile = async (file) => {
-    setIsLoading(true);
-    try {
-      const data = await convertFileToObject(file);
-
-      if (!data) {
-        throw new Error('Failed to parse file content');
-      }
-
-      let type = null;
-
-      if (isOpenApiSpec(data)) {
-        type = 'openapi';
-      } else if (isWSDLCollection(data)) {
-        type = 'wsdl';
-      } else if (isPostmanCollection(data)) {
-        type = 'postman';
-      } else if (isInsomniaCollection(data)) {
-        type = 'insomnia';
-      } else if (isOpenCollection(data)) {
-        type = 'opencollection';
-      } else if (isBrunoCollection(data)) {
-        type = 'bruno';
-      } else {
-        throw new Error('Unsupported collection format');
-      }
-
-      handleSubmit({ rawData: data, type });
-    } catch (err) {
-      toastError(err, 'Import collection failed');
-    } finally {
-      setIsLoading(false);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const handleDrop = async (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    setDragActive(false);
-
-    if (e.dataTransfer.files && e.dataTransfer.files[0]) {
-      await processFile(e.dataTransfer.files[0]);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const handleBrowseFiles = () => {
-    fileInputRef.current.click();
-  };
-
-  const handleFileInputChange = async (e) => {
-    if (e.target.files && e.target.files[0]) {
-      await processFile(e.target.files[0]);
-    }
-  };
+  const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState('');
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return <FullscreenLoader isLoading={isLoading} />;
   }
 
-  const acceptedFileTypes = [
-    '.json',
-    '.yaml',
-    '.yml',
-    '.wsdl',
-    'application/json',
-    'application/yaml',
-    'application/x-yaml',
-    'text/xml',
-    'application/xml'
-  ];
-
   return (
     <Modal size="sm" title="Import Collection" hideFooter={true} handleCancel={onClose} dataTestId="import-collection-modal">
       <div className="flex flex-col">
-        <div className="mb-4">
-          <h3 className="font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 mb-2">Import from file</h3>
+        {errorMessage && (
           <div
-            onDragEnter={handleDrag}
-            onDragOver={handleDrag}
-            onDragLeave={handleDrag}
-            onDrop={handleDrop}
-            className={`
-              border-2 border-dashed rounded-lg p-6 transition-colors duration-200
-              ${dragActive ? 'border-blue-500 bg-blue-50 dark:border-blue-400 dark:bg-blue-900/20' : 'border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700'}
-            `}
+            className="mb-4 p-2 border rounded-md"
+            style={{
+              backgroundColor: theme.status?.danger?.background || '#fef2f2',
+              borderColor: theme.status?.danger?.border || '#fecaca'
+            }}
           >
-            <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center">
-              <IconFileImport
-                size={28}
-                className="text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 mb-3"
-              />
-              <input
-                ref={fileInputRef}
-                type="file"
-                className="hidden"
-                onChange={handleFileInputChange}
-                accept={acceptedFileTypes.join(',')}
-              />
-              <p className="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 mb-2">
-                Drop file to import or{' '}
-                <button
-                  className="underline cursor-pointer"
-                  onClick={handleBrowseFiles}
-                  style={{ color: theme.textLink }}
-                >
-                  choose a file
-                </button>
-              </p>
-              <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-                Supports Bruno, OpenCollection, Postman, Insomnia, OpenAPI v3, and WSDL formats
-              </p>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <div
+                className="text-xs flex-1"
+                style={{ color: theme.status?.danger?.text || '#dc2626' }}
+              >
+                {errorMessage}
+              </div>
+              <div
+                className="close-button flex items-center cursor-pointer"
+                onClick={() => setErrorMessage('')}
+                style={{ color: theme.status?.danger?.text || '#dc2626' }}
+              >
+                <IconX size={16} strokeWidth={1.5} />
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
+        )}
+
+        <FileTab
+          setIsLoading={setIsLoading}
+          handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
+          setErrorMessage={setErrorMessage}
+        />
       </div>
     </Modal>
   );
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollectionLocation/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollectionLocation/index.js
index 094c2d9f6..b8e18e3db 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollectionLocation/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollectionLocation/index.js
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ const getCollectionName = (format, rawData) => {
       return rawData.info?.name || 'OpenCollection';
     case 'wsdl':
       return 'WSDL Collection';
+    case 'bruno-zip':
+      return rawData.collectionName || 'Bruno Collection';
     default:
       return 'Collection';
   }
@@ -72,6 +74,10 @@ const convertCollection = async (format, rawData, groupingType) => {
       case 'opencollection':
         collection = await processOpenCollection(rawData);
         break;
+      case 'bruno-zip':
+        // ZIP doesn't need conversion
+        collection = rawData;
+        break;
       default:
         throw new Error('Unknown collection format');
     }
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ const ImportCollectionLocation = ({ onClose, handleSubmit, rawData, format }) =>
   const [collectionFormat, setCollectionFormat] = useState(DEFAULT_COLLECTION_FORMAT);
   const dropdownTippyRef = useRef();
   const isOpenApi = format === 'openapi';
+  const isZipImport = format === 'bruno-zip';
 
   const { workspaces, activeWorkspaceUid } = useSelector((state) => state.workspaces);
   const preferences = useSelector((state) => state.app.preferences);
@@ -159,7 +166,19 @@ const ImportCollectionLocation = ({ onClose, handleSubmit, rawData, format }) =>
     }
   }, [inputRef]);
 
-  const onSubmit = () => formik.handleSubmit();
+  const onSubmit = async () => {
+    if (isZipImport) {
+      const errors = await formik.validateForm();
+      if (Object.keys(errors).length > 0) {
+        formik.setTouched({ collectionLocation: true });
+        return;
+      }
+      const collectionLocation = formik.values.collectionLocation;
+      handleSubmit(rawData, collectionLocation, { format: collectionFormat, isZipImport: true });
+    } else {
+      formik.handleSubmit();
+    }
+  };
 
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
@@ -212,30 +231,32 @@ const ImportCollectionLocation = ({ onClose, handleSubmit, rawData, format }) =>
               </span>
             </div>
 
-            <div className="mt-4">
-              <label htmlFor="format" className="flex items-center font-medium">
-                File Format
-                <Help width="300">
-                  <p>Choose the file format for storing requests in this collection.</p>
-                  <p className="mt-2">
-                    <strong>OpenCollection (YAML):</strong> Industry-standard YAML format (.yml files)
-                  </p>
-                  <p className="mt-1">
-                    <strong>BRU:</strong> Bruno's native file format (.bru files)
-                  </p>
-                </Help>
-              </label>
-              <select
-                id="format"
-                name="format"
-                className="block textbox mt-2 w-full"
-                value={collectionFormat}
-                onChange={(e) => setCollectionFormat(e.target.value)}
-              >
-                <option value="yml">OpenCollection (YAML)</option>
-                <option value="bru">BRU Format (.bru)</option>
-              </select>
-            </div>
+            {!isZipImport && (
+              <div className="mt-4">
+                <label htmlFor="format" className="flex items-center font-medium">
+                  File Format
+                  <Help width="300">
+                    <p>Choose the file format for storing requests in this collection.</p>
+                    <p className="mt-2">
+                      <strong>OpenCollection (YAML):</strong> Industry-standard YAML format (.yml files)
+                    </p>
+                    <p className="mt-1">
+                      <strong>BRU:</strong> Bruno's native file format (.bru files)
+                    </p>
+                  </Help>
+                </label>
+                <select
+                  id="format"
+                  name="format"
+                  className="block textbox mt-2 w-full"
+                  value={collectionFormat}
+                  onChange={(e) => setCollectionFormat(e.target.value)}
+                >
+                  <option value="yml">OpenCollection (YAML)</option>
+                  <option value="bru">BRU Format (.bru)</option>
+                </select>
+              </div>
+            )}
           </div>
 
           {isOpenApi && (
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Sections/CollectionsSection/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Sections/CollectionsSection/index.js
index 2749157aa..d3fec1217 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Sections/CollectionsSection/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Sections/CollectionsSection/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   IconTerminal2
 } from '@tabler/icons';
 
-import { importCollection, openCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import { importCollection, openCollection, importCollectionFromZip } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { sortCollections } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index';
 import { normalizePath } from 'utils/common/path';
 
@@ -52,14 +52,18 @@ const CollectionsSection = () => {
     );
   }, [activeWorkspace, collections]);
 
-  const handleImportCollection = ({ rawData, type }) => {
+  const handleImportCollection = ({ rawData, type, ...rest }) => {
     setImportCollectionModalOpen(false);
-    setImportData({ rawData, type });
+    setImportData({ rawData, type, ...rest });
     setImportCollectionLocationModalOpen(true);
   };
 
   const handleImportCollectionLocation = (convertedCollection, collectionLocation, options = {}) => {
-    dispatch(importCollection(convertedCollection, collectionLocation, options))
+    const importAction = options.isZipImport
+      ? importCollectionFromZip(convertedCollection.zipFilePath, collectionLocation)
+      : importCollection(convertedCollection, collectionLocation, options);
+
+    dispatch(importAction)
       .then(() => {
         setImportCollectionLocationModalOpen(false);
         setImportData(null);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/index.js
index b8b688922..83c2ac8b2 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/WorkspaceHome/WorkspaceOverview/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { IconPlus, IconFolder, IconDownload } from '@tabler/icons';
-import { importCollection, openCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import { importCollection, openCollection, importCollectionFromZip } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import CreateCollection from 'components/Sidebar/CreateCollection';
 import ImportCollection from 'components/Sidebar/ImportCollection';
@@ -51,14 +51,18 @@ const WorkspaceOverview = ({ workspace }) => {
     setImportCollectionModalOpen(true);
   };
 
-  const handleImportCollectionSubmit = ({ rawData, type }) => {
+  const handleImportCollectionSubmit = ({ rawData, type, ...rest }) => {
     setImportCollectionModalOpen(false);
-    setImportData({ rawData, type });
+    setImportData({ rawData, type, ...rest });
     setImportCollectionLocationModalOpen(true);
   };
 
   const handleImportCollectionLocation = (convertedCollection, collectionLocation, options = {}) => {
-    dispatch(importCollection(convertedCollection, collectionLocation, options))
+    const importAction = options.isZipImport
+      ? importCollectionFromZip(convertedCollection.zipFilePath, collectionLocation)
+      : importCollection(convertedCollection, collectionLocation, options);
+
+    dispatch(importAction)
       .then(() => {
         setImportCollectionLocationModalOpen(false);
         setImportData(null);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index a1f1ce16a..2aa6144ef 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -2663,6 +2663,24 @@ export const importCollection = (collection, collectionLocation, options = {}) =
   });
 };
 
+export const importCollectionFromZip = (zipFilePath, collectionLocation) => async (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const { ipcRenderer } = window;
+  const state = getState();
+  const activeWorkspace = state.workspaces.workspaces.find((w) => w.uid === state.workspaces.activeWorkspaceUid);
+
+  const collectionPath = await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:import-collection-zip', zipFilePath, collectionLocation);
+
+  if (activeWorkspace && activeWorkspace.pathname && activeWorkspace.type !== 'default') {
+    const collectionName = path.basename(collectionPath);
+    await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:add-collection-to-workspace', activeWorkspace.pathname, {
+      name: collectionName,
+      path: collectionPath
+    });
+  }
+
+  return collectionPath;
+};
+
 export const moveCollectionAndPersist
   = ({ draggedItem, targetItem }) =>
     (dispatch, getState) => {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 2fa8656dc..c03d0771d 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const fsExtra = require('fs-extra');
 const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
 const archiver = require('archiver');
+const extractZip = require('extract-zip');
 const { ipcMain, shell, dialog, app } = require('electron');
 const {
   parseRequest,
@@ -2050,6 +2051,115 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {
       throw error;
     }
   });
+
+  ipcMain.handle('renderer:import-collection-zip', async (event, zipFilePath, collectionLocation) => {
+    try {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(zipFilePath)) {
+        throw new Error('ZIP file does not exist');
+      }
+
+      if (!collectionLocation || !fs.existsSync(collectionLocation)) {
+        throw new Error('Collection location does not exist');
+      }
+
+      const tempDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `bruno_zip_import_${Date.now()}`);
+      await fsExtra.ensureDir(tempDir);
+
+      // Validates that no symlinks point outside the base directory
+      const validateNoExternalSymlinks = (dir, baseDir) => {
+        const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+        for (const entry of entries) {
+          const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+          const stat = fs.lstatSync(fullPath);
+
+          if (stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+            const linkTarget = fs.readlinkSync(fullPath);
+            const resolvedTarget = path.resolve(path.dirname(fullPath), linkTarget);
+            if (!resolvedTarget.startsWith(baseDir + path.sep) && resolvedTarget !== baseDir) {
+              throw new Error(`Security error: Symlink "${entry.name}" points outside extraction directory`);
+            }
+          }
+
+          if (stat.isDirectory() && !stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+            validateNoExternalSymlinks(fullPath, baseDir);
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      try {
+        await extractZip(zipFilePath, { dir: tempDir });
+
+        validateNoExternalSymlinks(tempDir, tempDir);
+
+        const extractedItems = fs.readdirSync(tempDir);
+        let collectionDir = tempDir;
+
+        if (extractedItems.length === 1) {
+          const singleItem = path.join(tempDir, extractedItems[0]);
+          const singleItemStat = fs.lstatSync(singleItem);
+          if (singleItemStat.isDirectory() && !singleItemStat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+            collectionDir = singleItem;
+          }
+        }
+
+        const brunoJsonPath = path.join(collectionDir, 'bruno.json');
+        const openCollectionYmlPath = path.join(collectionDir, 'opencollection.yml');
+
+        if (!fs.existsSync(brunoJsonPath) && !fs.existsSync(openCollectionYmlPath)) {
+          throw new Error('Invalid collection: Neither bruno.json nor opencollection.yml found in the ZIP file');
+        }
+
+        // Ensure config files are not symlinks
+        if (fs.existsSync(brunoJsonPath) && fs.lstatSync(brunoJsonPath).isSymbolicLink()) {
+          throw new Error('Security error: bruno.json cannot be a symbolic link');
+        }
+        if (fs.existsSync(openCollectionYmlPath) && fs.lstatSync(openCollectionYmlPath).isSymbolicLink()) {
+          throw new Error('Security error: opencollection.yml cannot be a symbolic link');
+        }
+
+        let collectionName = 'Imported Collection';
+        if (fs.existsSync(openCollectionYmlPath)) {
+          try {
+            const content = fs.readFileSync(openCollectionYmlPath, 'utf8');
+            const { brunoConfig } = parseCollection(content, { format: 'yml' });
+            collectionName = brunoConfig?.name || collectionName;
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.error(`Error parsing opencollection.yml at ${openCollectionYmlPath}:`, e);
+          }
+        } else if (fs.existsSync(brunoJsonPath)) {
+          try {
+            const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(brunoJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+            collectionName = config.name || collectionName;
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.error(`Error parsing bruno.json at ${brunoJsonPath}:`, e);
+          }
+        }
+
+        let sanitizedName = sanitizeName(collectionName);
+        if (!sanitizedName) {
+          sanitizedName = `untitled-${Date.now()}`;
+        }
+        let finalCollectionPath = path.join(collectionLocation, sanitizedName);
+        let counter = 1;
+        while (fs.existsSync(finalCollectionPath)) {
+          finalCollectionPath = path.join(collectionLocation, `${sanitizedName} (${counter})`);
+          counter++;
+        }
+
+        await fsExtra.move(collectionDir, finalCollectionPath);
+        if (tempDir !== collectionDir) {
+          await fsExtra.remove(tempDir).catch(() => {});
+        }
+
+        return finalCollectionPath;
+      } catch (error) {
+        await fsExtra.remove(tempDir).catch(() => {});
+        throw error;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw error;
+    }
+  });
 };
 
 const registerMainEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {