diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/factories.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/factories.py
index 2dd4ba3038593cc2bb2c60610735caeb7f61bc8f..c8f4bf322dbb6be91383f022e52f5e027a096714 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/factories.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/factories.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class ImportJobFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     batch = factory.SubFactory(ImportBatchFactory)
     source = factory.Faker("url")
     mbid = factory.Faker("uuid4")
+    replace_if_duplicate = factory.Faker("boolean")
 
     class Meta:
         model = "music.ImportJob"
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/providers/audiofile/management/commands/import_files.py b/api/funkwhale_api/providers/audiofile/management/commands/import_files.py
index c3fabd7f6eae4cf9681f1b9c180a4e37c986e0a1..b59c0046fa154e2e8f8c1e62aba6ce283416e232 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/providers/audiofile/management/commands/import_files.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/providers/audiofile/management/commands/import_files.py
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         return batch, errors
 
     def import_file(self, path, batch, import_handler, options):
-        job = batch.jobs.create(source="file://" + path)
+        job = batch.jobs.create(
+            source="file://" + path, replace_if_duplicate=options["replace"]
+        )
         if not options["in_place"]:
             name = os.path.basename(path)
             with open(path, "rb") as f:
diff --git a/api/tests/music/test_tasks.py b/api/tests/music/test_tasks.py
index 71d605b2b3768ab7b5dafa73738c0d4fb5af8c2d..e91594d4727146c45f7cc36123c406e4524a8f5d 100644
--- a/api/tests/music/test_tasks.py
+++ b/api/tests/music/test_tasks.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_run_import_skipping_accoustid(factories, mocker):
     path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "test.ogg")
     job = factories["music.FileImportJob"](audio_file__path=path)
     tasks.import_job_run(import_job_id=job.pk, use_acoustid=False)
-    m.assert_called_once_with(job, False, use_acoustid=False)
+    m.assert_called_once_with(job, use_acoustid=False)
 
 
 def test__do_import_skipping_accoustid(factories, mocker):
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test__do_import_skipping_accoustid(factories, mocker):
     path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "test.ogg")
     job = factories["music.FileImportJob"](mbid=None, audio_file__path=path)
     p = job.audio_file.path
-    tasks._do_import(job, replace=False, use_acoustid=False)
+    tasks._do_import(job, use_acoustid=False)
     m.assert_called_once_with(p)
 
 
@@ -144,10 +144,27 @@ def test__do_import_skipping_accoustid_if_no_key(factories, mocker, preferences)
     path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "test.ogg")
     job = factories["music.FileImportJob"](mbid=None, audio_file__path=path)
     p = job.audio_file.path
-    tasks._do_import(job, replace=False, use_acoustid=False)
+    tasks._do_import(job, use_acoustid=False)
     m.assert_called_once_with(p)
 
 
+def test__do_import_replace_if_duplicate(factories, mocker):
+    existing_file = factories["music.TrackFile"]()
+    existing_track = existing_file.track
+    path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "test.ogg")
+    mocker.patch(
+        "funkwhale_api.providers.audiofile.tasks.import_track_data_from_path",
+        return_value=existing_track,
+    )
+    job = factories["music.FileImportJob"](
+        replace_if_duplicate=True, audio_file__path=path
+    )
+    tasks._do_import(job)
+    with pytest.raises(existing_file.__class__.DoesNotExist):
+        existing_file.refresh_from_db()
+    assert existing_file.creation_date != job.track_file.creation_date
+
+
 def test_import_job_skip_if_already_exists(artists, albums, tracks, factories, mocker):
     path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "test.ogg")
     mbid = "9968a9d6-8d92-4051-8f76-674e157b6eed"
diff --git a/api/tests/test_import_audio_file.py b/api/tests/test_import_audio_file.py
index b5ed01e3cdc9b8660c5fdb2bbe24d707cd2e09af..43e596ff7c14a27b6b2db69f1ab7c7206632355c 100644
--- a/api/tests/test_import_audio_file.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_import_audio_file.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 
 from funkwhale_api.providers.audiofile import tasks
+from funkwhale_api.music.models import ImportJob
 
 DATA_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "files")
 
@@ -115,6 +116,19 @@ def test_import_with_multiple_argument(factories, mocker):
     mocked_filter.assert_called_once_with([path1, path2])
 
 
+def test_import_with_replace_flag(factories, mocker):
+    factories["users.User"](username="me")
+    path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "dummy_file.ogg")
+    mocked_job_run = mocker.patch("funkwhale_api.music.tasks.import_job_run")
+    call_command("import_files", path, username="me", replace=True, interactive=False)
+    created_job = ImportJob.objects.latest("id")
+
+    assert created_job.replace_if_duplicate is True
+    mocked_job_run.assert_called_once_with(
+        import_job_id=created_job.id, use_acoustid=False
+    )
+
+
 def test_import_files_creates_a_batch_and_job(factories, mocker):
     m = mocker.patch("funkwhale_api.music.tasks.import_job_run")
     user = factories["users.User"](username="me")
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/222.feature b/changes/changelog.d/222.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ab10749f9cfcf99b7d0409a447cf6484864a49cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/222.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added replace flag during import to replace already present tracks with a new version of their track file (#222)