diff --git a/beets/importer.py b/beets/importer.py
index d2943b511..c0e25fb51 100644
--- a/beets/importer.py
+++ b/beets/importer.py
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ class ImportTask(BaseImportTask):
             self.record_replaced(lib)
             self.remove_replaced(lib)
             self.album = lib.add_album(self.imported_items())
+            self.album.set_parse('data_source', self.imported_items()[0].data_source)
             self.reimport_metadata(lib)
 
     def record_replaced(self, lib):