diff --git a/beetsplug/importadded.py b/beetsplug/importadded.py
index d362005f9..a98b27795 100644
--- a/beetsplug/importadded.py
+++ b/beetsplug/importadded.py
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ def reimported_album(album):
     return album.path in replaced_album_paths
 
 
+@ImportAddedPlugin.listen('import_task_start')
+def record_if_inplace(task, session):
+    if not (session.config['copy'] or session.config['move'] or
+            session.config['link']):
+        log.debug(u"In place import detected, recording mtimes from source"
+                  u"paths")
+        for item in task.items:
+            record_import_mtime(item, item.path, item.path)
+
+
 @ImportAddedPlugin.listen('import_task_files')
 def record_reimported(task, session):
     global reimported_item_ids, replaced_album_paths
@@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ item_mtime = dict()
 
 @ImportAddedPlugin.listen('before_item_moved')
 @ImportAddedPlugin.listen('item_copied')
+@ImportAddedPlugin.listen('item_linked')
 def record_import_mtime(item, source, destination):
     """Record the file mtime of an item's path before its import.
     """
diff --git a/test/test_importadded.py b/test/test_importadded.py
index 6a885cd71..b228ee24c 100644
--- a/test/test_importadded.py
+++ b/test/test_importadded.py
@@ -76,13 +76,22 @@ class ImportAddedTest(unittest.TestCase, ImportHelper):
         """For comparing file modification times at a sufficient precision"""
         self.assertAlmostEqual(first, second, places=4, msg=msg)
 
-    def test_import_album_with_added_dates(self):
+    def assertAlbumImport(self):
         self.importer.run()
         album = self.lib.albums().get()
         self.assertEqual(album.added, self.min_mtime)
         for item in album.items():
             self.assertEqual(item.added, self.min_mtime)
 
+    def test_import_album_with_added_dates(self):
+        self.assertAlbumImport()
+
+    def test_import_album_inplace_with_added_dates(self):
+        self.config['import']['copy'] = False
+        self.config['import']['move'] = False
+        self.config['import']['link'] = False
+        self.assertAlbumImport()
+
     def test_import_album_with_preserved_mtimes(self):
         self.config['importadded']['preserve_mtimes'] = True
         self.importer.run()