diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py
index d04e1a6332..615ffb6ed0 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py
@@ -101,6 +101,20 @@ class ContentStoreToyCourseTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(reverse_tabs, course_tabs)
 
+    def test_import_polls(self):
+        import_from_xml(modulestore(), 'common/test/data/', ['full'])
+
+        module_store = modulestore('direct')
+        found = False
+
+        item = None
+        items = module_store.get_items(['i4x', 'edX', 'full', 'poll_question', None, None])
+        found = len(items) > 0
+
+        self.assertTrue(found)
+        # check that there's actually content in the 'question' field
+        self.assertGreater(len(items[0].question),0)
+
     def test_delete(self):
         import_from_xml(modulestore(), 'common/test/data/', ['full'])
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
index 89ec1116ae..6a4ce5131b 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import mimetypes
 from lxml.html import rewrite_links as lxml_rewrite_links
 from path import path
 
+from xblock.core import Scope
+
 from .xml import XMLModuleStore
 from .exceptions import DuplicateItemError
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
@@ -273,8 +275,18 @@ def import_from_xml(store, data_dir, course_dirs=None,
                 if verbose:
                     log.debug('importing module location {0}'.format(module.location))
 
-                if hasattr(module, 'data'):
-                    module_data = module.data
+                content = {}
+                for field in module.fields:
+                    if field.scope != Scope.content:
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        content[field.name] = module._model_data[field.name]
+                    except KeyError:
+                        # Ignore any missing keys in _model_data
+                        pass
+     
+                if 'data' in content:
+                    module_data = content['data']
 
                     # cdodge: now go through any link references to '/static/' and make sure we've imported
                     # it as a StaticContent asset
@@ -298,7 +310,7 @@ def import_from_xml(store, data_dir, course_dirs=None,
                     except Exception, e:
                         logging.exception("failed to rewrite links on {0}. Continuing...".format(module.location))
 
-                    store.update_item(module.location, module_data)
+                store.update_item(module.location, content)
 
                 if hasattr(module, 'children') and module.children != []:
                     store.update_children(module.location, module.children)
diff --git a/common/test/data/full/vertical/vertical_89.xml b/common/test/data/full/vertical/vertical_89.xml
index c2b68b6bc2..cf2dd23462 100644
--- a/common/test/data/full/vertical/vertical_89.xml
+++ b/common/test/data/full/vertical/vertical_89.xml
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@
   <customtag tag="S1" slug="discuss_91" impl="discuss"/>
   <customtag page="70" slug="book_92" impl="book"/>
   <customtag lecnum="1" slug="slides_93" impl="slides"/>
+  <poll_question name="T1_changemind_poll_foo" display_name="Change your answer" reset="false">
+        <p>Have you changed your mind?</p>
+        <answer id="yes">Yes</answer>
+        <answer id="no">No</answer>
+  </poll_question>
 </sequential>