diff --git a/src/EditDialog.cpp b/src/EditDialog.cpp
index 9895a49b..e79a26c3 100644
--- a/src/EditDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/EditDialog.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QTextDocument>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
+#include <QMenu>
 
 #include <Qsci/qsciscintilla.h>
 #include <json.hpp>
@@ -66,6 +67,16 @@ EditDialog::EditDialog(QWidget* parent)
     ui->editorBinary->addAction(ui->actionPrint);
     ui->editorBinary->addAction(ui->actionCopyHexAscii);
 
+    // Set up popup menus
+    QMenu* popupImportFileMenu = new QMenu(this);
+    popupImportFileMenu->addAction(ui->actionImportInMenu);
+    popupImportFileMenu->addAction(ui->actionImportAsLink);
+    ui->actionImport->setMenu(popupImportFileMenu);
+
+    connect(ui->actionImportAsLink, &QAction::triggered, this, [&]() {
+        importData(/* asLink */ true);
+    });
+
     connect(ui->actionOpenInApp, &QAction::triggered, this, [&]() {
         QUrl url;
         switch (dataSource) {
@@ -330,7 +341,7 @@ void EditDialog::loadData(const QByteArray& bArrdata)
     }
 }
 
-void EditDialog::importData()
+void EditDialog::importData(bool asLink)
 {
     // Get list of supported image file formats to include them in the file dialog filter
     QString image_formats;
@@ -383,16 +394,22 @@ void EditDialog::importData()
                 );
     if(QFile::exists(fileName))
     {
-        QFile file(fileName);
-        if(file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
-        {
-            QByteArray d = file.readAll();
-            loadData(d);
-            file.close();
+        if(asLink) {
+            QByteArray fileNameBa = fileName.toUtf8();
+            loadData(fileNameBa);
+            updateCellInfoAndMode(fileNameBa);
+        } else {
+            QFile file(fileName);
+            if(file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
+            {
+                QByteArray d = file.readAll();
+                loadData(d);
+                file.close();
 
-            // Update the cell data info in the bottom left of the Edit Cell
-            // and update mode (if required) to the just imported data type.
-            updateCellInfoAndMode(d);
+                // Update the cell data info in the bottom left of the Edit Cell
+                // and update mode (if required) to the just imported data type.
+                updateCellInfoAndMode(d);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/EditDialog.h b/src/EditDialog.h
index 50a0f2d4..783ed935 100644
--- a/src/EditDialog.h
+++ b/src/EditDialog.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ protected:
     void showEvent(QShowEvent* ev) override;
 
 private slots:
-    void importData();
+    void importData(bool asLink = false);
     void exportData();
     void setNull();
     void updateApplyButton();
diff --git a/src/EditDialog.ui b/src/EditDialog.ui
index b2c4838c..466fda33 100644
--- a/src/EditDialog.ui
+++ b/src/EditDialog.ui
@@ -421,6 +421,33 @@ Errors are indicated with a red squiggle underline.</string>
     <string>The value is interpreted as a file or URL and opened in the default application or web browser.</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionImportAsLink">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="icons/icons.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/icons/document_link</normaloff>:/icons/document_link</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Save file reference...</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Save reference to file</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="actionImportInMenu">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="icons/icons.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/icons/document_open</normaloff>:/icons/document_open</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>&amp;Import...</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Import from file</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="whatsThis">
+    <string>Opens a file dialog used to import any kind of data to this database cell.</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>comboMode</tabstop>
@@ -623,6 +650,22 @@ Errors are indicated with a red squiggle underline.</string>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>actionImportInMenu</sender>
+   <signal>triggered()</signal>
+   <receiver>EditDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>importData()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>-1</x>
+     <y>-1</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>308</x>
+     <y>190</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
  <slots>
   <slot>importData()</slot>
diff --git a/src/TableBrowser.cpp b/src/TableBrowser.cpp
index 0f3bfc67..e2a95066 100644
--- a/src/TableBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/TableBrowser.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TableBrowser::TableBrowser(QWidget* parent) :
     ui->editGlobalFilter->setPlaceholderText(tr("Filter in all columns"));
     ui->editGlobalFilter->setConditionFormatContextMenuEnabled(false);
 
-    // Set uo popup menus
+    // Set up popup menus
     popupNewRecordMenu = new QMenu(this);
     popupNewRecordMenu->addAction(ui->newRecordAction);
     popupNewRecordMenu->addAction(ui->insertValuesAction);
diff --git a/src/icons/document-link.png b/src/icons/document-link.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06df131a
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/icons/document-link.png differ
diff --git a/src/icons/icons.qrc b/src/icons/icons.qrc
index 7cd15d40..fb409427 100644
--- a/src/icons/icons.qrc
+++ b/src/icons/icons.qrc
@@ -99,5 +99,6 @@
         <file alias="clear_cond_formats">style_delete.png</file>
         <file alias="add_cond_format">style_add.png</file>
         <file alias="open_in_app">application_link.png</file>
+        <file alias="document_link">document-link.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>