diff --git a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Cli/ImportInstallRequestFactory.cs b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Cli/ImportInstallRequestFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b4730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Cli/ImportInstallRequestFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Devolutions.Pinget.Core;
+
+namespace Devolutions.Pinget.Cli;
+
+internal static class ImportInstallRequestFactory
+{
+    internal static InstallRequest Create(
+        PackageQuery query,
+        JsonElement package,
+        bool acceptPackageAgreements,
+        bool noUpgrade) =>
+        new()
+        {
+            Query = query with
+            {
+                Channel = GetString(package, "Channel") ?? query.Channel,
+                InstallScope = GetString(package, "Scope") ?? query.InstallScope,
+            },
+            Mode = InstallerMode.SilentWithProgress,
+            Custom = GetString(package, "InitialCustomSwitches"),
+            Override = GetString(package, "InitialOverrideArguments"),
+            AcceptPackageAgreements = acceptPackageAgreements,
+            NoUpgrade = noUpgrade,
+        };
+
+    private static string? GetString(JsonElement element, string propertyName) =>
+        element.TryGetProperty(propertyName, out var value) && value.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String
+            ? value.GetString()
+            : null;
+}
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Cli/Program.cs b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Cli/Program.cs
index 3527dad..2e11ee4 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Cli/Program.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Cli/Program.cs
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@
                 try
                 {
                     Console.Write($"Installing {pkgId}...");
-                    var result = repo.Install(CreateInstallRequest(
+                    var result = repo.Install(ImportInstallRequestFactory.Create(
                         new PackageQuery
                         {
                             Id = pkgId,
@@ -1173,20 +1173,8 @@
                             Exact = true,
                             Version = pkgVersion,
                         },
-                        null,
-                        InstallerMode.SilentWithProgress,
-                        null,
-                        null,
-                        null,
-                        null,
-                        false,
-                        false,
+                        pkg,
                         acceptPackageAgreements,
-                        false,
-                        null,
-                        false,
-                        false,
-                        null,
                         noUpgrade));
                     if (result.NoOp)
                     {
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests/ImportInstallRequestTests.cs b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests/ImportInstallRequestTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4251a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/src/Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests/ImportInstallRequestTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Devolutions.Pinget.Cli;
+using Devolutions.Pinget.Core;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Devolutions.Pinget.Core.Tests;
+
+public class ImportInstallRequestTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void ImportCustomSwitchesReachInstallerDispatch()
+    {
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse("""{"InitialCustomSwitches":"/custom-from-import"}""");
+        var request = ImportInstallRequestFactory.Create(
+            new PackageQuery { Id = "Test.Package", Exact = true },
+            document.RootElement,
+            acceptPackageAgreements: false,
+            noUpgrade: false);
+
+        var args = InstallerDispatch.BuildArguments(
+            "exe",
+            request,
+            new Manifest { Id = "Test.Package", Name = "Test", Version = "1.0" },
+            new Installer { InstallerType = "exe" });
+
+        Assert.Contains("/custom-from-import", args);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ImportOverrideArgumentsReachInstallerDispatch()
+    {
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse("""{"InitialOverrideArguments":"/override-from-import /quiet"}""");
+        var request = ImportInstallRequestFactory.Create(
+            new PackageQuery { Id = "Test.Package", Exact = true },
+            document.RootElement,
+            acceptPackageAgreements: false,
+            noUpgrade: false);
+
+        var args = InstallerDispatch.BuildArguments(
+            "exe",
+            request,
+            new Manifest { Id = "Test.Package", Name = "Test", Version = "1.0" },
+            new Installer { InstallerType = "exe" });
+
+        Assert.Equal(["/override-from-import", "/quiet"], args);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ImportScopeAndChannelReachPackageSelection()
+    {
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse("""{"Scope":"machine","Channel":"preview"}""");
+        var request = ImportInstallRequestFactory.Create(
+            new PackageQuery { Id = "Test.Package", Exact = true },
+            document.RootElement,
+            acceptPackageAgreements: false,
+            noUpgrade: false);
+
+        Assert.Equal("machine", request.Query.InstallScope);
+        Assert.Equal("preview", request.Query.Channel);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ImportWithoutOptionsKeepsExistingInstallRequestDefaults()
+    {
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse("""{"PackageIdentifier":"Test.Package"}""");
+        var request = ImportInstallRequestFactory.Create(
+            new PackageQuery { Id = "Test.Package", Exact = true },
+            document.RootElement,
+            acceptPackageAgreements: false,
+            noUpgrade: false);
+
+        Assert.Equal(InstallerMode.SilentWithProgress, request.Mode);
+        Assert.Null(request.Custom);
+        Assert.Null(request.Override);
+        Assert.False(request.AcceptPackageAgreements);
+        Assert.False(request.NoUpgrade);
+
+        var manifest = new Manifest { Id = "Test.Package", Name = "Test", Version = "1.0" };
+        var installer = new Installer { InstallerType = "exe" };
+        var importedArgs = InstallerDispatch.BuildArguments("exe", request, manifest, installer);
+        var defaultArgs = InstallerDispatch.BuildArguments(
+            "exe",
+            new InstallRequest { Query = request.Query, Mode = InstallerMode.SilentWithProgress },
+            manifest,
+            installer);
+
+        Assert.Equal(defaultArgs, importedArgs);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/crates/pinget-cli/src/main.rs b/rust/crates/pinget-cli/src/main.rs
index fabde27..0531452 100644
--- a/rust/crates/pinget-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/pinget-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -2564,8 +2564,9 @@ fn do_import(
                 exact: true,
                 ..Default::default()
             };
+            let request = create_import_install_request(query, package, accept_package_agreements, no_upgrade);
 
-            match repository.search(&query) {
+            match repository.search(&request.query) {
                 Ok(result) if !result.matches.is_empty() => {
                     let m = &result.matches[0];
                     if dry_run {
@@ -2582,9 +2583,6 @@ fn do_import(
                             m.version.as_deref().unwrap_or("?"),
                             source_name
                         );
-                        let mut request = InstallRequest::new(query.clone());
-                        request.accept_package_agreements = accept_package_agreements;
-                        request.no_upgrade = no_upgrade;
                         match repository.install_request(&request) {
                             Ok(r) if r.no_op => {
                                 println!("    NO-OP");
@@ -2628,6 +2626,34 @@ fn do_import(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn create_import_install_request(
+    query: PackageQuery,
+    package: &serde_json::Value,
+    accept_package_agreements: bool,
+    no_upgrade: bool,
+) -> InstallRequest {
+    let mut request = InstallRequest::new(query);
+    request.query.channel = package
+        .get("Channel")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .map(str::to_owned);
+    request.query.install_scope = package
+        .get("Scope")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .map(str::to_owned);
+    request.custom = package
+        .get("InitialCustomSwitches")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .map(str::to_owned);
+    request.override_args = package
+        .get("InitialOverrideArguments")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .map(str::to_owned);
+    request.accept_package_agreements = accept_package_agreements;
+    request.no_upgrade = no_upgrade;
+    request
+}
+
 fn can_ignore_unavailable_import_failure(error: &anyhow::Error) -> bool {
     let message = error.to_string().to_ascii_lowercase();
     message.contains("no package matched") || message.contains("no applicable installer found")
@@ -2667,6 +2693,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!parse_boolean_setting_value("0").expect("bool"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn import_install_request_preserves_custom_switches_and_override_arguments() {
+        let package = serde_json::json!({
+            "InitialCustomSwitches": "/custom-switch",
+            "InitialOverrideArguments": "/override-arguments",
+            "Channel": "preview",
+            "Scope": "machine"
+        });
+        let request = create_import_install_request(PackageQuery::default(), &package, true, true);
+
+        assert_eq!(request.custom.as_deref(), Some("/custom-switch"));
+        assert_eq!(request.override_args.as_deref(), Some("/override-arguments"));
+        assert_eq!(request.query.channel.as_deref(), Some("preview"));
+        assert_eq!(request.query.install_scope.as_deref(), Some("machine"));
+        assert!(request.accept_package_agreements);
+        assert!(request.no_upgrade);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn import_install_request_without_options_keeps_default_install_behavior() {
+        let request = create_import_install_request(
+            PackageQuery::default(),
+            &serde_json::json!({ "PackageIdentifier": "Test.Package" }),
+            false,
+            false,
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(request.mode, InstallerMode::SilentWithProgress);
+        assert!(request.custom.is_none());
+        assert!(request.override_args.is_none());
+        assert!(!request.accept_package_agreements);
+        assert!(!request.no_upgrade);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn serialize_json_pretty_preserves_pascal_case_list_fields() {
         let response = ListResponse {