diff --git a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
index 7f70ab63f37..0f9e3ee14ee 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def execute
-        import_labels && import_issues && import_pull_requests && import_wiki
+        import_labels && import_milestones && import_issues &&
+          import_pull_requests && import_wiki
       end
 
       private
@@ -35,6 +36,16 @@ module Gitlab
         raise Projects::ImportService::Error, e.message
       end
 
+      def import_milestones
+        client.list_milestones(project.import_source, state: :all).each do |raw_data|
+          Milestone.create!(MilestoneFormatter.new(project, raw_data).attributes)
+        end
+
+        true
+      rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
+        raise Projects::ImportService::Error, e.message
+      end
+
       def import_issues
         client.list_issues(project.import_source, state: :all,
                                                   sort: :created,
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/github_import/milestone_formatter.rb b/lib/gitlab/github_import/milestone_formatter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e91a7e328cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gitlab/github_import/milestone_formatter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+module Gitlab
+  module GithubImport
+    class MilestoneFormatter < BaseFormatter
+      def attributes
+        {
+          iid: number,
+          project: project,
+          title: title,
+          description: description,
+          due_date: due_date,
+          state: state,
+          created_at: created_at,
+          updated_at: updated_at
+        }
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def number
+        raw_data.number
+      end
+
+      def title
+        raw_data.title
+      end
+
+      def description
+        raw_data.description
+      end
+
+      def due_date
+        raw_data.due_on
+      end
+
+      def state
+        raw_data.state == 'closed' ? 'closed' : 'active'
+      end
+
+      def created_at
+        raw_data.created_at
+      end
+
+      def updated_at
+        state == 'closed' ? raw_data.closed_at : raw_data.updated_at
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/milestone_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/milestone_formatter_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a421e50581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/milestone_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Gitlab::GithubImport::MilestoneFormatter, lib: true do
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
+  let(:created_at) { DateTime.strptime('2011-01-26T19:01:12Z') }
+  let(:updated_at) { DateTime.strptime('2011-01-27T19:01:12Z') }
+  let(:base_data) do
+    {
+      number: 1347,
+      state: 'open',
+      title: '1.0',
+      description: 'Version 1.0',
+      due_on: nil,
+      created_at: created_at,
+      updated_at: updated_at,
+      closed_at: nil
+    }
+  end
+
+  subject(:formatter) { described_class.new(project, raw_data)}
+
+  describe '#attributes' do
+    context 'when milestone is open' do
+      let(:raw_data) { double(base_data.merge(state: 'open')) }
+
+      it 'returns formatted attributes' do
+        expected = {
+          iid: 1347,
+          project: project,
+          title: '1.0',
+          description: 'Version 1.0',
+          state: 'active',
+          due_date: nil,
+          created_at: created_at,
+          updated_at: updated_at
+        }
+
+        expect(formatter.attributes).to eq(expected)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when milestone is closed' do
+      let(:closed_at) { DateTime.strptime('2011-01-28T19:01:12Z') }
+      let(:raw_data) { double(base_data.merge(state: 'closed', closed_at: closed_at)) }
+
+      it 'returns formatted attributes' do
+        expected = {
+          iid: 1347,
+          project: project,
+          title: '1.0',
+          description: 'Version 1.0',
+          state: 'closed',
+          due_date: nil,
+          created_at: created_at,
+          updated_at: closed_at
+        }
+
+        expect(formatter.attributes).to eq(expected)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when milestone has a due date' do
+      let(:due_date) { DateTime.strptime('2011-01-28T19:01:12Z') }
+      let(:raw_data) { double(base_data.merge(due_on: due_date)) }
+
+      it 'returns formatted attributes' do
+        expected = {
+          iid: 1347,
+          project: project,
+          title: '1.0',
+          description: 'Version 1.0',
+          state: 'active',
+          due_date: due_date,
+          created_at: created_at,
+          updated_at: updated_at
+        }
+
+        expect(formatter.attributes).to eq(expected)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end