diff --git a/app/views/projects/imports/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/imports/show.html.haml
index 3b0c828ccd1..422a3a22f87 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/imports/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/imports/show.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 - page_title import_in_progress_title
+- @no_container = true
+- @content_class = "limit-container-width" unless fluid_layout
 
 .save-project-loader
   .center
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/gt-change-container-width-for-project-import.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/gt-change-container-width-for-project-import.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec2beb15912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/gt-change-container-width-for-project-import.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Change container width for project import
+merge_request: 23318
+author: George Tsiolis
+type: fixed