diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/importvariables.js b/core/modules/widgets/importvariables.js
index 0cda68138..f04af232f 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/importvariables.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/importvariables.js
@@ -49,38 +49,40 @@ ImportVariablesWidget.prototype.execute = function(tiddlerList) {
 		var parser = widgetPointer.wiki.parseTiddler(title,{parseAsInline:true});
 		if(parser) {
 			var parseTreeNode = parser.tree[0];
-			while(parseTreeNode && parseTreeNode.type === "set") {
-				var node = {
-					type: "set",
-					attributes: parseTreeNode.attributes,
-					params: parseTreeNode.params,
-					isMacroDefinition: parseTreeNode.isMacroDefinition
-				};
-				if (parseTreeNode.isMacroDefinition) {
-					// Macro definitions can be folded into
-					// current widget instead of adding
-					// another link to the chain.
-					var widget = widgetPointer.makeChildWidget(node);
-					widget.computeAttributes();
-					widget.execute();
-					// We SHALLOW copy over all variables
-					// in widget. We can't use
-					// $tw.utils.assign, because that copies
-					// up the prototype chain, which we
-					// don't want.
-					$tw.utils.each(Object.keys(widget.variables), function(key) {
-						widgetPointer.variables[key] = widget.variables[key];
-					});
-				} else {
-					widgetPointer.children = [widgetPointer.makeChildWidget(node)];
-					// No more regenerating children for
-					// this widget. If it needs to refresh,
-					// it'll do so along with the the whole
-					// importvariable tree.
-					if (widgetPointer != this) {
-						widgetPointer.makeChildWidgets = function(){};
+			while(parseTreeNode && ["set","parameters"].indexOf(parseTreeNode.type) !== -1) {
+				if(parseTreeNode.type === "set") {
+					var node = {
+						type: "set",
+						attributes: parseTreeNode.attributes,
+						params: parseTreeNode.params,
+						isMacroDefinition: parseTreeNode.isMacroDefinition
+					};
+					if (parseTreeNode.isMacroDefinition) {
+						// Macro definitions can be folded into
+						// current widget instead of adding
+						// another link to the chain.
+						var widget = widgetPointer.makeChildWidget(node);
+						widget.computeAttributes();
+						widget.execute();
+						// We SHALLOW copy over all variables
+						// in widget. We can't use
+						// $tw.utils.assign, because that copies
+						// up the prototype chain, which we
+						// don't want.
+						$tw.utils.each(Object.keys(widget.variables), function(key) {
+							widgetPointer.variables[key] = widget.variables[key];
+						});
+					} else {
+						widgetPointer.children = [widgetPointer.makeChildWidget(node)];
+						// No more regenerating children for
+						// this widget. If it needs to refresh,
+						// it'll do so along with the the whole
+						// importvariable tree.
+						if (widgetPointer != this) {
+							widgetPointer.makeChildWidgets = function(){};
+						}
+						widgetPointer = widgetPointer.children[0];
 					}
-					widgetPointer = widgetPointer.children[0];
 				}
 				parseTreeNode = parseTreeNode.children && parseTreeNode.children[0];
 			}
diff --git a/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-widget.js b/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-widget.js
index 19848e761..8d9c734a0 100755
--- a/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-widget.js
+++ b/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-widget.js
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ describe("Widget module", function() {
 		expect(wrapper.innerHTML).toBe("<p>New value</p>");
 	});
 
-	it("should can mix setWidgets and macros when importing", function() {
+	it("should support mixed setWidgets and macros when importing", function() {
 		var wiki = new $tw.Wiki();
 		// Add some tiddlers
 		wiki.addTiddlers([
@@ -699,6 +699,20 @@ describe("Widget module", function() {
 		expect(wrapper.innerHTML).toBe("<p>Aval Bval Cval</p>");
 	});
 
+	it("should skip parameters widgets when importing", function() {
+		var wiki = new $tw.Wiki();
+		// Add some tiddlers
+		wiki.addTiddlers([
+			{title: "B", text: "<$parameters bee=nothing><$set name='B' value='Bval'>\n\ndummy text</$set></$parameters>"},
+		]);
+		var text = "\\import B\n<<B>>";
+		var widgetNode = createWidgetNode(parseText(text,wiki),wiki);
+		// Render the widget node to the DOM
+		var wrapper = renderWidgetNode(widgetNode);
+		// Test the rendering
+		expect(wrapper.innerHTML).toBe("<p>Bval</p>");
+	});
+
 	it("can have more than one macroDef variable imported", function() {
 		var wiki = new $tw.Wiki();
 		wiki.addTiddlers([