diff --git a/git_upstream/lib/importupstream.py b/git_upstream/lib/importupstream.py
index bdb9d72..4426ba9 100644
--- a/git_upstream/lib/importupstream.py
+++ b/git_upstream/lib/importupstream.py
@@ -269,8 +269,9 @@ class ImportUpstream(LogDedentMixin, GitMixin):
 
         commit_list = list(strategy.filtered_iter())
         if len(commit_list) == 0:
-            self.log.notice("There are no local changes to be applied!")
-            return False
+            self.log.notice("All carried changes gone upstream")
+            self._set_branch(self.import_branch, self.upstream, force=True)
+            return True
 
         self.log.debug(
             """
diff --git a/git_upstream/tests/commands/import/scenarios/import_everything_already_upstreamed.yaml b/git_upstream/tests/commands/import/scenarios/import_everything_already_upstreamed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93c92de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git_upstream/tests/commands/import/scenarios/import_everything_already_upstreamed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+---
+- desc: |
+    Test importing where everything is upstreamed
+
+    Checks that importing an upstream where all local changes have
+    gone upstream, will correctly replace the local master with
+    the latest upstream branch.
+
+          C---D                 local/master
+         /
+    A---B---E---C1--D1          upstream/master
+
+  tree:
+    - [A, []]
+    - [B, [A]]
+    - [C, [B]]
+    - [D, [C]]
+    - [C1, [E]]
+    - [D1, [C1]]
+    - [E, [B]]
+
+  branches:
+    head: [master, D]
+    upstream: [upstream/master, D1]
+
+  parser_args:
+    - -q
+    - import
+    - --into=master
+    - upstream/master
+
+  expect_found: []
diff --git a/git_upstream/tests/commands/import/test_import.py b/git_upstream/tests/commands/import/test_import.py
index 70bb914..c3dff15 100644
--- a/git_upstream/tests/commands/import/test_import.py
+++ b/git_upstream/tests/commands/import/test_import.py
@@ -124,3 +124,14 @@ class TestImportCommand(TestWithScenarios, BaseTestCase):
         self.assertThat(
             self.logger.output,
             Contains("No updated additional branch given, nothing to be done"))
+
+    def _verify_import_everything_already_upstreamed(self):
+        """Additional verification for the finished results"""
+
+        self.assertThat(
+            self.logger.output,
+            Contains("All carried changes gone upstream"))
+        self.assertThat(
+            self.logger.output,
+            Contains("Creating  branch 'import/test_command' from specified "
+                     "commit 'upstream/master'"))