diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 540fbc94..bd9df2ce 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     * export / import sprite-local custom block definitions
     * added "combinations" primitive to the palette
 * **Notable Changes:**
+    * exporting / importing a sprite includes all block dependencies (global custom blocks and palette categories) 
     * moved "append", "reshape", "combinations" blocks down one group in the palette
 * **Notable Fixes:**
     * fixed an edge case for slot type inferral
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 * gui: refactored palette serialization for scripts
 * byob, blocks, gui: refactored blocksLibraryXML()
 * gui: new format for exporting sprites, under construction
+* gui: store: import sprites with dependencies
 
 ### 2022-03-16
 * restored v7.4.0-dev
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 286872b6..8128823b 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <script src="src/maps.js?version=2021-06-15"></script>
         <script src="src/extensions.js?version=2022-02-08"></script>
         <script src="src/xml.js?version=2021-07-05"></script>
-        <script src="src/store.js?version=2022-03-15"></script>
+        <script src="src/store.js?version=2022-03-17"></script>
         <script src="src/locale.js?version=2022-03-16"></script>
         <script src="src/cloud.js?version=2021-02-04"></script>
         <script src="src/api.js?version=2022-01-03"></script>
diff --git a/src/gui.js b/src/gui.js
index 7514bb7a..0d990934 100644
--- a/src/gui.js
+++ b/src/gui.js
@@ -5808,15 +5808,41 @@ IDE_Morph.prototype.rawOpenSpritesString = function (str) {
     this.spriteBar.tabBar.tabTo('scripts');
     if (Process.prototype.isCatchingErrors) {
         try {
-            this.serializer.loadSprites(str, this);
+            this.deserializeSpritesString(str);
         } catch (err) {
             this.showMessage('Load failed: ' + err);
         }
     } else {
-        this.serializer.loadSprites(str, this);
+        this.deserializeSpritesString(str);
     }
 };
 
+IDE_Morph.prototype.deserializeSpritesString = function (str) {
+    var xml = this.serializer.parse(str),
+        blocksModel = xml.childNamed('blocks'),
+        blocks;
+
+    if (blocksModel) {
+        // load the custom block definitions the sprites depend on
+        blocks = this.serializer.loadBlocksModel(blocksModel, this.stage);
+        blocks.global.forEach(def => {
+            def.receiver = this.stage;
+            this.stage.globalBlocks.push(def);
+            this.stage.replaceDoubleDefinitionsFor(def);
+        });
+        // notice, there should not be any local blocks in this part of
+        // the model instead we're expecting them inside each sprite
+        this.flushPaletteCache();
+        this.refreshPalette();
+        this.createCategories();
+        this.categories.refreshEmpty();
+        this.createPaletteHandle();
+        this.categories.fixLayout();
+        this.fixLayout();
+    }
+    this.serializer.loadSpritesModel(xml, this);
+};
+
 IDE_Morph.prototype.openMediaString = function (str) {
     if (Process.prototype.isCatchingErrors) {
         try {
@@ -5898,7 +5924,7 @@ IDE_Morph.prototype.deserializeScriptString = function (str) {
         this.categories.fixLayout();
         this.fixLayout();
     }
-    return this.serializer.loadScriptModule(scriptModel, this.currentSprite);
+    return this.serializer.loadScriptModel(scriptModel, this.currentSprite);
 };
 
 IDE_Morph.prototype.openDataString = function (str, name, type) {
diff --git a/src/store.js b/src/store.js
index 6505abbb..55f462bc 100644
--- a/src/store.js
+++ b/src/store.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Project*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.store = '2022-March-15';
+modules.store = '2022-March-17';
 
 // XML_Serializer ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /*
@@ -705,16 +705,24 @@ SnapSerializer.prototype.loadBlocksModel = function (model, targetStage) {
 SnapSerializer.prototype.loadSprites = function (xmlString, ide) {
     // public - import a set of sprites represented by xmlString
     // into the current scene of the ide
-    var model, scene;
+    var model = this.parse(xmlString);
+
+    if (+model.attributes.version > this.version) {
+        throw 'Module uses newer version of Serializer';
+    }
+    this.loadSpritesModel(model, ide);
+};
+
+SnapSerializer.prototype.loadSpritesModel = function (xmlNode, ide) {
+    // public - import a set of sprites represented by an xml model
+    // into the current scene of the ide
+    var model = xmlNode,
+        scene;
 
     this.scene = new Scene(ide.stage);
     scene = this.scene;
     scene.spritesDict[scene.stage.name] = scene.stage;
 
-    model = this.parse(xmlString);
-    if (+model.attributes.version > this.version) {
-        throw 'Module uses newer version of Serializer';
-    }
     model.childrenNamed('sprite').forEach(model => {
         var sprite  = new SpriteMorph(scene.globalVariables);
 
@@ -1154,7 +1162,7 @@ SnapSerializer.prototype.loadScriptsArray = function (model, object) {
     return scripts;
 };
 
-SnapSerializer.prototype.loadScriptModule = function (model, object) {
+SnapSerializer.prototype.loadScriptModel = function (model, object) {
     // return a new script represented by the given xml model,
     // note: custom block definitions referenced here must be loaded before
     var script;