diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/itemimport/ItemImportServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/itemimport/ItemImportServiceImpl.java
index cd55e97a63..1e219ee631 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/itemimport/ItemImportServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/itemimport/ItemImportServiceImpl.java
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ public class ItemImportServiceImpl implements ItemImportService, InitializingBea
                                     String fileName) throws MessagingException {
         try {
             Locale supportedLocale = I18nUtil.getEPersonLocale(eperson);
-            Email email = Email.getEmail(I18nUtil.getEmailFilename(supportedLocale, "bte_batch_import_success"));
+            Email email = Email.getEmail(I18nUtil.getEmailFilename(supportedLocale, "batch_import_success"));
             email.addRecipient(eperson.getEmail());
             email.addArgument(fileName);
 
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@ public class ItemImportServiceImpl implements ItemImportService, InitializingBea
         logError("An error occurred during item import, the user will be notified. " + error);
         try {
             Locale supportedLocale = I18nUtil.getEPersonLocale(eperson);
-            Email email = Email.getEmail(I18nUtil.getEmailFilename(supportedLocale, "bte_batch_import_error"));
+            Email email = Email.getEmail(I18nUtil.getEmailFilename(supportedLocale, "batch_import_error"));
             email.addRecipient(eperson.getEmail());
             email.addArgument(error);
             email.addArgument(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.ui.url") + "/feedback");
diff --git a/dspace/config/emails/batch_import_error b/dspace/config/emails/batch_import_error
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e2a2b7427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace/config/emails/batch_import_error
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+## Email sent to DSpace users when they batch import fails.
+##
+## Parameters: {0} the export error
+##             {1} the URL to the feedback page
+##
+##
+## See org.dspace.core.Email for information on the format of this file.
+##
+#set($subject = 'DSpace - The batch import was not completed.')
+The batch import you initiated from the DSpace UI was not completed, due to the following reason:
+ ${params[0]}
+
+For more information you may contact your system administrator:
+ ${params[1]}
+
+
+
+The DSpace Team
+
diff --git a/dspace/config/emails/batch_import_success b/dspace/config/emails/batch_import_success
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e9fdbf741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace/config/emails/batch_import_success
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+## Email sent to DSpace users when they successfully batch import items.
+##
+## Parameters: {0} the filepath to the mapfile created by the batch import
+##
+##
+## See org.dspace.core.Email for information on the format of this file.
+##
+#set($subject = 'DSpace - Batch import successfully completed')
+The batch item import you initiated from the DSpace UI has completed successfully.
+
+You may find the mapfile for the import in the following path: ${params[0]}
+
+
+The DSpace Team
+