diff --git a/script/import_scripts/base.rb b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
index 594579eafe9..56a7272a147 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/base.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     puts ""
 
     unless @skip_updates
+      update_topic_status
       update_bumped_at
       update_last_posted_at
       update_last_seen_at
@@ -436,7 +437,6 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
       name: opts[:name],
       user_id: opts[:user_id] || opts[:user].try(:id) || Discourse::SYSTEM_USER_ID,
       position: opts[:position],
-      description: opts[:description],
       parent_category_id: opts[:parent_category_id],
       color: opts[:color] || "AB9364",
       text_color: opts[:text_color] || "FFF",
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     new_category.custom_fields["import_id"] = import_id if import_id
     new_category.save!
 
+    if opts[:description].present?
+      changes = { raw: opts[:description] }
+      opts = { skip_revision: true, skip_validations: true, bypass_bump: true }
+      new_category.topic.first_post.revise(Discourse.system_user, changes, opts)
+    end
+
     add_category(import_id, new_category)
 
     post_create_action.try(:call, new_category)
@@ -522,6 +528,13 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     opts[:custom_fields] ||= {}
     opts[:custom_fields]['import_id'] = import_id
 
+    unless opts[:topic_id]
+      opts[:meta_data] = meta_data = {}
+      meta_data["import_closed"] = true if opts[:closed]
+      meta_data["import_archived"] = true if opts[:archived]
+      meta_data["import_topic_id"] = opts[:import_topic_id] if opts[:import_topic_id]
+    end
+
     opts[:guardian] = STAFF_GUARDIAN
     if @bbcode_to_md
       opts[:raw] = opts[:raw].bbcode_to_md(false) rescue opts[:raw]
@@ -594,6 +607,35 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def update_topic_status
+    puts "", "updating topic status"
+
+    Topic.exec_sql(<<~SQL)
+      UPDATE topics AS t
+      SET closed = TRUE
+      WHERE EXISTS(
+          SELECT 1
+          FROM topic_custom_fields AS f
+          WHERE f.topic_id = t.id AND f.name = 'import_closed' AND f.value = 't'
+      )
+    SQL
+
+    Topic.exec_sql(<<~SQL)
+      UPDATE topics AS t
+      SET archived = TRUE
+      WHERE EXISTS(
+          SELECT 1
+          FROM topic_custom_fields AS f
+          WHERE f.topic_id = t.id AND f.name = 'import_archived' AND f.value = 't'
+      )
+    SQL
+
+    TopicCustomField.exec_sql(<<~SQL)
+      DELETE FROM topic_custom_fields
+      WHERE name IN ('import_closed', 'import_archived')
+    SQL
+  end
+
   def update_bumped_at
     puts "", "updating bumped_at on topics"
     Post.exec_sql("update topics t set bumped_at = COALESCE((select max(created_at) from posts where topic_id = t.id and post_type = #{Post.types[:regular]}), bumped_at)")