diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
index ab6ec5d07f..03286710ab 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class CharCreatorState extends UIState
 
   function switchToPage(page:CharCreatorPage):Void
   {
-    if (selectedPage == pages[page]) return;
+    if (selectedPage == pages[page] || pages[page] == null) return;
 
     for (box in [bottomBarLeftBox, bottomBarMiddleBox, bottomBarRightBox, menubarMenuSettings])
     {
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/wizard/ImportDataDialog.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/wizard/ImportDataDialog.hx
index b3cced9826..c59692e85a 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/wizard/ImportDataDialog.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/wizard/ImportDataDialog.hx
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ class ImportDataDialog extends DefaultWizardDialog
 
     if (params.importedCharacter != null) params.renderType = CharacterRegistry.parseCharacterData(params.importedCharacter)?.renderType ?? Sparrow;
 
-    // same shit for the player, though it's currently not my priority
+    if (params.generatePlayerData && importPlayerCheck.selected) params.importedPlayerData = selectedPlayer;
+    else
+      params.importedPlayerData = null;
 
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/handlers/CharCreatorStartupWizard.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/handlers/CharCreatorStartupWizard.hx
index f7669142af..a4f759403c 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/handlers/CharCreatorStartupWizard.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/handlers/CharCreatorStartupWizard.hx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class CharCreatorStartupWizard
       files: [],
       charSelectFile: null,
       freeplayFile: null,
-      importedCharacter: null
+      importedCharacter: null,
+      importedPlayerData: null
     }
 
   public static function startWizard(state:CharCreatorState, onComplete:WizardGenerateParams->Void = null, onQuit:Void->Void = null)
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ typedef WizardGenerateParams =
   var freeplayFile:WizardFile;
   @:optional
   var importedCharacter:String;
+  @:optional
+  var importedPlayerData:String;
 }
 
 typedef WizardFile =
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/CharCreatorSelectPage.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/CharCreatorSelectPage.hx
index e77ac0f434..020ff44db6 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/CharCreatorSelectPage.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/CharCreatorSelectPage.hx
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class CharCreatorSelectPage extends CharCreatorDefaultPage
 
     loadAvailableCharacters();
     this.data = data;
+    if (data.importedPlayerData != null)
+    {
+      var playuh = PlayerRegistry.instance.fetchEntry(data.importedPlayerData);
+      if (playuh == null) return;
+
+      selectedIndexData = playuh.getCharSelectData()?.position ?? 0;
+    }
 
     // copied sum code LOL
     initBackground();
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/subpages/CharSelectIndexSubPage.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/subpages/CharSelectIndexSubPage.hx
index b95b812791..a3c103fb51 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/subpages/CharSelectIndexSubPage.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/pages/subpages/CharSelectIndexSubPage.hx
@@ -183,26 +183,23 @@ class CharSelectIndexSubPage extends FlxSpriteGroup
     // less visible or something like that
     for (i in 0...9)
     {
+      var temp:PixelatedIcon = new PixelatedIcon(0, 0);
+      temp.setCharacter("bf");
+      temp.shader = new funkin.graphics.shaders.Grayscale();
+      temp.ID = 1;
+
       if (parentPage.availableChars.exists(i))
       {
-        var path:String = parentPage.availableChars.get(i);
-        var temp:PixelatedIcon = new PixelatedIcon(0, 0);
-        temp.setCharacter(path);
-        temp.setGraphicSize(128, 128);
-        temp.updateHitbox();
-        temp.ID = 0;
-        grpIcons.add(temp);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        var temp:PixelatedIcon = new PixelatedIcon(0, 0);
-        temp.setCharacter("bf");
-        temp.setGraphicSize(128, 128);
-        temp.updateHitbox();
-        temp.shader = new funkin.graphics.shaders.Grayscale();
-        temp.ID = 1;
-        grpIcons.add(temp);
+        temp.setCharacter(parentPage.availableChars.get(i));
+        temp.shader = null;
+
+        if (parentPage.data.importedPlayerData != parentPage.availableChars[i]) temp.ID = 0;
       }
+
+      temp.setGraphicSize(128, 128);
+      temp.updateHitbox();
+
+      grpIcons.add(temp);
     }
 
     updateIconPositions();