diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/filesystem.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/filesystem.py
index 4477eb19..4f6c88c0 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/filesystem.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/filesystem.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class ManualImport:
             print(f"{video_id}: manual import failed, and no metadata found.")
             raise ValueError
 
-        video.check_subtitles()
+        video.check_subtitles(subtitle_files=self.current_video["subtitle"])
         video.upload_to_es()
 
         if video.offline_import and self.current_video["thumb"]:
@@ -547,6 +547,12 @@ class ManualImport:
         new_path = os.path.join(channel_folder, file)
         shutil.move(old_path, new_path, copy_function=shutil.copyfile)
 
+        base_name, _ = os.path.splitext(new_path)
+        for old_path in self.current_video["subtitle"]:
+            lang = old_path.split(".")[-2]
+            new_path = f"{base_name}.{lang}.vtt"
+            shutil.move(old_path, new_path, copy_function=shutil.copyfile)
+
     def _cleanup(self, json_data):
         """cleanup leftover files"""
         if os.path.exists(self.current_video["metadata"]):
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
index b9ce08f6..a68cae2c 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
@@ -344,14 +344,38 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
         if sponsorblock:
             self.json_data["sponsorblock"] = sponsorblock
 
-    def check_subtitles(self):
+    def check_subtitles(self, subtitle_files=False):
         """optionally add subtitles"""
+        if self.offline_import and subtitle_files:
+            indexed = self._offline_subtitles(subtitle_files)
+            self.json_data["subtitles"] = indexed
+            return
+
         handler = YoutubeSubtitle(self)
         subtitles = handler.get_subtitles()
         if subtitles:
             indexed = handler.download_subtitles(relevant_subtitles=subtitles)
             self.json_data["subtitles"] = indexed
 
+    def _offline_subtitles(self, subtitle_files):
+        """import offline subtitles"""
+        base_name, _ = os.path.splitext(self.json_data["media_url"])
+        subtitles = []
+        for subtitle in subtitle_files:
+            lang = subtitle.split(".")[-2]
+            subtitle_media_url = f"{base_name}.{lang}.vtt"
+            to_add = {
+                "ext": "vtt",
+                "url": False,
+                "name": lang,
+                "lang": lang,
+                "source": "file",
+                "media_url": subtitle_media_url,
+            }
+            subtitles.append(to_add)
+
+        return subtitles
+
     def update_media_url(self):
         """update only media_url in es for reindex channel rename"""
         data = {"doc": {"media_url": self.json_data["media_url"]}}