diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1768532..948f633 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         run: autoreconf -i -f
       - name: Configure
         run: ./configure --disable-silent-rules --${{ matrix.glib }} --${{ matrix.iconv }} --with-unixodbc=/usr
+          --enable-experimental
         env:
           CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
       - name: Make
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: autoreconf -i -f
       - name: Configure
         run: ./configure --disable-silent-rules --${{ matrix.glib }} --${{ matrix.iconv }} --with-unixodbc=/usr/local/opt
+          --enable-experimental
         env:
           CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
           YACC: /usr/local/opt/bison/bin/bison
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         run: autoreconf -i -f
       - name: Configure
         run: ./configure --disable-silent-rules --${{ matrix.glib }} --with-iodbc=/usr/local/opt
+          --enable-experimental
         env:
           CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
           YACC: /usr/local/opt/bison/bin/bison
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a43ba8c..2515c4a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ if test "$enable_glib" = "yes"; then
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(FAKE_GLIB, test "x$enable_glib" != "xyes")
 
+# Check if building experimental utilities (mdb-import)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(experimental,
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-experimental], [build experimental programs @<:@default=no@:>@]),
+        [enable_experimental=$enableval], [enable_experimental=no])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL, test x$enable_experimental = xyes)
+AC_SUBST(ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL)
+
 dnl Set up substitution variables
 if test "$ac_cv_header_xlocale_h" = "yes"; then
     HAVE_XLOCALE_H=1
@@ -329,4 +336,6 @@ if test x$enable_man = xyes; then summary=${bold_green}enabled; else summary=${b
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([   man pages       : ${summary}${reset}])
 if test "x$with_bash_completion_dir" != "xno"; then summary=${bold_green}enabled; else summary=${bold_red}disabled; fi
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([   bash-completion : ${summary}${reset}])
+if test "x$enable_experimental" = "xyes"; then summary=${bold_green}enabled; else summary=${bold_red}disabled; fi
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([   experimental    : ${summary}${reset}])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([])
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 7db29cc..15bc693 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ PRODUCT = MDBTools
 dist_man_MANS =
 if ENABLE_MAN
   dist_man_MANS += mdb-tables.1 mdb-ver.1 mdb-export.1 mdb-schema.1 \
-	mdb-array.1 mdb-header.1 mdb-hexdump.1 mdb-parsecsv.1 mdb-prop.1 mdb-import.1 \
+	mdb-array.1 mdb-header.1 mdb-hexdump.1 mdb-parsecsv.1 mdb-prop.1 \
 	mdb-count.1 mdb-json.1 mdb-queries.1
 if SQL
   dist_man_MANS += mdb-sql.1
 endif
+if ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
+  dist_man_MANS += mdb-import.1
+endif
 endif
 CLEANFILES = ${dist_man_MANS}
 EXTRA_DIST	= mdb-tables.txt mdb-ver.txt mdb-export.txt mdb-schema.txt \
-	mdb-array.txt mdb-header.txt mdb-hexdump.txt mdb-parsecsv.txt mdb-prop.txt mdb-import.txt \
+	mdb-array.txt mdb-header.txt mdb-hexdump.txt mdb-parsecsv.txt mdb-prop.txt \
 	mdb-count.txt mdb-json.txt mdb-queries.txt \
         txt2man
+if ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
+  EXTRA_DIST += mdb-import.txt
+endif
 if SQL
-EXTRA_DIST	+= mdb-sql.txt
+  EXTRA_DIST += mdb-sql.txt
 endif
 
 .txt.1:
diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.am b/src/util/Makefile.am
index 5fba6ca..6473841 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.am
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 SUBDIRS = bash-completion
 bin_PROGRAMS	=	mdb-export mdb-array mdb-schema mdb-tables mdb-parsecsv mdb-header mdb-ver mdb-prop mdb-count mdb-queries mdb-json
-noinst_PROGRAMS = mdb-import prtable prcat prdata prkkd prdump prole updrow prindex
+noinst_PROGRAMS = prtable prcat prdata prkkd prdump prole updrow prindex
 noinst_HEADERS = base64.h
 LIBS	=	$(GLIB_LIBS) @LIBS@
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"
 AM_CFLAGS	=	-I$(top_srcdir)/include $(GLIB_CFLAGS) -Wsign-compare
 LDADD	=	../libmdb/libmdb.la 
-if SQL
-bin_PROGRAMS += mdb-sql
-mdb_sql_LDADD = ../libmdb/libmdb.la ../sql/libmdbsql.la $(LIBREADLINE)
+if ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
+  bin_PROGRAMS += mdb-import
+endif
+if SQL
+  bin_PROGRAMS += mdb-sql
+  mdb_sql_LDADD = ../libmdb/libmdb.la ../sql/libmdbsql.la $(LIBREADLINE)
 endif
diff --git a/src/util/bash-completion/Makefile.am b/src/util/bash-completion/Makefile.am
index 526e2a6..ffac44d 100644
--- a/src/util/bash-completion/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/util/bash-completion/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 if ENABLE_BASH_COMPLETION
 bashcompletiondir = $(BASH_COMPLETION_DIR)
-dist_bashcompletion_DATA = mdb-count mdb-export mdb-hexdump mdb-import mdb-json mdb-parsecsv mdb-prop mdb-queries mdb-schema mdb-tables mdb-ver
+dist_bashcompletion_DATA = mdb-count mdb-export mdb-hexdump mdb-json mdb-parsecsv mdb-prop mdb-queries mdb-schema mdb-tables mdb-ver
+if ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
+  dist_bashcompletion_DATA += mdb-import
+endif
 if SQL
   dist_bashcompletion_DATA += mdb-sql
 endif