diff --git a/synchro/synchro_import.php b/synchro/synchro_import.php
index b4d8988b07..5284a886a2 100644
--- a/synchro/synchro_import.php
+++ b/synchro/synchro_import.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $aPageParams = array
 		'mandatory' => false,
 		'modes' => 'http,cli',
 		'default' => ';',
-		'description' => 'column separator in CSV data',
+		'description' => 'column separator in CSV data (1 char, or \'tab\')',
 	),
 	'qualifier' => array
 	(
@@ -309,6 +309,11 @@ try
 	$sComment = ReadParam($oP, 'comment', 'raw_data');
 	$sNoStopOnImportError = ReadParam($oP, 'no_stop_on_import_error');
 
+	if (strtolower(trim($sSep)) == 'tab')
+	{
+		$sSep = "\t";
+	}
+
 	$oLoadStartDate = new DateTime(); // Now
 
    // Note about date formatting: These MySQL settings are read-only... and in fact unused :-(
diff --git a/webservices/import.php b/webservices/import.php
index 16fd53aed6..0c1aec6255 100644
--- a/webservices/import.php
+++ b/webservices/import.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $aPageParams = array
 		'mandatory' => false,
 		'modes' => 'http,cli',
 		'default' => ',',
-		'description' => 'column separator in CSV data',
+		'description' => 'column separator in CSV data (1 char, or \'tab\')',
 	),
 	'qualifier' => array
 	(
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ try
 	$sSimulate = ReadParam($oP, 'simulate');
 	$sComment = ReadParam($oP, 'comment', 'raw_data');
 
+	if (strtolower(trim($sSep)) == 'tab')
+	{
+		$sSep = "\t";
+	}
+
 	//////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	//
 	// Check parameters format/consistency