diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 84838f0..07cf031 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - show hint after using force full synchronization
 - support actor thumbnails
 - add advanced option to change the URL of a media provider
+- pass the retrieved items in chunks back to Kodi
 
 [B]Version 0.0.8[/B]
 - properly handle empty movie collections (fixes #25)
diff --git a/lib/importer.py b/lib/importer.py
index 7e7e4a0..b018a72 100644
--- a/lib/importer.py
+++ b/lib/importer.py
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ def execImport(handle: int, options: dict):
         log(f"importing {mediaType} items from {mediaProvider2str(mediaProvider)}", xbmc.LOGINFO)
 
         # handle library sections
+        itemsTotal = 0
         itemsToImport = []
         sectionsProgressTotal = len(librarySections)
         for sectionsProgress, librarySection in enumerate(librarySections):
@@ -1092,9 +1093,12 @@ def execImport(handle: int, options: dict):
                             xbmc.LOGWARNING)
                         continue
 
-        if itemsToImport:
-            log(f"{len(itemsToImport)} {mediaType} items imported from {mediaProvider2str(mediaProvider)}", xbmc.LOGINFO)
-            xbmcmediaimport.addImportItems(handle, itemsToImport, mediaType)
+                itemsTotal += len(itemsToImport)
+                xbmcmediaimport.addImportItems(handle, itemsToImport, mediaType)
+                itemsToImport.clear()
+
+        if itemsTotal:
+            log(f"{itemsTotal} {mediaType} items imported from {mediaProvider2str(mediaProvider)}", xbmc.LOGINFO)
 
     xbmcmediaimport.finishImport(handle, fastSync)