diff --git a/CRM/Import/Parser.php b/CRM/Import/Parser.php
index dd410fd6d638..da87cfbc49ca 100644
--- a/CRM/Import/Parser.php
+++ b/CRM/Import/Parser.php
@@ -1580,7 +1580,30 @@ protected function getTransformedFieldValue(string $fieldName, $importedValue) {
       }
 
       $comparisonValue = $this->getComparisonValue($importedValue);
-      return $options[$comparisonValue] ?? 'invalid_import_value';
+      $resolvedValue = $options[$comparisonValue] ?? 'invalid_import_value';
+      if (in_array($fieldName, ['state_province_id', 'county_id'], TRUE) && $resolvedValue === 'invalid_import_value') {
+        if ($fieldName === 'state_province_id') {
+          $stateID = CRM_Core_DAO::singleValueQuery('SELECT id FROM civicrm_state_province WHERE name = %1', [1 => [$comparisonValue, 'String']]);
+          if (!$stateID) {
+            $stateID = CRM_Core_DAO::singleValueQuery('SELECT id FROM civicrm_state_province WHERE abbreviation = %1', [1 => [$comparisonValue, 'String']]);
+          }
+          if ($stateID) {
+            $this->importableFieldsMetadata['state_province_id']['options'][$comparisonValue] = $stateID;
+            return $stateID;
+          }
+        }
+        if ($fieldName === 'county_id') {
+          $countyID = CRM_Core_DAO::singleValueQuery('SELECT id FROM civicrm_county WHERE name = %1', [1 => [$comparisonValue, 'String']]);
+          if (!$countyID) {
+            $countyID = CRM_Core_DAO::singleValueQuery('SELECT id FROM civicrm_county WHERE abbreviation = %1', [1 => [$comparisonValue, 'String']]);
+          }
+          if ($countyID) {
+            $this->importableFieldsMetadata['county_id']['options'][$comparisonValue] = $countyID;
+            return $countyID;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return $resolvedValue;
     }
     // @todo - make this generic - for fields where getOptions doesn't fetch
     // getOptions does not retrieve these fields with high potential results
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/Import/Form/data/individual_country_state.csv b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/Import/Form/data/individual_country_state.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7cc5d2c2d2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/Import/Form/data/individual_country_state.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+First Name,Last Name,State,Country
+Bob,Smith,Alberta,Canada
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/Import/Parser/ContactTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/Import/Parser/ContactTest.php
index 7acc64fc00cd..30f1c62549c8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/Import/Parser/ContactTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/Import/Parser/ContactTest.php
@@ -325,6 +325,28 @@ public function testImportMasterAddress(): void {
     $this->assertEquals('out yonder', $newAddress['street_address']);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @throws \CRM_Core_Exception
+   */
+  public function testImportNonDefaultCountryState(): void {
+    \Civi::settings()->set('defaultContactCountry', 1228);
+    $csv = 'individual_country_state.csv';
+    $mapper = [
+      ['first_name'],
+      ['last_name'],
+      ['state_province', 'Primary'],
+      ['country', 'Primary'],
+    ];
+    $this->validateCSV($csv, $mapper);
+    $this->importCSV($csv, $mapper);
+    $address = Address::get(FALSE)
+      ->addWhere('country_id.name', '=', 'Canada')
+      ->addWhere('state_province_id.name', '=', 'Alberta')
+      ->addSelect('contact_id.display_name')
+      ->execute()->single();
+    $this->assertEquals('Bob Smith', $address['contact_id.display_name']);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Test updating an existing contact with external_identifier match but
    * subtype mismatch.