diff --git a/bookwyrm/importers/openlibrary_import.py b/bookwyrm/importers/openlibrary_import.py
index 038ecb8c0..ef1030609 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/importers/openlibrary_import.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/importers/openlibrary_import.py
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ class OpenLibraryImporter(Importer):
     """csv downloads from OpenLibrary"""
 
     service = "OpenLibrary"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.row_mappings_guesses.append(("openlibrary_key", ["edition id"]))
+        self.row_mappings_guesses.append(("openlibrary_work_key", ["work id"]))
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/importers/test_openlibrary_import.py b/bookwyrm/tests/importers/test_openlibrary_import.py
index 8a5c6cdef..467259137 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/importers/test_openlibrary_import.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/importers/test_openlibrary_import.py
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ class OpenLibraryImport(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(import_items[1].data["Edition Id"], "OL7798182M")
 
         self.assertEqual(import_items[0].normalized_data["shelf"], "reading")
+        self.assertIsNone(import_items[0].normalized_data["openlibrary_key"])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            import_items[0].normalized_data["openlibrary_work_key"],
+            "OL102749W"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            import_items[1].normalized_data["openlibrary_key"],
+            "OL7798182M"
+        )
         self.assertEqual(import_items[2].normalized_data["shelf"], "to-read")
         self.assertEqual(import_items[3].normalized_data["shelf"], "read")