diff --git a/beetsplug/importhistory.py b/beetsplug/importhistory.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0497f4d4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beetsplug/importhistory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+"""Adds a `source_path` attribute to imported albums indicating from what path
+the album was imported from. Also suggests removing that source path in case
+you've removed the album from the library.
+
+"""
+
+import os
+from shutil import rmtree
+
+from beets import library
+from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
+from beets.ui import colorize as colorize_text
+from beets.ui import input_options
+from beets.util import syspath, displayable_path
+
+
+class ImportHistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
+    """Main plugin class."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the plugin and read configuration."""
+        super(ImportHistPlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add(
+            {
+                "suggest_removal": False,
+            }
+        )
+        self.import_stages = [self.import_stage]
+        self.register_listener("item_removed", self.suggest_removal)
+        # In order to stop future removal suggestions for an album we keep
+        # track of `mb_albumid`s in this set.
+        self.stop_suggestions_for_albums = set()
+        # During reimports (import --library) both the import_task_choice and
+        # the item_removed event are triggered. The item_removed event is
+        # triggered first. For the import_task_choice event we prevent removal
+        # suggestions using the existing stop_suggestions_for_album mechanism.
+        self.register_listener(
+            "import_task_choice", self.prevent_suggest_removal
+        )
+
+    def prevent_suggest_removal(self, session, task):
+        for item in task.imported_items():
+            if "mb_albumid" in item:
+                self.stop_suggestions_for_albums.add(item.mb_albumid)
+
+    def import_stage(self, _, task):
+        """Event handler for albums import finished."""
+        for item in task.imported_items():
+            # During reimports (import --library), we prevent overwriting the
+            # source_path attribute with the path from the music library
+            if "source_path" in item:
+                self._log.info(
+                    "Preserving source_path of reimported item {}", item.id
+                )
+                continue
+            item["source_path"] = item.path
+            item.try_sync(write=True, move=False)
+
+    def suggest_removal(self, item):
+        """Prompts the user to delete the original path the item was imported from."""
+        if not self.config["suggest_removal"]:
+            return
+        if "source_path" not in item:
+            self._log.warning(
+                "Item without source_path (probably imported before plugin "
+                "usage): {}",
+                displayable_path(item.path),
+            )
+            return
+        if item.mb_albumid in self.stop_suggestions_for_albums:
+            return
+        if not os.path.isfile(syspath(item.source_path)):
+            self._log.warning(
+                "Item with source_path that doesn't exist: {}",
+                displayable_path(item.source_path),
+            )
+            return
+        source_dir = os.path.dirname(syspath(item.source_path))
+        if not (
+            os.access(syspath(item.source_path), os.W_OK)
+            and os.access(source_dir, os.W_OK | os.X_OK)
+        ):
+            self._log.warning(
+                "Item with source_path not deletable: {}",
+                displayable_path(item.source_path),
+            )
+            return
+        # We ask the user whether they'd like to delete the item's source
+        # directory
+        print(
+            "The item:\n{path}\nis originated from:\n{source}\n"
+            "What would you like to do?".format(
+                path=colorize_text("text_warning", displayable_path(item.path)),
+                source=colorize_text(
+                    "text_warning", displayable_path(item.source_path)
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+        resp = input_options(
+            [
+                "Delete the item's source",
+                "Recursively delete the source's directory",
+                "do Nothing",
+                "do nothing and Stop suggesting to delete items from this album",
+            ],
+            require=True,
+        )
+        if resp == "d":
+            self._log.info(
+                "Deleting the item's source file: {}",
+                displayable_path(item.source_path)
+            )
+            os.remove(syspath(item.source_path))
+        elif resp == "r":
+            self._log.info(
+                "Searching for other items with a source_path attr containing: {}",
+                source_dir,
+            )
+            source_dir_query = library.PathQuery(
+                "source_path",
+                source_dir,
+                # The "source_path" attribute may not be present in all
+                # items of the library, so we avoid errors with this:
+                fast=False,
+            )
+            print("Doing so will delete the following items' sources as well:")
+            for searched_item in item._db.items(source_dir_query):
+                print(
+                    colorize_text(
+                        "text_warning",
+                        displayable_path(searched_item["path"])
+                    )
+                )
+            print("Would you like to continue?")
+            continue_resp = input_options(
+                ["Yes", "delete None", "delete just the File"],
+                require=False,  # Yes is the a default
+            )
+            if continue_resp == "y":
+                self._log.info(
+                    "Deleting the item's source directory: {}",
+                    displayable_path(source_dir)
+                )
+                rmtree(source_dir)
+            elif continue_resp == "n":
+                self._log.info("doing nothing - aborting hook function")
+                return
+            elif continue_resp == "f":
+                self._log.info(
+                    "removing just the item's original source: {}",
+                    displayable_path(item.source_path),
+                )
+                os.remove(item.source_path)
+        elif resp == "s":
+            self.stop_suggestions_for_albums.add(item.mb_albumid)
+        else:
+            self._log.info("Doing nothing")
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 46fa3b64e1..61a34aa624 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Other changes:
 
 New features:
 
+* :doc:`plugins/importhistory`: Added plugin
 * New template function added: ``%capitalize``. Converts the first letter of
   the text to uppercase and the rest to lowercase.
 * Ability to query albums with track db fields and vice-versa, for example
diff --git a/docs/plugins/importhistory.rst b/docs/plugins/importhistory.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01067565a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/plugins/importhistory.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+ImportHistory Plugin
+====================
+
+The ``importhistory`` plugin adds a `source_path` field to every item imported
+to the library which stores the original media files' paths. Using this plugin
+makes most sense when the general importing workflow is to use ``beet import
+--copy``.
+
+Another feature of the plugin is suggesting to delete those original source
+files as well whenever items are removed from the Beets library.
+
+To use the ``importhistory`` plugin, enable it in your configuration (see
+:ref:`using-plugins`).
+
+`source_path` Usage
+-------------------
+
+The first use case of the `source_path` field is in the following scenario: You
+imported all of the directories in your current `$PWD`::
+
+    beet import --flat --copy */
+
+Then, something went wrong, and you need to rerun this command. But, you don't
+want to tell beets to read again the already successfully imported directories
+again. So, you can view which files were successfully imported, using::
+
+    beet ls source_path:$PWD --format='$source_path'
+
+You can of course pipe this command to other standard UNIX utilities::
+
+    # The following prints the directories without the l
+    beet ls source_path:$PWD --format='$source_path' | \
+      sed "s#$(dirname $PWD)/\([^/]*\)/.*#\1#" | \
+      sort -u
+
+The above will print only the directories you successfully finished importing
+with `beet import --flat --copy */`.
+
+Removal Suggestion Usage
+------------------------
+
+A second use case of the plugin is described in the following scenario: Imagine
+you imported an album using::
+
+    beet import --copy --flat ~/Desktop/interesting-album-to-check/
+
+Then you listened to that album and decided it wasn't good and you want to
+delete it from your library, and from your `~/Desktop`, so you run::
+
+    beet remove --delete source_path:$HOME/Desktop/interesting-album-to-check
+
+After you'll approve the deletion, this plugin will ask you::
+
+    The item:
+    <music-library>/Interesting Album/01 Interesting Song.flac
+    is originated from:
+    <HOME>/Desktop/interesting-album-to-check/01-interesting-song.flac
+    What would you like to do?
+    Delete the item's source, Recursively delete the source's directory,
+    do Nothing,
+    do nothing and Stop suggesting to delete items from this album?
+
+Thus the plugin helps you delete the files from the beets library and from
+their source as one.
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+To configure the plugin, make an ``importhistory:`` section in your
+configuration file. There is one option available:
+
+- **suggest_removal**: By default ``importhistory`` suggests to remove the
+  original directories / files from which the items were imported whenever
+  library items (and files) are removed. To disable these prompts set this
+  option to ``no``.
+  Default: ``yes``.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/index.rst b/docs/plugins/index.rst
index 6705344c9d..98bd643356 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/index.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/index.rst
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ following to your configuration::
    ihate
    importadded
    importfeeds
+   importhistory
    info
    inline
    ipfs