diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index a281a183a08..f5fb0406390 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -2087,6 +2087,7 @@ void clearClientConnectionState(client *c) {
     c->flag.reply_skip_next = 0;
     c->flag.no_touch = 0;
     c->flag.no_evict = 0;
+    c->flag.import_source = 0;
 }
 
 /* Free the client structure and all the data associated with it.
diff --git a/tests/unit/expire.tcl b/tests/unit/expire.tcl
index d49364e77c0..9a2f6b27142 100644
--- a/tests/unit/expire.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/expire.tcl
@@ -977,6 +977,49 @@ start_server {tags {"expire"}} {
         }
     }
 
+    test {RESET clears the import-source flag} {
+        r config set import-mode yes
+        assert_equal [r client import-source on] {OK}
+        assert_match {*flags=I*} [r client list id [r client id]]
+
+        # RESET must make the connection resemble a fresh client, which
+        # includes dropping the import-source privilege.
+        r reset
+        assert_match {*flags=N*} [r client list id [r client id]]
+
+        r config set import-mode no
+    } {OK} {needs:reset}
+
+    test {RESET drops import-source expiration semantics} {
+        r flushall
+        r config set import-mode yes
+
+        r set foo1 1 PX 1
+        after 10
+
+        # While import-source is on, the expired key is visible.
+        assert_equal [r client import-source on] {OK}
+        assert_match {*flags=I*} [r client list id [r client id]]
+        assert_equal [r ttl foo1] {0}
+        assert_equal [r get foo1] {1}
+
+        # After RESET the connection must lose import-source semantics, so the
+        # logically-expired key looks missing again, exactly like a fresh client.
+        r reset
+        assert_match {*flags=N*} [r client list id [r client id]]
+        assert_equal [r get foo1] {}
+        assert_equal [r ttl foo1] {-2}
+
+        r config set import-mode no
+
+        # Verify all keys have expired (cleanup, mirrors the import-source tests).
+        wait_for_condition 40 100 {
+            [r dbsize] eq 0
+        } else {
+            fail "Keys did not actively expire."
+        }
+    } {} {needs:reset}
+
     test {replicaKeysWithExpire memory leak verification and cleanup} {
         # This test verifies the memory leak issue and cleanup mechanism for replicaKeysWithExpire