diff --git a/plugins/misc/import/pom.xml b/plugins/misc/import/pom.xml
index b2de36598a6..9f5e04d0761 100644
--- a/plugins/misc/import/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/misc/import/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,13 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Hop Plugins Miscellaneous Import</name>
 
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.hop</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hop-databases-generic</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/misc/import/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/imports/kettle/KettleImport.java b/plugins/misc/import/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/imports/kettle/KettleImport.java
index 09a12469815..76e1de076c5 100644
--- a/plugins/misc/import/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/imports/kettle/KettleImport.java
+++ b/plugins/misc/import/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/imports/kettle/KettleImport.java
@@ -467,6 +467,15 @@ private void importDbConnections(Document doc, FileObject kettleFile) throws Hop
           }
 
           databaseMeta.getIDatabase().setAttributes(attributesMap);
+
+          // Kettle stores the JDBC connection string of a generic database connection in a
+          // CUSTOM_URL attribute, but Hop's GenericDatabaseMeta reads its URL from the manualUrl
+          // field. Map it across so the imported connection keeps its URL (#5383). The driver
+          // class is preserved automatically because both use the CUSTOM_DRIVER_CLASS attribute.
+          if ("GENERIC".equals(databaseType) && attributesMap.containsKey("CUSTOM_URL")) {
+            databaseMeta.getIDatabase().setManualUrl(attributesMap.get("CUSTOM_URL"));
+          }
+
           addDatabaseMeta(kettleFile.getName().getURI(), databaseMeta);
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/plugins/misc/import/src/test/java/org/apache/hop/imports/kettle/KettleImportTest.java b/plugins/misc/import/src/test/java/org/apache/hop/imports/kettle/KettleImportTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cdf5345037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/misc/import/src/test/java/org/apache/hop/imports/kettle/KettleImportTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.hop.imports.kettle;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileName;
+import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileObject;
+import org.apache.hop.core.HopClientEnvironment;
+import org.apache.hop.core.database.DatabaseMeta;
+import org.apache.hop.core.xml.XmlParserFactoryProducer;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+
+class KettleImportTest {
+
+  @BeforeAll
+  static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {
+    // Registers the DatabasePluginType so the "GENERIC" connection type can be resolved.
+    HopClientEnvironment.init();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Kettle/PDI stores the JDBC connection string of a generic database connection in a CUSTOM_URL
+   * attribute, while Hop's GenericDatabaseMeta exposes it through the manualUrl field. Verify the
+   * importer bridges the two so the URL (and driver class) survive the import (#5383).
+   */
+  @Test
+  void testGenericConnectionKeepsJdbcUrlAndDriver() throws Exception {
+    String xml =
+        "<transformation>"
+            + "<connection>"
+            + "<name>My Generic DB</name>"
+            + "<server/>"
+            + "<type>GENERIC</type>"
+            + "<access>Native</access>"
+            + "<database/>"
+            + "<port/>"
+            + "<username>myuser</username>"
+            + "<password>mypass</password>"
+            + "<attributes>"
+            + "<attribute><code>CUSTOM_URL</code>"
+            + "<attribute>jdbc:generic://myhost:1234/mydb</attribute></attribute>"
+            + "<attribute><code>CUSTOM_DRIVER_CLASS</code>"
+            + "<attribute>com.example.MyDriver</attribute></attribute>"
+            + "</attributes>"
+            + "</connection>"
+            + "</transformation>";
+
+    KettleImport kettleImport = new KettleImport();
+    invokeImportDbConnections(kettleImport, parse(xml));
+
+    List<DatabaseMeta> connections = kettleImport.getConnectionsList();
+    assertEquals(1, connections.size());
+
+    DatabaseMeta databaseMeta = connections.get(0);
+    assertEquals("My Generic DB", databaseMeta.getName());
+    // The URL from the CUSTOM_URL attribute must be carried over to manualUrl...
+    assertEquals("jdbc:generic://myhost:1234/mydb", databaseMeta.getIDatabase().getManualUrl());
+    // ...and therefore be returned by getURL() for a generic connection.
+    assertEquals("jdbc:generic://myhost:1234/mydb", databaseMeta.getIDatabase().getURL("", "", ""));
+    // The driver class rides along unchanged because Kettle and Hop share the attribute name.
+    assertEquals(
+        "com.example.MyDriver",
+        databaseMeta.getIDatabase().getAttributes().get("CUSTOM_DRIVER_CLASS"));
+  }
+
+  /** A generic connection without a CUSTOM_URL attribute must not gain a manual URL. */
+  @Test
+  void testGenericConnectionWithoutCustomUrlHasNoManualUrl() throws Exception {
+    String xml =
+        "<transformation>"
+            + "<connection>"
+            + "<name>No URL DB</name>"
+            + "<type>GENERIC</type>"
+            + "<access>Native</access>"
+            + "<attributes>"
+            + "<attribute><code>CUSTOM_DRIVER_CLASS</code>"
+            + "<attribute>com.example.MyDriver</attribute></attribute>"
+            + "</attributes>"
+            + "</connection>"
+            + "</transformation>";
+
+    KettleImport kettleImport = new KettleImport();
+    invokeImportDbConnections(kettleImport, parse(xml));
+
+    DatabaseMeta databaseMeta = kettleImport.getConnectionsList().get(0);
+    assertNull(databaseMeta.getIDatabase().getManualUrl());
+  }
+
+  private static Document parse(String xml) throws Exception {
+    try (ByteArrayInputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(xml.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))) {
+      return XmlParserFactoryProducer.createSecureDocBuilderFactory()
+          .newDocumentBuilder()
+          .parse(in);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static void invokeImportDbConnections(KettleImport kettleImport, Document doc)
+      throws Exception {
+    FileObject kettleFile = mock(FileObject.class);
+    FileName fileName = mock(FileName.class);
+    when(kettleFile.getName()).thenReturn(fileName);
+    when(fileName.getURI()).thenReturn("file:///tmp/test.ktr");
+
+    Method method =
+        KettleImport.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+            "importDbConnections", Document.class, FileObject.class);
+    method.setAccessible(true);
+    method.invoke(kettleImport, doc, kettleFile);
+  }
+}