diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButton.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButton.tsx
index 5fd5bd257..9ffcd272a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButton.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 
-import { useSpreadsheetImportInitialStep } from '@/spreadsheet-import/hooks/useSpreadsheetImportInitialStep';
-import { useSpreadsheetImportInternal } from '@/spreadsheet-import/hooks/useSpreadsheetImportInternal';
-import { useDialogManager } from '@/ui/feedback/dialog-manager/hooks/useDialogManager';
-import { useStepBar } from '@/ui/navigation/step-bar/hooks/useStepBar';
-import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react/macro';
 import { IconX } from 'twenty-ui/display';
 import { IconButton } from 'twenty-ui/input';
 
@@ -20,49 +15,15 @@ const StyledCloseButtonContainer = styled.div`
 `;
 
 type SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButtonProps = {
-  onClose?: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
 };
 
 export const SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButton = ({
   onClose,
 }: SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButtonProps) => {
-  const { initialStepState } = useSpreadsheetImportInternal();
-
-  const { initialStep } = useSpreadsheetImportInitialStep(
-    initialStepState?.type,
-  );
-
-  const { activeStep } = useStepBar({
-    initialStep,
-  });
-
-  const { enqueueDialog } = useDialogManager();
-
-  const { t } = useLingui();
-
-  const handleClose = () => {
-    if (activeStep === -1) {
-      onClose?.();
-      return;
-    }
-    enqueueDialog({
-      title: t`Exit import flow`,
-      message: t`Are you sure? Your current information will not be saved.`,
-      buttons: [
-        { title: t`Cancel` },
-        {
-          title: t`Exit`,
-          onClick: onClose,
-          accent: 'danger',
-          role: 'confirm',
-        },
-      ],
-    });
-  };
-
   return (
     <StyledCloseButtonContainer>
-      <IconButton Icon={IconX} onClick={handleClose} />
+      <IconButton Icon={IconX} onClick={onClose} />
     </StyledCloseButtonContainer>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper.tsx
index 067ef5bf3..e6352d538 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const StyledRtlLtr = styled.div`
 type SpreadSheetImportModalWrapperProps = {
   children: React.ReactNode;
   modalId: string;
-  onClose?: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
 };
 
 export const SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper = ({
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper = ({
       modalId={modalId}
       isClosable={true}
       onClose={onClose}
+      shouldCloseModalOnClickOutsideOrEscape={false}
     >
       <StyledRtlLtr dir={rtl ? 'rtl' : 'ltr'}>
         <SpreadSheetImportModalCloseButton onClose={onClose} />
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/provider/components/SpreadsheetImport.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/provider/components/SpreadsheetImport.tsx
index 83f0777a7..ef265a29e 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/provider/components/SpreadsheetImport.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/provider/components/SpreadsheetImport.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ import { ReactSpreadsheetImportContextProvider } from '@/spreadsheet-import/comp
 import { SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper } from '@/spreadsheet-import/components/SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper';
 import { SPREADSHEET_IMPORT_MODAL_ID } from '@/spreadsheet-import/constants/SpreadsheetImportModalId';
 import { SpreadsheetMaxRecordImportCapacity } from '@/spreadsheet-import/constants/SpreadsheetMaxRecordImportCapacity';
+import { useSpreadsheetImportInitialStep } from '@/spreadsheet-import/hooks/useSpreadsheetImportInitialStep';
+import { useSpreadsheetImportInternal } from '@/spreadsheet-import/hooks/useSpreadsheetImportInternal';
 import { SpreadsheetImportStepperContainer } from '@/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/SpreadsheetImportStepperContainer';
 import { SpreadsheetImportDialogOptions as SpreadsheetImportProps } from '@/spreadsheet-import/types';
+import { useDialogManager } from '@/ui/feedback/dialog-manager/hooks/useDialogManager';
+import { useStepBar } from '@/ui/navigation/step-bar/hooks/useStepBar';
+import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react/macro';
 
 export const defaultSpreadsheetImportProps: Partial<
   SpreadsheetImportProps<any>
@@ -31,11 +36,46 @@ export const SpreadsheetImport = <T extends string>(
     ...props,
   } as SpreadsheetImportProps<T>;
 
+  const { enqueueDialog } = useDialogManager();
+
+  const { initialStepState } = useSpreadsheetImportInternal();
+
+  const { initialStep } = useSpreadsheetImportInitialStep(
+    initialStepState?.type,
+  );
+
+  const { activeStep } = useStepBar({
+    initialStep,
+  });
+
+  const { t } = useLingui();
+
+  const confirmOnClose = () => {
+    if (activeStep < 1) {
+      mergedProps.onClose();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    enqueueDialog({
+      title: t`Exit import flow`,
+      message: t`Are you sure? Your current information will not be saved.`,
+      buttons: [
+        { title: t`Cancel` },
+        {
+          title: t`Exit`,
+          onClick: mergedProps.onClose,
+          accent: 'danger',
+          role: 'confirm',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  };
+
   return (
     <ReactSpreadsheetImportContextProvider values={mergedProps}>
       <SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper
         modalId={SPREADSHEET_IMPORT_MODAL_ID}
-        onClose={mergedProps.onClose}
+        onClose={confirmOnClose}
       >
         <SpreadsheetImportStepperContainer />
       </SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper>
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/MatchColumnsStep/MatchColumnsStep.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/MatchColumnsStep/MatchColumnsStep.tsx
index 51d86cc32..3054a4308 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/MatchColumnsStep/MatchColumnsStep.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/MatchColumnsStep/MatchColumnsStep.tsx
@@ -247,6 +247,27 @@ export const MatchColumnsStep = <T extends string>({
       ),
   );
 
+  const onBackConfirmation = () => {
+    onBack?.();
+    setColumns([]);
+  };
+
+  const openRestartDialog = () => {
+    enqueueDialog({
+      title: t`Restart Import`,
+      message: t`You will lose all your mappings.`,
+      buttons: [
+        { title: t`Cancel` },
+        {
+          title: t`Restart`,
+          onClick: onBackConfirmation,
+          accent: 'danger',
+          role: 'confirm',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <StyledContent>
@@ -282,10 +303,8 @@ export const MatchColumnsStep = <T extends string>({
         onContinue={handleOnContinue}
         isLoading={isLoading}
         continueTitle={t`Next Step`}
-        onBack={() => {
-          onBack?.();
-          setColumns([]);
-        }}
+        backTitle={t`Restart Import`}
+        onBack={openRestartDialog}
         isContinueDisabled={!hasMatchedColumns}
       />
     </>
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/__stories__/SelectHeader.stories.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/__stories__/SelectHeader.stories.tsx
index 6f8eca418..b5fe67451 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/__stories__/SelectHeader.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/spreadsheet-import/steps/components/__stories__/SelectHeader.stories.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ export default meta;
 export const Default = () => (
   <DialogManagerScope dialogManagerScopeId="dialog-manager">
     <ReactSpreadsheetImportContextProvider values={mockRsiValues}>
-      <SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper modalId="select-header-step">
+      <SpreadSheetImportModalWrapper
+        modalId="select-header-step"
+        onClose={() => null}
+      >
         <SelectHeaderStep
           importedRows={headerSelectionTableFields}
           setCurrentStepState={() => null}
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/layout/modal/components/Modal.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/layout/modal/components/Modal.tsx
index ec6df0927..d1feb0c16 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/layout/modal/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/layout/modal/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ export type ModalProps = React.PropsWithChildren & {
   onEnter?: () => void;
   modalVariant?: ModalVariants;
   dataGloballyPreventClickOutside?: boolean;
+  shouldCloseModalOnClickOutsideOrEscape?: boolean;
 } & (
     | { isClosable: true; onClose?: () => void }
     | { isClosable?: false; onClose?: never }
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ export const Modal = ({
   onClose,
   modalVariant = 'primary',
   dataGloballyPreventClickOutside = false,
+  shouldCloseModalOnClickOutsideOrEscape = true,
 }: ModalProps) => {
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
   const modalRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ export const Modal = ({
 
   const handleClose = () => {
     onClose?.();
-    closeModal(modalId);
+    if (shouldCloseModalOnClickOutsideOrEscape) closeModal(modalId);
   };
 
   return (