diff --git a/internal/runners/packages/import.go b/internal/runners/packages/import.go
index 797425da04..10250f4734 100644
--- a/internal/runners/packages/import.go
+++ b/internal/runners/packages/import.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package packages
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/constants"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/errs"
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/buildscript"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/localcommit"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api"
+	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/buildplanner/response"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/buildplanner/types"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/reqsimport"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model"
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ const (
 	defaultImportFile = "requirements.txt"
 )
 
+var errImportSbomSolve = errs.New("failed to solve SBOM")
+
 // Confirmer describes the behavior required to prompt a user for confirmation.
 type Confirmer interface {
 	Confirm(title, msg string, defaultOpt *bool) (bool, error)
@@ -143,7 +148,24 @@ func (i *Import) Run(params *ImportRunParams) (rerr error) {
 	// Solve the runtime.
 	rtCommit, err := bp.FetchCommit(stagedCommitId, proj.Owner(), proj.Name(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errs.Wrap(err, "Failed to fetch build result for previous commit")
+		var buildplannerErr *response.BuildPlannerError
+		if errors.As(err, &buildplannerErr) {
+			// When importing CycloneDX and SPDX SBOMs, we put all packages in the 'private/<org>'
+			// namespace, which will fail to solve. That is expected. However, we still want to update the
+			// local commit so the user can see what was imported, even if the runtime is not viable.
+			for _, verr := range buildplannerErr.ValidationErrors {
+				if strings.Contains(verr, "non-existent namespace: private/") {
+					if err := localcommit.Set(proj.Dir(), stagedCommitId.String()); err != nil {
+						return locale.WrapError(err, "err_package_update_commit_id")
+					}
+					return errImportSbomSolve
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return errs.Wrap(err, "Failed to fetch build result for staged commit")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Output change summary.
diff --git a/internal/runners/packages/rationalize.go b/internal/runners/packages/rationalize.go
index b96ba8a285..e2364b4fea 100644
--- a/internal/runners/packages/rationalize.go
+++ b/internal/runners/packages/rationalize.go
@@ -71,5 +71,11 @@ func rationalizeError(auth *authentication.Auth, err *error) {
 			locale.Tl("err_import_unauthenticated", "Could not import requirements into a private namespace because you are not authenticated. Please authenticate using '[ACTIONABLE]state auth[/RESET]' and try again."),
 			errs.SetInput(),
 		)
+
+	case errors.Is(*err, errImportSbomSolve):
+		*err = errs.WrapUserFacing(*err,
+			locale.Tl("err_import_sbom_solve", "Import finished, but your runtime could not be created because the SBOM's requirements do not exist on the Platform."),
+			errs.SetInput(),
+		)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/import_int_test.go b/test/integration/import_int_test.go
index c267052808..5aded08886 100644
--- a/test/integration/import_int_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/import_int_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ func (suite *ImportIntegrationTestSuite) TestImportCycloneDx() {
 
 	ts.PrepareEmptyProject()
 
+	cp := ts.Spawn("config", "set", constants.AsyncRuntimeConfig, "true")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+
 	jsonSbom := filepath.Join(osutil.GetTestDataDir(), "import", "cyclonedx", "bom.json")
 	xmlSbom := filepath.Join(osutil.GetTestDataDir(), "import", "cyclonedx", "bom.xml")
 
@@ -193,9 +196,12 @@ func (suite *ImportIntegrationTestSuite) TestImportSpdx() {
 
 	ts.PrepareEmptyProject()
 
+	cp := ts.Spawn("config", "set", constants.AsyncRuntimeConfig, "true")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+
 	jsonSbom := filepath.Join(osutil.GetTestDataDir(), "import", "spdx", "appbomination.spdx.json")
 
-	cp := ts.Spawn("import", jsonSbom)
+	cp = ts.Spawn("import", jsonSbom)
 	cp.Expect("Creating commit")
 	cp.Expect("Done")
 	cp.ExpectNotExitCode(0) // solve should fail due to private namespace