diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index addaa1bc..4231f252 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     * Purchasing Signature Abilities now takes these links into account, if defined
   * Purchasing Force Powers now checks the required force rating
   * Sheets now default to the v2 version (they can still be manually changed back to v1)
+  * Species can now have starting XP defined
+    * Dragging a species onto a player character grants the starting XP
+    * The importer has been updated to import starting XP
 * Fixes:
   * Sending a signature ability to chat now includes purchased upgrades
   * Granting XP to the entire group now updates the XP logs
diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index 3cec955b..8a06d11b 100644
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@
   "SWFFG.GrantXP": "Grant XP",
   "SWFFG.GrantXPTo": "Grant XP to",
   "SWFFG.GrantXPToAllCharacters": "Grant XP to all characters",
+  "SWFFG.GrantXPSpecies": "received species {species}",
+  "SWFFG.StartingXP": "Starting XP",
   "SWFFG.ObligationTable": "Obligation Table",
   "SWFFG.DutyTable": "Duty Table",
   "SWFFG.Range": "Range",
diff --git a/modules/actors/actor-sheet-ffg.js b/modules/actors/actor-sheet-ffg.js
index 111a18e7..c4c22009 100644
--- a/modules/actors/actor-sheet-ffg.js
+++ b/modules/actors/actor-sheet-ffg.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import DiceHelpers from "../helpers/dice-helpers.js";
 import ActorOptions from "./actor-ffg-options.js";
 import ImportHelpers from "../importer/import-helpers.js";
 import ModifierHelpers from "../helpers/modifiers.js";
-import ActorHelpers, {xpLogSpend} from "../helpers/actor-helpers.js";
+import ActorHelpers, {xpLogEarn, xpLogSpend} from "../helpers/actor-helpers.js";
 import ItemHelpers from "../helpers/item-helpers.js";
 import EmbeddedItemHelpers from "../helpers/embeddeditem-helpers.js";
 import {change_role, deregister_crew, build_crew_roll} from "../helpers/crew.js";
@@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ export class ActorSheetFFG extends ActorSheet {
       // Handle item sorting within the same Actor
       if ( this.actor.uuid === item.parent?.uuid ) return this._onSortItem(event, itemData);
 
+      if (this.actor.type === "character" && itemData.type === "species") {
+        // add starting XP from species
+        const curAvailable = parseInt(this.actor.system?.experience?.available);
+        const curTotal = parseInt(this.actor.system?.experience?.total);
+        const startingXP = parseInt(itemData.system?.startingXP);
+        await this.actor.update(
+          {
+            system: {
+              experience: {
+                available: curAvailable + startingXP,
+                total: curTotal + startingXP,
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        );
+        await xpLogEarn(this.actor, startingXP, curAvailable + startingXP, curTotal + startingXP, game.i18n.format("SWFFG.GrantXPSpecies", {species: itemData.name}) );
+      }
+
       // Create the owned item
       return this._onDropItemCreate(itemData);
     } else {
@@ -1435,11 +1453,11 @@ export class ActorSheetFFG extends ActorSheet {
       let sameActor = data.actorId === this.actor.id;
       if (!sameActor) {
         try {
-          this.actor.createEmbeddedDocuments("Item", [duplicate(data.data)]); // Create a new Item
+          this.actor.createEmbeddedDocuments("Item", [foundry.utils.duplicate(data.data)]); // Create a new Item
           const actor = game.actors.get(data.actorId);
           await actor.items.get(data.data._id)?.delete(); // Delete originating item from other actor
         } catch (err) {
-          CONFIG.logger.error(`Error transfering item between actors.`, err);
+          CONFIG.logger.error(`Error transferring item between actors.`, err);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/importer/oggdude/importers/species.js b/modules/importer/oggdude/importers/species.js
index 66a4822a..7bc95949 100644
--- a/modules/importer/oggdude/importers/species.js
+++ b/modules/importer/oggdude/importers/species.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default class Species {
               attributes: {},
               description: item.Description,
               talents: {},
+              startingXP: item.StartingAttrs.Experience ? parseInt(item.StartingAttrs.Experience, 10) : 0,
             };
 
             // populate starting characteristics
diff --git a/template.json b/template.json
index fef26337..8abfa473 100644
--- a/template.json
+++ b/template.json
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@
     },
     "species": {
       "templates": ["core"],
-      "talents": {}
+      "talents": {},
+      "startingXP": 0
     },
     "criticalinjury": {
       "templates": ["core"],
diff --git a/templates/items/ffg-species-sheet.html b/templates/items/ffg-species-sheet.html
index bcd8b28d..bab93127 100644
--- a/templates/items/ffg-species-sheet.html
+++ b/templates/items/ffg-species-sheet.html
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ <h1 class="charname"><input name="name" type="text" value="{{item.name}}" placeh
           <input class="attribute-key" type="text" name="data.attributes.Strain.key" value="Strain" style="display: none;" />
           <input type="text" name="data.attributes.Strain.modtype" value="Stat" style="display: none;" />
           <input type="text" name="data.attributes.Strain.mod" value="Strain" style="display: none;" />
+
+          {{!-- Starting XP Box --}}
+          {{> "systems/starwarsffg/templates/parts/shared/ffg-block.html" (object blocktype="single" title="SWFFG.StartingXP" type="Number" name="data.startingXP" value=data.startingXP)}}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>