diff --git a/webapp/src/Service/ImportExportService.php b/webapp/src/Service/ImportExportService.php
index 2b2dcc217b..cedde37bf6 100644
--- a/webapp/src/Service/ImportExportService.php
+++ b/webapp/src/Service/ImportExportService.php
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public function importContestData(mixed $data, ?string &$errorMessage = null, ?s
     /**
      * @param array{name?: string, short-name?: string, id?: string, label?: string,
      *              letter?: string, time_limit?: int, rgb?: string, color?: string,
-     *              problems?: array{name?: string, short-name?: string, id?: string, label?: string,
+     *              problems?: array{name?: string|array<string, string>, short-name?: string, id?: string, label?: string,
      *                              letter?: string, label?: string, letter?: string}} $problems
      * @param string[]|null $ids
      * @param array<string, string[]> $messages
@@ -413,6 +413,16 @@ public function importProblemsData(Contest $contest, array $problems, ?array &$i
             $problemName  = $problemData['name'] ?? $problemData['short-name'] ?? $problemData['id'] ?? null;
             $problemLabel = $problemData['label'] ?? $problemData['letter'] ?? null;
 
+            // The 2025-09 problem spec allows a 'language code'->'name' map.
+            if (is_array($problemName)) {
+                if (array_key_exists('en', $problemName)) {
+                    $problemName = $problemName['en'];
+                } else {
+                    $errorMessage = sprintf("Problem '%s' should have an English name", $problemName['id']);
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             $problem = new Problem();
             $problem
                 ->setName($problemName)