diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/importing/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/importing/utils.py
index f65376d48..7ef916ca9 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/importing/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/importing/utils.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def import_by_type(_type: str, name: str) -> Any:
         "documentloaders": import_documentloader,
         "textsplitters": import_textsplitter,
         "utilities": import_utility,
+        "retrievers": import_retriever,
     }
     if _type == "llms":
         key = "chat" if "chat" in name.lower() else "llm"
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ def import_chat_llm(llm: str) -> BaseChatModel:
     return import_class(f"langchain.chat_models.{llm}")
 
 
+def import_retriever(retriever: str) -> Any:
+    """Import retriever from retriever name"""
+    return import_module(f"from langchain.retrievers import {retriever}")
+
+
 def import_memory(memory: str) -> Any:
     """Import memory from memory name"""
     return import_module(f"from langchain.memory import {memory}")