diff --git a/configs/c1p/serial/all.xml b/configs/c1p/serial/all.xml
index cd752a2d1..0f342cb87 100644
--- a/configs/c1p/serial/all.xml
+++ b/configs/c1p/serial/all.xml
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 		<item ref="/sites/www.osiweb.org/programs/basic/OsiBas/spacewar.bas">SPACEWAR</item>
 	</control>
 	<control type="button" class="input" binding="loadSerial">Load File</control>
+	<control type="file" class="input" label="Upload File:" binding="uploadSerial"/>
 </serial>
diff --git a/configs/c1p/serial/samples.xml b/configs/c1p/serial/samples.xml
index db168eb20..dafaff9a3 100644
--- a/configs/c1p/serial/samples.xml
+++ b/configs/c1p/serial/samples.xml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 		<item ref="/apps/c1p/BASIC/OSI/SAMPLE6.BAS">PRESIDENTS</item>
 	</control>
 	<control type="button" class="input" binding="loadSerial">Load File</control>
+	<control type="file" class="input" label="Upload File:" binding="uploadSerial"/>
 </serial>
diff --git a/my_modules/c1pjs-client/lib/serial.js b/my_modules/c1pjs-client/lib/serial.js
index c21a91f0b..71c2f9cdc 100644
--- a/my_modules/c1pjs-client/lib/serial.js
+++ b/my_modules/c1pjs-client/lib/serial.js
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ C1PSerialPort.prototype.setBinding = function(c, t, s, e)
             };
         }(this);
         return true;
+    case "uploadSerial":
+        this.bindings[s] = e;
+        var serial = this;
+        e.addEventListener('change', function () {
+            var file = e.files[0];
+            var reader = new FileReader();
+            reader.onload = function () {
+                // serial.println("uploading " + file.name + "...");
+                serial.loadFile(file.name, reader.result, 0);
+            };
+            reader.readAsText(file);
+        });
+        return true;
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/my_modules/c1pjs-client/templates/components.xsl b/my_modules/c1pjs-client/templates/components.xsl
index abdb87994..ec4a38463 100644
--- a/my_modules/c1pjs-client/templates/components.xsl
+++ b/my_modules/c1pjs-client/templates/components.xsl
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@
 				<xsl:when test="@type = 'heading'">
 					<div><xsl:value-of select="."/></div>
 				</xsl:when>
+				<xsl:when test="@type = 'file'">
+					<input class="{$APPCLASS}-{@class}" type="file" data-value="{$type},{$binding}"/>
+				</xsl:when>
 				<xsl:when test="@type = 'separator'">
 					<hr/>
 				</xsl:when>