diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Dropzone.js b/frontend/src/components/Dropzone.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..621e74b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Dropzone.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import BackupIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Backup';
+
+const dragOverStyle = {
+  backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.8)',
+  border: '5px dashed white',
+  borderRadius: '8px',
+  width: '100%',
+  height: '100%',
+  position: 'absolute',
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  zIndex: 100,
+  display: 'flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  justifyContent: 'center'
+};
+
+const Dropzone = ({ children, style, onDrop }) => {
+  const dropzoneRef = useRef(null);
+  const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
+
+  let dragCounter = 0;
+
+  const handleDragOver = (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  };
+
+  const handleDragEnter = (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    dragCounter++;
+    if (e.dataTransfer.items && e.dataTransfer.items.length > 0)
+      setDragging(true);
+  };
+
+  const handleDragLeave = (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    dragCounter--;
+    if (dragCounter === 0) setDragging(false);
+  };
+
+  const handleDrop = (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    setDragging(false);
+    if (e.dataTransfer.files && e.dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
+      onDrop(e);
+      e.dataTransfer.clearData();
+      dragCounter = 0;
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!dropzoneRef.current) return;
+
+    dropzoneRef.current.addEventListener('dragover', handleDragOver);
+    dropzoneRef.current.addEventListener('dragenter', handleDragEnter);
+    dropzoneRef.current.addEventListener('dragleave', handleDragLeave);
+    dropzoneRef.current.addEventListener('drop', handleDrop);
+
+    return () => {
+      dropzoneRef.current.removeEventListener('dragover', handleDragOver);
+      dropzoneRef.current.removeEventListener('dragenter', handleDragEnter);
+      dropzoneRef.current.removeEventListener('dragleave', handleDragLeave);
+      dropzoneRef.current.removeEventListener('drop', handleDrop);
+    };
+  }, [dropzoneRef]);
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={dropzoneRef} style={{ position: 'relative', ...style }}>
+      {dragging && (
+        <div style={dragOverStyle}>
+          <BackupIcon fontSize="large" />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Dropzone;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Apps.jsx b/frontend/src/views/Apps.jsx
index ccc56c87..7d159d04 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Apps.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Apps.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect} from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { useInterval } from 'react-powerhooks';
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import DialogActions from '@material-ui/core/DialogActions';
 import DialogContent from '@material-ui/core/DialogContent';
 import CircularProgress from '@material-ui/core/CircularProgress';
 
+import Dropzone from '../components/Dropzone';
 
 const surfaceColor = "#27292D"
 const inputColor = "#383B40"
@@ -134,6 +135,9 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 	const [cursearch, setCursearch] = React.useState("")
 	const [sharingConfiguration, setSharingConfiguration] = React.useState("you")
 
+	const [isDropzone, setIsDropzone] = React.useState(false);
+	const upload = React.useRef(null);
+
 	const { start, stop } = useInterval({
 	  	duration: 5000,
 	  	startImmediate: false,
@@ -177,7 +181,6 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 		color: "#ffffff",
 		width: "100%",
 		display: "flex",
-		margin: 20, 
 	}
 
 	const paperAppStyle = {
@@ -790,8 +793,38 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 		//}
 	}
 
+	const uploadFile = (e) => {
+		const isDropzone = e.dataTransfer?.files.length > 0;
+		const files = isDropzone ? e.dataTransfer.files : e.target.files;
+		
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+
+    reader.addEventListener('load', (e) => {
+      const content = e.target.result;
+			setOpenApiData(content);
+			setIsDropzone(isDropzone);
+			setOpenApiModal(true)
+    })
+
+		reader.readAsText(files[0]);
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (openApiData.length > 0) {
+      setOpenApiError('');
+      validateOpenApi(openApiData);
+		}
+	}, [openApiData]);
+	
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (appValidation && isDropzone) {
+			redirectOpenApi();
+			setIsDropzone(false);
+		}
+  }, [appValidation, isDropzone]);
+
 	const appView = isLoggedIn ? 
-		<div style={{maxWidth: window.innerWidth > 1366 ? 1366 : 1200, margin: "auto",}}>
+		<Dropzone style={{maxWidth: window.innerWidth > 1366 ? 1366 : 1200, margin: "auto", padding: 20 }} onDrop={uploadFile}>
 			<div style={appViewStyle}>	
 				<div style={{flex: 1}}>
 					<Breadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb" separator="›" style={{color: "white",}}>
@@ -903,7 +936,7 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-		</div>
+		</Dropzone>
 		: 
 		null
 
@@ -1174,7 +1207,7 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 		})
     .then((responseJson) => {
 			if (responseJson.success) {
-				setAppValidation(responseJson.id)
+				setAppValidation(responseJson.id);
 			} else {
 				if (responseJson.reason !== undefined) {
 					setOpenApiError(responseJson.reason)
@@ -1327,7 +1360,7 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 		</Dialog>
 		: null
 
-	const errorText = openApiError.length > 0 ? <div>Error: {openApiError}</div> : null
+	const errorText = openApiError.length > 0 ? <div style={{marginTop: 10}}>Error: {openApiError}</div> : null
 	const modalView = openApiModal ? 
 		<Dialog 
 			open={openApiModal}
@@ -1376,28 +1409,22 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 					  <div />
 					  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v2.0/json/uber.json
 						*/}
-					  Or paste the YAML or JSON specification 
-					<TextField
-						style={{backgroundColor: inputColor}}
-						variant="outlined"
-						multiline
-						rows={6}
-						margin="normal"
-						InputProps={{
-							style:{
-								color: "white",
-								fontSize: "1em",
-							},
-							endAdornment: <Button style={{marginLeft: 10, borderRadius: "0px", marginTop: "0px"}} variant="contained" disabled={openApiData.length === 0 || appValidation.length > 0} color="primary" onClick={() => {
-								setOpenApiError("")
-								validateOpenApi(openApiData)
-							}}>Validate OpenAPI</Button>
-						}}
-						onChange={e => setOpenApiData(e.target.value)}
-						helperText={<span style={{color:"white", marginBottom: "2px",}}>Must point to a version 2 or 3 specification.</span>}
-						placeholder="OpenAPI text"
-						fullWidth
-					  />
+					  <p>Or upload a YAML or JSON specification</p>
+          <input
+            hidden
+            type="file"
+            ref={upload}
+            accept="application/JSON, text/yaml, text/x-yaml, application/x-yaml, application/vnd.yaml"
+            multiple={false}
+            onChange={uploadFile}
+          />
+          <Button
+            variant="contained"
+            color="primary"
+            onClick={() => upload.current.click()}
+          >
+            Upload
+          </Button>
 					  {errorText}
 				</DialogContent>
 				<DialogActions>