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 d5f0cddc..fe2fd6ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Apps.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Apps.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useRef } 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"
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 	const [cursearch, setCursearch] = React.useState("")
 	const [sharingConfiguration, setSharingConfiguration] = React.useState("you")
 
-	const upload = useRef(null);
+	const [isDropzone, setIsDropzone] = React.useState(false);
+	const upload = React.useRef(null);
 
 	const { start, stop } = useInterval({
 	  	duration: 5000,
@@ -179,7 +181,6 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 		color: "#ffffff",
 		width: "100%",
 		display: "flex",
-		margin: 20, 
 	}
 
 	const paperAppStyle = {
@@ -792,8 +793,37 @@ 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);
+    });
+
+		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",}}>
@@ -905,7 +935,7 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-		</div>
+		</Dropzone>
 		: 
 		null
 
@@ -1176,7 +1206,7 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 		})
     .then((responseJson) => {
 			if (responseJson.success) {
-				setAppValidation(responseJson.id)
+				setAppValidation(responseJson.id);
 			} else {
 				if (responseJson.reason !== undefined) {
 					setOpenApiError(responseJson.reason)
@@ -1200,25 +1230,6 @@ const Apps = (props) => {
 		setLoadAppsModalOpen(false)
 	}
 
-	const uploadFile = (e) => {
-    const file = e.target.files[0];
-    const reader = new FileReader();
-
-    reader.addEventListener('load', (e) => {
-      const content = e.target.result;
-      setOpenApiData(content);
-    });
-
-    reader.readAsText(file);
-  };
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-		if(openApiData.length > 0) {
-    	setOpenApiError('');
-			validateOpenApi(openApiData);
-		}
-  }, [openApiData]);
-
 	const deleteModal = deleteModalOpen ? 
 		<Dialog 
 			open={deleteModalOpen}