diff --git a/playground-vue/src/app.vue b/playground-vue/src/app.vue
index cc2e69d5..64285334 100644
--- a/playground-vue/src/app.vue
+++ b/playground-vue/src/app.vue
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const components = [
   'command-palette',
   'drawer',
   'dropdown-menu',
+  'file-upload',
   'form',
   'form-field',
   'input',
diff --git a/playground/app/app.vue b/playground/app/app.vue
index 7348fbd7..61662537 100644
--- a/playground/app/app.vue
+++ b/playground/app/app.vue
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const components = [
   'command-palette',
   'drawer',
   'dropdown-menu',
+  'file-upload',
   'form',
   'form-field',
   'input',
diff --git a/playground/app/pages/components/file-upload.vue b/playground/app/pages/components/file-upload.vue
index f931baf9..c9caeada 100644
--- a/playground/app/pages/components/file-upload.vue
+++ b/playground/app/pages/components/file-upload.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,135 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import * as z from 'zod'
+import type { FormSubmitEvent } from '@nuxt/ui'
+
+const MAX_FILE_SIZE = 2 * 1024 * 1024 // 2MB
+const MIN_DIMENSIONS = { width: 200, height: 200 }
+const MAX_DIMENSIONS = { width: 4096, height: 4096 }
+const ACCEPTED_IMAGE_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/jpg', 'image/png', 'image/webp']
+
+const formatBytes = (bytes: number, decimals = 2) => {
+  if (bytes === 0) return '0 Bytes'
+  const k = 1024
+  const dm = decimals < 0 ? 0 : decimals
+  const sizes = ['Bytes', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB', 'TB', 'PB', 'EB', 'ZB', 'YB']
+  const i = Math.floor(Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(k))
+  return Number.parseFloat((bytes / Math.pow(k, i)).toFixed(dm)) + ' ' + sizes[i]
+}
+
+const schema = z.object({
+  avatar: z
+    .instanceof(File, {
+      message: 'Please select an image file.'
+    })
+    .refine(file => file.size <= MAX_FILE_SIZE, {
+      message: `The image is too large. Please choose an image smaller than ${formatBytes(MAX_FILE_SIZE)}.`
+    })
+    .refine(file => ACCEPTED_IMAGE_TYPES.includes(file.type), {
+      message: 'Please upload a valid image file (JPEG, PNG, or WebP).'
+    })
+    .refine(
+      file =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          const reader = new FileReader()
+          reader.onload = (e) => {
+            const img = new Image()
+            img.onload = () => {
+              const meetsDimensions
+                  = img.width >= MIN_DIMENSIONS.width
+                    && img.height >= MIN_DIMENSIONS.height
+                    && img.width <= MAX_DIMENSIONS.width
+                    && img.height <= MAX_DIMENSIONS.height
+              resolve(meetsDimensions)
+            }
+            img.src = e.target?.result as string
+          }
+          reader.readAsDataURL(file)
+        }),
+      {
+        message: `The image dimensions are invalid. Please upload an image between ${MIN_DIMENSIONS.width}x${MIN_DIMENSIONS.height} and ${MAX_DIMENSIONS.width}x${MAX_DIMENSIONS.height} pixels.`
+      }
+    )
+})
+
+type schema = z.output<typeof schema>
+
+const state = reactive<Partial<schema>>({
+  avatar: undefined
+})
+
+const upload = useUpload('/api/blob', { method: 'PUT' })
+
+async function onSubmit(event: FormSubmitEvent<schema>) {
+  const res = await upload(event.data.avatar)
+
+  console.log(res)
+}
+
+const files = ref<File[]>([
+  {
+    name: 'image-01.jpg',
+    size: 1528737,
+    type: 'image/jpeg',
+    url: 'https://picsum.photos/1000/800?grayscale&random=1',
+    id: 'image-01-123456789'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'image-02.jpg',
+    size: 1528737,
+    type: 'image/jpeg',
+    url: 'https://picsum.photos/1000/800?grayscale&random=2',
+    id: 'image-02-123456789'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'image-03.jpg',
+    size: 1528737,
+    type: 'image/jpeg',
+    url: 'https://picsum.photos/1000/800?grayscale&random=3',
+    id: 'image-03-123456789'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'image-04.jpg',
+    size: 1528737,
+    type: 'image/jpeg',
+    url: 'https://picsum.photos/1000/800?grayscale&random=4',
+    id: 'image-04-123456789'
+  }
+])
+</script>
+
 <template>
-  <div>
-    <UFileUpload />
+  <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <UForm :schema="schema" :state="state" class="space-y-4 w-80" @submit="onSubmit">
+      <UFormField name="avatar" label="Avatar" description="JPG, GIF or PNG. 1MB Max.">
+        <UFileUpload v-slot="{ open, reset, previewUrls }" v-model="state.avatar" accept="image/*">
+          <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+            <UAvatar size="lg" :src="previewUrls?.[0]" icon="i-lucide-image" />
+
+            <UButton :label="state.avatar ? 'Change image' : 'Upload image'" color="neutral" @click="open()" />
+          </div>
+
+          <p v-if="state.avatar" class="text-xs text-muted mt-1.5">
+            {{ state.avatar.name }}
+
+            <UButton
+              label="Remove"
+              color="error"
+              variant="link"
+              size="xs"
+              class="p-0"
+              @click="reset()"
+            />
+          </p>
+        </UFileUpload>
+      </UFormField>
+
+      <UButton label="Submit" type="submit" />
+    </UForm>
+
+    <UFileUpload v-slot="{ files, open }" multiple>
+      {{ files?.[0]?.name }}
+
+      <UButton label="Upload" color="neutral" @click="open()" />
+    </UFileUpload>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/playground/app/pages/index.vue b/playground/app/pages/index.vue
index 057f52a8..991b8d12 100644
--- a/playground/app/pages/index.vue
+++ b/playground/app/pages/index.vue
@@ -1,81 +1,11 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import * as z from 'zod'
-import type { FormSubmitEvent } from '@nuxt/ui'
-
-const MAX_FILE_SIZE = 2 * 1024 * 1024 // 2MB
-const MIN_DIMENSIONS = { width: 200, height: 200 }
-const MAX_DIMENSIONS = { width: 4096, height: 4096 }
-const ACCEPTED_IMAGE_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/jpg', 'image/png', 'image/webp']
-
-const formatBytes = (bytes: number, decimals = 2) => {
-  if (bytes === 0) return '0 Bytes'
-  const k = 1024
-  const dm = decimals < 0 ? 0 : decimals
-  const sizes = ['Bytes', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB', 'TB', 'PB', 'EB', 'ZB', 'YB']
-  const i = Math.floor(Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(k))
-  return Number.parseFloat((bytes / Math.pow(k, i)).toFixed(dm)) + ' ' + sizes[i]
-}
-
-const schema = z.object({
-  avatar: z
-    .instanceof(File, {
-      message: 'Please select an image file.'
-    })
-    .refine(file => file.size <= MAX_FILE_SIZE, {
-      message: `The image is too large. Please choose an image smaller than ${formatBytes(MAX_FILE_SIZE)}.`
-    })
-    .refine(file => ACCEPTED_IMAGE_TYPES.includes(file.type), {
-      message: 'Please upload a valid image file (JPEG, PNG, or WebP).'
-    })
-    .refine(
-      file =>
-        new Promise((resolve) => {
-          const reader = new FileReader()
-          reader.onload = (e) => {
-            const img = new Image()
-            img.onload = () => {
-              const meetsDimensions
-                  = img.width >= MIN_DIMENSIONS.width
-                    && img.height >= MIN_DIMENSIONS.height
-                    && img.width <= MAX_DIMENSIONS.width
-                    && img.height <= MAX_DIMENSIONS.height
-              resolve(meetsDimensions)
-            }
-            img.src = e.target?.result as string
-          }
-          reader.readAsDataURL(file)
-        }),
-      {
-        message: `The image dimensions are invalid. Please upload an image between ${MIN_DIMENSIONS.width}x${MIN_DIMENSIONS.height} and ${MAX_DIMENSIONS.width}x${MAX_DIMENSIONS.height} pixels.`
-      }
-    )
-})
-
-type schema = z.output<typeof schema>
-
-const state = reactive<Partial<schema>>({
-  avatar: undefined
-})
-
-const upload = useUpload('/api/blob', { method: 'PUT' })
-
-async function onSubmit(event: FormSubmitEvent<schema>) {
-  const res = await upload(event.data.avatar)
-
-  console.log(res)
-}
-</script>
-
 <template>
-  <UForm :schema="schema" :state="state" class="flex flex-col gap-4" @submit="onSubmit">
-    <UFormField name="avatar" label="Avatar" description="JPG, GIF or PNG. 1MB Max.">
-      <UFileUpload v-slot="{ open, previewUrls }" v-model="state.avatar" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3" accept="image/*">
-        <UAvatar size="lg" :src="previewUrls?.[0]" icon="i-lucide-image" />
+  <div class="text-center">
+    <h1 class="font-semibold text-primary mb-1">
+      Playground
+    </h1>
 
-        <UButton label="Choose" color="neutral" @click="open()" />
-      </UFileUpload>
-    </UFormField>
-
-    <UButton label="Submit" type="submit" block />
-  </UForm>
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
+      <UKbd value="meta" /> <UKbd value="K" />
+    </div>
+  </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/FileUpload.vue b/src/runtime/components/FileUpload.vue
index 354bf713..5b708ff1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/FileUpload.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/FileUpload.vue
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export interface FileUploadProps<M extends boolean = false> {
    * @defaultValue false
    */
   dropzone?: boolean
+  defaultValue?: File[]
   class?: any
   ui?: FileUpload['slots']
 }
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export interface FileUploadSlots {
     open: UseFileDialogReturn['open']
     reset: UseFileDialogReturn['reset']
     previewUrls: string[]
+    files: FileList[]
   }): any
 }
 </script>
@@ -73,9 +75,8 @@ const appConfig = useAppConfig() as FileUpload['AppConfig']
 
 const { emitFormInput, emitFormChange, id, name, disabled, ariaAttrs } = useFormField<FileUploadProps>(props, { deferInputValidation: true })
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
 const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: tv(theme), ...(appConfig.ui?.fileUpload || {}) })({
-
+  dropzone: props.dropzone
 }))
 
 const inputRef = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
@@ -84,14 +85,14 @@ const { files, open, reset, onCancel, onChange } = useFileDialog({
   multiple: props.multiple,
   accept: props.accept,
   reset: props.reset,
-  input: inputRef.value
+  input: inputRef.value,
+  initialFiles: props.defaultValue
 })
 
 const previewUrls = computed(() => Array.from(files.value || []).map(file => URL.createObjectURL(file)))
 
 onChange((files) => {
-  console.log('files:', typeof files?.[0])
-  modelValue.value = props.multiple ? files : files?.[0]
+  modelValue.value = (props.multiple ? files : files?.[0]) as (M extends true ? File[] : File) | null
 })
 
 onCancel(() => {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ onCancel(() => {
 
 <template>
   <Primitive :as="as" :class="ui.root({ class: [props.ui?.root, props.class] })">
-    <slot :open="open" :reset="reset" :preview-urls="previewUrls" />
+    <slot :open="open" :files="files" :reset="reset" :preview-urls="previewUrls" />
 
     <input
       :id="id"
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ onCancel(() => {
       :required="required"
       :disabled="disabled"
       hidden
+      tabindex="-1"
       v-bind="{ ...$attrs, ...ariaAttrs }"
     >
   </Primitive>
diff --git a/src/theme/file-upload.ts b/src/theme/file-upload.ts
index ab5a7066..269d3c46 100644
--- a/src/theme/file-upload.ts
+++ b/src/theme/file-upload.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 export default {
   slots: {
-    root: ''
+    root: '',
+    base: ''
+  },
+  variants: {
+    dropzone: {
+      base: 'border-dashed'
+    }
   }
 }