diff --git a/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue b/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue
index 13c0e85c..a66afaf7 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue
+++ b/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue
@@ -139,10 +139,11 @@
               <div class="field">
                 <label class="label is-unselectable" for="ytdlpCookies">
                   <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-cookie" /></span>
-                  <span>Cookies</span>
+                  <span>Cookies - <NuxtLink @click="cookiesDropzoneRef?.triggerFileSelect()">Upload file</NuxtLink>
+                  </span>
                 </label>
-                <TextDropzone id="ytdlpCookies" v-model="form.cookies" :disabled="!socket.isConnected || addInProgress"
-                  @error="(msg: string) => toast.error(msg)"
+                <TextDropzone ref="cookiesDropzoneRef" id="ytdlpCookies" v-model="form.cookies"
+                  :disabled="!socket.isConnected || addInProgress" @error="(msg: string) => toast.error(msg)"
                   :placeholder="getDefault('cookies', 'Leave empty to use default cookies. Or drag & drop a cookie file here.')" />
                 <span class="help is-bold">
                   <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@
 import 'assets/css/bulma-switch.css'
 import { useStorage } from '@vueuse/core'
 import TextareaAutocomplete from '~/components/TextareaAutocomplete.vue'
+import TextDropzone from '~/components/TextDropzone.vue'
 import type { item_request } from '~/types/item'
 import type { AutoCompleteOptions } from '~/types/autocomplete'
 import { navigateTo } from '#app'
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ const showTestResults = ref<boolean>(false)
 const testResultsData = ref<any>(null)
 const dlFieldsExtra = ['--no-download-archive']
 const ytDlpOpt = ref<AutoCompleteOptions>([])
+const cookiesDropzoneRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof TextDropzone> | null>(null)
 
 const form = useStorage<item_request>('local_config_v1', {
   id: null,
diff --git a/ui/app/components/PresetForm.vue b/ui/app/components/PresetForm.vue
index 90119b39..66a401df 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/PresetForm.vue
+++ b/ui/app/components/PresetForm.vue
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@
                 <div class="field">
                   <label class="label is-inline" for="cookies" v-tooltip="'Netscape HTTP Cookie format.'">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-cookie" /></span>
-                    Cookies
+                    Cookies - <NuxtLink @click="cookiesDropzoneRef?.triggerFileSelect()">Upload file</NuxtLink>
                   </label>
                   <div class="control">
-                    <TextDropzone id="cookies" v-model="form.cookies" :disabled="addInProgress"
+                    <TextDropzone ref="cookiesDropzoneRef" id="cookies" v-model="form.cookies" :disabled="addInProgress"
                       @error="(msg: string) => toast.error(msg)"
                       placeholder="Leave empty to use default cookies. Or drag & drop a cookie file here." />
                   </div>
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { useStorage } from '@vueuse/core'
+import TextareaAutocomplete from '~/components/TextareaAutocomplete.vue'
+import TextDropzone from '~/components/TextDropzone.vue'
 import type { AutoCompleteOptions } from '~/types/autocomplete';
 import type { Preset, PresetImport } from '~/types/presets'
 
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ const showImport = useStorage<boolean>('showImport', false)
 const selected_preset = ref<string>('')
 const showOptions = ref<boolean>(false)
 const ytDlpOpt = ref<AutoCompleteOptions>([])
+const cookiesDropzoneRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof TextDropzone> | null>(null)
 
 watch(() => config.ytdlp_options, newOptions => ytDlpOpt.value = newOptions
   .filter(opt => !opt.ignored)
diff --git a/ui/app/components/TextDropzone.vue b/ui/app/components/TextDropzone.vue
index 68ad668d..6c4b66dc 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/TextDropzone.vue
+++ b/ui/app/components/TextDropzone.vue
@@ -221,6 +221,15 @@ const readFileAsText = (file: File): Promise<string> => {
     reader.readAsText(file)
   })
 }
+
+const triggerFileSelect = (): void => {
+  if (props.disabled) {
+    return
+  }
+  fileInputRef.value?.click()
+}
+
+defineExpose({ triggerFileSelect })
 </script>
 
 <style>