diff --git a/desktop/index.html b/desktop/index.html
index ed754ec..fac5aa8 100644
--- a/desktop/index.html
+++ b/desktop/index.html
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
 
       <div class="chat-input-wrapper">
         <form id="message-form" class="message-form">
+          <input id="media-file-input" type="file" class="hidden-file-input" accept="image/*,video/*,audio/*,.pdf,.txt,.zip,.rar,.7z,.tar,.gz,.json,.csv,.md" />
+          <button type="button" id="media-upload-btn" class="input-action-btn" title="Upload File">
+            <i data-lucide="paperclip"></i>
+          </button>
           <button type="button" id="gif-btn" class="input-action-btn" title="Open GIF Picker">
             <i data-lucide="image"></i>
           </button>
@@ -268,4 +272,4 @@
   <script type="module" src="app.js?v=20260227-shared-core-1"></script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/static/shared/app-core.js b/static/shared/app-core.js
index 0aa2e4f..f7013a9 100644
--- a/static/shared/app-core.js
+++ b/static/shared/app-core.js
@@ -1914,25 +1914,27 @@ async function init() {
     } catch (err) { alert(err.message); }
   };
 
-  el.mediaUploadBtn.onclick = () => {
-    if (!state.selectedTextChannelId && !state.selectedDmUserId) {
-      alert("Select a chat first.");
-      return;
-    }
-    el.mediaFileInput.click();
-  };
+  if (el.mediaUploadBtn && el.mediaFileInput) {
+    el.mediaUploadBtn.onclick = () => {
+      if (!state.selectedTextChannelId && !state.selectedDmUserId) {
+        alert("Select a chat first.");
+        return;
+      }
+      el.mediaFileInput.click();
+    };
 
-  el.mediaFileInput.onchange = async () => {
-    const file = el.mediaFileInput.files?.[0];
-    if (!file) return;
-    try {
-      await uploadMediaFile(file);
-    } catch (err) {
-      alert(err.message);
-    } finally {
-      el.mediaFileInput.value = "";
-    }
-  };
+    el.mediaFileInput.onchange = async () => {
+      const file = el.mediaFileInput.files?.[0];
+      if (!file) return;
+      try {
+        await uploadMediaFile(file);
+      } catch (err) {
+        alert(err.message);
+      } finally {
+        el.mediaFileInput.value = "";
+      }
+    };
+  }
 
   // 4. Voice/Soundboard Controls
   el.voiceVideoBtn.onclick = toggleVideo;