diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
index ec4f7a0c9..6ea6ef67d 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
   TypeaheadSearchItemsData,
   typeaheadSearchQuery,
 } from '../../../lib/networking/queries/typeaheadSearch'
+import { uploadFileRequestMutation } from '../../../lib/networking/mutations/uploadFileMutation'
 
 export type LayoutType = 'LIST_LAYOUT' | 'GRID_LAYOUT'
 
@@ -705,9 +706,47 @@ function HomeFeedGrid(props: HomeFeedContentProps): JSX.Element {
 
   const [fileNames, setFileNames] = useState([])
 
-  const handleDrop = (acceptedFiles: any) =>
+  const uploadFiles = useCallback(async () => {
+
+  }, [fileNames])
+
+  const handleDrop = async (acceptedFiles: any) => {
     setFileNames(acceptedFiles.map((file: { name: any }) => file.name))
 
+    for (const file of acceptedFiles) {
+      console.log("FILE: ", file)
+      try {
+        const request = await uploadFileRequestMutation({
+          url: `file://${file.path}`,
+          contentType: file.type,
+          createPageEntry: true,
+        })
+        const blob = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          const reader = new FileReader()
+          reader.onload = async () => {
+            resolve(reader.result);
+          }
+          reader.onerror = (error) => {
+            reject(error);
+          }
+          reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+        })
+        if (!request?.uploadSignedUrl) {
+          throw 'No upload URL available'
+        }
+
+        const signedUrl = new URL(request?.uploadSignedUrl)
+        const result = await fetch(signedUrl, {
+          method: 'PUT',
+          mode: 'no-cors',
+        })
+        console.log('result of uploading: ', result)
+      } catch {
+        alert('Error uploading file')
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <VStack
diff --git a/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/uploadFileMutation.ts b/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/uploadFileMutation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c3eb59b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/uploadFileMutation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { gqlFetcher } from '../networkHelpers'
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+
+
+type UploadFileInput = {
+  url: string
+  contentType: string 
+  createPageEntry?: Boolean
+  clientRequestId?: string
+}
+
+type UploadFileOutput = {
+  jobId?: string
+  url?: string
+  clientRequestId?: string
+}
+
+type UploadFileResponseData = {
+  uploadFileRequest?: UploadFileData
+  errorCodes?: unknown[]
+}
+
+type UploadFileData = {
+  id: string
+  uploadSignedUrl: string
+}
+
+export async function uploadFileRequestMutation(
+  input: UploadFileInput
+): Promise<UploadFileData | undefined> {
+  const mutation = `
+    mutation UploadFileRequest($input: UploadFileRequestInput!) {
+      uploadFileRequest(input:$input) {
+        ... on UploadFileRequestError {
+          errorCodes
+        }
+        ... on UploadFileRequestSuccess {
+          id
+          uploadSignedUrl
+        }
+      }
+    }`
+
+  if (!input.clientRequestId) {
+    input.clientRequestId = uuidv4()
+  }
+
+  const data = await gqlFetcher(mutation, { input })
+  const output = data as UploadFileResponseData | undefined
+  const error = output?.errorCodes?.find(() => true)
+  if (error) {
+    throw error
+  }
+  console.log("RESPONSE DATA: ", data)
+  return output?.uploadFileRequest
+}