diff --git a/examples/file_upload.rs b/examples/file_upload.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b23648b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/file_upload.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+use dioxus::prelude::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    dioxus_desktop::launch(App);
+}
+
+fn App(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+    let files_uploaded: &UseRef<Vec<String>> = use_ref(cx, Vec::new);
+
+    cx.render(rsx! {
+        input {
+            r#type: "file",
+            accept: ".txt, .rs",
+            multiple: true,
+            onchange: |evt| {
+                to_owned![files_uploaded];
+                async move {
+                    if let Some(file_engine) = &evt.files {
+                        let files = file_engine.files();
+                        for file_name in &files {
+                            if let Some(file) = file_engine.read_file_to_string(file_name).await{
+                                files_uploaded.write().push(file);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+        }
+
+        ul {
+            for file in files_uploaded.read().iter() {
+                li { "{file}" }
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs b/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
index 2269815aa..da5526b32 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/virtual_dom.rs
@@ -384,51 +384,73 @@ impl VirtualDom {
             data,
         };
 
-        // Loop through each dynamic attribute in this template before moving up to the template's parent.
-        while let Some(el_ref) = parent_path {
-            // safety: we maintain references of all vnodes in the element slab
-            let template = unsafe { el_ref.template.unwrap().as_ref() };
-            let node_template = template.template.get();
-            let target_path = el_ref.path;
+        // If the event bubbles, we traverse through the tree until we find the target element.
+        if bubbles {
+            // Loop through each dynamic attribute (in a depth first order) in this template before moving up to the template's parent.
+            while let Some(el_ref) = parent_path {
+                // safety: we maintain references of all vnodes in the element slab
+                let template = unsafe { el_ref.template.unwrap().as_ref() };
+                let node_template = template.template.get();
+                let target_path = el_ref.path;
 
-            for (idx, attr) in template.dynamic_attrs.iter().enumerate() {
-                let this_path = node_template.attr_paths[idx];
+                for (idx, attr) in template.dynamic_attrs.iter().enumerate() {
+                    let this_path = node_template.attr_paths[idx];
 
-                // Remove the "on" prefix if it exists, TODO, we should remove this and settle on one
-                if attr.name.trim_start_matches("on") == name
-                    && target_path.is_decendant(&this_path)
-                {
-                    listeners.push(&attr.value);
+                    // Remove the "on" prefix if it exists, TODO, we should remove this and settle on one
+                    if attr.name.trim_start_matches("on") == name
+                        && target_path.is_decendant(&this_path)
+                    {
+                        listeners.push(&attr.value);
 
-                    // Break if the event doesn't bubble anyways
-                    if !bubbles {
-                        break;
+                        // Break if this is the exact target element.
+                        // This means we won't call two listeners with the same name on the same element. This should be
+                        // documented, or be rejected from the rsx! macro outright
+                        if target_path == this_path {
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
+                }
 
-                    // Break if this is the exact target element.
-                    // This means we won't call two listeners with the same name on the same element. This should be
-                    // documented, or be rejected from the rsx! macro outright
-                    if target_path == this_path {
-                        break;
+                // Now that we've accumulated all the parent attributes for the target element, call them in reverse order
+                // We check the bubble state between each call to see if the event has been stopped from bubbling
+                for listener in listeners.drain(..).rev() {
+                    if let AttributeValue::Listener(listener) = listener {
+                        if let Some(cb) = listener.borrow_mut().as_deref_mut() {
+                            cb(uievent.clone());
+                        }
+
+                        if !uievent.propagates.get() {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                parent_path = template.parent.and_then(|id| self.elements.get(id.0));
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Otherwise, we just call the listener on the target element
+            if let Some(el_ref) = parent_path {
+                // safety: we maintain references of all vnodes in the element slab
+                let template = unsafe { el_ref.template.unwrap().as_ref() };
+                let node_template = template.template.get();
+                let target_path = el_ref.path;
+
+                for (idx, attr) in template.dynamic_attrs.iter().enumerate() {
+                    let this_path = node_template.attr_paths[idx];
+
+                    // Remove the "on" prefix if it exists, TODO, we should remove this and settle on one
+                    // Only call the listener if this is the exact target element.
+                    if attr.name.trim_start_matches("on") == name && target_path == this_path {
+                        if let AttributeValue::Listener(listener) = &attr.value {
+                            if let Some(cb) = listener.borrow_mut().as_deref_mut() {
+                                cb(uievent.clone());
+                            }
+
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
-
-            // Now that we've accumulated all the parent attributes for the target element, call them in reverse order
-            // We check the bubble state between each call to see if the event has been stopped from bubbling
-            for listener in listeners.drain(..).rev() {
-                if let AttributeValue::Listener(listener) = listener {
-                    if let Some(cb) = listener.borrow_mut().as_deref_mut() {
-                        cb(uievent.clone());
-                    }
-
-                    if !uievent.propagates.get() {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            parent_path = template.parent.and_then(|id| self.elements.get(id.0));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
index 5722a42a2..8b41019e1 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react"]
 
 [dependencies]
 dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.3.0", features = ["serialize"] }
-dioxus-html = { path = "../html", features = ["serialize"], version = "^0.3.0" }
+dioxus-html = { path = "../html", features = ["serialize", "native-bind"], version = "^0.3.0" }
 dioxus-interpreter-js = { path = "../interpreter", version = "^0.3.0" }
 dioxus-hot-reload = { path = "../hot-reload", optional = true }
 
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ thiserror = "1.0.30"
 log = "0.4.14"
 wry = { version = "0.27.2" }
 futures-channel = "0.3.21"
-tokio = { version = "1.16.1", features = [
+tokio = { version = "1.27", features = [
     "sync",
     "rt-multi-thread",
     "rt",
     "time",
     "macros",
+    "fs",
 ], optional = true, default-features = false }
 webbrowser = "0.8.0"
 infer = "0.11.0"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ dunce = "1.0.2"
 slab = "0.4"
 
 futures-util = "0.3.25"
+rfd = "0.11.3"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "ios")'.dependencies]
 objc = "0.2.7"
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/file_upload.rs b/packages/desktop/src/file_upload.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae4a81cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/file_upload.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use std::{path::PathBuf, str::FromStr};
+
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct FileDiologRequest {
+    accept: String,
+    multiple: bool,
+    pub event: String,
+    pub target: usize,
+    pub bubbles: bool,
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn get_file_event(request: &FileDiologRequest) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+    let mut dialog = rfd::FileDialog::new();
+
+    let filters: Vec<_> = request
+        .accept
+        .split(',')
+        .filter_map(|s| Filters::from_str(s).ok())
+        .collect();
+
+    let file_extensions: Vec<_> = filters
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|f| f.as_extensions().into_iter())
+        .collect();
+
+    dialog = dialog.add_filter("name", file_extensions.as_slice());
+
+    let files: Vec<_> = if request.multiple {
+        dialog.pick_files().into_iter().flatten().collect()
+    } else {
+        dialog.pick_file().into_iter().collect()
+    };
+
+    files
+}
+
+enum Filters {
+    Extension(String),
+    Mime(String),
+    Audio,
+    Video,
+    Image,
+}
+
+impl Filters {
+    fn as_extensions(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        match self {
+            Filters::Extension(extension) => vec![extension.as_str()],
+            Filters::Mime(_) => vec![],
+            Filters::Audio => vec!["mp3", "wav", "ogg"],
+            Filters::Video => vec!["mp4", "webm"],
+            Filters::Image => vec!["png", "jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "webp"],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Filters {
+    type Err = String;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        if let Some(extension) = s.strip_prefix('.') {
+            Ok(Filters::Extension(extension.to_string()))
+        } else {
+            match s {
+                "audio/*" => Ok(Filters::Audio),
+                "video/*" => Ok(Filters::Video),
+                "image/*" => Ok(Filters::Image),
+                _ => Ok(Filters::Mime(s.to_string())),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/lib.rs b/packages/desktop/src/lib.rs
index cdb592f72..807ebf48e 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod desktop_context;
 mod escape;
 mod eval;
 mod events;
+mod file_upload;
 mod protocol;
 mod shortcut;
 mod waker;
@@ -19,14 +20,14 @@ pub use desktop_context::{
 };
 use desktop_context::{EventData, UserWindowEvent, WebviewQueue, WindowEventHandlers};
 use dioxus_core::*;
-use dioxus_html::HtmlEvent;
+use dioxus_html::{native_bind::NativeFileEngine, FormData, HtmlEvent};
 pub use eval::{use_eval, EvalResult};
 use futures_util::{pin_mut, FutureExt};
 use shortcut::ShortcutRegistry;
 pub use shortcut::{use_global_shortcut, ShortcutHandle, ShortcutId, ShortcutRegistryError};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::task::Waker;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 pub use tao::dpi::{LogicalSize, PhysicalSize};
 use tao::event_loop::{EventLoopProxy, EventLoopWindowTarget};
 pub use tao::window::WindowBuilder;
@@ -264,6 +265,34 @@ pub fn launch_with_props<P: 'static>(root: Component<P>, props: P, cfg: Config)
                     }
                 }
 
+                EventData::Ipc(msg) if msg.method() == "file_diolog" => {
+                    if let Ok(file_diolog) =
+                        serde_json::from_value::<file_upload::FileDiologRequest>(msg.params())
+                    {
+                        let id = ElementId(file_diolog.target);
+                        let event_name = &file_diolog.event;
+                        let event_bubbles = file_diolog.bubbles;
+                        let files = file_upload::get_file_event(&file_diolog);
+                        let data = Rc::new(FormData {
+                            value: Default::default(),
+                            values: Default::default(),
+                            files: Some(Arc::new(NativeFileEngine::new(files))),
+                        });
+
+                        let view = webviews.get_mut(&event.1).unwrap();
+
+                        if event_name == "change&input" {
+                            view.dom
+                                .handle_event("input", data.clone(), id, event_bubbles);
+                            view.dom.handle_event("change", data, id, event_bubbles);
+                        } else {
+                            view.dom.handle_event(event_name, data, id, event_bubbles);
+                        }
+
+                        send_edits(view.dom.render_immediate(), &view.webview);
+                    }
+                }
+
                 _ => {}
             },
             Event::GlobalShortcutEvent(id) => shortcut_manager.call_handlers(id),
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
index 40cdfc88a..a10ba8662 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,36 @@ use wry::{
 };
 
 fn module_loader(root_name: &str) -> String {
+    let js = INTERPRETER_JS.replace(
+        "/*POST_HANDLE_EDITS*/",
+        r#"// Prevent file inputs from opening the file dialog on click
+    let inputs = document.querySelectorAll("input");
+    for (let input of inputs) {
+      if (!input.getAttribute("data-dioxus-file-listener")) {
+        input.setAttribute("data-dioxus-file-listener", true);
+        input.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+          let target = event.target;
+          // prevent file inputs from opening the file dialog on click
+          const type = target.getAttribute("type");
+          if (type === "file") {
+            let target_id = find_real_id(target);
+            if (target_id !== null) {
+              const send = (event_name) => {
+                const message = serializeIpcMessage("file_diolog", { accept: target.getAttribute("accept"), multiple: target.hasAttribute("multiple"), target: parseInt(target_id), bubbles: event_bubbles(event_name), event: event_name });
+                window.ipc.postMessage(message);
+              };
+              send("change&input");
+            }
+            event.preventDefault();
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }"#,
+    );
     format!(
         r#"
 <script>
-    {INTERPRETER_JS}
+    {js}
 
     let rootname = "{root_name}";
     let root = window.document.getElementById(rootname);
diff --git a/packages/html/Cargo.toml b/packages/html/Cargo.toml
index e60fcd8e5..91917ee4b 100644
--- a/packages/html/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/html/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ enumset = "1.0.11"
 keyboard-types = "0.6.2"
 async-trait = "0.1.58"
 serde-value = "0.7.0"
+tokio = { version = "1.27", features = ["fs", "io-util"], optional = true }
+rfd = { version = "0.11.3", optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.web-sys]
 optional = true
@@ -48,4 +50,5 @@ serde_json = "1"
 default = ["serialize"]
 serialize = ["serde", "serde_repr", "euclid/serde", "keyboard-types/serde", "dioxus-core/serialize"]
 wasm-bind = ["web-sys", "wasm-bindgen"]
+native-bind = ["tokio", "rfd"]
 hot-reload-context = ["dioxus-rsx"]
diff --git a/packages/html/src/events/form.rs b/packages/html/src/events/form.rs
index 361ebe2d4..ec65ffe03 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/events/form.rs
+++ b/packages/html/src/events/form.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,57 @@ pub type FormEvent = Event<FormData>;
 pub struct FormData {
     pub value: String,
 
-    pub values: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub values: HashMap<String, Vec<String>>,
 
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", serde(skip))]
+    #[cfg_attr(
+        feature = "serialize",
+        serde(skip_serializing, deserialize_with = "deserialize_file_engine")
+    )]
     pub files: Option<std::sync::Arc<dyn FileEngine>>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
+#[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+struct SerializedFileEngine {
+    files: HashMap<String, Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
+#[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
+impl FileEngine for SerializedFileEngine {
+    fn files(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        self.files.keys().cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    async fn read_file(&self, file: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        self.files.get(file).cloned()
+    }
+
+    async fn read_file_to_string(&self, file: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        self.read_file(file)
+            .await
+            .map(|bytes| String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
+fn deserialize_file_engine<'de, D>(
+    deserializer: D,
+) -> Result<Option<std::sync::Arc<dyn FileEngine>>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    use serde::Deserialize;
+
+    let Ok(file_engine) =
+        SerializedFileEngine::deserialize(deserializer) else{
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+
+    let file_engine = std::sync::Arc::new(file_engine);
+    Ok(Some(file_engine))
+}
+
 impl PartialEq for FormData {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.value == other.value && self.values == other.values
diff --git a/packages/html/src/lib.rs b/packages/html/src/lib.rs
index 55e2e3f30..e02ba2d5a 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/html/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ pub mod events;
 pub mod geometry;
 mod global_attributes;
 pub mod input_data;
+#[cfg(feature = "native-bind")]
+pub mod native_bind;
 mod render_template;
 #[cfg(feature = "wasm-bind")]
 mod web_sys_bind;
diff --git a/packages/html/src/native_bind/mod.rs b/packages/html/src/native_bind/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d84a4ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/html/src/native_bind/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod native_file_engine;
+
+pub use native_file_engine::*;
diff --git a/packages/html/src/native_bind/native_file_engine.rs b/packages/html/src/native_bind/native_file_engine.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3291fa36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/html/src/native_bind/native_file_engine.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use crate::FileEngine;
+use tokio::fs::File;
+use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
+
+pub struct NativeFileEngine {
+    files: Vec<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl NativeFileEngine {
+    pub fn new(files: Vec<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        Self { files }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
+impl FileEngine for NativeFileEngine {
+    fn files(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        self.files
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|f| Some(f.to_str()?.to_string()))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    async fn read_file(&self, file: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        let mut file = File::open(file).await.ok()?;
+
+        let mut contents = Vec::new();
+        file.read_to_end(&mut contents).await.ok()?;
+
+        Some(contents)
+    }
+
+    async fn read_file_to_string(&self, file: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        let mut file = File::open(file).await.ok()?;
+
+        let mut contents = String::new();
+        file.read_to_string(&mut contents).await.ok()?;
+
+        Some(contents)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js b/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js
index df9dd85e0..29493ba29 100644
--- a/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js
+++ b/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ class Interpreter {
           }
           break;
         case "checked":
-          node.checked = value === "true";
+          node.checked = value === "true" || value === true;
           break;
         case "selected":
-          node.selected = value === "true";
+          node.selected = value === "true" || value === true;
           break;
         case "dangerous_inner_html":
           node.innerHTML = value;
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ class Interpreter {
     for (let edit of edits.edits) {
       this.handleEdit(edit);
     }
+
+    /*POST_HANDLE_EDITS*/
   }
 
   SaveTemplate(template) {
@@ -455,6 +457,99 @@ class Interpreter {
   }
 }
 
+// this handler is only provided on the desktop and liveview implementations since this
+// method is not used by the web implementation
+function handler(event, name, bubbles) {
+  let target = event.target;
+  if (target != null) {
+    let shouldPreventDefault = target.getAttribute(`dioxus-prevent-default`);
+
+    if (event.type === "click") {
+      // Prevent redirects from links
+      let a_element = target.closest("a");
+      if (a_element != null) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if (
+          shouldPreventDefault !== `onclick` &&
+          a_element.getAttribute(`dioxus-prevent-default`) !== `onclick`
+        ) {
+          const href = a_element.getAttribute("href");
+          if (href !== "" && href !== null && href !== undefined) {
+            window.ipc.postMessage(
+              serializeIpcMessage("browser_open", { href })
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // also prevent buttons from submitting
+      if (target.tagName === "BUTTON" && event.type == "submit") {
+        event.preventDefault();
+      }
+    }
+
+    const realId = find_real_id(target);
+
+    shouldPreventDefault = target.getAttribute(`dioxus-prevent-default`);
+
+    if (shouldPreventDefault === `on${event.type}`) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    if (event.type === "submit") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    let contents = serialize_event(event);
+
+    /*POST_EVENT_SERIALIZATION*/
+
+    if (
+      target.tagName === "FORM" &&
+      (event.type === "submit" || event.type === "input")
+    ) {
+      if (
+        target.tagName === "FORM" &&
+        (event.type === "submit" || event.type === "input")
+      ) {
+        const formData = new FormData(target);
+
+        for (let name of formData.keys()) {
+          let value = formData.getAll(name);
+          contents.values[name] = value;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (realId === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    window.ipc.postMessage(
+      serializeIpcMessage("user_event", {
+        name: name,
+        element: parseInt(realId),
+        data: contents,
+        bubbles,
+      })
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+function find_real_id(target) {
+  let realId = target.getAttribute(`data-dioxus-id`);
+  // walk the tree to find the real element
+  while (realId == null) {
+    // we've reached the root we don't want to send an event
+    if (target.parentElement === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    target = target.parentElement;
+    realId = target.getAttribute(`data-dioxus-id`);
+  }
+  return realId;
+}
+
 function get_mouse_data(event) {
   const {
     altKey,
diff --git a/packages/liveview/Cargo.toml b/packages/liveview/Cargo.toml
index 5269927b0..6a7ad6aee 100644
--- a/packages/liveview/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/liveview/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ futures-util = { version = "0.3.25", default-features = false, features = [
     "sink",
 ] }
 futures-channel = { version = "0.3.25", features = ["sink"] }
-tokio = { version = "1.22.0", features = ["time"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.22.0", features = ["time", "macros"] }
 tokio-stream = { version = "0.1.11", features = ["net"] }
 tokio-util = { version = "0.7.4", features = ["rt"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.151", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ axum = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true, features = ["ws"] }
 
 # salvo
 salvo = { version = "0.37.7", optional = true, features = ["ws"] }
+once_cell = "1.17.1"
 
 # actix is ... complicated?
 # actix-files = { version = "0.6.2", optional = true }
diff --git a/packages/liveview/src/lib.rs b/packages/liveview/src/lib.rs
index ffddf0272..bea21a71b 100644
--- a/packages/liveview/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/liveview/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,51 @@ pub enum LiveViewError {
     SendingFailed,
 }
 
-use dioxus_interpreter_js::INTERPRETER_JS;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+
+static INTERPRETER_JS: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    let interpreter = dioxus_interpreter_js::INTERPRETER_JS;
+    let serialize_file_uploads = r#"if (
+      target.tagName === "INPUT" &&
+      (event.type === "change" || event.type === "input")
+    ) {
+      const type = target.getAttribute("type");
+      if (type === "file") {
+        async function read_files() {
+          const files = target.files;
+          const file_contents = {};
+
+          for (let i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
+            const file = files[i];
+
+            file_contents[file.name] = Array.from(
+              new Uint8Array(await file.arrayBuffer())
+            );
+          }
+          let file_engine = {
+            files: file_contents,
+          };
+          contents.files = file_engine;
+
+          if (realId === null) {
+            return;
+          }
+          const message = serializeIpcMessage("user_event", {
+            name: name,
+            element: parseInt(realId),
+            data: contents,
+            bubbles,
+          });
+          window.ipc.postMessage(message);
+        }
+        read_files();
+        return;
+      }
+    }"#;
+
+    interpreter.replace("/*POST_EVENT_SERIALIZATION*/", serialize_file_uploads)
+});
+
 static MAIN_JS: &str = include_str!("./main.js");
 
 /// This script that gets injected into your app connects this page to the websocket endpoint
@@ -42,11 +86,12 @@ static MAIN_JS: &str = include_str!("./main.js");
 /// Once the endpoint is connected, it will send the initial state of the app, and then start
 /// processing user events and returning edits to the liveview instance
 pub fn interpreter_glue(url: &str) -> String {
+    let js = &*INTERPRETER_JS;
     format!(
         r#"
 <script>
     var WS_ADDR = "{url}";
-    {INTERPRETER_JS}
+    {js}
     {MAIN_JS}
     main();
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/web/Cargo.toml b/packages/web/Cargo.toml
index 7adfbf13a..fcbb996bb 100644
--- a/packages/web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/web/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ futures-channel = "0.3.21"
 serde_json = { version = "1.0" }
 serde = { version = "1.0" }
 serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.4.5"
+async-trait = "0.1.58"
 
 [dependencies.web-sys]
 version = "0.3.56"
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ features = [
     "Location",
     "MessageEvent",
     "console",
+    "FileList",
+    "File",
+    "FileReader"
 ]
 
 [features]
diff --git a/packages/web/src/dom.rs b/packages/web/src/dom.rs
index 4d17749d8..e1e3b6365 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/dom.rs
+++ b/packages/web/src/dom.rs
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@
 use dioxus_core::{
     BorrowedAttributeValue, ElementId, Mutation, Template, TemplateAttribute, TemplateNode,
 };
-use dioxus_html::{event_bubbles, CompositionData, FormData};
+use dioxus_html::{event_bubbles, CompositionData, FileEngine, FormData};
 use dioxus_interpreter_js::{save_template, Channel};
 use futures_channel::mpsc;
+use js_sys::Array;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
-use std::{any::Any, rc::Rc};
-use wasm_bindgen::{closure::Closure, JsCast};
-use web_sys::{Document, Element, Event, HtmlElement};
+use std::{any::Any, rc::Rc, sync::Arc};
+use wasm_bindgen::{closure::Closure, prelude::wasm_bindgen, JsCast};
+use web_sys::{console, Document, Element, Event, HtmlElement};
 
-use crate::Config;
+use crate::{file_engine::WebFileEngine, Config};
 
 pub struct WebsysDom {
     document: Document,
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ impl WebsysDom {
                 },
                 SetText { value, id } => i.set_text(id.0 as u32, value),
                 NewEventListener { name, id, .. } => {
+                    console::log_1(&format!("new event listener: {}", name).into());
                     i.new_event_listener(name, id.0 as u32, event_bubbles(name) as u8);
                 }
                 RemoveEventListener { name, id } => {
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ impl WebsysDom {
 // We need tests that simulate clicks/etc and make sure every event type works.
 pub fn virtual_event_from_websys_event(event: web_sys::Event, target: Element) -> Rc<dyn Any> {
     use dioxus_html::events::*;
+    console::log_1(&event.clone().into());
 
     match event.type_().as_str() {
         "copy" | "cut" | "paste" => Rc::new(ClipboardData {}),
@@ -325,47 +328,53 @@ fn read_input_to_data(target: Element) -> Rc<FormData> {
 
     // try to fill in form values
     if let Some(form) = target.dyn_ref::<web_sys::HtmlFormElement>() {
-        let elements = form.elements();
-        for x in 0..elements.length() {
-            let element = elements.item(x).unwrap();
-            if let Some(name) = element.get_attribute("name") {
-                let value: Option<String> = element
-                    .dyn_ref()
-                    .map(|input: &web_sys::HtmlInputElement| {
-                        match input.type_().as_str() {
-                            "checkbox" => {
-                                match input.checked() {
-                                    true => Some("true".to_string()),
-                                    false => Some("false".to_string()),
-                                }
-                            },
-                            "radio" => {
-                                match input.checked() {
-                                    true => Some(input.value()),
-                                    false => None,
-                                }
-                            }
-                            _ => Some(input.value())
-                        }
-                    })
-                    .or_else(|| element.dyn_ref().map(|input: &web_sys::HtmlTextAreaElement| Some(input.value())))
-                    .or_else(|| element.dyn_ref().map(|input: &web_sys::HtmlSelectElement| Some(input.value())))
-                    .or_else(|| Some(element.dyn_ref::<web_sys::HtmlElement>().unwrap().text_content()))
-                    .expect("only an InputElement or TextAreaElement or an element with contenteditable=true can have an oninput event listener");
-                if let Some(value) = value {
-                    values.insert(name, value);
+        let form_data = get_form_data(form);
+        for value in form_data.entries().into_iter().flatten() {
+            if let Ok(array) = value.dyn_into::<Array>() {
+                if let Some(name) = array.get(0).as_string() {
+                    if let Ok(item_values) = array.get(1).dyn_into::<Array>() {
+                        let item_values =
+                            item_values.iter().filter_map(|v| v.as_string()).collect();
+
+                        values.insert(name, item_values);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    let files = target
+        .dyn_ref()
+        .and_then(|input: &web_sys::HtmlInputElement| {
+            input.files().and_then(|files| {
+                WebFileEngine::new(files).map(|f| Arc::new(f) as Arc<dyn FileEngine>)
+            })
+        });
+
     Rc::new(FormData {
         value,
         values,
-        files: None,
+        files,
     })
 }
 
+// web-sys does not expose the keys api for form data, so we need to manually bind to it
+#[wasm_bindgen(inline_js = r#"
+    export function get_form_data(form) {
+        let values = new Map();
+        const formData = new FormData(form);
+
+        for (let name of formData.keys()) {
+            values.set(name, formData.getAll(name));
+        }
+
+        return values;
+    }
+"#)]
+extern "C" {
+    fn get_form_data(form: &web_sys::HtmlFormElement) -> js_sys::Map;
+}
+
 fn walk_event_for_id(event: &web_sys::Event) -> Option<(ElementId, web_sys::Element)> {
     let mut target = event
         .target()
diff --git a/packages/web/src/file_engine.rs b/packages/web/src/file_engine.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6552be084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/file_engine.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+use dioxus_html::FileEngine;
+use futures_channel::oneshot;
+use js_sys::Uint8Array;
+use wasm_bindgen::{prelude::Closure, JsCast};
+use web_sys::{File, FileList, FileReader};
+
+pub(crate) struct WebFileEngine {
+    file_reader: FileReader,
+    file_list: FileList,
+}
+
+impl WebFileEngine {
+    pub fn new(file_list: FileList) -> Option<Self> {
+        Some(Self {
+            file_list,
+            file_reader: FileReader::new().ok()?,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.file_list.length() as usize
+    }
+
+    fn get(&self, index: usize) -> Option<File> {
+        self.file_list.item(index as u32)
+    }
+
+    fn find(&self, name: &str) -> Option<File> {
+        (0..self.len())
+            .filter_map(|i| self.get(i))
+            .find(|f| f.name() == name)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
+impl FileEngine for WebFileEngine {
+    fn files(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        (0..self.len())
+            .filter_map(|i| self.get(i).map(|f| f.name()))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    // read a file to bytes
+    async fn read_file(&self, file: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        let file = self.find(file)?;
+
+        let file_reader = self.file_reader.clone();
+        let (rx, tx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let on_load: Closure<dyn FnMut()> = Closure::new({
+            let mut rx = Some(rx);
+            move || {
+                let result = file_reader.result();
+                let _ = rx
+                    .take()
+                    .expect("multiple files read without refreshing the channel")
+                    .send(result);
+            }
+        });
+
+        self.file_reader
+            .set_onload(Some(on_load.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+        on_load.forget();
+        self.file_reader.read_as_array_buffer(&file).ok()?;
+
+        if let Ok(Ok(js_val)) = tx.await {
+            let as_u8_arr = Uint8Array::new(&js_val);
+            let as_u8_vec = as_u8_arr.to_vec();
+
+            Some(as_u8_vec)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    // read a file to string
+    async fn read_file_to_string(&self, file: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        let file = self.find(file)?;
+
+        let file_reader = self.file_reader.clone();
+        let (rx, tx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let on_load: Closure<dyn FnMut()> = Closure::new({
+            let mut rx = Some(rx);
+            move || {
+                let result = file_reader.result();
+                let _ = rx
+                    .take()
+                    .expect("multiple files read without refreshing the channel")
+                    .send(result);
+            }
+        });
+
+        self.file_reader
+            .set_onload(Some(on_load.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+        on_load.forget();
+        self.file_reader.read_as_text(&file).ok()?;
+
+        if let Ok(Ok(js_val)) = tx.await {
+            js_val.as_string()
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/lib.rs b/packages/web/src/lib.rs
index b9a806c5a..34aa7033b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/web/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ use futures_util::{pin_mut, FutureExt, StreamExt};
 mod cache;
 mod cfg;
 mod dom;
+mod file_engine;
 mod hot_reload;
 #[cfg(feature = "hydrate")]
 mod rehydrate;