diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 3e51d4f2..6099189d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ let tagNames = $state<string[]>(untrack(() => data.filters?.tags || []));
 const ACCEPTED_TYPES = ['application/pdf', 'image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/tiff'];
 
 let isDragging = $state(false);
+let windowDragging = $state(false);
+let dragCounter = 0;
 let isUploading = $state(false);
 let uploadMessages = $state<{ text: string; isError: boolean }[]>([]);
 let fileInput: HTMLInputElement;
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ function handleDragLeave() {
 async function handleDrop(e: DragEvent) {
 	e.preventDefault();
 	isDragging = false;
+	windowDragging = false;
+	dragCounter = 0;
 	const files = Array.from(e.dataTransfer?.files ?? []);
 	await uploadFiles(files);
 }
@@ -144,6 +148,40 @@ $effect(() => {
 	}
 });
 
+// Expand drop zone whenever a file is dragged anywhere over the browser window
+$effect(() => {
+	if (!data.canWrite) return;
+
+	function onWindowDragEnter(e: DragEvent) {
+		if (!e.dataTransfer?.types.includes('Files')) return;
+		dragCounter++;
+		windowDragging = true;
+	}
+
+	function onWindowDragLeave() {
+		dragCounter--;
+		if (dragCounter <= 0) {
+			dragCounter = 0;
+			windowDragging = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	function onWindowDrop() {
+		dragCounter = 0;
+		windowDragging = false;
+	}
+
+	window.addEventListener('dragenter', onWindowDragEnter);
+	window.addEventListener('dragleave', onWindowDragLeave);
+	window.addEventListener('drop', onWindowDrop);
+
+	return () => {
+		window.removeEventListener('dragenter', onWindowDragEnter);
+		window.removeEventListener('dragleave', onWindowDragLeave);
+		window.removeEventListener('drop', onWindowDrop);
+	};
+});
+
 // Sync local state with server data after navigation.
 // Guard q: skip overwrite while the user is actively typing in the search field.
 $effect(() => {
@@ -297,9 +335,11 @@ $effect(() => {
 		<div
 			role="button"
 			tabindex="0"
-			class="mb-4 flex cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-3 border border-dashed px-6 py-3 text-sm transition-colors duration-150 {isDragging
-				? 'border-primary bg-accent-bg text-primary'
-				: 'border-ink/20 text-ink-3 hover:border-primary hover:text-primary'}"
+			class="mb-4 flex cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-3 border border-dashed px-6 text-sm transition-all duration-200 {isDragging
+				? 'border-primary bg-accent-bg py-10 text-primary'
+				: windowDragging
+					? 'border-primary/60 bg-accent-bg/50 py-10 text-primary/80'
+					: 'border-ink/20 py-3 text-ink-3 hover:border-primary hover:text-primary'}"
 			ondragover={handleDragOver}
 			ondragleave={handleDragLeave}
 			ondrop={handleDrop}