diff --git a/emain/preload.ts b/emain/preload.ts
index c6bdf14988..ee60c13604 100644
--- a/emain/preload.ts
+++ b/emain/preload.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2025, Command Line Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, Rectangle, WebviewTag } from "electron";
+import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, Rectangle, webUtils, WebviewTag } from "electron";
 
 // update type in custom.d.ts (ElectronApi type)
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("api", {
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("api", {
     openBuilder: (appId?: string) => ipcRenderer.send("open-builder", appId),
     setBuilderWindowAppId: (appId: string) => ipcRenderer.send("set-builder-window-appid", appId),
     doRefresh: () => ipcRenderer.send("do-refresh"),
+    getPathForFile: (file: File) => webUtils.getPathForFile(file),
 });
 
 // Custom event for "new-window"
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx b/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx
index aae7fe1295..16dd8c5d20 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { waveEventSubscribe } from "@/app/store/wps";
 import { RpcApi } from "@/app/store/wshclientapi";
 import { TabRpcClient } from "@/app/store/wshrpcutil";
 import type { TermViewModel } from "@/app/view/term/term-model";
-import { atoms, getOverrideConfigAtom, getSettingsPrefixAtom, globalStore, WOS } from "@/store/global";
+import { atoms, getApi, getOverrideConfigAtom, getSettingsPrefixAtom, globalStore, WOS } from "@/store/global";
 import { fireAndForget, useAtomValueSafe } from "@/util/util";
 import { computeBgStyleFromMeta } from "@/util/waveutil";
 import { ISearchOptions } from "@xterm/addon-search";
@@ -353,8 +353,74 @@ const TerminalView = ({ blockId, model }: ViewComponentProps<TermViewModel>) =>
 
     const termBg = computeBgStyleFromMeta(blockData?.meta);
 
+    // Handle drag and drop
+    // Helper to check if drag event contains files
+    const isFileDrop = (e: React.DragEvent): boolean => {
+        return e.dataTransfer?.types?.includes("Files") ?? false;
+    };
+
+    const handleDragOver = React.useCallback((e: React.DragEvent) => {
+        if (!isFileDrop(e)) return;
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "copy";
+    }, []);
+
+    const handleDrop = React.useCallback(
+        (e: React.DragEvent) => {
+            if (!isFileDrop(e)) return;
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+
+            const files = Array.from(e.dataTransfer.files);
+            if (files.length === 0) return;
+
+            const paths = files
+                .map((file: File) => {
+                    try {
+                        const fullPath = getApi().getPathForFile(file);
+                        if (/[\s'"]/.test(fullPath)) {
+                            return `"${fullPath}"`;
+                        }
+                        return fullPath;
+                    } catch (err) {
+                        console.error("Could not get path for file:", file.name, err);
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                })
+                .filter((path): path is string => path !== null);
+
+            if (paths.length === 0) return;
+
+            const pathString = paths.join(" ");
+            if (model.termRef.current && pathString) {
+                model.sendDataToController(pathString);
+            }
+        },
+        [model]
+    );
+
+    const handleDragEnter = React.useCallback((e: React.DragEvent) => {
+        if (!isFileDrop(e)) return;
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+    }, []);
+
+    const handleDragLeave = React.useCallback((e: React.DragEvent) => {
+        if (!isFileDrop(e)) return;
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+    }, []);
+
     return (
-        <div className={clsx("view-term", "term-mode-" + termMode)} ref={viewRef}>
+        <div
+            className={clsx("view-term", "term-mode-" + termMode)}
+            ref={viewRef}
+            onDragOver={handleDragOver}
+            onDrop={handleDrop}
+            onDragEnter={handleDragEnter}
+            onDragLeave={handleDragLeave}
+        >
             {termBg && <div className="absolute inset-0 z-0 pointer-events-none" style={termBg} />}
             <TermResyncHandler blockId={blockId} model={model} />
             <TermThemeUpdater blockId={blockId} model={model} termRef={model.termRef} />
diff --git a/frontend/types/custom.d.ts b/frontend/types/custom.d.ts
index db2999a500..e10b56eb67 100644
--- a/frontend/types/custom.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/custom.d.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ declare global {
         openBuilder: (appId?: string) => void; // open-builder
         setBuilderWindowAppId: (appId: string) => void; // set-builder-window-appid
         doRefresh: () => void; // do-refresh
+        getPathForFile: (file: File) => string; // webUtils.getPathForFile
     };
 
     type ElectronContextMenuItem = {
diff --git a/logs/.7472c96afe59df11c248c2c4b43edab0797adede-audit.json b/logs/.7472c96afe59df11c248c2c4b43edab0797adede-audit.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fe62cdd89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/.7472c96afe59df11c248c2c4b43edab0797adede-audit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "keep": {
+        "days": true,
+        "amount": 14
+    },
+    "auditLog": "/Users/steven/dev/waveterm/logs/.7472c96afe59df11c248c2c4b43edab0797adede-audit.json",
+    "files": [
+        {
+            "date": 1767427944263,
+            "name": "/Users/steven/dev/waveterm/logs/application-2026-01-03.log",
+            "hash": "4852234ebb0d7b86af5881840c7f016992f13bc84fa53701120e3082f7000cbd"
+        }
+    ],
+    "hashType": "sha256"
+}
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diff --git a/logs/.e0987c2f02cc1cb106cf88cd0bfd7b7d8ea27fc9-audit.json b/logs/.e0987c2f02cc1cb106cf88cd0bfd7b7d8ea27fc9-audit.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8e56ed535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/.e0987c2f02cc1cb106cf88cd0bfd7b7d8ea27fc9-audit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "keep": {
+        "days": true,
+        "amount": 14
+    },
+    "auditLog": "/Users/steven/dev/waveterm/logs/.e0987c2f02cc1cb106cf88cd0bfd7b7d8ea27fc9-audit.json",
+    "files": [
+        {
+            "date": 1767427944265,
+            "name": "/Users/steven/dev/waveterm/logs/error-2026-01-03.log",
+            "hash": "b8f49551269d85055d4b9d19fae3079c8c61830d7ae035302ba43c8dc38a96b1"
+        }
+    ],
+    "hashType": "sha256"
+}
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