diff --git a/modules/ui_chat.py b/modules/ui_chat.py
index f244113c..ab4b4e60 100644
--- a/modules/ui_chat.py
+++ b/modules/ui_chat.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def create_ui():
                         gr.HTML(value='<div class="hover-element" onclick="void(0)"><span style="width: 100px; display: block" id="hover-element-button">&#9776;</span><div class="hover-menu" id="hover-menu"></div>', elem_id='gr-hover')
 
                     with gr.Column(scale=10, elem_id='chat-input-container'):
-                        shared.gradio['textbox'] = gr.MultimodalTextbox(label='', placeholder='Send a message', file_types=['text', '.pdf'], elem_id='chat-input', elem_classes=['add_scrollbar'])
+                        shared.gradio['textbox'] = gr.MultimodalTextbox(label='', placeholder='Send a message', file_types=['text', '.pdf'], file_count="multiple", elem_id='chat-input', elem_classes=['add_scrollbar'])
                         shared.gradio['show_controls'] = gr.Checkbox(value=shared.settings['show_controls'], label='Show controls (Ctrl+S)', elem_id='show-controls')
                         shared.gradio['typing-dots'] = gr.HTML(value='<div class="typing"><span></span><span class="dot1"></span><span class="dot2"></span></div>', label='typing', elem_id='typing-container')