diff --git a/packages/file-handling/src/vpu-fileupload.js b/packages/file-handling/src/vpu-fileupload.js
index 510084dbd32b92ed9db64c55ad9ae51c681ad3ca..53b422c9d98dd8dd48d3f53df3c7ecabb78da75c 100644
--- a/packages/file-handling/src/vpu-fileupload.js
+++ b/packages/file-handling/src/vpu-fileupload.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class VPUFileUpload extends VPULitElement {
             ${commonStyles.getButtonCSS()}
 
             #dropArea {
-                border: var(--FUBorderWidth, 2px) var(--FUBorderStyle, solid) var(--FUBBorderColor, black);
+                border: var(--FUBorderWidth, 2px) var(--FUBorderStyle, dashed) var(--FUBBorderColor, black);
                 border-radius: var(--FUBorderRadius, 0);
                 width: var(--FUWidth, auto);
                 margin: var(--FUMargin, 0px);