diff --git a/lib/browser/app.js b/lib/browser/app.js
index 67b68236..5fcf2945 100644
--- a/lib/browser/app.js
+++ b/lib/browser/app.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ require('./browser/pages/settings/settings');
 require('./browser/utils/window-progress/window-progress');
 require('./browser/utils/open-external/open-external');
 require('./browser/utils/if-state/if-state');
+require('./browser/utils/dropzone/dropzone');
 
 const app = angular.module('Etcher', [
   'ui.router',
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ const app = angular.module('Etcher', [
   // Utils
   'Etcher.Utils.WindowProgress',
   'Etcher.Utils.OpenExternal',
-  'Etcher.Utils.IfState'
+  'Etcher.Utils.IfState',
+  'Etcher.Utils.Dropzone'
 ]);
 
 app.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
@@ -163,7 +165,14 @@ app.controller('AppController', function(
   // completely up and running.
   document.querySelector('body').style.display = 'initial';
 
-  this.selectImage = function() {
+  this.selectImage = function(image) {
+    self.selection.setImage(image);
+    AnalyticsService.logEvent('Select image', {
+      image: image
+    });
+  };
+
+  this.openImageSelector = function() {
     return $q.when(dialog.selectImage()).then(function(image) {
 
       // Avoid analytics and selection state changes
@@ -172,10 +181,7 @@ app.controller('AppController', function(
         return;
       }
 
-      self.selection.setImage(image);
-      AnalyticsService.logEvent('Select image', {
-        image: image
-      });
+      self.selectImage(image);
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/lib/browser/utils/dropzone/directives/dropzone.js b/lib/browser/utils/dropzone/directives/dropzone.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2bb9350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/browser/utils/dropzone/directives/dropzone.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Resin.io
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const _ = require('lodash');
+
+/**
+ * @summary Dropzone directive
+ * @function
+ * @public
+ *
+ * @description
+ * This directive provides an attribute to detect a file
+ * being dropped into the element.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} $timeout - Angular's timeout wrapper
+ * @returns {Object} directive
+ *
+ * @example
+ * <div dropzone="doSomething($file)">Drag a file here</div>
+ */
+module.exports = function($timeout) {
+  return {
+    restrict: 'A',
+    scope: {
+      dropzone: '&'
+    },
+    link: function(scope, element) {
+      const domElement = element[0];
+
+      // See https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/api/file-object.md
+
+      // We're not interested in these events
+      domElement.ondragover = _.constant(false);
+      domElement.ondragleave = _.constant(false);
+      domElement.ondragend = _.constant(false);
+
+      domElement.ondrop = function(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        const filename = event.dataTransfer.files[0].path;
+
+        // Safely bring this to the word of Angular
+        $timeout(function() {
+          scope.dropzone({
+
+            // Pass the filename as a named
+            // parameter called `$file`
+            $file: filename
+
+          });
+        });
+
+        return false;
+      };
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/browser/utils/dropzone/dropzone.js b/lib/browser/utils/dropzone/dropzone.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6d41600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/browser/utils/dropzone/dropzone.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Resin.io
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * @module Etcher.Utils.Dropzone
+ */
+
+const angular = require('angular');
+const Dropzone = angular.module('Etcher.Utils.Dropzone', []);
+Dropzone.directive('dropzone', require('./directives/dropzone'));
diff --git a/lib/partials/main.html b/lib/partials/main.html
index 55473551..025db3e4 100644
--- a/lib/partials/main.html
+++ b/lib/partials/main.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <div class="row around-xs">
   <div class="col-xs">
-    <div class="box text-center">
+    <div class="box text-center" dropzone="app.selectImage($file)">
       <hero-icon path="../assets/images/image.svg" label="SELECT IMAGE"></hero-icon>
       <span class="badge space-top-medium">1</span>
 
       <div class="space-vertical-large">
         <div ng-hide="app.selection.hasImage()">
-          <button class="btn btn-primary btn-brick" ng-click="app.selectImage()">Select image</button>
+          <button class="btn btn-primary btn-brick" ng-click="app.openImageSelector()">Select image</button>
           <p class="step-footer">*supported files: .img, .iso, .zip</p>
         </div>
         <div ng-show="app.selection.hasImage()">
diff --git a/tests/browser/utils/dropzone.spec.js b/tests/browser/utils/dropzone.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e671e017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/browser/utils/dropzone.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Resin.io
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const m = require('mochainon');
+const angular = require('angular');
+require('angular-mocks');
+require('../../../lib/browser/utils/dropzone/dropzone');
+
+describe('Browser: Dropzone', function() {
+
+  beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Etcher.Utils.Dropzone'));
+
+  describe('dropzone', function() {
+
+    let $compile;
+    let $rootScope;
+    let $timeout;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.inject(function(_$compile_, _$rootScope_, _$timeout_) {
+      $compile = _$compile_;
+      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+      $timeout = _$timeout_;
+    }));
+
+    it('should pass the file back to the callback as $file', function(done) {
+      $rootScope.onDropZone = function(file) {
+        m.chai.expect(file).to.equal('/foo/bar');
+        done();
+      };
+
+      const element = $compile('<div dropzone="onDropZone($file)">Drop a file here</div>')($rootScope);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+
+      element[0].ondrop({
+        preventDefault: angular.noop,
+        dataTransfer: {
+          files: [
+            {
+              path: '/foo/bar'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      });
+
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $timeout.flush();
+    });
+
+    it('should pass undefined to the callback if not passing $file', function(done) {
+      $rootScope.onDropZone = function(file) {
+        m.chai.expect(file).to.be.undefined;
+        done();
+      };
+
+      const element = $compile('<div dropzone="onDropZone()">Drop a file here</div>')($rootScope);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+
+      element[0].ondrop({
+        preventDefault: angular.noop,
+        dataTransfer: {
+          files: [
+            {
+              path: '/foo/bar'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      });
+
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $timeout.flush();
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});