diff --git a/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item.css b/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item.css
index 32de02ec6..101e78abe 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item.css
+++ b/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item.css
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
   background: #e6e6b8;
 }
 
+.cam-blobitem-thumbtitle {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis
+}
 .cam-blobitem-thumbtitle:hover {
   text-decoration: underline;
   background: #999;
diff --git a/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.css b/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.css
index 7005222b2..c230b6b8c 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.css
+++ b/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.css
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 .cam-blobitemcontainer {
   outline: 0;  /* Do not show an outline when container has focus. */
+  border-width: 2px;
+  border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  border-style: dashed;
+}
+.cam-blobitemcontainer-dropactive {
+  border-color: #acf;
 }
diff --git a/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.js b/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.js
index ef84f2d84..eb7768992 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.js
+++ b/server/camlistored/newui/blob_item_container.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ goog.require('goog.dom.classes');
 goog.require('goog.events.Event');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventHandler');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
+goog.require('goog.events.FileDropHandler');
 goog.require('goog.ui.Container');
 goog.require('camlistore.BlobItem');
 goog.require('camlistore.CreateItem');
@@ -45,6 +46,27 @@ goog.inherits(camlistore.BlobItemContainer, goog.ui.Container);
 camlistore.BlobItemContainer.THUMBNAIL_SIZES_ = [25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200];
 
 
+/**
+ * @type {goog.events.FileDropHandler}
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.fileDropHandler_ = null;
+
+
+/**
+ * @type {Element}
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.dragActiveElement_ = null;
+
+
+/**
+ * @type {number}
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.dragDepth_ = 0;
+
+
 /**
  * @type {number}
  * @private
@@ -136,6 +158,22 @@ camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.enterDocument = function() {
   camlistore.BlobItemContainer.superClass_.enterDocument.call(this);
 
   this.resetChildren_();
+
+  this.fileDropHandler_ = new goog.events.FileDropHandler(
+      this.getElement());
+  this.registerDisposable(this.fileDropHandler_);
+  this.eh_.listen(
+      this.fileDropHandler_,
+      goog.events.FileDropHandler.EventType.DROP,
+      this.handleFileDrop_);
+  this.eh_.listen(
+      this.getElement(),
+      goog.events.EventType.DRAGENTER,
+      this.handleFileDragEnter_);
+  this.eh_.listen(
+      this.getElement(),
+      goog.events.EventType.DRAGLEAVE,
+      this.handleFileDragLeave_);
 };
 
 
@@ -192,3 +230,103 @@ camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.resetChildren_ = function() {
       });
   }
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {goog.events.Event} e The drag drop event.
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.handleFileDrop_ = function(e) {
+  this.resetDragState_();
+
+  var files = e.getBrowserEvent().dataTransfer.files;
+  for (var i = 0, n = files.length; i < n; i++) {
+    var file = files[i];
+    // TODO(bslatkin): Add an uploading item placeholder while the upload
+    // is in progress. Somehow pipe through the POST progress.
+    this.connection_.uploadFile(
+        file, goog.bind(this.handleUploadSuccess_, this, file));
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.handleUploadSuccess_ =
+    function(file, blobRef) {
+  this.connection_.createPermanode(
+      goog.bind(this.handleCreatePermanodeSuccess_, this, file, blobRef));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.handleCreatePermanodeSuccess_ =
+    function(file, blobRef, permanode) {
+  this.connection_.newSetAttributeClaim(
+      permanode, 'camliContent', blobRef,
+      goog.bind(this.handleSetAttributeSuccess_, this,
+                file, blobRef, permanode));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.handleSetAttributeSuccess_ =
+    function(file, blobRef, permanode) {
+  this.connection_.describeWithThumbnails(
+      permanode,
+      this.thumbnailSize_,
+      goog.bind(this.handleDescribeSuccess_, this, permanode));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.handleDescribeSuccess_ =
+  function(permanode, metaBag) {
+  var item = new camlistore.BlobItem(permanode, metaBag);
+  this.addChildAt(item, this.hasCreateItem_ ? 1 : 0, true);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.resetDragState_ = function() {
+  goog.dom.classes.remove(this.getElement(),
+                          'cam-blobitemcontainer-dropactive');
+  this.dragActiveElement_ = null;
+  this.dragDepth_ = 0;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {goog.events.Event} e The drag enter event.
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.handleFileDragEnter_ = function(e) {
+  if (this.dragActiveElement_ == null) {
+    goog.dom.classes.add(this.getElement(), 'cam-blobitemcontainer-dropactive');
+  }
+  this.dragDepth_ += 1;
+  this.dragActiveElement_ = e.target;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {goog.events.Event} e The drag leave event.
+ * @private
+ */
+camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.handleFileDragLeave_ = function(e) {
+  this.dragDepth_ -= 1;
+  if (this.dragActiveElement_ === this.getElement() &&
+      e.target == this.getElement() ||
+      this.dragDepth_ == 0) {
+    this.resetDragState_();
+  }
+};
diff --git a/server/camlistored/newui/index.html b/server/camlistored/newui/index.html
index 9a08564ca..7620daa6e 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/newui/index.html
+++ b/server/camlistored/newui/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="../SHA1.js"></script>
     <script src="../camli.js"></script>
     <script>
-      onConfiguration(CAMLISTORE_CONFIG);
+      Camli.onConfiguration(CAMLISTORE_CONFIG);
     </script>
     <!-- End non-Closure cheating -->
 
diff --git a/server/camlistored/newui/server_connection.js b/server/camlistored/newui/server_connection.js
index c54b7b465..f6e0f00b5 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/newui/server_connection.js
+++ b/server/camlistored/newui/server_connection.js
@@ -77,13 +77,60 @@ camlistore.ServerConnection.prototype.getRecentlyUpdatedPermanodesDone_ =
 };
 
 /**
- * @param {function(string)} success Success callback, called with permanode blobref.
+ * @param {function(string)} success Success callback, called with permanode
+ *   blobref.
  * @param {Function=} opt_fail Optional fail callback.
  */
-camlistore.ServerConnection.prototype.createPermanode = function(success, opt_fail) {
+camlistore.ServerConnection.prototype.createPermanode =
+    function(success, opt_fail) {
   // TODO(bradfitz): stop depending on camli.js.  For now, cheating:
   camliCreateNewPermanode({
       success: success,
       fail: opt_fail
   });
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {File} file File to be uploaded.
+ * @param {function(string)} success Success callback, called with blobref of
+ *   uploaded file.
+ * @param {Function=} opt_fail Optional fail callback.
+ */
+camlistore.ServerConnection.prototype.uploadFile =
+    function(file, success, opt_fail) {
+  // TODO(bradfitz): stop depending on camli.js.  For now, cheating:
+  camliUploadFile(file, {
+    success: success,
+    fail: opt_fail
+  });
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} permanode Permanode blobref.
+ * @param {string} attribute Name of the attribute to set.
+ * @param {string} value Value to set the attribute to.
+ * @param {function(string)} success Success callback, called with blobref of
+ *   uploaded file.
+ * @param {Function=} opt_fail Optional fail callback.
+ */
+camlistore.ServerConnection.prototype.newSetAttributeClaim =
+    function(permanode, attribute, value, success, opt_fail) {
+  // TODO(bradfitz): stop depending on camli.js.  For now, cheating:
+  camliNewSetAttributeClaim(permanode, attribute, value, {
+    success: success,
+    fail: opt_fail
+  });
+};
+
+
+camlistore.ServerConnection.prototype.describeWithThumbnails =
+    function(blobref, thumbnailSize, success, opt_fail) {
+  // TODO(bradfitz): stop depending on camli.js.  For now, cheating:
+  camliDescribeBlob(blobref, {
+    thumbnails: thumbnailSize,
+    success: success,
+    fail: opt_fail
+  });
+}
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