diff --git a/src/composables/useNodeFileInput.ts b/src/composables/useNodeFileInput.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6902bd5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/useNodeFileInput.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+interface FileInputOptions {
+  accept?: string
+  allow_batch?: boolean
+  fileFilter?: (file: File) => boolean
+  onSelect: (files: File[]) => void
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a file input for a node.
+ */
+export function useNodeFileInput(options: FileInputOptions) {
+  const {
+    accept,
+    allow_batch = false,
+    fileFilter = () => true,
+    onSelect
+  } = options
+
+  const fileInput = document.createElement('input')
+  fileInput.type = 'file'
+  fileInput.accept = accept ?? '*'
+  fileInput.multiple = allow_batch
+  fileInput.style.visibility = 'hidden'
+
+  fileInput.onchange = () => {
+    if (fileInput.files?.length) {
+      const files = Array.from(fileInput.files).filter(fileFilter)
+      if (files.length) onSelect(files)
+    }
+  }
+
+  document.body.append(fileInput)
+
+  /**
+   * Shows the system file picker dialog for selecting files.
+   */
+  function openFileSelection() {
+    fileInput.click()
+  }
+
+  return {
+    fileInput,
+    openFileSelection
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/composables/useNodeImage.ts b/src/composables/useNodeImage.ts
index 659a57749..a1a1b84bf 100644
--- a/src/composables/useNodeImage.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useNodeImage.ts
@@ -2,25 +2,16 @@ import type { LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
 
 import { useNodeOutputStore } from '@/stores/imagePreviewStore'
 
-interface NodeImageOptions {
-  allowBatch?: boolean
-}
-
 /**
  * Attaches a preview image to a node.
  */
-export const useNodeImage = (node: LGraphNode, options: NodeImageOptions) => {
-  const { allowBatch = false } = options
+export const useNodeImage = (node: LGraphNode) => {
   const nodeOutputStore = useNodeOutputStore()
 
   /** Displays output image(s) on the node. */
   function showImage(output: string | string[]) {
     if (!output) return
-    if (allowBatch || typeof output === 'string') {
-      nodeOutputStore.setNodeOutputs(node, output)
-    } else {
-      nodeOutputStore.setNodeOutputs(node, output[0])
-    }
+    nodeOutputStore.setNodeOutputs(node, output)
     node.setSizeForImage?.()
     node.graph?.setDirtyCanvas(true)
   }
diff --git a/src/composables/useNodeImageUpload.ts b/src/composables/useNodeImageUpload.ts
index 87ebf28d3..a353f536a 100644
--- a/src/composables/useNodeImageUpload.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useNodeImageUpload.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
 
+import { useNodeDragAndDrop } from '@/composables/useNodeDragAndDrop'
+import { useNodeFileInput } from '@/composables/useNodeFileInput'
+import { useNodePaste } from '@/composables/useNodePaste'
 import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
 import { useToastStore } from '@/stores/toastStore'
 
-import { useNodeDragAndDrop } from './useNodeDragAndDrop'
-import { useNodePaste } from './useNodePaste'
-
 const ACCEPTED_IMAGE_TYPES = 'image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp'
 const PASTED_IMAGE_EXPIRY_MS = 2000
 
-const createFileInput = () => {
-  const fileInput = document.createElement('input')
-  fileInput.type = 'file'
-  fileInput.accept = ACCEPTED_IMAGE_TYPES
-  return fileInput
-}
-
 const uploadFile = async (file: File, isPasted: boolean) => {
   const body = new FormData()
   body.append('image', file)
@@ -38,13 +31,17 @@ const uploadFile = async (file: File, isPasted: boolean) => {
 interface ImageUploadOptions {
   fileFilter?: (file: File) => boolean
   onUploadComplete: (paths: string[]) => void
+  allow_batch?: boolean
 }
 
+/**
+ * Adds image upload to a node via drag & drop, paste, and file input.
+ */
 export const useNodeImageUpload = (
   node: LGraphNode,
   options: ImageUploadOptions
 ) => {
-  const { fileFilter = () => true, onUploadComplete } = options
+  const { fileFilter, onUploadComplete, allow_batch } = options
 
   const isPastedFile = (file: File): boolean =>
     file.name === 'image.png' &&
@@ -60,48 +57,33 @@ export const useNodeImageUpload = (
     }
   }
 
+  const handleUploadBatch = async (files: File[]) => {
+    const paths = await Promise.all(files.map(handleUpload))
+    const validPaths = paths.filter((p): p is string => !!p)
+    if (validPaths.length) onUploadComplete(validPaths)
+    return validPaths
+  }
+
   // Handle drag & drop
   useNodeDragAndDrop(node, {
     fileFilter,
-    onDrop: async (files) => {
-      const paths = await Promise.all(files.map(handleUpload))
-      const validPaths = paths.filter((p): p is string => !!p)
-      if (validPaths.length) {
-        onUploadComplete(validPaths)
-      }
-      return validPaths
-    }
+    onDrop: handleUploadBatch
   })
 
   // Handle paste
   useNodePaste(node, {
     fileFilter,
-    onPaste: async (file) => {
-      const path = await handleUpload(file)
-      if (path) {
-        onUploadComplete([path])
-      }
-      return path
-    }
+    allow_batch,
+    onPaste: handleUploadBatch
   })
 
   // Handle file input
-  const fileInput = createFileInput()
-  fileInput.onchange = async () => {
-    if (fileInput.files?.length) {
-      const paths = await Promise.all(
-        Array.from(fileInput.files).filter(fileFilter).map(handleUpload)
-      )
-      const validPaths = paths.filter((p): p is string => !!p)
-      if (validPaths.length) {
-        onUploadComplete(validPaths)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  document.body.append(fileInput)
+  const { openFileSelection } = useNodeFileInput({
+    fileFilter,
+    allow_batch,
+    accept: ACCEPTED_IMAGE_TYPES,
+    onSelect: handleUploadBatch
+  })
 
-  return {
-    fileInput,
-    handleUpload
-  }
+  return { openFileSelection, handleUpload }
 }
diff --git a/src/composables/useNodePaste.ts b/src/composables/useNodePaste.ts
index 47b242ebb..2b5a9ab04 100644
--- a/src/composables/useNodePaste.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useNodePaste.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
 
-type PasteHandler<T> = (file: File) => Promise<T>
+type PasteHandler<T> = (files: File[]) => Promise<T>
 
 interface NodePasteOptions<T> {
   onPaste: PasteHandler<T>
   fileFilter?: (file: File) => boolean
+  allow_batch?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
@@ -14,12 +15,15 @@ export const useNodePaste = <T>(
   node: LGraphNode,
   options: NodePasteOptions<T>
 ) => {
-  const { onPaste, fileFilter = () => true } = options
+  const { onPaste, fileFilter = () => true, allow_batch = false } = options
 
-  node.pasteFile = function (file: File) {
-    if (!fileFilter(file)) return false
+  node.pasteFiles = function (files: File[]) {
+    const filteredFiles = Array.from(files).filter(fileFilter)
+    if (!filteredFiles.length) return false
 
-    onPaste(file).then((result) => {
+    const paste = allow_batch ? filteredFiles : filteredFiles.slice(0, 1)
+
+    onPaste(paste).then((result) => {
       if (!result) return
     })
     return true
diff --git a/src/composables/usePaste.ts b/src/composables/usePaste.ts
index 31b8d71f3..9871daa8e 100644
--- a/src/composables/usePaste.ts
+++ b/src/composables/usePaste.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const usePaste = () => {
     // Did you mean 'Clipboard'?ts(2551)
     // TODO: Not sure what the code wants to do.
     let data = e.clipboardData || window.clipboardData
-    const items = data.items
+    const items: DataTransferItemList = data.items
 
     // Look for image paste data
     for (const item of items) {
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ export const usePaste = () => {
           graph.change()
         }
         const blob = item.getAsFile()
-        imageNode?.pasteFile?.(blob)
+        if (blob) imageNode?.pasteFile?.(blob)
+
+        imageNode?.pasteFiles?.(
+          Array.from(items)
+            .map((i) => i.getAsFile())
+            .filter((f) => f !== null)
+        )
         return
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/composables/useValueTransform.ts b/src/composables/useValueTransform.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be4b7a03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/useValueTransform.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Creates a getter/setter pair that transforms values on access if they have changed.
+ * Does not observe deep changes.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const { get, set } = useValueTransform<ResultItem[], string[]>(
+ *   items => items.map(formatPath)
+ * )
+ *
+ * Object.defineProperty(obj, 'value', { get, set })
+ */
+export function useValueTransform<Internal, External>(
+  transform: (value: Internal) => External,
+  initialValue: Internal
+) {
+  let internalValue: Internal = initialValue
+  let cachedValue: External = transform(initialValue)
+  let isChanged = false
+
+  return {
+    get: () => {
+      if (!isChanged) return cachedValue
+      cachedValue = transform(internalValue)
+      return cachedValue
+    },
+    set: (value: Internal) => {
+      isChanged = true
+      internalValue = value
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/composables/widgets/useImageUploadWidget.ts b/src/composables/widgets/useImageUploadWidget.ts
index 05b774e4e..60b54027d 100644
--- a/src/composables/widgets/useImageUploadWidget.ts
+++ b/src/composables/widgets/useImageUploadWidget.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,23 @@ import { IComboWidget } from '@comfyorg/litegraph/dist/types/widgets'
 
 import { useNodeImage } from '@/composables/useNodeImage'
 import { useNodeImageUpload } from '@/composables/useNodeImageUpload'
+import { useValueTransform } from '@/composables/useValueTransform'
 import type { ComfyWidgetConstructor } from '@/scripts/widgets'
 import type { ComfyApp } from '@/types'
 import type { InputSpec, ResultItem } from '@/types/apiTypes'
 import { createAnnotatedPath } from '@/utils/formatUtil'
+import { addToComboValues } from '@/utils/litegraphUtil'
+
+type InternalFile = string | ResultItem
+type InternalValue = InternalFile | InternalFile[]
+type ExposedValue = string | string[]
 
 const isImageFile = (file: File) => file.type.startsWith('image/')
 
-const findFileComboWidget = (node: LGraphNode, inputData: InputSpec) =>
-  node.widgets?.find(
-    (w) => w.name === (inputData[1]?.widget ?? 'image') && w.type === 'combo'
-  ) as IComboWidget & { value: string }
-
-const addToComboValues = (widget: IComboWidget, path: string) => {
-  if (!widget.options) widget.options = { values: [] }
-  if (!widget.options.values) widget.options.values = []
-  if (!widget.options.values.includes(path)) {
-    widget.options.values.push(path)
+const findFileComboWidget = (node: LGraphNode, inputName: string) =>
+  node.widgets!.find((w) => w.name === inputName) as IComboWidget & {
+    value: ExposedValue
   }
-}
 
 export const useImageUploadWidget = () => {
   const widgetConstructor: ComfyWidgetConstructor = (
@@ -30,43 +28,46 @@ export const useImageUploadWidget = () => {
     inputData: InputSpec,
     app: ComfyApp
   ) => {
-    // TODO: specify upload widget via input spec rather than input name
-    const fileComboWidget = findFileComboWidget(node, inputData)
-    const { allow_batch, image_folder = 'input' } = inputData[1] ?? {}
+    const inputOptions = inputData[1] ?? {}
+    const { imageInputName, allow_batch, image_folder = 'input' } = inputOptions
+
+    const { showImage } = useNodeImage(node)
+
+    const fileComboWidget = findFileComboWidget(node, imageInputName)
     const initialFile = `${fileComboWidget.value}`
-    const { showImage } = useNodeImage(node, { allowBatch: allow_batch })
+    const formatPath = (value: InternalFile) =>
+      createAnnotatedPath(value, { rootFolder: image_folder })
 
-    let internalValue: string | ResultItem = initialFile
+    const transform = (internalValue: InternalValue): ExposedValue => {
+      if (!internalValue) return initialFile
+      if (Array.isArray(internalValue))
+        return allow_batch
+          ? internalValue.map(formatPath)
+          : formatPath(internalValue[0])
+      return formatPath(internalValue)
+    }
 
-    // Setup getter/setter that transforms from `ResultItem` to string and formats paths
-    Object.defineProperty(fileComboWidget, 'value', {
-      set: function (value: string | ResultItem) {
-        internalValue = value
-      },
-      get: function () {
-        if (!internalValue) return initialFile
-        if (typeof internalValue === 'string')
-          return createAnnotatedPath(internalValue, {
-            rootFolder: image_folder
-          })
-        if (!internalValue.filename) return initialFile
-        return createAnnotatedPath(internalValue)
-      }
-    })
+    Object.defineProperty(
+      fileComboWidget,
+      'value',
+      useValueTransform(transform, initialFile)
+    )
 
     // Setup file upload handling
-    const { fileInput } = useNodeImageUpload(node, {
+    const { openFileSelection } = useNodeImageUpload(node, {
+      allow_batch,
       fileFilter: isImageFile,
       onUploadComplete: (output) => {
         output.forEach((path) => addToComboValues(fileComboWidget, path))
-        fileComboWidget.value = output[0]
+        // @ts-expect-error litegraph combo value type does not support arrays yet
+        fileComboWidget.value = output
         fileComboWidget.callback?.(output)
       }
     })
 
     // Create the button widget for selecting the files
     const uploadWidget = node.addWidget('button', inputName, 'image', () =>
-      fileInput.click()
+      openFileSelection()
     )
     uploadWidget.label = 'choose file to upload'
     // @ts-expect-error serialize is not typed
diff --git a/src/extensions/core/uploadImage.ts b/src/extensions/core/uploadImage.ts
index c50b663d3..e3bb7c12d 100644
--- a/src/extensions/core/uploadImage.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/core/uploadImage.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,41 @@
-import { ComfyNodeDef, InputSpec } from '@/types/apiTypes'
+import { ComfyNodeDef, InputSpec, isComboInputSpecV1 } from '@/types/apiTypes'
 
 import { app } from '../../scripts/app'
 
 // Adds an upload button to the nodes
 
+const isImageComboInput = (inputSpec: InputSpec) => {
+  const [inputName, inputOptions] = inputSpec
+  if (!inputOptions || inputOptions['image_upload'] !== true) return false
+  return isComboInputSpecV1(inputSpec) || inputName === 'COMBO'
+}
+
+const createUploadInput = (
+  imageInputName: string,
+  imageInputOptions: InputSpec
+): InputSpec => [
+  'IMAGEUPLOAD',
+  {
+    ...imageInputOptions[1],
+    imageInputName
+  }
+]
+
 app.registerExtension({
   name: 'Comfy.UploadImage',
   beforeRegisterNodeDef(nodeType, nodeData: ComfyNodeDef) {
-    // Check if there is a required input named 'image' in the nodeData
-    const imageInputSpec: InputSpec | undefined =
-      nodeData?.input?.required?.image
+    const { input } = nodeData ?? {}
+    const { required } = input ?? {}
+    if (!required) return
 
-    // Get the config from the image input spec if it exists
-    const config = imageInputSpec?.[1] ?? {}
-    const { image_upload = false, image_folder = 'input' } = config
+    const found = Object.entries(required).find(([_, input]) =>
+      isImageComboInput(input)
+    )
 
-    if (image_upload && nodeData?.input?.required) {
-      nodeData.input.required.upload = ['IMAGEUPLOAD', { image_folder }]
+    // If image combo input found, attach upload input
+    if (found) {
+      const [inputName, inputSpec] = found
+      required.upload = createUploadInput(inputName, inputSpec)
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/src/types/apiTypes.ts b/src/types/apiTypes.ts
index 7222edc56..86e9c6426 100644
--- a/src/types/apiTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/apiTypes.ts
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ const zComboInputProps = zBaseInputSpecValue.extend({
   control_after_generate: z.boolean().optional(),
   image_upload: z.boolean().optional(),
   image_folder: z.enum(['input', 'output', 'temp']).optional(),
+  allow_batch: z.boolean().optional(),
   remote: zRemoteWidgetConfig.optional()
 })
 
diff --git a/src/types/litegraph-augmentation.d.ts b/src/types/litegraph-augmentation.d.ts
index fe79a54f3..bbf9c2a04 100644
--- a/src/types/litegraph-augmentation.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/litegraph-augmentation.d.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ declare module '@comfyorg/litegraph' {
     imageOffset?: number
     /** Callback for pasting an image file into the node */
     pasteFile?(file: File): void
+    /** Callback for pasting multiple files into the node */
+    pasteFiles?(files: File[]): void
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/litegraphUtil.ts b/src/utils/litegraphUtil.ts
index ccbce6d75..fdbbd4132 100644
--- a/src/utils/litegraphUtil.ts
+++ b/src/utils/litegraphUtil.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { IWidget, LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
+import type { IComboWidget } from '@comfyorg/litegraph/dist/types/widgets'
 
 export function isImageNode(node: LGraphNode) {
   return (
@@ -8,3 +9,11 @@ export function isImageNode(node: LGraphNode) {
       node.widgets.findIndex((obj: IWidget) => obj.name === 'image') >= 0)
   )
 }
+
+export function addToComboValues(widget: IComboWidget, value: string) {
+  if (!widget.options) widget.options = { values: [] }
+  if (!widget.options.values) widget.options.values = []
+  if (!widget.options.values.includes(value)) {
+    widget.options.values.push(value)
+  }
+}