diff --git a/ui/src/app/datasets/[datasetName]/page.tsx b/ui/src/app/datasets/[datasetName]/page.tsx
index d3bf68fc..dcba4736 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/datasets/[datasetName]/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/app/datasets/[datasetName]/page.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useEffect, useState, use } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState, use, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { LuImageOff, LuLoader, LuBan } from 'react-icons/lu';
 import { FaChevronLeft } from 'react-icons/fa';
 import DatasetImageCard from '@/components/DatasetImageCard';
 import { Button } from '@headlessui/react';
 import AddImagesModal, { openImagesModal } from '@/components/AddImagesModal';
 import { TopBar, MainContent } from '@/components/layout';
 import { apiClient } from '@/utils/api';
+import FullscreenDropOverlay from '@/components/FullscreenDropOverlay';
 
 export default function DatasetPage({ params }: { params: { datasetName: string } }) {
   const [imgList, setImgList] = useState<{ img_path: string }[]>([]);
@@ -38,6 +40,56 @@ export default function DatasetPage({ params }: { params: { datasetName: string
     }
   }, [datasetName]);
 
+  const PageInfoContent = useMemo(() => {
+    let icon = null;
+    let text = '';
+    let subtitle = '';
+    let showIt = false;
+    let bgColor = '';
+    let textColor = '';
+    let iconColor = '';
+
+    if (status == 'loading') {
+      icon = <LuLoader className="animate-spin w-8 h-8" />;
+      text = 'Loading Images';
+      subtitle = 'Please wait while we fetch your dataset images...';
+      showIt = true;
+      bgColor = 'bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800/50';
+      textColor = 'text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100';
+      iconColor = 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400';
+    }
+    if (status == 'error') {
+      icon = <LuBan className="w-8 h-8" />;
+      text = 'Error Loading Images';
+      subtitle = 'There was a problem fetching the images. Please try refreshing the page.';
+      showIt = true;
+      bgColor = 'bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-950/20';
+      textColor = 'text-red-900 dark:text-red-100';
+      iconColor = 'text-red-600 dark:text-red-400';
+    }
+    if (status == 'success' && imgList.length === 0) {
+      icon = <LuImageOff className="w-8 h-8" />;
+      text = 'No Images Found';
+      subtitle = 'This dataset is empty. Click "Add Images" to get started.';
+      showIt = true;
+      bgColor = 'bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800/50';
+      textColor = 'text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100';
+      iconColor = 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400';
+    }
+
+    if (!showIt) return null;
+
+    return (
+      <div
+        className={`mt-10 flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-16 px-8 rounded-xl border-2 border-gray-700 border-dashed ${bgColor} ${textColor} mx-auto max-w-md text-center`}
+      >
+        <div className={`${iconColor} mb-4`}>{icon}</div>
+        <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">{text}</h3>
+        <p className="text-sm opacity-75 leading-relaxed">{subtitle}</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }, [status, imgList.length]);
+
   return (
     <>
       {/* Fixed top bar */}
@@ -61,11 +113,9 @@ export default function DatasetPage({ params }: { params: { datasetName: string
         </div>
       </TopBar>
       <MainContent>
-        {status === 'loading' && <p>Loading...</p>}
-        {status === 'error' && <p>Error fetching images</p>}
-        {status === 'success' && (
+        {PageInfoContent}
+        {status === 'success' && imgList.length > 0 && (
           <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
-            {imgList.length === 0 && <p>No images found</p>}
             {imgList.map(img => (
               <DatasetImageCard
                 key={img.img_path}
@@ -78,6 +128,10 @@ export default function DatasetPage({ params }: { params: { datasetName: string
         )}
       </MainContent>
       <AddImagesModal />
+      <FullscreenDropOverlay
+        datasetName={datasetName}
+        onComplete={() => refreshImageList(datasetName)}
+      />
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/FullscreenDropOverlay.tsx b/ui/src/components/FullscreenDropOverlay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..425b7aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/FullscreenDropOverlay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useDropzone } from 'react-dropzone';
+import { FaUpload } from 'react-icons/fa';
+import { apiClient } from '@/utils/api';
+
+type AcceptMap = {
+  [mime: string]: string[];
+};
+
+interface FullscreenDropOverlayProps {
+  datasetName: string; // where to upload
+  onComplete?: () => void; // called after successful upload
+  accept?: AcceptMap; // optional override
+  multiple?: boolean; // default true
+}
+
+export default function FullscreenDropOverlay({
+  datasetName,
+  onComplete,
+  accept,
+  multiple = true,
+}: FullscreenDropOverlayProps) {
+  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
+  const [isUploading, setIsUploading] = useState(false);
+  const [uploadProgress, setUploadProgress] = useState(0);
+  const dragDepthRef = useRef(0); // drag-enter/leave tracking
+
+  // Only show the overlay for real file drags (not text, images from page, etc)
+  const isFileDrag = (e: DragEvent) => {
+    const types = e?.dataTransfer?.types;
+    return !!types && Array.from(types).includes('Files');
+  };
+
+  // Window-level drag listeners to toggle visibility
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onDragEnter = (e: DragEvent) => {
+      if (!isFileDrag(e)) return;
+      dragDepthRef.current += 1;
+      setVisible(true);
+      e.preventDefault();
+    };
+    const onDragOver = (e: DragEvent) => {
+      if (!isFileDrag(e)) return;
+      // Must preventDefault to allow dropping in the browser
+      e.preventDefault();
+      if (!visible) setVisible(true);
+    };
+    const onDragLeave = (e: DragEvent) => {
+      if (!isFileDrag(e)) return;
+      dragDepthRef.current = Math.max(0, dragDepthRef.current - 1);
+      if (dragDepthRef.current === 0 && !isUploading) {
+        setVisible(false);
+      }
+    };
+    const onDrop = (e: DragEvent) => {
+      if (!isFileDrag(e)) return;
+      // Prevent browser from opening the file
+      e.preventDefault();
+      dragDepthRef.current = 0;
+      // We do NOT hide here; the dropzone onDrop will handle workflow visibility.
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener('dragenter', onDragEnter);
+    window.addEventListener('dragover', onDragOver);
+    window.addEventListener('dragleave', onDragLeave);
+    window.addEventListener('drop', onDrop);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('dragenter', onDragEnter);
+      window.removeEventListener('dragover', onDragOver);
+      window.removeEventListener('dragleave', onDragLeave);
+      window.removeEventListener('drop', onDrop);
+    };
+  }, [visible, isUploading]);
+
+  const onDrop = useCallback(
+    async (acceptedFiles: File[]) => {
+      if (acceptedFiles.length === 0) {
+        // no accepted files; hide overlay cleanly
+        setVisible(false);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      setIsUploading(true);
+      setUploadProgress(0);
+
+      const formData = new FormData();
+      acceptedFiles.forEach(file => formData.append('files', file));
+      formData.append('datasetName', datasetName || '');
+
+      try {
+        await apiClient.post(`/api/datasets/upload`, formData, {
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data' },
+          onUploadProgress: pe => {
+            const percent = Math.round(((pe.loaded || 0) * 100) / (pe.total || pe.loaded || 1));
+            setUploadProgress(percent);
+          },
+          timeout: 0,
+        });
+        onComplete?.();
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Upload failed:', err);
+      } finally {
+        setIsUploading(false);
+        setUploadProgress(0);
+        setVisible(false);
+      }
+    },
+    [datasetName, onComplete],
+  );
+
+  const dropAccept = useMemo<AcceptMap>(
+    () =>
+      accept || {
+        'image/*': ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif', '.bmp', '.webp'],
+        'video/*': ['.mp4', '.avi', '.mov', '.mkv', '.wmv', '.m4v', '.flv'],
+        'text/*': ['.txt'],
+      },
+    [accept],
+  );
+
+  const { getRootProps, getInputProps, isDragActive } = useDropzone({
+    onDrop,
+    accept: dropAccept,
+    multiple,
+    noClick: true,
+    noKeyboard: true,
+    // Prevent "folder opens" by browser if someone drags outside the overlay mid-drop:
+    preventDropOnDocument: true,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      // When hidden: opacity-0 + pointer-events-none so the page is fully interactive
+      // When visible or uploading: fade in and capture the drop
+      className={`fixed inset-0 z-[9999] transition-opacity duration-200 ${
+        visible || isUploading ? 'opacity-100 pointer-events-auto' : 'opacity-0 pointer-events-none'
+      }`}
+      aria-hidden={!visible && !isUploading}
+      {...getRootProps()}
+    >
+      {/* Fullscreen capture layer */}
+      <input {...getInputProps()} />
+
+      {/* Backdrop: keep it subtle so context remains visible */}
+      <div className={`absolute inset-0 ${isUploading ? 'bg-gray-900/70' : 'bg-gray-900/40'}`} />
+
+      {/* Center drop target UI */}
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center p-6">
+        <div
+          className={`w-full max-w-2xl rounded-2xl border-2 border-dashed px-8 py-10 text-center shadow-2xl backdrop-blur-sm
+          ${isDragActive ? 'border-blue-400 bg-white/10' : 'border-white/30 bg-white/5'}`}
+        >
+          <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4">
+            <FaUpload className="size-10 opacity-80" />
+            {!isUploading ? (
+              <>
+                <p className="text-lg font-semibold">Drop files to upload</p>
+                <p className="text-sm opacity-80">
+                  Destination:&nbsp;<span className="font-mono">{datasetName || 'unknown'}</span>
+                </p>
+                <p className="text-xs opacity-70 mt-1">Images, videos, or .txt supported</p>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <p className="text-lg font-semibold">Uploading… {uploadProgress}%</p>
+                <div className="w-full h-2.5 bg-white/20 rounded-full overflow-hidden">
+                  <div
+                    className="h-2.5 bg-blue-500 rounded-full transition-[width] duration-150 ease-linear"
+                    style={{ width: `${uploadProgress}%` }}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}