diff --git a/src/assets/locales/en.json b/src/assets/locales/en.json
index 59bc992d..bcb7e293 100644
--- a/src/assets/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/locales/en.json
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@
           "fixCapitals": "Fix capitalization"
         },
         "title": "Subtitles",
-        "unknownLanguage": "Unknown"
+        "unknownLanguage": "Unknown",
+        "dropSubtitleFile": "Drop subtitle file here"
       }
     },
     "metadata": {
diff --git a/src/components/DropFile.tsx b/src/components/DropFile.tsx
index b432c2ce..8b0ab84e 100644
--- a/src/components/DropFile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DropFile.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function FileDropHandler(props: FileDropHandlerProps) {
   }, [dragging, props]);
 
   return (
-    <section
+    <div
       onDragEnter={handleDragEnter}
       onDragLeave={handleDragLeave}
       onDragOver={handleDragOver}
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ export function FileDropHandler(props: FileDropHandlerProps) {
       className={props.className}
     >
       {props.children}
-    </section>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionsView.tsx b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionsView.tsx
index 627787ba..a3196929 100644
--- a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionsView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionsView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Fuse from "fuse.js";
-import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { type DragEvent, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useAsyncFn } from "react-use";
 import { convert } from "subsrt-ts";
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { convert } from "subsrt-ts";
 import { subtitleTypeList } from "@/backend/helpers/subs";
 import { FileDropHandler } from "@/components/DropFile";
 import { FlagIcon } from "@/components/FlagIcon";
+import { Icon, Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
 import { useCaptions } from "@/components/player/hooks/useCaptions";
 import { Menu } from "@/components/player/internals/ContextMenu";
 import { Input } from "@/components/player/internals/ContextMenu/Input";
@@ -127,6 +128,32 @@ export function CaptionsView({ id }: { id: string }) {
   const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
   const setCaption = usePlayerStore((s) => s.setCaption);
 
+  function onDrop(event: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    const files = event.dataTransfer.files;
+    const firstFile = files[0];
+    if (!files || !firstFile) return;
+
+    const fileExtension = `.${firstFile.name.split(".").pop()}`;
+    if (!fileExtension || !subtitleTypeList.includes(fileExtension)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.addEventListener("load", (e) => {
+      if (!e.target || typeof e.target.result !== "string") return;
+
+      const converted = convert(e.target.result, "srt");
+
+      setCaption({
+        language: "custom",
+        srtData: converted,
+        id: "custom-caption",
+      });
+    });
+
+    reader.readAsText(firstFile);
+  }
+
   const captions = useMemo(
     () =>
       captionList.length !== 0 ? captionList : getHlsCaptionList?.() ?? [],
@@ -165,32 +192,19 @@ export function CaptionsView({ id }: { id: string }) {
   });
 
   return (
-    <FileDropHandler
-      className={`transition duration-300 ${dragging ? "brightness-50" : ""}`}
-      onDraggingChange={(isDragging) => {
-        setDragging(isDragging);
-      }}
-      onDrop={(event) => {
-        const files = event.dataTransfer.files;
-        if (!files || files.length === 0) return;
-
-        const reader = new FileReader();
-        reader.addEventListener("load", (e) => {
-          if (!e.target || typeof e.target.result !== "string") return;
-
-          const converted = convert(e.target.result, "srt");
-
-          setCaption({
-            language: "custom",
-            srtData: converted,
-            id: "custom-caption",
-          });
-        });
-
-        reader.readAsText(files[0]);
-      }}
-    >
+    <>
       <div>
+        {dragging && (
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-white z-10 pointer-events-none">
+            <div className="flex flex-col items-center">
+              <Icon className="text-4xl mb-8" icon={Icons.FILE} />
+              <span className="text-xl">
+                {t("player.menus.subtitles.dropSubtitleFile")}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         <Menu.BackLink
           onClick={() => router.navigate("/")}
           rightSide={
@@ -205,19 +219,29 @@ export function CaptionsView({ id }: { id: string }) {
         >
           {t("player.menus.subtitles.title")}
         </Menu.BackLink>
+      </div>
+      <FileDropHandler
+        className={`transition duration-300 ${dragging ? "brightness-50" : ""}`}
+        onDraggingChange={(isDragging) => {
+          setDragging(isDragging);
+        }}
+        onDrop={(event) => onDrop(event)}
+      >
         <div className="mt-3">
           <Input value={searchQuery} onInput={setSearchQuery} />
         </div>
-      </div>
-
-      <Menu.ScrollToActiveSection className="!pt-1 mt-2 pb-3">
-        <CaptionOption onClick={() => disable()} selected={!selectedCaptionId}>
-          {t("player.menus.subtitles.offChoice")}
-        </CaptionOption>
-        <CustomCaptionOption />
-        {content}
-      </Menu.ScrollToActiveSection>
-    </FileDropHandler>
+        <Menu.ScrollToActiveSection className="!pt-1 mt-2 pb-3">
+          <CaptionOption
+            onClick={() => disable()}
+            selected={!selectedCaptionId}
+          >
+            {t("player.menus.subtitles.offChoice")}
+          </CaptionOption>
+          <CustomCaptionOption />
+          {content}
+        </Menu.ScrollToActiveSection>
+      </FileDropHandler>
+    </>
   );
 }