diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/fileupload/FileUpload.vue b/packages/primevue/src/fileupload/FileUpload.vue
index 840b11344..b7caabe1d 100755
--- a/packages/primevue/src/fileupload/FileUpload.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/fileupload/FileUpload.vue
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@
         <Message v-for="msg of messages" :key="msg" severity="error" @close="onMessageClose" :unstyled="unstyled" :pt="ptm('pcMessages')">{{ msg }}</Message>
         <Button :label="chooseButtonLabel" :class="chooseButtonClass" :style="style" :disabled="disabled" :unstyled="unstyled" @mouseup="onBasicUploaderClick" @keydown.enter="choose" @focus="onFocus" @blur="onBlur" v-bind="ptm('pcButton')">
             <template #icon="iconProps">
-                <slot v-if="!hasFiles || auto" name="uploadicon">
-                    <component :is="uploadIcon ? 'span' : 'UploadIcon'" :class="[iconProps.class, uploadIcon]" aria-hidden="true" v-bind="ptm('pcButton')['icon']" />
-                </slot>
-                <slot v-else name="chooseicon">
+                <slot name="chooseicon">
                     <component :is="chooseIcon ? 'span' : 'PlusIcon'" :class="[iconProps.class, chooseIcon]" aria-hidden="true" v-bind="ptm('pcButton')['icon']" />
                 </slot>
             </template>
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@
                 {{ basicFileChosenLabel }}
             </span>
         </slot>
-        <input v-if="!hasFiles" ref="fileInput" type="file" :accept="accept" :disabled="disabled" :multiple="multiple" @change="onFileSelect" @focus="onFocus" @blur="onBlur" v-bind="ptm('input')" />
+        <input ref="fileInput" type="file" :accept="accept" :disabled="disabled" :multiple="multiple" @change="onFileSelect" @focus="onFocus" @blur="onBlur" v-bind="ptm('input')" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -108,7 +105,7 @@ export default {
             if (this.hasFiles) this.uploader();
         },
         onBasicUploaderClick(event) {
-            if (event.button === 0 && !this.hasFiles) this.$refs.fileInput.click();
+            if (event.button === 0) this.$refs.fileInput.click();
         },
         onFileSelect(event) {
             if (event.type !== 'drop' && this.isIE11() && this.duplicateIEEvent) {
@@ -117,6 +114,10 @@ export default {
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (this.isBasic && this.hasFiles) {
+                this.files = [];
+            }
+
             this.messages = [];
             this.files = this.files || [];
             let files = event.dataTransfer ? event.dataTransfer.files : event.target.files;