diff --git a/eslint-suppressions.json b/eslint-suppressions.json
index 09e46121320..708c8f9fbcc 100644
--- a/eslint-suppressions.json
+++ b/eslint-suppressions.json
@@ -671,11 +671,6 @@
       "count": 1
     }
   },
-  "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx": {
-    "no-restricted-syntax": {
-      "count": 1
-    }
-  },
   "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FormField/FormField.tsx": {
     "no-restricted-syntax": {
       "count": 1
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx
index 9ac5e775590..133022394f3 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { Meta, StoryFn } from '@storybook/react';
+import { useId } from 'react';
+
+import { Field } from '../Forms/Field';
 
 import { FileDropzone } from './FileDropzone';
 import mdx from './FileDropzone.mdx';
@@ -10,12 +13,17 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof FileDropzone> = {
     docs: {
       page: mdx,
     },
-    // TODO fix a11y issue in story and remove this
-    a11y: { test: 'off' },
   },
 };
 
-const Template: StoryFn<typeof FileDropzone> = (args) => <FileDropzone {...args} />;
+const Template: StoryFn<typeof FileDropzone> = (args) => {
+  const inputId = useId();
+  return (
+    <Field label="Test JSON file">
+      <FileDropzone {...args} id={inputId} />
+    </Field>
+  );
+};
 
 export const Basic = Template.bind({});
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx
index 1d27de173a1..120c7e08a09 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export interface FileDropzoneProps {
    */
   fileListRenderer?: (file: DropzoneFile, removeFile: (file: DropzoneFile) => void) => ReactNode;
   onFileRemove?: (file: DropzoneFile) => void;
+  /**
+   * Optional id attribute for the underlying input element
+   * Use to link a label to the input for accessibility
+   */
+  id?: string;
 }
 
 export interface DropzoneFile {
@@ -58,7 +63,15 @@ export interface DropzoneFile {
   retryUpload?: () => void;
 }
 
-export function FileDropzone({ options, children, readAs, onLoad, fileListRenderer, onFileRemove }: FileDropzoneProps) {
+export function FileDropzone({
+  options,
+  children,
+  readAs,
+  onLoad,
+  fileListRenderer,
+  onFileRemove,
+  id,
+}: FileDropzoneProps) {
   const [files, setFiles] = useState<DropzoneFile[]>([]);
   const [fileErrors, setErrorMessages] = useState<FileError[]>([]);
 
@@ -218,7 +231,7 @@ export function FileDropzone({ options, children, readAs, onLoad, fileListRender
   return (
     <div className={styles.container}>
       <div data-testid="dropzone" {...getRootProps({ className: styles.dropzone })}>
-        <input {...getInputProps()} />
+        <input {...getInputProps()} id={id} />
         {children ?? <FileDropzoneDefaultChildren primaryText={getPrimaryText(files, options)} />}
       </div>
       {fileErrors.length > 0 && renderErrorMessages(fileErrors)}