diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx
index b4f5741c78e..9451ddfa1a8 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.story.tsx
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ export default {
 export const Basic: Story<FileDropzoneProps> = (args) => {
   return <FileDropzone {...args} />;
 };
+
+export const WithCustomFileList: Story<FileDropzoneProps> = () => {
+  return <FileDropzone fileListRenderer={(file) => <div>Custom rendered item {file.file.name}</div>} />;
+};
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.test.tsx
index 09074c95a15..2d589f69ef6 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.test.tsx
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ describe('The FileDropzone component', () => {
 
     screen.getByText('Custom dropzone text');
   });
+
+  it('should handle file list overwrite when fileListRenderer is passed', async () => {
+    render(<FileDropzone fileListRenderer={() => null} />);
+
+    dispatchEvt(screen.getByTestId('dropzone'), 'drop', mockData([file({})]));
+
+    // need to await this in order to have the drop finished
+    await screen.findByTestId('dropzone');
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('ping.json')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
 
 function dispatchEvt(node: HTMLElement, type: string, data: any) {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx
index 215d67c1642..3c49ffbc176 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileDropzone.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ export interface FileDropzoneProps {
    * Use the onLoad function to get the result from FileReader.
    */
   onLoad?: (result: string | ArrayBuffer | null) => void;
+  /**
+   * The fileListRenderer property can be used to overwrite the list of files. To not to show
+   * any list return null in the function.
+   */
+  fileListRenderer?: (file: DropzoneFile, removeFile: (file: DropzoneFile) => void) => ReactNode;
 }
 
 export interface DropzoneFile {
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ export interface DropzoneFile {
   retryUpload?: () => void;
 }
 
-export function FileDropzone({ options, children, readAs, onLoad }: FileDropzoneProps) {
+export function FileDropzone({ options, children, readAs, onLoad, fileListRenderer }: FileDropzoneProps) {
   const [files, setFiles] = useState<DropzoneFile[]>([]);
 
   const setFileProperty = useCallback(
@@ -133,7 +138,12 @@ export function FileDropzone({ options, children, readAs, onLoad }: FileDropzone
   const { getRootProps, getInputProps, isDragActive } = useDropzone({ ...options, onDrop });
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const styles = getStyles(theme, isDragActive);
-  const fileList = files.map((file) => <FileListItem key={file.id} file={file} removeFile={removeFile} />);
+  const fileList = files.map((file) => {
+    if (fileListRenderer) {
+      return fileListRenderer(file, removeFile);
+    }
+    return <FileListItem key={file.id} file={file} removeFile={removeFile} />;
+  });
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.container}>
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.test.tsx
index 95b5caf5ae2..e1a0e75f2de 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.test.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('The FileListItem component', () => {
   it('should show a progressbar when the progress prop has a value', () => {
     render(<FileListItem file={{ file: file({}), id: '1', error: null, progress: 6 }} />);
 
-    expect(screen.queryByText('Cancel')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Cancel upload')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('46%')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByRole('progressbar')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('The FileListItem component', () => {
     const abortUpload = jest.fn();
     render(<FileListItem file={{ file: file({}), id: '1', error: null, progress: 6, abortUpload }} />);
 
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Cancel' }));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /cancel/i }));
 
     expect(abortUpload).toBeCalledTimes(1);
   });
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.tsx
index 27255b55731..cf039248391 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/FileDropzone/FileListItem.tsx
@@ -24,11 +24,19 @@ export function FileListItem({ file: customFile, removeFile }: FileListItemProps
         <>
           <span className={styles.error}>{error.message}</span>
           {retryUpload && (
-            <IconButton aria-label="Retry" name="sync" tooltip="Retry" tooltipPlacement="top" onClick={retryUpload} />
+            <IconButton
+              type="button"
+              aria-label="Retry"
+              name="sync"
+              tooltip="Retry"
+              tooltipPlacement="top"
+              onClick={retryUpload}
+            />
           )}
           {removeFile && (
             <IconButton
               className={retryUpload ? styles.marginLeft : ''}
+              type="button"
               name="trash-alt"
               onClick={() => removeFile(customFile)}
               tooltip={REMOVE_FILE}
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ export function FileListItem({ file: customFile, removeFile }: FileListItemProps
           <span className={styles.paddingLeft}>{Math.round((progress / file.size) * 100)}%</span>
           {abortUpload && (
             <Button variant="secondary" type="button" fill="text" onClick={abortUpload}>
-              Cancel
+              Cancel upload
             </Button>
           )}
         </>
@@ -59,6 +67,7 @@ export function FileListItem({ file: customFile, removeFile }: FileListItemProps
           onClick={() => removeFile(customFile)}
           tooltip={REMOVE_FILE}
           aria-label={REMOVE_FILE}
+          type="button"
           tooltipPlacement="top"
         />
       )
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ export function FileListItem({ file: customFile, removeFile }: FileListItemProps
   return (
     <div className={styles.fileListContainer}>
       <span className={styles.fileNameWrapper}>
-        <Icon name="file-blank" size="lg" />
+        <Icon name="file-blank" size="lg" aria-hidden={true} />
         <span className={styles.padding}>{trimFileName(file.name)}</span>
         <span>{formattedValueToString(valueFormat)}</span>
       </span>