diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/FormsManager/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/FormsManager/index.tsx
index 1af27147563..813e85bf411 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/FormsManager/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/FormsManager/index.tsx
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export function FormsManagerProvider({ children }: FormsManagerProps) {
   const {
     routes: { api },
   } = config
+  const folderFieldName = config.folders ? config.folders.fieldName : undefined
   const { code } = useLocale()
   const { i18n, t } = useTranslation()
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ export function FormsManagerProvider({ children }: FormsManagerProps) {
   const {
     collectionSlug,
     drawerSlug,
+    folderID,
     initialFiles,
     initialForms,
     onSuccess,
@@ -270,14 +272,35 @@ export function FormsManagerProvider({ children }: FormsManagerProps) {
       }
       dispatch({
         type: 'ADD_FORMS',
-        forms: Array.from(files).map((file) => ({
-          file,
-          initialState: initialStateRef.current,
-        })),
+        forms: Array.from(files).map((file) => {
+          const baseState = initialStateRef.current
+          return {
+            file,
+            initialState:
+              folderID && folderFieldName && baseState?.[folderFieldName]
+                ? {
+                    ...baseState,
+                    [folderFieldName]: {
+                      ...baseState[folderFieldName],
+                      initialValue: folderID,
+                      value: folderID,
+                    },
+                  }
+                : baseState,
+          }
+        }),
       })
       toggleLoadingOverlay({ isLoading: false, key: 'addingDocs' })
     },
-    [initializeSharedFormState, hasInitializedState, toggleLoadingOverlay, activeIndex, forms],
+    [
+      initializeSharedFormState,
+      hasInitializedState,
+      toggleLoadingOverlay,
+      activeIndex,
+      forms,
+      folderID,
+      folderFieldName,
+    ],
   )
 
   const addFilesEffectEvent = useEffectEvent(addFiles)
@@ -291,10 +314,23 @@ export function FormsManagerProvider({ children }: FormsManagerProps) {
 
     dispatch({
       type: 'ADD_FORMS',
-      forms: initialForms.map((form) => ({
-        ...form,
-        initialState: form?.initialState || initialStateRef.current,
-      })),
+      forms: initialForms.map((form) => {
+        const baseState = form?.initialState || initialStateRef.current
+        return {
+          ...form,
+          initialState:
+            folderID && folderFieldName && baseState?.[folderFieldName]
+              ? {
+                  ...baseState,
+                  [folderFieldName]: {
+                    ...baseState[folderFieldName],
+                    initialValue: folderID,
+                    value: folderID,
+                  },
+                }
+              : baseState,
+        }
+      }),
     })
 
     toggleLoadingOverlay({ isLoading: false, key: 'addingDocs' })
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/index.tsx
index 9d284bcbb7d..b933f0824f9 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/index.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export function BulkUploadDrawer() {
   const {
     drawerSlug,
     onCancel,
+    setFolderID,
     setInitialFiles,
     setInitialForms,
     setOnCancel,
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ export function BulkUploadDrawer() {
         }
 
         // Reset everything to defaults
+        setFolderID(undefined)
         setInitialFiles(undefined)
         setInitialForms(undefined)
         setOnCancel(() => () => null)
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ export function BulkUploadDrawer() {
 export type BulkUploadContext = {
   collectionSlug: CollectionSlug
   drawerSlug: string
+  folderID?: number | string
   initialFiles: FileList
   /**
    * Like initialFiles, but allows manually providing initial form state or the form ID for each file
@@ -164,6 +167,7 @@ export type BulkUploadContext = {
    */
   selectableCollections?: null | string[]
   setCollectionSlug: (slug: string) => void
+  setFolderID: (folderID: number | string) => void
   setInitialFiles: (files: FileList) => void
   setInitialForms: (
     forms: ((forms: InitialForms | undefined) => InitialForms | undefined) | InitialForms,
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ export type BulkUploadContext = {
 const Context = React.createContext<BulkUploadContext>({
   collectionSlug: '',
   drawerSlug: '',
+  folderID: undefined,
   initialFiles: undefined,
   initialForms: [],
   maxFiles: undefined,
@@ -191,6 +196,7 @@ const Context = React.createContext<BulkUploadContext>({
   onSuccess: () => null,
   selectableCollections: null,
   setCollectionSlug: () => null,
+  setFolderID: () => null,
   setInitialFiles: () => null,
   setInitialForms: () => null,
   setMaxFiles: () => null,
@@ -209,6 +215,7 @@ export function BulkUploadProvider({
 }) {
   const [selectableCollections, setSelectableCollections] = React.useState<null | string[]>(null)
   const [collection, setCollection] = React.useState<string>()
+  const [folderID, setFolderID] = React.useState<number | string>(undefined)
   const [onSuccessFunction, setOnSuccessFunction] = React.useState<BulkUploadContext['onSuccess']>()
   const [onCancelFunction, setOnCancelFunction] = React.useState<BulkUploadContext['onCancel']>()
   const [initialFiles, setInitialFiles] = React.useState<FileList>(undefined)
@@ -230,6 +237,7 @@ export function BulkUploadProvider({
       value={{
         collectionSlug: collection,
         drawerSlug,
+        folderID,
         initialFiles,
         initialForms,
         maxFiles,
@@ -245,6 +253,7 @@ export function BulkUploadProvider({
         },
         selectableCollections,
         setCollectionSlug: setCollection,
+        setFolderID,
         setInitialFiles,
         setInitialForms,
         setMaxFiles,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/ListHeader/TitleActions/ListBulkUploadButton.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/ListHeader/TitleActions/ListBulkUploadButton.tsx
index dcdfa35e0e1..aade4404570 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/ListHeader/TitleActions/ListBulkUploadButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/ListHeader/TitleActions/ListBulkUploadButton.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation.js'
 import React from 'react'
 
 import { useBulkUpload } from '../../../elements/BulkUpload/index.js'
+import { useFolder } from '../../../providers/Folders/index.js'
 import { useTranslation } from '../../../providers/Translation/index.js'
 import { Button } from '../../Button/index.js'
 
@@ -27,7 +28,13 @@ export function ListBulkUploadButton({
    */
   openBulkUpload?: () => void
 }) {
-  const { drawerSlug: bulkUploadDrawerSlug, setCollectionSlug, setOnSuccess } = useBulkUpload()
+  const {
+    drawerSlug: bulkUploadDrawerSlug,
+    setCollectionSlug,
+    setFolderID,
+    setOnSuccess,
+  } = useBulkUpload()
+  const { folderID } = useFolder()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { openModal } = useModal()
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -37,6 +44,7 @@ export function ListBulkUploadButton({
       openBulkUploadFromProps()
     } else {
       setCollectionSlug(collectionSlug)
+      setFolderID(folderID)
       openModal(bulkUploadDrawerSlug)
       setOnSuccess(() => {
         if (typeof onBulkUploadSuccess === 'function') {
@@ -50,8 +58,10 @@ export function ListBulkUploadButton({
     router,
     collectionSlug,
     bulkUploadDrawerSlug,
+    folderID,
     openModal,
     setCollectionSlug,
+    setFolderID,
     setOnSuccess,
     onBulkUploadSuccess,
     openBulkUploadFromProps,