diff --git a/app/javascript/application.scss b/app/javascript/application.scss
index 4697cbbc..991fc9cd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/application.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/application.scss
@@ -118,3 +118,10 @@ button[disabled] .enabled {
   @apply bg-base-300;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
+
+.input-outlined {
+  outline-style: solid;
+  outline-width: 1px;
+  outline-offset: 3px;
+  outline-color: hsl(var(--bc) / 0.2);
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/elements/file_dropzone.js b/app/javascript/elements/file_dropzone.js
index 1bf0c8bd..7511da06 100644
--- a/app/javascript/elements/file_dropzone.js
+++ b/app/javascript/elements/file_dropzone.js
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ export default actionable(targetable(class extends HTMLElement {
           this.append(input)
         })
 
-        if (this.dataset.submitOnUpload) {
+        if (this.dataset.submitOnUpload === 'true') {
           this.closest('form').querySelector('button[type="submit"]').click()
         }
       }).finally(() => {
-        this.toggleLoading()
+        if (this.dataset.submitOnUpload !== 'true') {
+          this.toggleLoading()
+        }
       })
     } else {
       if (this.dataset.submitOnUpload) {
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
index d2b6b830..c844b969 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
@@ -26,20 +26,44 @@
     <div class="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3 <%= 'mb-6' if @templates.present? %>">
       <%= render partial: 'template_folders/folder', collection: @template_folders, as: :folder %>
     </div>
-    <% if @templates.blank? %>
-      <% if @pagy.pages > 1 %>
-        <%= render 'shared/pagination', pagy: @pagy, left_additional_html: view_archived_html %>
-      <% elsif params[:q].blank? %>
-        <div class="mt-2">
-          <%= view_archived_html %>
-        </div>
-      <% end %>
-    <% end %>
   <% end %>
   <% if @templates.present? %>
     <div class="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
       <%= render partial: 'templates/template', collection: @templates %>
     </div>
+  <% end %>
+  <% if params[:q].blank? && @pagy.pages == 1 && ((@template_folders.size < 10 && @templates.size.zero?) || (@template_folders.size < 7 && @templates.size < 4) || (@template_folders.size < 4 && @templates.size < 7)) %>
+    <%= form_for '', url: templates_upload_path, method: :post, class: 'mt-8 block', html: { enctype: 'multipart/form-data' } do %>
+      <button type="submit" class="hidden"></button>
+      <file-dropzone data-submit-on-upload="true" class="w-full">
+        <label for="file_dropzone_input" class="w-full block h-52 relative hover:bg-base-200/30 rounded-xl border border-2 border-base-300 border-dashed">
+          <div class="absolute top-0 right-0 left-0 bottom-0 flex items-center justify-center">
+            <div class="flex flex-col items-center">
+              <span data-target="file-dropzone.icon" class="flex flex-col items-center">
+                <span>
+                  <%= svg_icon('cloud_upload', class: 'w-10 h-10') %>
+                </span>
+                <div class="font-medium mb-1">
+                  Upload New Document
+                </div>
+                <div class="text-xs">
+                  <span class="font-medium">Click to upload</span> or drag and drop
+                </div>
+              </span>
+              <span data-target="file-dropzone.loading" class="flex flex-col items-center hidden">
+                <%= svg_icon('loader', class: 'w-10 h-10 animate-spin') %>
+                <div class="font-medium mb-1">
+                  Uploading...
+                </div>
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <input id="file_dropzone_input" name="files[]" class="hidden" data-action="change:file-dropzone#onSelectFiles" data-target="file-dropzone.input" type="file" accept="image/*, application/pdf<%= ', .docx, .doc, .xlsx, .xls' if Docuseal.multitenant? %>" multiple>
+          </div>
+        </label>
+      </file-dropzone>
+    <% end %>
+  <% end %>
+  <% if @templates.present? || params[:q].blank? %>
     <% if @pagy.pages > 1 %>
       <%= render 'shared/pagination', pagy: @pagy, items_name: 'templates', left_additional_html: view_archived_html %>
     <% else %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_search_input.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_search_input.html.erb
index 23f66862..1cb8bbc8 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_search_input.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_search_input.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       </a>
     <% end %>
   </div>
-  <input id="search" name="q" value="<%= params[:q] %>" class="input input-ghost text-lg pr-10 -mr-12 <%= 'pl-8 input-bordered' if params[:q].present? %>">
+  <input id="search" name="q" value="<%= params[:q] %>" class="input input-ghost text-lg pr-10 -mr-12 <%= 'pl-8 input-outlined' if params[:q].present? %>">
   <button type="submit" title="Search" class="btn btn-ghost btn-circle" onclick="window.search.value || document.activeElement === window.search ? null : [event.preventDefault(), window.search.focus()]">
     <span class="enabled">
       <%= svg_icon('search', class: 'w-6 h-6 stroke-2') %>