diff --git a/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue b/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue
index fc1c485e5..ea8db2e85 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/component/p-navigation.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
             <v-toolbar-title class="p-navigation-title">{{ page.title }}</v-toolbar-title>
 
             <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+
+            <v-toolbar-items>
+                <v-btn icon @click.stop="showUpload = true" v-if="!readonly">
+                    <v-icon>cloud_upload</v-icon>
+                </v-btn>
+            </v-toolbar-items>
         </v-toolbar>
         <v-navigation-drawer
                 v-model="drawer"
@@ -172,7 +178,7 @@
                     </v-list-tile-content>
                 </v-list-tile>
 
-                <v-list-tile to="/discover" @click="" class="p-navigation-discover" v-if="config.experimental">
+                <!-- v-list-tile to="/discover" @click="" class="p-navigation-discover" v-if="config.experimental">
                     <v-list-tile-action>
                         <v-icon>color_lens</v-icon>
                     </v-list-tile-action>
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@
                             <translate>Discover</translate>
                         </v-list-tile-title>
                     </v-list-tile-content>
-                </v-list-tile>
+                </v-list-tile -->
 
                 <!-- v-list-tile to="/events" @click="" class="p-navigation-events">
                     <v-list-tile-action>
@@ -228,7 +234,7 @@
                     </v-list-tile-content>
                 </v-list-tile>
 
-                <v-list-tile @click="logout" class="p-navigation-logout" v-if="!isPublic && auth">
+                <v-list-tile @click="logout" class="p-navigation-logout" v-if="!public && auth">
                     <v-list-tile-action>
                         <v-icon>power_settings_new</v-icon>
                     </v-list-tile-action>
@@ -251,14 +257,18 @@
                         </v-list-tile-title>
                     </v-list-tile-content>
                 </v-list-tile>
+
             </v-list>
         </v-navigation-drawer>
+        <p-upload-dialog :show="showUpload" @cancel="showUpload = false"
+                              @confirm="showUpload = false"></p-upload-dialog>
     </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
     import Album from "../model/album";
     import {DateTime} from "luxon";
+    import Event from "pubsub-js";
 
     export default {
         name: "p-navigation",
@@ -269,14 +279,17 @@
                 drawer: null,
                 mini: mini,
                 session: this.$session,
-                isPublic: this.$config.getValue("public"),
+                public: this.$config.getValue("public"),
+                readonly: this.$config.getValue("readonly"),
                 config: this.$config.values,
                 page: this.$config.page,
+                showUpload: false,
+                uploadSubId: null,
             };
         },
         computed: {
             auth() {
-                return this.session.auth || this.isPublic
+                return this.session.auth || this.public
             },
         },
         methods: {
@@ -292,6 +305,12 @@
             logout() {
                 this.$session.logout();
             },
+        },
+        created() {
+            this.uploadSubId = Event.subscribe("upload.show", () => this.showUpload = true);
+        },
+        destroyed() {
+            Event.unsubscribe(this.uploadSubId);
         }
     };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/p-photo-search.vue b/frontend/src/component/p-photo-search.vue
index 2b310531e..fc7130423 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/p-photo-search.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/component/p-photo-search.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
             <v-spacer></v-spacer>
 
-            <v-btn icon @click.stop="refresh" class="hidden-xs-only">
+            <v-btn icon @click.stop="refresh" class="hidden-xs-only" :class="dirty ? 'secondary-light': ''">
                 <v-icon>refresh</v-icon>
             </v-btn>
 
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
                 <v-icon>view_column</v-icon>
             </v-btn>
 
+            <v-btn icon @click.stop="showUpload()" v-if="!this.$config.values.readonly" class="hidden-md-and-down">
+                <v-icon>cloud_upload</v-icon>
+            </v-btn>
+
             <v-btn icon @click.stop="searchExpanded = !searchExpanded" class="p-expand-search">
                 <v-icon>{{ searchExpanded ? 'keyboard_arrow_up' : 'keyboard_arrow_down' }}</v-icon>
             </v-btn>
@@ -133,9 +137,12 @@
     </v-form>
 </template>
 <script>
+    import Event from "pubsub-js";
+
     export default {
         name: 'p-photo-search',
         props: {
+            dirty: Boolean,
             filter: Object,
             settings: Object,
             refresh: Function,
@@ -223,6 +230,9 @@
                 this.filter.q = '';
                 this.filterChange();
             },
+            showUpload() {
+                Event.publish("upload.show");
+            }
         },
     };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/dialog/dialogs.js b/frontend/src/dialog/dialogs.js
index 87d653c6a..dcbc7cfb0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/dialog/dialogs.js
+++ b/frontend/src/dialog/dialogs.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import PPhotoAlbumDialog from "./p-photo-album-dialog.vue";
 import PPhotoEditDialog from "./p-photo-edit-dialog.vue";
 import PPhotoShareDialog from "./p-photo-share-dialog.vue";
 import PAlbumDeleteDialog from "./p-album-delete-dialog.vue";
+import PUploadDialog from "./p-upload-dialog.vue";
 
 const dialogs = {};
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ dialogs.install = (Vue) => {
     Vue.component("p-photo-edit-dialog", PPhotoEditDialog);
     Vue.component("p-photo-share-dialog", PPhotoShareDialog);
     Vue.component("p-album-delete-dialog", PAlbumDeleteDialog);
+    Vue.component("p-upload-dialog", PUploadDialog);
 };
 
 export default dialogs;
diff --git a/frontend/src/dialog/p-upload-dialog.vue b/frontend/src/dialog/p-upload-dialog.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65beba3f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/dialog/p-upload-dialog.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+<template>
+    <v-dialog fullscreen hide-overlay scrollable lazy
+              v-model="show" persistent class="p-upload-dialog" @keydown.esc="cancel">
+        <v-card color="application">
+            <v-toolbar dark color="navigation">
+                <v-btn icon dark @click.stop="cancel" :disabled="busy">
+                    <v-icon>close</v-icon>
+                </v-btn>
+                <v-toolbar-title><translate>Upload</translate></v-toolbar-title>
+            </v-toolbar>
+            <v-container grid-list-xs text-xs-left fluid>
+                <v-form ref="form" class="p-photo-upload" lazy-validation @submit.prevent="submit" dense>
+                    <input type="file" ref="upload" multiple @change.stop="upload()" class="d-none">
+
+                    <v-container fluid>
+                        <p class="subheading">
+                            <span v-if="total === 0">Select photos to start upload...</span>
+                            <span v-else-if="failed">Upload failed</span>
+                            <span v-else-if="total > 0 && completed < 100">
+                        Uploading {{current}} of {{total}}...
+                    </span>
+                            <span v-else-if="indexing">Upload complete. Indexing...</span>
+                            <span v-else-if="completed === 100">Done.</span>
+                        </p>
+
+                        <v-progress-linear color="secondary-dark" v-model="completed"
+                                           :indeterminate="indexing"></v-progress-linear>
+
+
+                        <p class="subheading" v-if="safe">
+                            Please don't upload photos containing offensive content. Uploads
+                            that may contain such images will be rejected automatically.
+                        </p>
+
+                        <v-btn
+                                :disabled="busy"
+                                color="secondary-dark"
+                                class="white--text ml-0 mt-2"
+                                depressed
+                                @click.stop="uploadDialog()"
+                        >
+                            <translate>Upload</translate>
+                            <v-icon right dark>cloud_upload</v-icon>
+                        </v-btn>
+                    </v-container>
+                </v-form>
+
+            </v-container>
+        </v-card>
+    </v-dialog>
+</template>
+<script>
+    import Api from "common/api";
+    import Notify from "common/notify";
+
+    export default {
+        name: 'p-tab-upload',
+        props: {
+            show: Boolean,
+        },
+        data() {
+            return {
+                selected: [],
+                uploads: [],
+                busy: false,
+                indexing: false,
+                failed: false,
+                current: 0,
+                total: 0,
+                completed: 0,
+                started: 0,
+                safe: !this.$config.getValue("uploadNSFW")
+            }
+        },
+        methods: {
+            cancel() {
+                this.$emit('cancel');
+            },
+            confirm() {
+                this.$emit('confirm');
+            },
+            submit() {
+                // DO NOTHING
+            },
+            uploadDialog() {
+                this.$refs.upload.click();
+            },
+            upload() {
+                this.started = Date.now();
+                this.selected = this.$refs.upload.files;
+                this.busy = true;
+                this.indexing = false;
+                this.failed = false;
+                this.total = this.selected.length;
+                this.current = 0;
+                this.completed = 0;
+                this.uploads = [];
+
+                if (!this.total) {
+                    return
+                }
+
+                Notify.info(this.$gettext("Uploading photos..."));
+                Notify.blockUI();
+
+                async function performUpload(ctx) {
+                    for (let i = 0; i < ctx.selected.length; i++) {
+                        let file = ctx.selected[i];
+                        let formData = new FormData();
+
+                        ctx.current = i + 1;
+
+                        formData.append('files', file);
+
+                        await Api.post('upload/' + ctx.started,
+                            formData,
+                            {
+                                headers: {
+                                    'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data'
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ).then(() => {
+                            ctx.completed = Math.round((ctx.current / ctx.total) * 100);
+                        }).catch(() => {
+                            ctx.busy = false;
+                            ctx.indexing = false;
+                            ctx.completed = 100;
+                            ctx.failed = true;
+                            Notify.unblockUI();
+                            throw Error("upload failed");
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                performUpload(this).then(() => {
+                    this.indexing = true;
+                    const ctx = this;
+
+                    Api.post('import/upload/' + this.started).then(() => {
+                        Notify.unblockUI();
+                        Notify.success(ctx.$gettext("Upload complete"));
+                        ctx.busy = false;
+                        ctx.indexing = false;
+                        ctx.$emit('confirm');
+                    }).catch(() => {
+                        Notify.unblockUI();
+                        Notify.error(ctx.$gettext("Failure while importing uploaded files"));
+                        ctx.busy = false;
+                        ctx.indexing = false;
+                    });
+                });
+            },
+        },
+        watch: {
+            show: function () {
+                this.selected = [];
+                this.uploads = [];
+                this.busy = false;
+                this.indexing = false;
+                this.failed = false;
+                this.current = 0;
+                this.total = 0;
+                this.completed = 0;
+                this.started = 0;
+            }
+        },
+    };
+</script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/albums.vue b/frontend/src/pages/albums.vue
index 6fc82ca17..32c4c77b6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/albums.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/albums.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
                 <v-spacer></v-spacer>
 
-                <v-btn icon @click.stop="refresh">
+                <v-btn icon @click.stop="refresh" :class="dirty ? 'secondary-light': ''">
                     <v-icon>refresh</v-icon>
                 </v-btn>
 
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 
             return {
                 subId: null,
+                dirty: false,
                 results: [],
                 loading: true,
                 scrollDisabled: true,
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@
 
                 Album.search(params).then(response => {
                     this.loading = false;
+                    this.dirty = false;
                     this.results = response.models;
 
                     this.scrollDisabled = (response.models.length < this.pageSize);
@@ -318,7 +320,11 @@
                 }
             },
             onCount() {
-                // TODO
+                this.dirty = true;
+
+                if(!this.selection && this.offset === 0) {
+                    this.refresh();
+                }
             }
         },
         created() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/library.vue b/frontend/src/pages/library.vue
index 9420a715f..033642dfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/library.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/library.vue
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
                 <p-tab-import></p-tab-import>
             </v-tab-item>
 
-            <v-tab id="tab-upload" :disabled="readonly" ripple @click="changePath('/library/upload')">
+            <!-- v-tab id="tab-upload" :disabled="readonly" ripple @click="changePath('/library/upload')">
                 <translate>Upload</translate>
             </v-tab>
             <v-tab-item :disabled="readonly">
                 <p-tab-upload></p-tab-upload>
-            </v-tab-item>
+            </v-tab-item -->
 
             <v-tab id="tab-logs" ripple @click="changePath('/library/logs')">
                 <translate>Logs</translate>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-    import uploadTab from "pages/library/upload.vue";
+    // import uploadTab from "pages/library/upload.vue";
     import importTab from "pages/library/import.vue";
     import originalsTab from "pages/library/originals.vue";
     import tabLogs from "pages/library/logs.vue";
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         components: {
             'p-tab-originals': originalsTab,
             'p-tab-import': importTab,
-            'p-tab-upload': uploadTab,
+            // 'p-tab-upload': uploadTab,
             'p-tab-logs': tabLogs,
         },
         data() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/library/originals.vue b/frontend/src/pages/library/originals.vue
index 13e934f39..3580e08c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/library/originals.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/library/originals.vue
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
                         :disabled="busy"
                         :label="labels.createThumbs"
                 ></v-checkbox>
-                <v-checkbox
+                <!-- v-checkbox
                         class="ma-0 pa-0"
                         v-model="options.groomMetadata"
                         color="secondary-dark"
                         :disabled="busy"
                         :label="labels.groomMetadata"
-                ></v-checkbox>
+                ></v-checkbox -->
 
                 <v-btn
                         :disabled="!busy"
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/photos.vue b/frontend/src/pages/photos.vue
index ceaaf2385..54821e1aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/photos.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/photos.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <div class="p-page p-page-photos" v-infinite-scroll="loadMore" :infinite-scroll-disabled="scrollDisabled"
          :infinite-scroll-distance="10" :infinite-scroll-listen-for-event="'scrollRefresh'">
 
-        <p-photo-search :settings="settings" :filter="filter" :filter-change="updateQuery"
+        <p-photo-search :settings="settings" :filter="filter" :filter-change="updateQuery" :dirty="dirty"
                         :refresh="refresh"></p-photo-search>
 
         <v-container fluid class="pa-4" v-if="loading">
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 <script>
     import Photo from "model/photo";
+    import Event from "pubsub-js";
 
     export default {
         name: 'p-page-photos',
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@
             const settings = {view: view};
 
             return {
+                uploadSubId: null,
+                countSubId: null,
+                dirty: false,
                 results: [],
                 scrollDisabled: true,
                 pageSize: 60,
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@
 
                 Photo.search(params).then(response => {
                     this.loading = false;
+                    this.dirty = false;
                     this.results = response.models;
 
                     this.scrollDisabled = (response.models.length < this.pageSize);
@@ -240,11 +245,29 @@
                     }
                 }).catch(() => this.loading = false);
             },
+            onImportCompleted() {
+                this.dirty = true;
+
+                console.log("onImportCompleted", this.selection, this.offset);
+
+                if(this.selection.length === 0 && this.offset === 0) {
+                    console.log("REFRESH");
+                    this.refresh();
+                }
+            },
+            onCount() {
+                this.dirty = true;
+            }
         },
         created() {
             this.search();
+
+            this.uploadSubId = Event.subscribe("import.completed", (ev, data) => this.onImportCompleted(ev, data));
+            this.countSubId = Event.subscribe("count.photos", (ev, data) => this.onCount(ev, data));
         },
         destroyed() {
+            Event.unsubscribe(this.uploadSubId);
+            Event.unsubscribe(this.countSubId);
         }
     };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/resources/themes.json b/frontend/src/resources/themes.json
index ef3758a27..af43ddb1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/resources/themes.json
+++ b/frontend/src/resources/themes.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "accent": "#9E9E9E",
     "error": "#E57373",
     "info": "#0097A7",
-    "success": "#00BFA5",
+    "success": "#00897B",
     "warning": "#FFE082",
     "remove": "#E57373",
     "restore": "#64B5F6",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "accent": "#757575",
     "error": "#E57373",
     "info": "#0097A7",
-    "success": "#00BFA5",
+    "success": "#00897B",
     "warning": "#FFE082",
     "remove": "#E57373",
     "restore": "#64B5F6",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "accent": "#9E9E9E",
     "error": "#E57373",
     "info": "#0097A7",
-    "success": "#00BFA5",
+    "success": "#00897B",
     "warning": "#FFE082",
     "remove": "#E57373",
     "restore": "#64B5F6",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "accent": "#B0BEC5",
     "error": "#E57373",
     "info": "#0097A7",
-    "success": "#00BFA5",
+    "success": "#00897B",
     "warning": "#FFE082",
     "remove": "#E57373",
     "restore": "#64B5F6",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "accent": "#B0BEC5",
     "error": "#E57373",
     "info": "#0097A7",
-    "success": "#00BFA5",
+    "success": "#00897B",
     "warning": "#FFE082",
     "remove": "#E57373",
     "restore": "#64B5F6",
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     "accent": "#757575",
     "error": "#E57373",
     "info": "#0097A7",
-    "success": "#00BFA5",
+    "success": "#00897B",
     "warning": "#FFE082",
     "remove": "#E57373",
     "restore": "#64B5F6",
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes.js b/frontend/src/routes.js
index 1fd848263..8a3792d86 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes.js
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ export default [
         path: "/library/logs",
         component: Library,
         meta: {title: "Server Logs", auth: true, background: "application-light"},
-        props: {tab: 3},
-    },
-    {
-        name: "library_upload",
-        path: "/library/upload",
-        component: Library,
-        meta: {title: "Photo Upload", auth: true, background: "application-light"},
         props: {tab: 2},
     },
     {
diff --git a/internal/api/upload.go b/internal/api/upload.go
index c3c46d915..39c3fa8bb 100644
--- a/internal/api/upload.go
+++ b/internal/api/upload.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/config"
+	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/event"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/txt"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ func Upload(router *gin.RouterGroup, conf *config.Config) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		event.Publish("upload.start", event.Data{"time": start})
+
 		files := f.File["files"]
 		uploaded := len(files)
 		var uploads []string