diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
index c3cddf48ed..583d29b82e 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def filesubmission(element, value, status, render_template, msg=''):
     Upload a single file (e.g. for programming assignments)
     '''
     eid = element.get('id')
-    context = { 'id': eid, 'state': status, 'msg': msg, }
+    context = { 'id': eid, 'state': status, 'msg': msg, 'value': value, }
     html = render_template("filesubmission.html", context)
     return etree.XML(html) 
 
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html
index 08f45c916a..ff9fc992fd 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <section id="filesubmission_${id}" class="filesubmission">
-    <input type="file" name="input_${id}" id="input_${id}" /><br />
+    <input type="file" name="input_${id}" id="input_${id}" value="${value}" /><br />
     % if state == 'unsubmitted':
     <span class="unanswered" style="display:inline-block;" id="status_${id}"></span>
     % elif state == 'correct':