diff --git a/examples/upload/main.go b/examples/upload/main.go
index e042ecf..3e0bc44 100644
--- a/examples/upload/main.go
+++ b/examples/upload/main.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	cdp "github.com/knq/chromedp"
-	cdptypes "github.com/knq/chromedp/cdp"
-	"github.com/knq/chromedp/cdp/dom"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -97,14 +95,9 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func upload(filepath string, sz *string) cdp.Tasks {
-	var ids []cdptypes.NodeID
 	return cdp.Tasks{
 		cdp.Navigate(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d", *flagPort)),
-		cdp.WaitVisible(`input[name="upload"]`),
-		cdp.NodeIDs(`input[name="upload"]`, &ids, cdp.NodeVisible),
-		cdp.ActionFunc(func(ctxt context.Context, h cdptypes.Handler) error {
-			return dom.SetFileInputFiles(ids[0], []string{filepath}).Do(ctxt, h)
-		}),
+		cdp.SendKeys(`input[name="upload"]`, filepath, cdp.NodeVisible),
 		cdp.Click(`input[name="submit"]`),
 		cdp.Text(`#result`, sz, cdp.ByID, cdp.NodeVisible),
 	}
diff --git a/input.go b/input.go
index 91ae324..3a9c3d9 100644
--- a/input.go
+++ b/input.go
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ func ClickCount(n int) MouseOption {
 // KeyAction will synthesize a keyDown, char, and keyUp event for each rune
 // contained in keys along with any supplied key options.
 //
-// Note: only well known, "printable" characters will have "char" events
-// synthesized.
+// Only well-known, "printable" characters will have char events synthesized.
+//
+// Please see the chromedp/kb package for implementation details and the list
+// of well-known keys.
 func KeyAction(keys string, opts ...KeyOption) Action {
 	return ActionFunc(func(ctxt context.Context, h cdp.Handler) error {
 		var err error
diff --git a/query.go b/query.go
index 2f6b349..f335682 100644
--- a/query.go
+++ b/query.go
@@ -329,15 +329,48 @@ func DoubleClick(sel interface{}, opts ...QueryOption) Action {
 
 // SendKeys synthesizes the key up, char, and down events as needed for the
 // runes in v, sending them to the first node matching the selector.
+//
+// Note: when selector matches a input[type="file"] node, then dom.SetFileInputFiles
+// is used to set the upload path of the input node to v.
 func SendKeys(sel interface{}, v string, opts ...QueryOption) Action {
 	return QueryAfter(sel, func(ctxt context.Context, h cdp.Handler, nodes ...*cdp.Node) error {
 		if len(nodes) < 1 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("selector `%s` did not return any nodes", sel)
 		}
-		return KeyActionNode(nodes[0], v).Do(ctxt, h)
+
+		n := nodes[0]
+
+		// grab type attribute from node
+		typ, attrs := "", n.Attributes
+		n.RLock()
+		for i := 0; i < len(attrs); i += 2 {
+			if attrs[i] == "type" {
+				typ = attrs[i+1]
+			}
+		}
+		n.RUnlock()
+
+		// when working with input[type="file"], call dom.SetFileInputFiles
+		if n.NodeName == "INPUT" && typ == "file" {
+			return dom.SetFileInputFiles(n.NodeID, []string{v}).Do(ctxt, h)
+		}
+
+		return KeyActionNode(n, v).Do(ctxt, h)
 	}, append(opts, NodeVisible)...)
 }
 
+// SetUploadFiles sets the files to upload (ie, for a input[type="file"] node)
+// for the first node matching the selector.
+func SetUploadFiles(sel interface{}, files []string, opts ...QueryOption) Action {
+	return QueryAfter(sel, func(ctxt context.Context, h cdp.Handler, nodes ...*cdp.Node) error {
+		if len(nodes) < 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("selector `%s` did not return any nodes", sel)
+		}
+
+		return dom.SetFileInputFiles(nodes[0].NodeID, files).Do(ctxt, h)
+	}, opts...)
+}
+
 // Screenshot takes a screenshot of the first node matching the selector.
 func Screenshot(sel interface{}, picbuf *[]byte, opts ...QueryOption) Action {
 	if picbuf == nil {
diff --git a/query_test.go b/query_test.go
index 6a718f1..ada9ba9 100644
--- a/query_test.go
+++ b/query_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package chromedp
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -853,3 +857,96 @@ func TestMatchedStyle(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFileUpload(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// create test server
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(res, uploadHTML)
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc("/upload", func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		f, _, err := req.FormFile("upload")
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(res, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
+
+		buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(res, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(res, resultHTML, len(buf))
+	})
+	s := httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	// create temporary file on disk
+	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "chromedp-upload-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+	if _, err = tmpfile.WriteString(uploadHTML); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err = tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	c := testAllocate(t, "")
+	defer c.Release()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		a Action
+	}{
+		{SendKeys(`input[name="upload"]`, tmpfile.Name(), NodeVisible)},
+		{SetUploadFiles(`input[name="upload"]`, []string{tmpfile.Name()}, NodeVisible)},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("test %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			test = test
+
+			c := testAllocate(t, "")
+			defer c.Release()
+
+			var result string
+			err = c.Run(defaultContext, Tasks{
+				Navigate(s.URL),
+				test.a,
+				Click(`input[name="submit"]`),
+				Text(`#result`, &result, ByID, NodeVisible),
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("test %d expected no error, got: %v", i, err)
+			}
+			if result != fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(uploadHTML)) {
+				t.Errorf("test %d expected result to be %d, got: %s", i, len(uploadHTML), result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+const (
+	uploadHTML = `<!doctype html>
+<html>
+<body>
+  <form method="POST" action="/upload" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+    <input name="upload" type="file"/>
+    <input name="submit" type="submit"/>
+  </form>
+</body>
+</html>`
+
+	resultHTML = `<!doctype html>
+<html>
+<body>
+  <div id="result">%d</div>
+</body>
+</html>`
+)