diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialState.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialState.tsx
index 25bace52b6..2e8cf7a29b 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialState.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialState.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import { Button, Divider, Flex, Grid, Heading, Text } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import { InitialStateAddAStyleReference } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateAddAStyleReference';
-import { InitialStateCardGridItem } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateCardGridItem';
 import { InitialStateEditImageCard } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateEditImageCard';
 import { InitialStateGenerateFromText } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateGenerateFromText';
 import { InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard';
@@ -29,18 +28,10 @@ export const InitialState = memo(() => {
         </Text>
 
         <Grid gridTemplateColumns="1fr 1fr" gridTemplateRows="1fr 1fr" gap={4}>
-          <InitialStateCardGridItem>
-            <InitialStateGenerateFromText />
-          </InitialStateCardGridItem>
-          <InitialStateCardGridItem>
-            <InitialStateAddAStyleReference />
-          </InitialStateCardGridItem>
-          <InitialStateCardGridItem>
-            <InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard />
-          </InitialStateCardGridItem>
-          <InitialStateCardGridItem>
-            <InitialStateEditImageCard />
-          </InitialStateCardGridItem>
+          <InitialStateGenerateFromText />
+          <InitialStateAddAStyleReference />
+          <InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard />
+          <InitialStateEditImageCard />
         </Grid>
 
         <Text fontSize="md" color="base.300" alignSelf="center" mt={6}>
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateAddAStyleReference.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateAddAStyleReference.tsx
index f41ad61ffa..0b97e5637e 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateAddAStyleReference.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateAddAStyleReference.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 import { Flex, Heading, Icon, Text } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useAppStore } from 'app/store/nanostores/store';
-import { UploadImageIconButton } from 'common/hooks/useImageUploadButton';
+import { useImageUploadButton } from 'common/hooks/useImageUploadButton';
+import { InitialStateButtonGridItem } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateButtonGridItem';
 import { newCanvasFromImageDndTarget } from 'features/dnd/dnd';
 import { DndDropTarget } from 'features/dnd/DndDropTarget';
 import { newCanvasFromImage } from 'features/imageActions/actions';
 import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { PiUserCircleGearBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
+import { PiUploadBold, PiUserCircleGearBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 import type { ImageDTO } from 'services/api/types';
 
 const NEW_CANVAS_OPTIONS = { type: 'reference_image' } as const;
@@ -23,17 +24,19 @@ export const InitialStateAddAStyleReference = memo(() => {
     },
     [dispatch, getState]
   );
+  const uploadApi = useImageUploadButton({ allowMultiple: false, onUpload });
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <InitialStateButtonGridItem {...uploadApi.getUploadButtonProps()}>
       <Icon as={PiUserCircleGearBold} boxSize={8} color="base.500" />
       <Heading size="sm">Add a Style Reference</Heading>
       <Text color="base.300">Add an image to transfer its look.</Text>
-      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end">
-        <UploadImageIconButton onUpload={onUpload} variant="link" h={8} />
+      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end" p={2}>
+        <PiUploadBold />
+        <input {...uploadApi.getUploadInputProps()} />
       </Flex>
       <DndDropTarget dndTarget={newCanvasFromImageDndTarget} dndTargetData={dndTargetData} label="Drop" />
-    </>
+    </InitialStateButtonGridItem>
   );
 });
 InitialStateAddAStyleReference.displayName = 'InitialStateAddAStyleReference';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateButtonGridItem.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateButtonGridItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4861e4f475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateButtonGridItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { GridItemProps } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { Button, GridItem } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { memo } from 'react';
+
+export const InitialStateButtonGridItem = memo(({ children, ...rest }: GridItemProps) => {
+  return (
+    <GridItem
+      as={Button}
+      variant="outline"
+      display="flex"
+      position="relative"
+      flexDir="column"
+      alignItems="center"
+      borderWidth={1}
+      borderRadius="base"
+      p={2}
+      pt={6}
+      gap={2}
+      w="full"
+      h="full"
+      {...rest}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </GridItem>
+  );
+});
+
+InitialStateButtonGridItem.displayName = 'InitialStateButtonGridItem';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateCardGridItem.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateCardGridItem.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 708b005db1..0000000000
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateCardGridItem.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { GridItem } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
-import { memo, type PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-
-export const InitialStateCardGridItem = memo((props: PropsWithChildren) => {
-  return (
-    <GridItem
-      display="flex"
-      position="relative"
-      flexDir="column"
-      alignItems="center"
-      borderWidth={1}
-      borderRadius="base"
-      p={2}
-      pt={6}
-      gap={2}
-      w="full"
-      h="full"
-    >
-      {props.children}
-    </GridItem>
-  );
-});
-
-InitialStateCardGridItem.displayName = 'InitialStateCardGridItem';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateEditImageCard.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateEditImageCard.tsx
index d0c7d0032c..b6448f41d0 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateEditImageCard.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateEditImageCard.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 import { Flex, Heading, Icon, Text } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useAppStore } from 'app/store/nanostores/store';
-import { UploadImageIconButton } from 'common/hooks/useImageUploadButton';
+import { useImageUploadButton } from 'common/hooks/useImageUploadButton';
+import { InitialStateButtonGridItem } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateButtonGridItem';
 import { newCanvasFromImageDndTarget } from 'features/dnd/dnd';
 import { DndDropTarget } from 'features/dnd/DndDropTarget';
 import { newCanvasFromImage } from 'features/imageActions/actions';
 import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { PiPencilBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
+import { PiPencilBold, PiUploadBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 import type { ImageDTO } from 'services/api/types';
 
 const NEW_CANVAS_OPTIONS = { type: 'raster_layer', withInpaintMask: true } as const;
@@ -23,17 +24,19 @@ export const InitialStateEditImageCard = memo(() => {
     },
     [dispatch, getState]
   );
+  const uploadApi = useImageUploadButton({ allowMultiple: false, onUpload });
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <InitialStateButtonGridItem {...uploadApi.getUploadButtonProps()}>
       <Icon as={PiPencilBold} boxSize={8} color="base.500" />
       <Heading size="sm">Edit Image</Heading>
       <Text color="base.300">Add an image to refine.</Text>
-      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end">
-        <UploadImageIconButton onUpload={onUpload} variant="link" h={8} />
+      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end" p={2}>
+        <PiUploadBold />
+        <input {...uploadApi.getUploadInputProps()} />
       </Flex>
       <DndDropTarget dndTarget={newCanvasFromImageDndTarget} dndTargetData={dndTargetData} label="Drop" />
-    </>
+    </InitialStateButtonGridItem>
   );
 });
 InitialStateEditImageCard.displayName = 'InitialStateEditImageCard';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateGenerateFromText.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateGenerateFromText.tsx
index 6d4fa5a2cf..67048c383f 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateGenerateFromText.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateGenerateFromText.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable i18next/no-literal-string */
 
-import { Flex, Heading, Icon, IconButton, Text } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { Flex, Heading, Icon, Text } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { InitialStateButtonGridItem } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateButtonGridItem';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 import { PiCursorTextBold, PiTextAaBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 
@@ -14,20 +15,14 @@ const focusOnPrompt = () => {
 
 export const InitialStateGenerateFromText = memo(() => {
   return (
-    <>
+    <InitialStateButtonGridItem onClick={focusOnPrompt}>
       <Icon as={PiTextAaBold} boxSize={8} color="base.500" />
       <Heading size="sm">Generate from Text</Heading>
       <Text color="base.300">Enter a prompt and Invoke.</Text>
-      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end">
-        <IconButton
-          onClick={focusOnPrompt}
-          aria-label="Focus on prompt"
-          icon={<PiCursorTextBold />}
-          variant="link"
-          h={8}
-        />
+      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end" p={2}>
+        <PiCursorTextBold />
       </Flex>
-    </>
+    </InitialStateButtonGridItem>
   );
 });
 InitialStateGenerateFromText.displayName = 'InitialStateGenerateFromText';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard.tsx
index 54d2ef6f75..955ace441f 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 import { Flex, Heading, Icon, Text } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useAppStore } from 'app/store/nanostores/store';
-import { UploadImageIconButton } from 'common/hooks/useImageUploadButton';
+import { useImageUploadButton } from 'common/hooks/useImageUploadButton';
+import { InitialStateButtonGridItem } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/InitialStateButtonGridItem';
 import { newCanvasFromImageDndTarget } from 'features/dnd/dnd';
 import { DndDropTarget } from 'features/dnd/DndDropTarget';
 import { newCanvasFromImage } from 'features/imageActions/actions';
 import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { PiRectangleDashedBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
+import { PiRectangleDashedBold, PiUploadBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 import type { ImageDTO } from 'services/api/types';
 
 const NEW_CANVAS_OPTIONS = { type: 'control_layer', withResize: true } as const;
@@ -23,17 +24,19 @@ export const InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard = memo(() => {
     },
     [dispatch, getState]
   );
+  const uploadApi = useImageUploadButton({ allowMultiple: false, onUpload });
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <InitialStateButtonGridItem {...uploadApi.getUploadButtonProps()}>
       <Icon as={PiRectangleDashedBold} boxSize={8} color="base.500" />
       <Heading size="sm">Use a Layout Image</Heading>
       <Text color="base.300">Add an image to control composition.</Text>
-      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end">
-        <UploadImageIconButton onUpload={onUpload} variant="link" h={8} />
+      <Flex w="full" justifyContent="flex-end" p={2}>
+        <PiUploadBold />
+        <input {...uploadApi.getUploadInputProps()} />
       </Flex>
       <DndDropTarget dndTarget={newCanvasFromImageDndTarget} dndTargetData={dndTargetData} label="Drop" />
-    </>
+    </InitialStateButtonGridItem>
   );
 });
 InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard.displayName = 'InitialStateUseALayoutImageCard';