diff --git a/api/src/routes/files.ts b/api/src/routes/files.ts
index 55c42ef0b3..4cd8164ba5 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/files.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/files.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sanitizeQuery from '../middleware/sanitize-query';
 import * as FilesService from '../services/files';
 import useCollection from '../middleware/use-collection';
 import { Item } from '../types';
+import path from 'path';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ const multipartHandler = (operation: 'create' | 'update') =>
 				payload.storage = disk;
 			}
 
+			if (!payload.title) {
+				payload.title = path.parse(filename).name;
+			}
+
 			if (req.accountability?.user) {
 				payload.uploaded_by = req.accountability.user;
 			}
@@ -139,7 +144,6 @@ router.patch(
 			return multipartHandler('update')(req, res, next);
 		} else {
 			const pk = await FilesService.updateFile(req.params.pk, req.body, req.accountability);
-
 			const file = await FilesService.readFile(pk, req.sanitizedQuery, req.accountability);
 
 			return res.status(200).json({ data: file || null });
diff --git a/api/src/services/files.ts b/api/src/services/files.ts
index 57b7387130..3f268ff430 100644
--- a/api/src/services/files.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/files.ts
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ export const createFile = async (
 		});
 	}
 
-	if (!payload.title) {
-		payload.title = payload.id;
-	}
-
 	await storage.disk(data.storage).put(payload.filename_disk, stream.pipe(pipeline));
 	await itemsService.update(payload, pk);