diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index de691de4ff..74457d6ac1 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 
 		$albumselect = '';
 
-		$albumselect .= '<option value="" ' . (!$selname ? ' selected="selected" ' : '') . '>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</option>';
+		$albumselect .= '<option value="" ' . (!$selname ? ' selected="selected" ' : '') . '>&lt;current year&gt;</option>';
 		if (count($a->data['albums'])) {
 			foreach ($a->data['albums'] as $album) {
 				if (($album['album'] === '') || ($album['album'] === 'Contact Photos') || ($album['album'] === L10n::t('Contact Photos'))) {
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 			'$usage' => $usage_message,
 			'$nickname' => $a->data['user']['nickname'],
 			'$newalbum' => L10n::t('New album name: '),
-			'$existalbumtext' => L10n::t('or existing album name: '),
+			'$existalbumtext' => L10n::t('or select existing album:'),
 			'$nosharetext' => L10n::t('Do not show a status post for this upload'),
 			'$albumselect' => $albumselect,
 			'$permissions' => L10n::t('Permissions'),
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/css/style.css b/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
index 055a661117..dd464be094 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/frio/css/style.css
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ a.btn:hover {
     font-size: 12px;
 }
 .btn-primary {
-    background: $nav_bg;
+    background: $nav_bg !important;
     color: $btn_primary_color !important;
 }
 .btn-primary:hover, .btn-primary:focus {
@@ -3258,6 +3258,50 @@ section .profile-match-wrapper {
     background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
 }
 
+.qq-upload-button {
+    background: $nav_bg !important;
+    color: $btn_primary_color !important;
+    float: none;
+    border: none;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    -moz-box-shadow: none;
+    background-image: none;
+    text-shadow: none;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    outline: 0!important;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    color: inherit;
+    width: 100% !important;
+}
+
+.qq-upload-drop-area {
+    background: white !important;
+    float: none;
+    border: none;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    -moz-box-shadow: none;
+    background-image: none;
+    text-shadow: none;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    outline: 0!important;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    color: inherit;
+    width: 100% !important;
+    display: block !important;
+    position: relative !important;
+    border: black 1px dashed !important;
+    margin-bottom: 5px !important;
+    margin-top: 15px !important;
+}
+
 /* Medium devices (desktops, 992px and up) */
 @media (min-width: 992px) {
     .mod-home.is-not-singleuser #content,
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/photos_upload.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/photos_upload.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4372b10264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/photos_upload.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+<h3>{{$pagename}}</h3>
+
+<div id="photos-usage-message">{{$usage}}</div>
+
+<form action="photos/{{$nickname}}" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" name="photos-upload-form" id="photos-upload-form" >
+	<div id="photos-upload-new-wrapper" >
+		<div id="photos-upload-newalbum-div">
+			<label id="photos-upload-newalbum-text" for="photos-upload-newalbum" >{{$newalbum}}</label>
+		</div>
+		<input class="form-control" id="photos-upload-newalbum" type="text" name="newalbum" />
+	</div>
+	<div id="photos-upload-new-end"></div>
+	<div id="photos-upload-exist-wrapper">
+		<div id="photos-upload-existing-album-div">
+			<label id="photos-upload-existing-album-text" for="photos-upload-album-select">{{$existalbumtext}}</label>
+		</div>
+		<select class="form-control" id="photos-upload-album-select" name="album" size="4">
+		{{$albumselect}}
+		</select>
+	</div>
+	<div id="photos-upload-exist-end"></div>
+
+	<div id="photos-upload-noshare-div" class="photos-upload-noshare-div pull-left" >
+		<input id="photos-upload-noshare" type="checkbox" name="not_visible" value="1" checked/>
+		<label id="photos-upload-noshare-text" for="photos-upload-noshare" >{{$nosharetext}}</label>
+	</div>
+
+
+	<div id="photos-upload-perms" class="photos-upload-perms pull-right" >
+		<a href="#photos-upload-permissions-wrapper" id="photos-upload-perms-menu" class="button popupbox" />
+		<span id="jot-perms-icon" class="icon {{$lockstate}}" ></span>{{$permissions}}
+		</a>
+	</div>
+	<div id="photos-upload-perms-end" class="clear"></div>
+
+	<div style="display: none;">
+		<div id="photos-upload-permissions-wrapper">
+			{{$aclselect}}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<div id="photos-upload-spacer"></div>
+
+	{{$alt_uploader}}
+
+	{{$default_upload_box}}
+	{{$default_upload_submit}}
+
+	<div class="photos-upload-end" ></div>
+</form>
+