diff --git a/src/app/features/preprints/components/stepper/file-step/file-step.component.html b/src/app/features/preprints/components/stepper/file-step/file-step.component.html
index 15f0b906e..d52b9043b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/preprints/components/stepper/file-step/file-step.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/preprints/components/stepper/file-step/file-step.component.html
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ <h2>{{ 'preprints.preprintStepper.file.title' | translate }}</h2>
         [files]="projectFiles()"
         [totalCount]="projectFiles().length"
         [storage]="null"
+        [selectionMode]="null"
         [isLoading]="areProjectFilesLoading() || isCurrentFolderLoading()"
         [resourceId]="selectedProjectId()!"
         (entryFileClicked)="selectProjectFile($event)"
diff --git a/src/app/features/project/overview/components/files-widget/files-widget.component.html b/src/app/features/project/overview/components/files-widget/files-widget.component.html
index a29437cf7..16ffccc9f 100644
--- a/src/app/features/project/overview/components/files-widget/files-widget.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/project/overview/components/files-widget/files-widget.component.html
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ <h2>{{ 'project.overview.files.filesPreview' | translate }}</h2>
     [isLoading]="isFilesLoading() || isStorageLoading"
     [resourceId]="selectedRoot!"
     [provider]="provider()"
+    [selectionMode]="null"
     (entryFileClicked)="navigateToFile($event)"
     (loadFiles)="onLoadFiles($event)"
     (setCurrentFolder)="setCurrentFolder($event)"
diff --git a/src/app/features/registries/components/files-control/files-control.component.html b/src/app/features/registries/components/files-control/files-control.component.html
index f332e765e..f2a233060 100644
--- a/src/app/features/registries/components/files-control/files-control.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/registries/components/files-control/files-control.component.html
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
     <osf-files-tree
       [files]="files()"
+      [selectionMode]="null"
       [totalCount]="filesTotalCount()"
       [storage]="null"
       [currentFolder]="currentFolder()!"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.html
index a89cd762d..6cb3a4c51 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
           styleClass="w-full md:w-[30rem]"
           class="tree-table"
           [loading]="isLoadingMore()"
-          selectionMode="multiple"
+          [selectionMode]="selectionMode()"
           [selection]="selectedFiles()"
           (onNodeSelect)="onNodeSelect($event)"
           (onNodeUnselect)="onNodeUnselect($event)"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.ts b/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.ts
index 6ced42c6e..87a666de2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/files-tree/files-tree.component.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export class FilesTreeComponent implements OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
   supportUpload = input<boolean>(true);
   selectedFiles = input<FileModel[]>([]);
   scrollHeight = input<string>('300px');
+  selectionMode = input<'multiple' | null>('multiple');
 
   entryFileClicked = output<FileModel>();
   uploadFilesConfirmed = output<File[] | File>();