diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
index 603f449fec711..a3594cd8637cb 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
@@ -809,6 +809,9 @@ const DatabaseModal: FunctionComponent<DatabaseModalProps> = ({
           database_name,
           configuration_method: CONFIGURATION_METHOD.SQLALCHEMY_URI,
           engine: undefined,
+          engine_information: {
+            supports_file_upload: true,
+          },
         },
       });
     } else {