diff --git a/src/apps/media/src/app/components/UploadModal.tsx b/src/apps/media/src/app/components/UploadModal.tsx
index 1d8f8d9382..d7cee6d083 100644
--- a/src/apps/media/src/app/components/UploadModal.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/media/src/app/components/UploadModal.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { DnDProvider } from "./DnDProvider";
 import { UploadButton } from "./UploadButton";
 import CloseIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Close";
 import { mediaManagerApi } from "../../../../../shell/services/mediaManager";
+import pluralizeWord from "../../../../../utility/pluralizeWord";
 
 export const UploadModal: FC = () => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -227,7 +228,9 @@ const UploadHeaderText = ({ uploads }: UploadHeaderTextProps) => {
         {filesUploading?.length > 0
           ? filesUploading.length
           : filesUploaded.length}{" "}
-        File{filesUploading.length > 1 && "s"}{" "}
+        {filesUploading?.length > 0
+          ? pluralizeWord("File", filesUploading.length)
+          : pluralizeWord("File", filesUploaded.length)}{" "}
         {filesUploading?.length > 0 ? "Uploading" : "Uploaded"}
       </Typography>
     </Stack>