diff --git a/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx b/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx
index ec0eaad9f..94f9428e5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ import {
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from "react";
-import { Edge, Node, ReactFlowJsonObject, addEdge } from "reactflow";
+import {
+  Edge,
+  Node,
+  ReactFlowJsonObject,
+  XYPosition,
+  addEdge,
+} from "reactflow";
 import ShortUniqueId from "short-unique-id";
 import {
   deleteFlowFromDatabase,
@@ -305,10 +311,12 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     newProject,
     file,
     isComponent = false,
+    position = { x: 10, y: 10 },
   }: {
     newProject: boolean;
     file?: File;
     isComponent?: boolean;
+    position?: XYPosition;
   }): Promise<String | never> {
     return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
       let id;
@@ -316,19 +324,20 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         let text = await file.text();
         let fileData = JSON.parse(text);
         if (
-          (!fileData.is_component && isComponent === true) ||
-          (fileData.is_component !== undefined &&
-            fileData.is_component !== isComponent)
+          newProject &&
+          ((!fileData.is_component && isComponent === true) ||
+            (fileData.is_component !== undefined &&
+              fileData.is_component !== isComponent))
         ) {
           reject("You cannot upload a component as a flow or vice versa");
         } else {
           if (fileData.flows) {
             fileData.flows.forEach((flow: FlowType) => {
-              id = addFlow(newProject, flow);
+              id = addFlow(newProject, flow, undefined, position);
             });
             resolve("");
           } else {
-            id = await addFlow(newProject, fileData);
+            id = await addFlow(newProject, fileData, undefined, position);
             resolve(id);
           }
         }
@@ -353,7 +362,7 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
             ) {
               reject("You cannot upload a component as a flow or vice versa");
             } else {
-              id = await addFlow(newProject, fileData);
+              id = await addFlow(newProject, fileData, undefined, position);
               resolve(id);
             }
           }
@@ -510,7 +519,8 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const addFlow = async (
     newProject: Boolean,
     flow?: FlowType,
-    override?: boolean
+    override?: boolean,
+    position?: XYPosition
   ): Promise<String | undefined> => {
     if (newProject) {
       let flowData = flow
@@ -550,7 +560,7 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     } else {
       paste(
         { nodes: flow!.data!.nodes, edges: flow!.data!.edges },
-        { x: 10, y: 10 }
+        position ?? { x: 10, y: 10 }
       );
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx
index 6d56b2d8f..d272dd678 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx
@@ -340,10 +340,15 @@ export default function Page({
       } else if (event.dataTransfer.types.some((types) => types === "Files")) {
         takeSnapshot();
         if (event.dataTransfer.files.item(0)!.type === "application/json") {
+          const position = {
+            x: event.clientX,
+            y: event.clientY,
+          };
           uploadFlow({
             newProject: false,
             isComponent: false,
             file: event.dataTransfer.files.item(0)!,
+            position: position,
           }).catch((error) => {
             setErrorData({
               title: "Error uploading file",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts b/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts
index 996c508d3..32a22a0c5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { XYPosition } from "reactflow";
 import { tweakType } from "../components";
 import { FlowType, NodeDataType } from "../flow";
 
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ export type FlowsContextType = {
   addFlow: (
     newProject: boolean,
     flow?: FlowType,
-    override?: boolean
+    override?: boolean,
+    position?: XYPosition
   ) => Promise<String | undefined>;
   updateFlow: (newFlow: FlowType) => void;
   incrementNodeId: () => string;
@@ -28,10 +30,12 @@ export type FlowsContextType = {
     newProject,
     file,
     isComponent,
+    position,
   }: {
     newProject: boolean;
     file?: File;
     isComponent?: boolean;
+    position?: XYPosition;
   }) => Promise<String | never>;
   hardReset: () => void;
   getNodeId: (nodeType: string) => string;