diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/extension-registry/models/file-upload-preview.model.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/extension-registry/models/file-upload-preview.model.ts
index 9c5bba9bc0..797491b693 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/extension-registry/models/file-upload-preview.model.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/extension-registry/models/file-upload-preview.model.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ import type { ManifestElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-api';
 
 export interface ManifestFileUploadPreview extends ManifestElement<UmbFileUploadPreviewElement> {
 	type: 'fileUploadPreview';
-	forMimeTypes?: Array<string>;
+	forMimeTypes: Array<string>;
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/input-upload-field.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/input-upload-field.element.ts
index f30c3e6a9a..05be476e2f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/input-upload-field.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/input-upload-field.element.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class UmbInputUploadFieldElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	private _extensions?: string[];
 
 	@state()
-	private _previewAlias = '';
+	private _previewAlias?: string;
 
 	@query('#dropzone')
 	private _dropzone?: UUIFileDropzoneElement;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class UmbInputUploadFieldElement extends UmbLitElement {
 
 	#getPreviewElementAlias() {
 		const previews = this.#previewers.getValue();
-		const fallbackAlias = previews.find((preview) => !preview.forMimeTypes?.length)?.alias ?? '';
+		const fallbackAlias = previews.find((preview) => preview.forMimeTypes.includes('*/*'))?.alias;
 
 		const mimeType = this.#getMimeTypeFromPath(this._src);
 		if (!mimeType) return fallbackAlias;
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ export class UmbInputUploadFieldElement extends UmbLitElement {
 			return preview.forMimeTypes?.find((type) => {
 				if (mimeType === type) preview.alias;
 
-				const snippet = type.replace('*', '');
+				const snippet = type.replace(/\*/g, '');
+
 				if (mimeType.startsWith(snippet)) return preview.alias;
 				if (mimeType.endsWith(snippet)) return preview.alias;
 				return undefined;
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ export class UmbInputUploadFieldElement extends UmbLitElement {
 		`;
 	}
 
-	#renderFile(src: string, previewAlias: string, file?: File) {
+	#renderFile(src: string, previewAlias?: string, file?: File) {
 		if (!previewAlias) return 'An error occurred. No previewer found for the file type.';
 		return html`
 			<div id="wrapper">
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/preview/manifest.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/preview/manifest.ts
index 4fca63ae09..02413610f6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/preview/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/components/input-upload-field/preview/manifest.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const previews: Array<ManifestFileUploadPreview> = [
 		alias: 'Umb.FileUploadPreview.File',
 		name: 'File File Upload Preview',
 		element: () => import('./input-upload-field-file.element.js'),
+		forMimeTypes: ['*/*'],
 	},
 	{
 		type: 'fileUploadPreview',