diff --git a/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/modal/FileSelectionModal.tsx b/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/modal/FileSelectionModal.tsx
index 0a41f33..d767c60 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/modal/FileSelectionModal.tsx
+++ b/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/modal/FileSelectionModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { AddTorrentResponse, AddTorrentOptions } from "../../api-types";
+import {AddTorrentResponse, AddTorrentOptions, TorrentDetails} from "../../api-types";
 import { APIContext } from "../../context";
 import { ErrorComponent } from "../ErrorComponent";
 import { ErrorWithLabel } from "../../rqbit-web";
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export const FileSelectionModal = (props: {
   const [uploadError, setUploadError] = useState<ErrorWithLabel | null>(null);
   const [unpopularTorrent, setUnpopularTorrent] = useState(false);
   const [outputFolder, setOutputFolder] = useState<string>("");
+  const [detailsResponse, updateDetailsResponse] =
+      useState<TorrentDetails | null>(null);
   const refreshTorrents = useTorrentStore((state) => state.refreshTorrents);
   const API = useContext(APIContext);
 
@@ -76,6 +78,18 @@ export const FileSelectionModal = (props: {
         () => {
           onHide();
           refreshTorrents();
+          useEffect(() => {
+            console.log('trying to set selected files');
+            setSelectedFiles(
+                new Set<number>(
+                    detailsResponse?.files
+                        .map((f, id) => ({ f, id }))
+                        .filter(({ f }) => f.included)
+                        .map(({ id }) => id) ?? []
+                )
+            );
+          }, [detailsResponse]);
+
         },
         (e) => {
           setUploadError({ text: "Error starting torrent", details: e });