diff --git a/.jules/palette.md b/.jules/palette.md
index ea004e2d..96ca152a 100644
--- a/.jules/palette.md
+++ b/.jules/palette.md
@@ -81,3 +81,7 @@
 ## 2026-08-12 - Skip to Content Accessibility
 **Learning:** Screen reader and keyboard-only users experience significant friction when forced to navigate through repetitive header controls on every page load.
 **Action:** Keep a visible-on-focus skip link as the first interactive element, target a programmatically focusable main container, and give the focused link a high-contrast outline.
+
+## 2026-08-15 - Label-in-name for proxy buttons
+**Learning:** When replacing a native file input with a proxy button for better styling, duplicating the `aria-label` on the button when its visible text already perfectly describes the action creates redundant screen reader output. If the proxy button's text is 'Upload findings file', adding `aria-label="Upload findings file"` is unnecessary and violates the label-in-name principle.
+**Action:** Rely on the button's visible text for its accessible name, and keep the visually hidden native input hidden from screen readers to prevent duplicate interactive elements.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.d/9999-dashboard-header-upload-btn.md b/CHANGELOG.d/9999-dashboard-header-upload-btn.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62f104fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.d/9999-dashboard-header-upload-btn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Changed
+- (Dashboard) 헤더의 기본 파일 업로드 입력을 스타일이 적용된 프록시 버튼으로 교체하여 시각적 일관성과 사용자 경험을 개선했습니다.
diff --git a/scanner/dashboard/index.html b/scanner/dashboard/index.html
index 132bc31b..2e9ae40f 100644
--- a/scanner/dashboard/index.html
+++ b/scanner/dashboard/index.html
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
   <span class="logo"></span><span class="brand">AppGuardrail</span>
   <span class="spacer"></span>
   <span class="meta" id="src">no findings loaded</span>
-  <input type="file" id="file" accept="application/json,.json" aria-label="Upload findings file" style="margin-left:12px">
+  <button type="button" id="header-upload-btn" class="primary-action" style="margin-left:12px">Upload findings file</button>
+  <input type="file" id="file" accept="application/json,.json" hidden>
 </header>
 <p id="findings-summary" class="sr-only" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true"></p>
 <main id="app" tabindex="-1"></main>
@@ -325,6 +326,8 @@ <h1>Dashboard</h1>
 }
 
 const fileInput = document.getElementById('file');
+const headerBtn = document.getElementById('header-upload-btn');
+if (headerBtn) headerBtn.addEventListener('click', () => fileInput.click());
 fileInput.addEventListener('change', () => {
   const selectedFile = fileInput.files?.[0];
   fileInput.value = '';
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
index 75a5809f..be738615 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_dashboard_rows_are_keyboard_accessible():
     assert 'tabindex="0" role="button"' in html
     assert 'title="View details for finding"' in html
     assert "tbody tr:focus-visible" in html
-    assert "aria-label=\"Upload findings file\"" in html
+    assert ">Upload findings file</button>" in html
     assert "aria-label=\"Search findings\"" in html
     assert "aria-label=\"Filter by severity\"" in html
     assert "tr.addEventListener('keydown'" in html