diff --git a/.jules/palette.md b/.jules/palette.md
index ea004e2d2..a8d9f7365 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.
+
+## 2026-08-16 - Accessible Native File Input Proxy
+**Learning:** `aria-hidden="true"`는 파일 입력 요소를 접근성 트리에서 제거합니다. 따라서 네이티브 `<input type="file">` 대신 명시적인 버튼을 노출하고 프록시로 동작하도록 하면 접근성이 향상됩니다.
+**Action:** 앞으로 네이티브 파일 입력을 숨길 때 이 방식을 사용합니다.
diff --git a/scanner/dashboard/index.html b/scanner/dashboard/index.html
index 132bc31b2..87f6db751 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">
+  <input type="file" id="file" accept="application/json,.json" class="sr-only" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
+  <button type="button" id="upload-proxy" class="primary-action" style="margin-left:12px">Upload findings</button>
 </header>
 <p id="findings-summary" class="sr-only" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true"></p>
 <main id="app" tabindex="-1"></main>
@@ -388,6 +389,11 @@ <h1>Dashboard</h1>
     if(isDeployBlocking(f)!==expect) console.error('selftest FAIL', f, 'expected', expect);
   }
 })();
+
+(function() {
+  const btn = document.getElementById('upload-proxy');
+  if(btn) btn.addEventListener('click', () => document.getElementById('file').click());
+})();
 </script>
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
index 75a5809f8..b05a15a74 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import json
 import json as _json
 import re
+import subprocess
 import threading
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
@@ -16,18 +17,22 @@
                                       make_dashboard_server, render_tokens_css)
 
 
-class _ButtonAttributeParser(HTMLParser):
-    """Collect attributes from every dashboard button element."""
+class _DashboardControlParser(HTMLParser):
+    """Collect attributes from dashboard buttons and inputs."""
 
     def __init__(self):
-        """Initialize an empty button-attribute collection."""
+        """Initialize empty dashboard-control collections."""
         super().__init__()
         self.buttons = []
+        self.inputs = []
 
     def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
-        """Record one button's attributes while ignoring other elements."""
+        """Record button and input attributes while ignoring other elements."""
+        attributes = dict(attrs)
         if tag == "button":
-            self.buttons.append(dict(attrs))
+            self.buttons.append(attributes)
+        elif tag == "input":
+            self.inputs.append(attributes)
 
 
 def _serve(server):
@@ -77,13 +82,74 @@ 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 "aria-label=\"Search findings\"" in html
     assert "aria-label=\"Filter by severity\"" in html
     assert "tr.addEventListener('keydown'" in html
     assert "e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' '" in html
 
 
+def test_dashboard_upload_proxy_hides_input_and_delegates_click():
+    """The visible upload button must own the native input's complete contract."""
+    html = dashboard_index_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    parser = _DashboardControlParser()
+    parser.feed(html)
+
+    file_input = next(
+        attributes for attributes in parser.inputs if attributes.get("id") == "file"
+    )
+    proxy_button = next(
+        attributes
+        for attributes in parser.buttons
+        if attributes.get("id") == "upload-proxy"
+    )
+
+    assert file_input.get("type") == "file"
+    assert "sr-only" in file_input.get("class", "").split()
+    assert file_input.get("tabindex") == "-1"
+    assert file_input.get("aria-hidden") == "true"
+    assert proxy_button.get("type") == "button"
+    assert "primary-action" in proxy_button.get("class", "").split()
+    assert "Upload findings</button>" in html
+
+    bridge_match = re.search(
+        r"\(function\(\) \{\s*"
+        r"const btn = document\.getElementById\('upload-proxy'\);"
+        r".*?\}\)\(\);",
+        html,
+        flags=re.DOTALL,
+    )
+    assert bridge_match is not None
+
+    node_program = """
+let delegatedClicks = 0;
+let clickHandler = null;
+const uploadInput = {click() { delegatedClicks += 1; }};
+const proxyButton = {
+  addEventListener(eventName, handler) {
+    if (eventName === 'click') clickHandler = handler;
+  }
+};
+const document = {
+  getElementById(elementId) {
+    if (elementId === 'upload-proxy') return proxyButton;
+    if (elementId === 'file') return uploadInput;
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+""" + bridge_match.group(0) + """
+if (typeof clickHandler !== 'function') throw new Error('click handler missing');
+clickHandler();
+if (delegatedClicks !== 1) throw new Error('file input click not delegated');
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", node_program],
+        check=False,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+
+
 def test_dashboard_severity_cards_are_accessible_filter_toggles():
     """Severity cards must preserve their complete pointer and keyboard contract."""
     html = dashboard_index_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8")
@@ -285,7 +351,7 @@ def test_dashboard_dialog_close_button_has_tooltip():
     )
     assert detail_markup is not None
 
-    parser = _ButtonAttributeParser()
+    parser = _DashboardControlParser()
     parser.feed(detail_markup.group("markup"))
 
     assert any(