diff --git a/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/admin-x-ds/global/FileUpload.stories.tsx b/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/admin-x-ds/global/FileUpload.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81e7e34f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/admin-x-ds/global/FileUpload.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import type {Meta, StoryObj} from '@storybook/react';
+
+import FileUpload from './FileUpload';
+
+const meta = {
+    title: 'Global / Basic File Upload',
+    component: FileUpload,
+    tags: ['autodocs']
+} satisfies Meta<typeof FileUpload>;
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof FileUpload>;
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+    args: {}
+};
diff --git a/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/admin-x-ds/global/FileUpload.tsx b/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/admin-x-ds/global/FileUpload.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..230f667b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/admin-x-ds/global/FileUpload.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import Button from './Button';
+import React from 'react';
+import {ChangeEvent, useState} from 'react';
+
+export interface FileUploadProps {
+    onUpload: (file: File) => void;
+}
+
+const FileUpload: React.FC<FileUploadProps> = ({onUpload}) => {
+    const [selectedFile, setSelectedFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+
+    const handleFileChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+        if (event.target.files && event.target.files.length > 0) {
+            setSelectedFile(event.target.files[0]);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const handleFileUpload = () => {
+        if (selectedFile) {
+            onUpload?.(selectedFile);
+        }
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <div>
+            <input type="file" onChange={handleFileChange} />
+            <Button
+                className='mt-2'
+                color='green'
+                label='Upload'
+                onClick={handleFileUpload}
+            />
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+export default FileUpload;
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diff --git a/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/utils/api.ts b/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/utils/api.ts
index 9db6c8097a..5f4595365a 100644
--- a/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/utils/api.ts
+++ b/ghost/admin-x-settings/src/utils/api.ts
@@ -29,18 +29,25 @@ export interface RolesResponseType {
 
 interface RequestOptions {
     method?: string;
-    body?: string;
+    body?: string | FormData;
+    headers?: {
+        'Content-Type'?: string;
+    };
 }
 
 const {apiRoot} = getGhostPaths();
 
 function fetcher(url: string, options: RequestOptions) {
     const endpoint = `${apiRoot}${url}`;
+    // By default, we set the Content-Type header to application/json
+    const headers = options?.headers || {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    };
     return fetch(endpoint, {
         headers: {
             'app-pragma': 'no-cache',
             'x-ghost-version': '5.49',
-            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+            ...headers
         },
         method: 'GET',
         mode: 'cors',
@@ -107,4 +114,28 @@ const rolesApi = {
     }
 };
 
-export {settingsApi, usersApi, rolesApi};
+const siteApi = {
+    browse: async () => {
+        const response = await fetcher(`/site/`, {});
+        const data: any = await response.json();
+        return data;
+    }
+};
+
+const imagesApi = {
+    upload: async ({file}: {file: File}) => {
+        const formData = new FormData();
+        formData.append('file', file);
+        formData.append('purpose', 'image');
+
+        const response = await fetcher(`/images/upload/`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: formData,
+            headers: {}
+        });
+        const data: any = await response.json();
+        return data;
+    }
+};
+
+export {settingsApi, usersApi, rolesApi, siteApi, imagesApi};