diff --git a/src/panels/config/backup/dialogs/dialog-upload-backup.ts b/src/panels/config/backup/dialogs/dialog-upload-backup.ts
index ff3e454f2238..e1258a0f51c0 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/backup/dialogs/dialog-upload-backup.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/backup/dialogs/dialog-upload-backup.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ export class DialogUploadBackup
           <span slot="title">Upload backup</span>
         </ha-dialog-header>
         <div slot="content">
+          ${this._error
+            ? html`<ha-alert alert-type="error">${this._error}</ha-alert>`
+            : nothing}
           <ha-file-upload
             .hass=${this.hass}
             .uploading=${this._uploading}
@@ -98,9 +101,6 @@ export class DialogUploadBackup
             supports="Supports .tar files"
             @file-picked=${this._filePicked}
           ></ha-file-upload>
-          ${this._error
-            ? html`<ha-alert alertType="error">${this._error}</ha-alert>`
-            : nothing}
         </div>
         <div slot="actions">
           <ha-button @click=${this.closeDialog}>Cancel</ha-button>
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ export class DialogUploadBackup
           max-width: 500px;
           max-height: 100%;
         }
+        ha-alert {
+          display: block;
+          margin-bottom: 16px;
+        }
       `,
     ];
   }