diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/browse.js b/core/modules/widgets/browse.js
index fca8e7467..ddb39d628 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/browse.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/browse.js
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ BrowseWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 		if(self.message) {
 			self.dispatchEvent({type: self.message, param: self.param, files: event.target.files});
 		} else {
-			self.wiki.readFiles(event.target.files,function(tiddlerFieldsArray) {
-				self.dispatchEvent({type: "tm-import-tiddlers", param: JSON.stringify(tiddlerFieldsArray)});
+			self.wiki.readFiles(event.target.files,{
+				callback: function(tiddlerFieldsArray) {
+					self.dispatchEvent({type: "tm-import-tiddlers", param: JSON.stringify(tiddlerFieldsArray)});
+				},
+				deserializer: self.deserializer
 			});
 		}
 		return false;
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ Compute the internal state of the widget
 */
 BrowseWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 	this.browseMultiple = this.getAttribute("multiple");
+	this.deserializer = this.getAttribute("deserializer");
 	this.message = this.getAttribute("message");
 	this.param = this.getAttribute("param");
 	this.tooltip = this.getAttribute("tooltip");
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/BrowseWidget.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/BrowseWidget.tid
index a54060cc1..857bf815b 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/BrowseWidget.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/BrowseWidget.tid
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 caption: browse
 created: 20131024141900000
-modified: 20170328173406681
+modified: 20170718142410367
 tags: Widgets
 title: BrowseWidget
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The content of the `<$browse>` widget is ignored.
 
 |!Attribute |!Description |
 |multiple |Set to "multiple" to select multiple file upload |
+|deserializer |Optional name of deserializer to be used (by default the deserializer is derived from the file extension or type) |
 |tooltip |Optional tooltip text |
 |message |Optional override of widget message to be generated. The parameter for the message will be the JavaScript object `event.target.files` |