diff --git a/lib/form/filemanager.php b/lib/form/filemanager.php
index 4687bf7a945..cc285cdd871 100644
--- a/lib/form/filemanager.php
+++ b/lib/form/filemanager.php
@@ -14,19 +14,9 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
-/**
- * FileManager form element
- *
- * Contains HTML class for a filemanager form element
- *
- * @package   core_form
- * @copyright 2009 Dongsheng Cai <dongsheng@moodle.com>
- * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
- */
+use core\context\user;
 
 global $CFG;
-
 require_once('HTML/QuickForm/element.php');
 require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/lib/filelib.php');
 require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/repository/lib.php');
@@ -35,7 +25,8 @@ require_once('templatable_form_element.php');
 /**
  * Filemanager form element
  *
- * FilemaneManager lets user to upload/manage multiple files
+ * Contains HTML class for a filemanager form element
+ *
  * @package   core_form
  * @category  form
  * @copyright 2009 Dongsheng Cai <dongsheng@moodle.com>
@@ -309,6 +300,29 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_filemanager extends HTML_QuickForm_element implements temp
         return $html;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * What to display when element is frozen
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getFrozenHtml(): string {
+        global $USER;
+
+        $filelist = [];
+
+        // List all of the current draft files.
+        $usercontext = user::instance($USER->id);
+        $files = get_file_storage()->get_area_files($usercontext->id, 'user', 'draft', $this->getValue(), 'id', false);
+        foreach ($files as $file) {
+            $filelist[] = html_writer::link(
+                moodle_url::make_draftfile_url($file->get_itemid(), $file->get_filepath(), $file->get_filename(), true),
+                $file->get_filename(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        return html_writer::alist($filelist) . $this->_getPersistantData();
+    }
+
     public function export_for_template(renderer_base $output) {
         $context = $this->export_for_template_base($output);
         $context['html'] = $this->toHtml();
@@ -429,7 +443,7 @@ class form_filemanager implements renderable {
         $this->options = file_get_drafarea_files($options->itemid, '/');
 
         // calculate file count
-        $usercontext = context_user::instance($USER->id);
+        $usercontext = user::instance($USER->id);
         $files = $fs->get_area_files($usercontext->id, 'user', 'draft', $options->itemid, 'id', false);
         $filecount = count($files);
         $this->options->filecount = $filecount;
diff --git a/lib/form/tests/filemanager_test.php b/lib/form/tests/filemanager_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c141dcd8ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/form/tests/filemanager_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+namespace core_form;
+
+use advanced_testcase;
+use core\context\user;
+use core\output\html_writer;
+use core\url;
+use MoodleQuickForm_filemanager;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+global $CFG;
+require_once("{$CFG->libdir}/form/filemanager.php");
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the filemanager form element
+ *
+ * @package    core_form
+ * @covers     \MoodleQuickForm_filemanager
+ * @copyright  2026 Paul Holden <paulh@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+final class filemanager_test extends advanced_testcase {
+    /**
+     * Test retrieving frozen HTML
+     */
+    public function test_get_frozen_html(): void {
+        global $USER;
+
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+
+        $file = get_file_storage()->create_file_from_string([
+            'contextid' => user::instance($USER->id)->id,
+            'userid' => $USER->id,
+            'component' => 'user',
+            'filearea' => 'draft',
+            'itemid' => file_get_unused_draft_itemid(),
+            'filepath' => '/',
+            'filename' => 'Hello.txt',
+        ], 'Hello');
+
+        $element = new MoodleQuickForm_filemanager('file', 'File');
+        $element->setValue($file->get_itemid());
+
+        $draftfileurl = url::make_draftfile_url($file->get_itemid(), $file->get_filepath(), $file->get_filename(), true);
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString(
+            html_writer::link($draftfileurl, $file->get_filename()),
+            $element->getFrozenHtml(),
+        );
+    }
+}