diff --git a/lib/form/dndupload.js b/lib/form/dndupload.js
index bf7316a794a..2e1514c9c3f 100644
--- a/lib/form/dndupload.js
+++ b/lib/form/dndupload.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ M.form_dndupload.init = function(Y, options) {
             this.maxfiles = options.maxfiles;
             this.maxbytes = options.maxbytes;
             this.itemid = options.itemid;
+            this.author = options.author;
             this.container = this.Y.one('#'+options.containerid);
 
             if (options.filemanager) {
@@ -452,6 +453,9 @@ M.form_dndupload.init = function(Y, options) {
             formdata.append('sesskey', M.cfg.sesskey);
             formdata.append('repo_id', this.repositoryid);
             formdata.append('itemid', this.itemid);
+            if (this.author) {
+                formdata.append('author', this.author);
+            }
             if (this.filemanager) { // Filepickers do not have folders
                 formdata.append('savepath', this.filemanager.currentpath);
             }
diff --git a/lib/form/filemanager.js b/lib/form/filemanager.js
index 592dc1c876a..6627c2a9d21 100644
--- a/lib/form/filemanager.js
+++ b/lib/form/filemanager.js
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ M.form_filemanager.init = function(Y, options) {
         filemanager: manager,
         acceptedtypes: options.accepted_types,
         clientid: options.client_id,
+        author: options.author,
         maxfiles: options.maxfiles,
         maxbytes: options.maxbytes,
         itemid: options.itemid,
diff --git a/lib/form/filepicker.js b/lib/form/filepicker.js
index 4b5de337f64..e372a23c086 100644
--- a/lib/form/filepicker.js
+++ b/lib/form/filepicker.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ M.form_filepicker.init = function(Y, options) {
     var dndoptions = {
         clientid: options.client_id,
         acceptedtypes: options.accepted_types,
+        author: options.author,
         maxfiles: -1,
         maxbytes: options.maxbytes,
         itemid: options.itemid,