diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index c971391b..f6f3dadf 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Copyright Contributors to the Zowe Project.
  */
 
-import { app, BrowserWindow, dialog, ipcMain } from 'electron';
+import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, dialog } from 'electron';
 import MenuBuilder from './menu';
 import { HomeActions } from "../actions/HomeActions";
 import { ConnectionActions } from "../actions/ConnectionActions";
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ const createWindow = (): void => {
     return res;
   });
 
+  ipcMain.handle('upload-pax', async (event) => {
+    return await dialog.showOpenDialog({ properties: ['openFile'], filters: [
+      { name: 'pax', extensions: ['pax'] },
+    ] });
+  });
+
   ipcMain.handle('get-installation-history', (event) => {
     const res: IResponse = HomeActions.findPreviousInstallations();
     return res;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/stages/installation/Installation.tsx b/src/renderer/components/stages/installation/Installation.tsx
index 023c6ac5..46c95723 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/stages/installation/Installation.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/stages/installation/Installation.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const Installation = () => {
   const setupSchema = schema.properties.zowe.properties.setup.properties.dataset;
   const [setupYaml, setSetupYaml] = useState(yaml.zowe.setup.dataset);
   const [showProgress, toggleProgress] = useState(false);
+  const [paxPath, setPaxPath] = useState("No pax file selected.");
   const [installationProgress, setInstallationProgress] = useState({
     uploadYaml: false,
     download: false,
@@ -110,11 +111,23 @@ const Installation = () => {
 
   return (
     <ContainerCard title="Installation" description="Provide installation details"> 
-        <Typography id="position-2" sx={{ mb: 1, whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap' }} color="text.secondary">       
+        <Typography id="position-2" sx={{ mb: 1, whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap' }} color="text.secondary">
         {`Ready to download Zowe ${version} and deploy it to the ${installationArgs.installationDir}
 
 Then we will install MVS data sets, please provide HLQ below`}
       </Typography>
+      <Button sx={{boxShadow: 'none', mr: '12px'}} type="submit" variant="text" onClick={e => {
+        window.electron.ipcRenderer.uploadPax().then((res: any) => {
+          if(res.filePaths && res.filePaths[0] != undefined){
+            setPaxPath(res.filePaths[0]);
+          } else {
+            setPaxPath("No pax file selected.");
+          }
+        });
+      }}>Upload PAX</Button>
+      <Typography id="position-2" sx={{ mb: 1, whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap' }} color="text.secondary">
+        {`${paxPath}`}
+      </Typography>
       <Box sx={{ padding: '24px 0'}} ref={inputRef} onClick={handleInputFocus}> 
         <JsonForm schema={setupSchema} initialdata={setupYaml} onChange={editHLQ}/>
       </Box>