diff --git a/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.stories.tsx b/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.stories.tsx
index bd159c195b..794e2e0763 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.stories.tsx
@@ -158,3 +158,15 @@ export const withRefAndCustomHandlers = (
     </>
   )
 }
+
+export const customText = (): React.ReactElement => (
+  <FormGroup>
+    <Label htmlFor="file-input-single">La entrada acepta un solo archivo</Label>
+    <FileInput 
+      id="file-input-single" 
+      name="file-input-single" 
+      dragText="Arrastre el archivo aquí o "
+      chooseText="elija de una carpeta"
+    />
+  </FormGroup>
+)
diff --git a/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.test.tsx b/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.test.tsx
index d882f364d9..c8f16bed28 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react'
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
 
 import { FileInput, FileInputRef } from './FileInput'
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ describe('FileInput component', () => {
     jest.restoreAllMocks()
   })
 
+  it('displays custom text when given', () => {
+    const customProps = {...testProps, dragText: "Custom dragText", chooseText: "Custom chooseText"}
+    const { getByTestId } = render(<FileInput {...customProps} />)
+    
+    const dragText = within(getByTestId('file-input-instructions')).getByText(customProps.dragText)
+    expect(dragText).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(dragText).toHaveClass('usa-file-input__drag-text')
+
+    const chooseText = within(getByTestId('file-input-instructions')).getByText(customProps.chooseText)
+    expect(chooseText).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(chooseText).toHaveClass('usa-file-input__choose')
+  })
+
   describe('when disabled', () => {
     const disabledProps = { ...testProps, disabled: true }
     it('the input element is disabled', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.tsx b/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.tsx
index ad0bdbb8ab..478d38c5ce 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/FileInput/FileInput.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { makeSafeForID } from './utils'
 type FileInputProps = {
   id: string
   name: string
+  dragText?: string
+  chooseText?: string
   disabled?: boolean
   multiple?: boolean
   accept?: string
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ export const FileInputForwardRef: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<
   {
     name,
     id,
+    dragText,
+    chooseText,
     disabled,
     multiple,
     className,
@@ -82,7 +86,8 @@ export const FileInputForwardRef: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<
     'has-invalid-file': showError,
   })
 
-  const dragText = multiple ? 'Drag files here or ' : 'Drag file here or '
+  const defaultDragText = multiple ? 'Drag files here or ' : 'Drag file here or '
+  const defaultChooseText = 'choose from folder'
 
   const filePreviews = []
   if (files) {
@@ -189,9 +194,9 @@ export const FileInputForwardRef: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<
           className={instructionClasses}
           aria-hidden="true">
           {!hideDragText && (
-            <span className="usa-file-input__drag-text">{dragText}</span>
+            <span className="usa-file-input__drag-text">{dragText || defaultDragText}</span>
           )}
-          <span className="usa-file-input__choose">choose from folder</span>
+          <span className="usa-file-input__choose">{chooseText || defaultChooseText}</span>
         </div>
         {filePreviews}
         <div data-testid="file-input-box" className="usa-file-input__box"></div>