diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
index 866193c1a2..5f2c4a2a2a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
@@ -1163,6 +1163,7 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 			if (
 				$target.hasClass("filterable") ||
 				$target.hasClass("select-like") ||
+				$target.hasClass("file-select") ||
 				$target.hasClass("list-row-like") ||
 				$target.is(":checkbox")
 			) {
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/file/file_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/file/file_view.js
index e020bff4dd..11204bb660 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/file/file_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/file/file_view.js
@@ -380,8 +380,10 @@ frappe.views.FileView = class FileView extends frappe.views.ListView {
 
 		return `
 			<div class="list-row-col ellipsis list-subject level">
-				<input class="level-item list-row-checkbox hidden-xs"
-					type="checkbox" data-name="${file.name}">
+				<span class="level-item file-select">
+					<input class="list-row-checkbox hidden-xs"
+						type="checkbox" data-name="${file.name}">
+				</span>
 				<span class="level-item  ellipsis" title="${file.file_name}">
 					<a class="ellipsis" href="${route_url}" title="${file.file_name}">
 						${file.subject_html}
diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss b/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss
index f4fe479828..1818f6d8b3 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	.select-like {
+	.select-like, .file-select {
 		padding: 15px 0px 15px 15px;
 	}
 }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ $level-margin-right: 8px;
 		color: var(--text-color);
 	}
 
-	.level-item {
+	.level-item:not(.file-select) {
 		margin-right: $level-margin-right;
 	}