diff --git a/core/api.py b/core/api.py
index 445d79d2..1662cb84 100644
--- a/core/api.py
+++ b/core/api.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ class SithFileController(ControllerBase):
         permissions=[CanAccessLookup],
     )
     @paginate(PageNumberPaginationExtra, page_size=50)
-    def search_files(self, query: Annotated[str, annotated_types.MinLen(1)]):
-        return SithFile.objects.filter(is_in_sas=False).filter(name__icontains=query)
+    def search_files(self, search: Annotated[str, annotated_types.MinLen(1)]):
+        return SithFile.objects.filter(is_in_sas=False).filter(name__icontains=search)
 
 
 @api_controller("/group")
diff --git a/core/schemas.py b/core/schemas.py
index d5c46ea7..775cd6b0 100644
--- a/core/schemas.py
+++ b/core/schemas.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated
 
 from annotated_types import MinLen
@@ -50,6 +51,12 @@ class SithFileSchema(ModelSchema):
         model = SithFile
         fields = ["id", "name"]
 
+    path: str
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def resolve_path(obj: SithFile) -> str:
+        return str(Path(obj.get_parent_path()) / obj.name)
+
 
 class GroupSchema(ModelSchema):
     class Meta:
diff --git a/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts b/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts
index 4aabe69f..db9f4f21 100644
--- a/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts
+++ b/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import type { TomOption } from "tom-select/dist/types/types";
 import type { escape_html } from "tom-select/dist/types/utils";
 import {
   type GroupSchema,
+  type SithFileSchema,
   type UserProfileSchema,
   groupSearchGroup,
+  sithfileSearchFiles,
   userSearchUsers,
 } from "#openapi";
 
@@ -71,3 +73,28 @@ export class GroupsAjaxSelect extends AjaxSelect {
     return `<span>${sanitize(item.name)}</span>`;
   }
 }
+
+@registerComponent("sith-file-ajax-select")
+export class SithFileAjaxSelect extends AjaxSelect {
+  protected valueField = "id";
+  protected labelField = "path";
+  protected searchField = ["path", "name"];
+
+  protected async search(query: string): Promise<TomOption[]> {
+    const resp = await sithfileSearchFiles({ query: { search: query } });
+    if (resp.data) {
+      return resp.data.results;
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  protected renderOption(item: SithFileSchema, sanitize: typeof escape_html) {
+    return `<div class="select-item">
+            <span class="select-item-text">${sanitize(item.path)}</span>
+          </div>`;
+  }
+
+  protected renderItem(item: SithFileSchema, sanitize: typeof escape_html) {
+    return `<span>${sanitize(item.path)}</span>`;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/views/files.py b/core/views/files.py
index 3df5c014..d70991b7 100644
--- a/core/views/files.py
+++ b/core/views/files.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from urllib.parse import quote, urljoin
 # This file contains all the views that concern the page model
 from wsgiref.util import FileWrapper
 
-from ajax_select import make_ajax_field
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
@@ -39,6 +38,11 @@ from core.views import (
     CanViewMixin,
     can_view,
 )
+from core.views.widgets.select import (
+    AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
+    AutoCompleteSelectSithFile,
+    AutoCompleteSelectUser,
+)
 from counter.utils import is_logged_in_counter
 
 
@@ -217,14 +221,13 @@ class FileEditPropForm(forms.ModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = SithFile
         fields = ["parent", "owner", "edit_groups", "view_groups"]
+        widgets = {
+            "parent": AutoCompleteSelectSithFile,
+            "owner": AutoCompleteSelectUser,
+            "edit_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
+            "view_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
+        }
 
-    parent = make_ajax_field(SithFile, "parent", "files", help_text="")
-    edit_groups = make_ajax_field(
-        SithFile, "edit_groups", "groups", help_text="", label=_("edit group")
-    )
-    view_groups = make_ajax_field(
-        SithFile, "view_groups", "groups", help_text="", label=_("view group")
-    )
     recursive = forms.BooleanField(label=_("Apply rights recursively"), required=False)
 
 
diff --git a/core/views/widgets/select.py b/core/views/widgets/select.py
index cd951940..a02df82d 100644
--- a/core/views/widgets/select.py
+++ b/core/views/widgets/select.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ from django.db.models import Model
 from django.forms import Select, SelectMultiple
 from ninja import ModelSchema
 
-from core.models import Group, User
-from core.schemas import GroupSchema, UserProfileSchema
+from core.models import Group, SithFile, User
+from core.schemas import GroupSchema, SithFileSchema, UserProfileSchema
 
 
 class AutoCompleteSelectMixin:
@@ -91,3 +91,15 @@ class AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, SelectMultiple):
     component_name = "group-ajax-select"
     model = Group
     schema = GroupSchema
+
+
+class AutoCompleteSelectSithFile(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, Select):
+    component_name = "sith-file-ajax-select"
+    model = SithFile
+    schema = SithFileSchema
+
+
+class AutoCompleteSelectMultipleSithFile(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, SelectMultiple):
+    component_name = "sith-file-ajax-select"
+    model = SithFile
+    schema = SithFileSchema