diff --git a/src/common/JSHandle.ts b/src/common/JSHandle.ts
index 59c9a17ef409d..1e143c4a7cb7a 100644
--- a/src/common/JSHandle.ts
+++ b/src/common/JSHandle.ts
@@ -801,9 +801,12 @@ export class ElementHandle<
   /**
    * This method expects `elementHandle` to point to an
    * {@link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input | input element}.
+   *
    * @param filePaths - Sets the value of the file input to these paths.
-   *    If some of the  `filePaths` are relative paths, then they are resolved
-   *    relative to the {@link https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_cwd | current working directory}
+   *    If a path is relative, then it is resolved against the
+   *    {@link https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_cwd | current working directory}.
+   *    Note for locals script connecting to remote chrome environments,
+   *    paths must be absolute.
    */
   async uploadFile(...filePaths: string[]): Promise<void> {
     const isMultiple = await this.evaluate<(element: Element) => boolean>(
@@ -829,21 +832,14 @@ export class ElementHandle<
      avoid paying the cost unnecessarily.
     */
     const path = await import('path');
-    const fs = await import('fs');
     // Locate all files and confirm that they exist.
-    const files = await Promise.all(
-      filePaths.map(async (filePath) => {
-        const resolvedPath: string = path.resolve(filePath);
-        try {
-          await fs.promises.access(resolvedPath, fs.constants.R_OK);
-        } catch (error) {
-          if (error && (error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === 'ENOENT')
-            throw new Error(`${filePath} does not exist or is not readable`);
-        }
-
-        return resolvedPath;
-      })
-    );
+    const files = filePaths.map((filePath) => {
+      if (path.isAbsolute(filePath)) {
+        return filePath;
+      } else {
+        return path.resolve(filePath);
+      }
+    });
     const { objectId } = this._remoteObject;
     const { node } = await this._client.send('DOM.describeNode', { objectId });
     const { backendNodeId } = node;
diff --git a/test/input.spec.ts b/test/input.spec.ts
index 9244356333a34..2b03d8f3f15c4 100644
--- a/test/input.spec.ts
+++ b/test/input.spec.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe('input tests', function () {
         .catch((error_) => (error = error_));
       expect(error).not.toBe(null);
     });
-    it('should fail for non-existent files', async () => {
+    it('should succeed even for non-existent files', async () => {
       const { page } = getTestState();
 
       await page.setContent(`<input type=file>`);
@@ -243,11 +243,29 @@ describe('input tests', function () {
         page.waitForFileChooser(),
         page.click('input'),
       ]);
-      let error = null;
+      let error: Error | undefined;
       await chooser
         .accept(['file-does-not-exist.txt'])
         .catch((error_) => (error = error_));
-      expect(error).not.toBe(null);
+      expect(error).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+    it('should error on read of non-existent files', async () => {
+      const { page } = getTestState();
+
+      await page.setContent(`<input type=file>`);
+      page
+        .waitForFileChooser()
+        .then((chooser) => chooser.accept(['file-does-not-exist.txt']));
+      expect(
+        await page.$eval('input', async (picker: HTMLInputElement) => {
+          picker.click();
+          await new Promise((x) => (picker.oninput = x));
+          const reader = new FileReader();
+          const promise = new Promise((fulfill) => (reader.onerror = fulfill));
+          reader.readAsText(picker.files[0]);
+          return promise.then(() => false);
+        })
+      ).toBeFalsy();
     });
     it('should fail when accepting file chooser twice', async () => {
       const { page } = getTestState();