diff --git a/src/lib/api/accounts.test.ts b/src/lib/api/accounts.test.ts
index cee7523ae..636576c41 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/accounts.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/accounts.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { vi, test, describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import { BASE_API_URL } from "@/config/config";
 import * as fixtures from "@/test/fixtures/accounts";
 
-import { getMe, getOrg } from "./accounts";
+import { getMe, getOrg, userDocs } from "./accounts";
+import { slugify } from "@/util/string.js";
 
 describe("getMe", async () => {
   let mockFetch;
@@ -62,3 +63,15 @@ test("getOrg", async () => {
 
 test.todo("users.get");
 test.todo("users.list");
+
+describe("utility methods", () => {
+  test("userDocs", () => {
+    expect(userDocs(fixtures.me, "public")).toStrictEqual(
+      `+user:${slugify(fixtures.me.name)}-${fixtures.me.id} access:public`,
+    );
+
+    expect(userDocs(fixtures.me, "private")).toStrictEqual(
+      `+user:${slugify(fixtures.me.name)}-${fixtures.me.id} access:private`,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/api/accounts.ts b/src/lib/api/accounts.ts
index 58ac435ee..d3b375f0b 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/accounts.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { Maybe, User, Org } from "@/api/types";
+import type { Access } from "./types";
 import { BASE_API_URL } from "@/config/config.js";
+import { slugify } from "@/util/string.js";
 
 type Fetch = typeof globalThis.fetch;
 
@@ -21,3 +23,14 @@ export async function getOrg(fetch: Fetch, id: number): Promise<Org> {
   const resp = await fetch(endpoint, { credentials: "include" });
   return resp.json();
 }
+
+// link helpers
+
+/**
+ * Generate search params for a user's documents
+ * @param user
+ * @param access
+ */
+export function userDocs(user: User, access: Access): string {
+  return `+user:${slugify(user.name)}-${user.id} access:${access}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/api/fixtures/documents/pending.json b/src/lib/api/fixtures/documents/pending.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b17670a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/api/fixtures/documents/pending.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[
+  {
+    "doc_id": 20000033,
+    "images": 2,
+    "texts": 2,
+    "text_positions": 5,
+    "pages": 11
+  }
+]
diff --git a/src/lib/api/types.d.ts b/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
index 8ad8ff6ce..28ce6be3e 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
@@ -191,4 +191,12 @@ export interface OCREngine {
   help?: string;
 }
 
+export interface Pending {
+  doc_id: number;
+  images: number;
+  texts: number;
+  text_positions: number;
+  pages: number;
+}
+
 export type ProjectMembershipList = Page<ProjectMembershipItem>;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte b/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte
index 89e1e2d92..9ecebe790 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script context="module" lang="ts">
   import type { ActionResult } from "@sveltejs/kit";
   import { DEFAULT_LANGUAGE } from "@/config/config.js";
+  import { userDocs } from "$lib/api/accounts";
 
   /**
    * Collect form data into documents and do three-step upload.
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
   export async function upload(
     form: FormData,
     csrf_token: string,
+    user: User,
     fetch = globalThis.fetch,
   ): Promise<ActionResult> {
     // one per file
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
         language,
         projects: projects.map((p: Project) => p.id),
         revision_control,
-        original_extension: ext[ext.length - 1],
+        original_extension: ext,
       };
     });
 
@@ -73,25 +75,24 @@
 
     // todo: i18n
     if (process_response.ok) {
+      const query = new URLSearchParams([["q", userDocs(user, access)]]);
       return {
-        type: "success",
-        status: 201,
-        data: {
-          success: true,
-          message: `Uploaded ${created.length} documents`,
-        },
+        type: "redirect",
+        status: 302,
+        location: "/app/?" + query.toString(),
       };
     }
 
     return {
       type: "error",
       status: process_response.status,
-      error: await process_response.text(),
+      error: await process_response.json(),
     };
   }
 </script>
 
 <script lang="ts">
+  import type { Writable } from "svelte/store";
   import type {
     Access,
     Document,
@@ -99,10 +100,12 @@
     OCREngine,
     Project,
   } from "$lib/api/types";
+  import type { User } from "@/api/types/orgAndUser";
 
   import { applyAction } from "$app/forms";
+  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import { filesize } from "filesize";
-  import { afterUpdate } from "svelte";
+  import { afterUpdate, getContext } from "svelte";
   import { _ } from "svelte-i18n";
   import {
     Alert16,
@@ -141,6 +144,8 @@
   export let files: File[] = [];
   export let projects: Project[] = [];
 
+  const me: Writable<User> = getContext("me");
+
   let loading = false;
   let uploader: HTMLInputElement;
 
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@
     const form = e.target as HTMLFormElement;
     const fd = new FormData(form);
 
-    const result = await upload(fd, csrf_token);
+    const result = await upload(fd, csrf_token, $me);
 
     // send data up
     await applyAction(result);
@@ -191,6 +196,10 @@
       files = [];
     }
 
+    if (result.type === "redirect") {
+      goto(result.location, { invalidateAll: true });
+    }
+
     loading = false;
   }
 
@@ -236,7 +245,12 @@
               {/if}
             </p>
             <div class="title">
-              <Text name="title" value={filenameToTitle(file.name)} required />
+              <Text
+                name="title"
+                value={filenameToTitle(file.name)}
+                required
+                disabled={loading}
+              />
               <input type="hidden" name="filename" value={file.name} />
             </div>
             <button
@@ -267,11 +281,15 @@
           onDrop={addFiles}
           disabled={loading}
         >
-          <div class="fileDrop" class:active={fileDropActive}>
+          <div
+            class="fileDrop"
+            class:active={fileDropActive}
+            class:disabled={loading}
+          >
             <p class="drop-instructions">Drag and drop files here</p>
             <Flex align="center" justify="center">
               <span class="drop-instructions-or">or</span>
-              <FileInput multiple onFileSelect={addFiles}
+              <FileInput multiple onFileSelect={addFiles} disabled={loading}
                 ><File16 /> Select Files</FileInput
               >
             </Flex>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/inputs/File.svelte b/src/lib/components/inputs/File.svelte
index 67e6f8ca7..9632a0514 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/inputs/File.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/inputs/File.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   export let multiple = false;
   export let buttonMode: ComponentProps<Button>["mode"] = "ghost";
   export let files: FileList = null;
+  export let disabled = false;
 
   // Bound to the file picker input
   let picker: HTMLInputElement;
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@
   }
 </script>
 
-<span class="container">
-  <Button mode={buttonMode} on:click={openFilePicker}>
+<span class="container" class:disabled>
+  <Button mode={buttonMode} on:click={openFilePicker} {disabled}>
     <slot />
   </Button>
   <input
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
     {name}
     accept={DOCUMENT_TYPES.join(",")}
     {multiple}
+    {disabled}
     bind:files
     bind:this={picker}
     on:change={handleFiles}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/inputs/Text.svelte b/src/lib/components/inputs/Text.svelte
index 5bfb3fa91..b140e4ea5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/inputs/Text.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/inputs/Text.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   export let placeholder = "";
   export let value = "";
   export let required = false;
+  export let disabled = false;
 </script>
 
 <input
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
   {name}
   {placeholder}
   {required}
+  {disabled}
   bind:value
   on:change
   on:input
diff --git a/src/routes/app/sidebar/Documents.svelte b/src/routes/app/sidebar/Documents.svelte
index c5f43b26c..8ed19360a 100644
--- a/src/routes/app/sidebar/Documents.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/app/sidebar/Documents.svelte
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@
 
   import { APP_URL } from "@/config/config";
   import { slugify } from "@/util/string.js";
+  import { userDocs } from "$lib/api/accounts";
 
   const me: Writable<User> = getContext("me");
   const org: Writable<Org> = getContext("org");
 
   $: query = $page.url.searchParams.get("q") || "";
 
-  // +user:chris-amico-1020 +access:public
-  $: mine = $me ? `+user:${slugify($me.name)}-${$me.id}` : "";
-  $: minePublic = `${mine} +access:public`;
-  $: minePrivate = `${mine} +access:private`;
+  $: minePublic = userDocs($me, "public");
+  $: minePrivate = userDocs($me, "private");
 
   // +organization:muckrock-125
   $: orgDocs = $org ? `+organization:${slugify($org.name)}-${$org.id}` : "";