diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/drain_multipart_request.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/drain_multipart_request.rs
index d8c7df40ca..0a963578a1 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/drain_multipart_request.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/drain_multipart_request.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ pub struct MediaFileUploadData {
 
   // Optional: title of the scene (media_files' maybe_title)
   pub title: Option<String>,
+
+  // Optional: visibility
+  pub visibility: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Pull common parts out of multipart media HTTP requests, typically for handling file uploads.
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
   //let mut media_file_class = None;
   let mut media_file_subtype = None;
   let mut title = None;
+  let mut visibility = None;
 
   while let Ok(Some(mut field)) = multipart_payload.try_next().await {
     let mut field_name = None;
@@ -90,6 +94,13 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
               e
             })?;
       },
+      Some("visibility") => {
+        visibility = read_multipart_field_as_text(&mut field).await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+              warn!("Error reading title: {:}", &e);
+              e
+            })?;
+      },
       _ => continue,
     }
   }
@@ -100,5 +111,6 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
     file_bytes,
     media_file_subtype,
     title,
+    visibility,
   })
 }
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/upload_engine_asset_media_file_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/upload_engine_asset_media_file_handler.rs
index 81b687bee0..27a424bc41 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/upload_engine_asset_media_file_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_engine_asset/upload_engine_asset_media_file_handler.rs
@@ -124,9 +124,19 @@ pub async fn upload_engine_asset_media_file_handler(
 
   // ==================== UPLOAD METADATA ==================== //
 
-  let creator_set_visibility = maybe_user_session
-      .as_ref()
-      .map(|user_session| user_session.preferred_tts_result_visibility) // TODO: We need a new type of visibility control.
+  let creator_set_visibility = upload_media_request.visibility
+      .as_deref()
+      .map(|visibility| Visibility::from_str(visibility))
+      .transpose()
+      .map_err(|err| {
+        error!("Invalid visibility: {:?}", err);
+        MediaFileUploadError::BadInput("invalid visibility".to_string())
+      })?
+      .or_else(|| {
+        maybe_user_session
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|user_session| user_session.preferred_tts_result_visibility)
+      })
       .unwrap_or(Visibility::default());
 
   // ==================== USER DATA ==================== //
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/drain_multipart_request.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/drain_multipart_request.rs
index f45d47828f..8c9a2c04f1 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/drain_multipart_request.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/drain_multipart_request.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ pub struct MediaFileUploadData {
 
   // Optional: title of the scene (media_files' maybe_title)
   pub title: Option<String>,
+
+  // Optional: visibility
+  pub visibility: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Where the frontend tells us the file came from.
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
   let mut file_name = None;
   let mut media_source = None;
   let mut title = None;
+  let mut visibility = None;
 
   while let Ok(Some(mut field)) = multipart_payload.try_next().await {
     let mut field_name = None;
@@ -77,6 +81,13 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
               e
             })?;
       },
+      Some("visibility") => {
+        visibility = read_multipart_field_as_text(&mut field).await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+              warn!("Error reading title: {:}", &e);
+              e
+            })?;
+      },
       _ => continue,
     }
   }
@@ -99,5 +110,6 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
     file_bytes,
     media_source,
     title,
+    visibility,
   })
 }
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/process_upload_media_file.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/process_upload_media_file.rs
index b760525adb..233eba889c 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/process_upload_media_file.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_generic/process_upload_media_file.rs
@@ -119,9 +119,19 @@ pub async fn process_upload_media_file(
 
   // ==================== PROCESS REQUEST ==================== //
 
-  let creator_set_visibility = maybe_user_session
-      .as_ref()
-      .map(|user_session| user_session.preferred_tts_result_visibility) // TODO: We need a new type of visibility control.
+  let creator_set_visibility = upload_media_request.visibility
+      .as_deref()
+      .map(|visibility| Visibility::from_str(visibility))
+      .transpose()
+      .map_err(|err| {
+        error!("Invalid visibility: {:?}", err);
+        MediaFileUploadError::BadInput("invalid visibility".to_string())
+      })?
+      .or_else(|| {
+        maybe_user_session
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|user_session| user_session.preferred_tts_result_visibility)
+      })
       .unwrap_or(Visibility::default());
 
   let ip_address = get_request_ip(&http_request);
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/drain_multipart_request.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/drain_multipart_request.rs
index f45d47828f..8c9a2c04f1 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/drain_multipart_request.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/drain_multipart_request.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ pub struct MediaFileUploadData {
 
   // Optional: title of the scene (media_files' maybe_title)
   pub title: Option<String>,
+
+  // Optional: visibility
+  pub visibility: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Where the frontend tells us the file came from.
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
   let mut file_name = None;
   let mut media_source = None;
   let mut title = None;
+  let mut visibility = None;
 
   while let Ok(Some(mut field)) = multipart_payload.try_next().await {
     let mut field_name = None;
@@ -77,6 +81,13 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
               e
             })?;
       },
+      Some("visibility") => {
+        visibility = read_multipart_field_as_text(&mut field).await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+              warn!("Error reading title: {:}", &e);
+              e
+            })?;
+      },
       _ => continue,
     }
   }
@@ -99,5 +110,6 @@ pub async fn drain_multipart_request(mut multipart_payload: Multipart) -> Anyhow
     file_bytes,
     media_source,
     title,
+    visibility,
   })
 }
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/upload_video_media_file_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/upload_video_media_file_handler.rs
index e3b3d48536..524d68a7f2 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/upload_video_media_file_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/media_files/upload/upload_video/upload_video_media_file_handler.rs
@@ -131,9 +131,19 @@ pub async fn upload_video_media_file_handler(
 
   // ==================== UPLOAD METADATA ==================== //
 
-  let creator_set_visibility = maybe_user_session
-      .as_ref()
-      .map(|user_session| user_session.preferred_tts_result_visibility) // TODO: We need a new type of visibility control.
+  let creator_set_visibility = upload_media_request.visibility
+      .as_deref()
+      .map(|visibility| Visibility::from_str(visibility))
+      .transpose()
+      .map_err(|err| {
+        error!("Invalid visibility: {:?}", err);
+        MediaFileUploadError::BadInput("invalid visibility".to_string())
+      })?
+      .or_else(|| {
+        maybe_user_session
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|user_session| user_session.preferred_tts_result_visibility)
+      })
       .unwrap_or(Visibility::default());
 
   let upload_type = match upload_media_request.media_source {