diff --git a/.changes/fix-ios-file-dialog-default-mode.md b/.changes/fix-ios-file-dialog-default-mode.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4032159616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-ios-file-dialog-default-mode.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"dialog": patch:breaking
+---
+
+If no filters are specified, the file picker dialog now defaults to a file selection instead of photos.
diff --git a/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift b/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift
index cb8f19e430..5e8d9e4289 100644
--- a/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class DialogPlugin: Plugin {
 
     let parsedTypes = parseFiltersOption(args.filters ?? [])
 
-    var isMedia = true
+    var isMedia = !parsedTypes.isEmpty
     var uniqueMimeType: Bool? = nil
     var mimeKind: String? = nil
     if !parsedTypes.isEmpty {