diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.js b/frontend/src/lib/api.js
index 1f54b3a..6ba1495 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.js
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ export async function deleteGame(id) {
 }
 
 /** Upload a game ZIP */
-export async function uploadGame(file, title) {
+export async function uploadGame(file, title, igdbId) {
   const form = new FormData();
   form.append("file", file);
   if (title) form.append("title", title);
+  if (igdbId) form.append("igdb_id", String(igdbId));
 
   const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/upload`, {
     method: "POST",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Library.svelte b/frontend/src/pages/Library.svelte
index 0ea0155..da90bc0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Library.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Library.svelte
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@
     manualSearched = false;
   }
 
-  async function doUpload(title) {
+  async function doUpload(title, igdbId) {
     if (!pendingFile) return;
     uploading = true;
     uploadError = "";
     try {
-      await uploadGame(pendingFile, title || undefined);
+      await uploadGame(pendingFile, title || undefined, igdbId);
       cancelUpload();
       await loadGames();
     } catch (err) {
@@ -139,10 +139,12 @@
           {:else if igdbResults !== null && igdbResults.length > 0}
             <p class="match-label">Select a match or enter a custom title:</p>
             <div class="upload-igdb-results">
-              {#each igdbResults as result (result.igdb_id)}
+              {#each igdbResults as result}
                 <button
                   class="igdb-result"
-                  onclick={() => doUpload(result.name)}
+                  data-name={result.name}
+                  data-igdb-id={result.igdb_id}
+                  onclick={(e) => doUpload(e.currentTarget.dataset.name, Number(e.currentTarget.dataset.igdbId))}
                   disabled={uploading}
                 >
                   {#if result.cover_url}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java b/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java
index 758ff5c..7caae84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/UploadResource.java
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public class UploadResource {
     @Consumes(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
     public Response upload(
         @RestForm("file") FileUpload upload,
-        @RestForm("title") String title
+        @RestForm("title") String title,
+        @RestForm("igdb_id") Integer igdbId
     ) throws Exception {
         if (upload == null) {
             return Response.status(400).entity(Map.of("error", "No file provided")).build();
@@ -103,9 +104,13 @@ public class UploadResource {
             game.setReady(true);
             svc.save(game);
 
-            // Auto-populate from IGDB (non-blocking if credentials are set)
+            // Auto-populate from IGDB (use provided igdb_id or auto-search)
             if (igdb.isConfigured()) {
-                igdb.autoScrape(game);
+                if (igdbId != null) {
+                    igdb.applyIgdbId(game, igdbId);
+                } else {
+                    igdb.autoScrape(game);
+                }
                 if (game.isHasCover() || game.getYear() != null || game.getGenre() != null
                     || (game.getVideos() != null && !game.getVideos().isEmpty())
                     || (game.getScreenshots() != null && !game.getScreenshots().isEmpty())) {