diff --git a/Content.Client/Fax/UI/FaxBoundUi.cs b/Content.Client/Fax/UI/FaxBoundUi.cs
index ca2e834b4f..d9265736c3 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Fax/UI/FaxBoundUi.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Fax/UI/FaxBoundUi.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public sealed class FaxBoundUi : BoundUserInterface
 
         _dialogIsOpen = true;
         var filters = new FileDialogFilters(new FileDialogFilters.Group("txt"));
-        await using var file = await _fileDialogManager.OpenFile(filters);
+        await using var file = await _fileDialogManager.OpenFile(filters, FileAccess.Read);
         _dialogIsOpen = false;
 
         if (_window == null || _window.Disposed || file == null)
diff --git a/Content.Client/Instruments/UI/InstrumentMenu.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Instruments/UI/InstrumentMenu.xaml.cs
index 4a29478a9c..16dec590f9 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Instruments/UI/InstrumentMenu.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Instruments/UI/InstrumentMenu.xaml.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Instruments.UI
             // or focus the previously-opened window.
             _isMidiFileDialogueWindowOpen = true;
 
-            await using var file = await _dialogs.OpenFile(filters);
+            await using var file = await _dialogs.OpenFile(filters, FileAccess.Read);
 
             _isMidiFileDialogueWindowOpen = false;
 
diff --git a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs
index b7f6495b8d..10fc93a63b 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/HumanoidProfileEditor.xaml.cs
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Lobby.UI
                 return;
 
             StartExport();
-            await using var file = await _dialogManager.OpenFile(new FileDialogFilters(new FileDialogFilters.Group("yml")));
+            await using var file = await _dialogManager.OpenFile(new FileDialogFilters(new FileDialogFilters.Group("yml")), FileAccess.Read);
 
             if (file == null)
             {