diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
index 7ebc4aface..8058a38275 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   }
 
   // CONTENT VIEWS & DEFAULT PLUGINS
-  const compileTab = new CompileTab(registry.get('config').api)
+  const compileTab = new CompileTab(registry.get('config').api, registry.get('filemanager').api)
   const run = new RunTab(
     blockchain,
     registry.get('config').api,
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
index 4441993d34..8066128218 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ const profile = {
 // - methods: ['getCompilationResult']
 
 class CompileTab extends CompilerApiMixin(ViewPlugin) { // implements ICompilerApi
-  constructor (config) {
+  constructor (config, fileManager) {
     super(profile)
+    this.fileManager
     this.config = config
     this.queryParams = new QueryParams()
     this.compileTabLogic = new CompileTabLogic(this, this.contentImport)
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ class CompileTab extends CompilerApiMixin(ViewPlugin) { // implements ICompilerA
     return super.getCompilationResult()
   }
 
+  getFileManagerMode () {
+    return this.fileManager.mode
+  }
+
   /**
    * set the compiler configuration
    * This function is used by remix-plugin compiler API.
diff --git a/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler-api.ts b/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler-api.ts
index d0b30cec64..9a96319e9a 100644
--- a/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler-api.ts
+++ b/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler-api.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { compile } from '@remix-project/remix-solidity'
 import { CompileTabLogic, parseContracts } from '@remix-ui/solidity-compiler' // eslint-disable-line
-import { ConfigurationSettings } from '@remix-project/remix-lib-ts'
+import type { ConfigurationSettings } from '@remix-project/remix-lib-ts'
 
 export const CompilerApiMixin = (Base) => class extends Base {
   currentFile: string
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ export const CompilerApiMixin = (Base) => class extends Base {
     this.configurationSettings = settings    
   }  
 
-  getFileManagerMode () {
-    return 'browser'
-  }
-
   fileExists (fileName) {
     return this.call('fileManager', 'exists', fileName)
   }
diff --git a/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler.ts b/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler.ts
index f003f33c76..1080bf6ff3 100644
--- a/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler.ts
+++ b/apps/solidity-compiler/src/app/compiler.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,8 @@ export class CompilerClientApi extends CompilerApiMixin(PluginClient) implements
   setAppParameter (name, value) {
     localStorage.setItem(name, value)
   }
+
+  getFileManagerMode () {
+    return 'browser'
+  }
 }