diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java
index cb6c7b1ddbc..f26bc8a0bd9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java
@@ -1860,7 +1860,13 @@ public void uploadFinished() {
                 FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(uploadComponentId, new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO, BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("dataset.file.uploadWorked"), uploadSuccessMessage));
             }
         }
-        
+
+        if(isFileReplaceOperation() && fileReplacePageHelper.hasContentTypeWarning()){
+                    RequestContext context = RequestContext.getCurrentInstance();
+                    RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().update("datasetForm:fileTypeDifferentPopup");
+                    context.execute("PF('fileTypeDifferentPopup').show();");
+        }
+
         // We clear the following duplicate warning labels, because we want to 
         // only inform the user of the duplicates dropped in the current upload 
         // attempt - for ex., one batch of drag-and-dropped files, or a single 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml
index f7a01bfa08e..a8cc4d95ede 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/editFilesFragment.xhtml
@@ -622,11 +622,11 @@
         </div>
     </p:dialog>
     
-    <p:dialog id="selectFilesForDelete" styleClass="smallPopUp"
-              header="#{bundle['dataset.noSelectedFiles.header']}" widgetVar="selectFilesForDelete" modal ="true">
+    <p:dialog id="selectFilesForDeleteFragment" styleClass="smallPopUp"
+              header="#{bundle['dataset.noSelectedFiles.header']}" widgetVar="selectFilesForDeleteFragment" modal ="true">
         <p class="text-danger"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-exclamation-sign"/> #{bundle['dataset.noSelectedFilesForDelete']}</p>
         <div class="button-block">
-            <p:commandButton value="#{bundle.close}" onclick="PF('selectFilesForDelete').hide();"/>
+            <p:commandButton value="#{bundle.close}" onclick="PF('selectFilesForDeleteFragment').hide();"/>
         </div>
     </p:dialog>
     
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@
             if (count > 0) {
                 PF('deleteFileConfirmation').show();
             } else {
-                PF('selectFilesForDelete').show();              
+                PF('selectFilesForDeleteFragment').show();              
             }
         }
         function checkNewlyRestricted() {