Workaround: function encodeRowContent() { var asyncUpload = $find('<%= RadAsync_FileUpload.ClientID%>'); var $ = $telerik.$; asyncUpload._updateRowContent = function (row, inputValue) { var $progress, $content = $("<span class='ruUploadProgress'>" + $telerik.htmlEncode(this._getFileName(inputValue)) + "</span>"); $(row).removeClass("ruSelectWrap") .addClass("ruFileLI ruUploading") .prepend("<span class='radIcon'></span>"); if (this._isManualUpload()) $content.addClass("ruUploadOnHold"); if (this._enableInlineProgress) { $progress = $('<span class="ruFileProgressWrap"><span class="ruFileProgress"></span></span>'); $content.append($progress); } $('.ruFakeInput, .ruBrowse', row).remove(); $(".ruFileWrap", row).append($content); // Replace fake input } } Sys.Application.add_load(encodeRowContent);