diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/google-picker-client.ts b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/google-picker-client.ts
index d9fd495969..a30c33081f 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/google-picker-client.ts
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/google-picker-client.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   loadIdentityServicesLibrary,
 } from './google-api-client';
 
-export const GOOGLE_DRIVE_SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive';
+export const GOOGLE_DRIVE_SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file';
 
 /**
  * Convert a domain (example.com) into a valid web origin (https://example.com).
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ export class GooglePickerClient {
     const picker = new pickerLib.PickerBuilder()
       .addView(view)
       .addView(new pickerLib.DocsUploadView())
+      .setAppId(this._clientId)
       .setCallback(pickerCallback)
       .setDeveloperKey(this._developerKey)
       .setMaxItems(1)
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/test/google-picker-client-test.js b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/test/google-picker-client-test.js
index f87856ec28..bba55c430f 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/test/google-picker-client-test.js
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/test/google-picker-client-test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function createGoogleLibFakes() {
   const pickerBuilder = {
     addView: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
     build: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
+    setAppId: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
     setCallback: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
     setDeveloperKey: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
     setMaxItems: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ describe('GooglePickerClient', () => {
   });
 
   describe('#showPicker', () => {
-    it('requests authorization and sets token used by picker', async () => {
+    it('requests authorization and sets credentials used by picker', async () => {
       const client = createClient();
       client.showPicker();
 
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ describe('GooglePickerClient', () => {
 
       assert.ok(fakeTokenClient);
       const builder = fakeGoogleLibs.picker.api.PickerBuilder();
+      assert.calledWith(builder.setAppId, '12345');
       assert.calledWith(builder.setOAuthToken, 'the-access-token');
     });