diff --git a/jquery.filedrop.js b/jquery.filedrop.js
index f144014..10c9a41 100644
--- a/jquery.filedrop.js
+++ b/jquery.filedrop.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   jQuery.event.props.push("dataTransfer");
 
   var default_opts = {
+      fallback_trigger: '',
       fallback_id: '',
       url: '',
       refresh: 1000,
@@ -72,7 +73,13 @@
         files_count = 0,
         files;
 
-    $('#' + opts.fallback_id).css({
+    var fallback_id = opts.fallback_id;
+    
+    if (typeof fallback_id == 'string') {
+      fallback_id = '#' + fallback_id;
+    }
+    
+    $(fallback_id).css({
       display: 'none',
       width: 0,
       height: 0
@@ -81,11 +88,11 @@
     this.on('drop', drop).on('dragstart', opts.dragStart).on('dragenter', dragEnter).on('dragover', dragOver).on('dragleave', dragLeave);
     $(document).on('drop', docDrop).on('dragenter', docEnter).on('dragover', docOver).on('dragleave', docLeave);
 
-    this.on('click', function(e){
-      $('#' + opts.fallback_id).trigger(e);
+    $(opts.fallback_trigger || this).on('click', function(e){
+      $(fallback_id).trigger(e);
     });
 
-    $('#' + opts.fallback_id).change(function(e) {
+    $(fallback_id).change(function(e) {
       opts.drop(e);
       files = e.target.files;
       files_count = files.length;