diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/vuex/file/utils.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/vuex/file/utils.js
index 8b1764cc0e..64c9b900c8 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/vuex/file/utils.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/vuex/file/utils.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function extractMetadata(file, preset = null) {
     const mediaElement = document.createElement(isVideo ? 'video' : 'audio');
     // Add a listener to read the metadata once it has loaded.
     mediaElement.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => {
-      metadata.duration = mediaElement.duration;
+      metadata.duration = Math.ceil(mediaElement.duration);
       // Override preset based off video resolution
       if (isVideo) {
         metadata.preset =
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/viewsets/test_file.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/viewsets/test_file.py
index 6b3394ad01..be19e660af 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/viewsets/test_file.py
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/viewsets/test_file.py
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             "name": "le_studio",
             "file_format": file_formats.MP3,
             "preset": format_presets.AUDIO,
+            "duration": 10.123
         }
 
     def test_required_keys(self):
@@ -402,6 +403,16 @@ def test_required_keys(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
 
+    def test_duration_invalid(self):
+        self.file["duration"] = '1.23'
+
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("file-upload-url"), self.file, format="json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
     def test_insufficient_storage(self):
         self.file["size"] = 100000000000000
 
@@ -414,3 +425,5 @@ def test_upload_url(self):
         self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
         response = self.client.post(reverse("file-upload-url"), self.file, format="json",)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        file = models.File.objects.get(checksum=self.file["checksum"])
+        self.assertEqual(11, file.duration)
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py
index b594a55bc9..de64dfa935 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import codecs
+import math
 
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.http import HttpResponseBadRequest
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@ def upload_url(self, request):
                 reason="Must specify: size, checksum, name, file_format, and preset"
             )
 
+        duration = request.data.get("duration")
+        if duration is not None:
+            if not isinstance(duration, (int, float)):
+                return HttpResponseBadRequest(reason="File duration must be a number")
+            duration = math.ceil(duration)
+
         try:
             request.user.check_space(float(size), checksum)
         except PermissionDenied:
@@ -165,7 +172,7 @@ def upload_url(self, request):
             file_format_id=file_format,
             preset_id=preset,
             uploaded_by=request.user,
-            duration=request.data.get("duration"),
+            duration=duration,
         )
 
         # Avoid using our file_on_disk attribute for checks