diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
index 63e109ea..7602f3a3 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ private
     ::Capybara::Selenium::Node.new(self, native_node, initial_cache)
   end
 
+  def bridge
+    browser.send(:bridge)
+  end
+
   def specialize_driver
     browser_type = browser.browser
     Capybara::Selenium::Driver.specializations.select { |k, _v| k === browser_type }.each_value do |specialization| # rubocop:disable Style/CaseEquality
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/chrome_driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/chrome_driver.rb
index 99ffa25e..535ff92f 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/chrome_driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/chrome_driver.rb
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ private
     ::Capybara::Selenium::ChromeNode.new(self, native_node, initial_cache)
   end
 
-  def bridge
-    browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
-
   def chromedriver_version
     @chromedriver_version ||= begin
       caps = browser.capabilities
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/edge_driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/edge_driver.rb
index a6289440..3422e6d1 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/edge_driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/edge_driver.rb
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ private
     ::Capybara::Selenium::EdgeNode.new(self, native_node, initial_cache)
   end
 
-  def bridge
-    browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
-
   def edgedriver_version
     @edgedriver_version ||= begin
       caps = browser.capabilities
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/firefox_driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/firefox_driver.rb
index 2cb77ddb..53e6ac58 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/firefox_driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/firefox_driver.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ module Capybara::Selenium::Driver::FirefoxDriver
     (defined?(Selenium::WebDriver::VERSION) && (Selenium::WebDriver::VERSION.to_f >= 4)) ||
       driver.browser.capabilities.is_a?(::Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::W3C::Capabilities)
   end
-
-private
-
-  def bridge
-    browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
 end
 
 module Capybara::Selenium::Driver::W3CFirefoxDriver
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/safari_driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/safari_driver.rb
index f68a1e14..e085a07d 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/safari_driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver_specializations/safari_driver.rb
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ private
   def build_node(native_node, initial_cache = {})
     ::Capybara::Selenium::SafariNode.new(self, native_node, initial_cache)
   end
-
-  def bridge
-    browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
 end
 
 Capybara::Selenium::Driver.register_specialization(/^(safari|Safari_Technology_Preview)$/,
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/node.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/node.rb
index b2b40be8..f7c7a2bb 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/node.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/node.rb
@@ -299,11 +299,31 @@ private
   end
 
   def set_file(value) # rubocop:disable Naming/AccessorMethodName
-    path_names = value.to_s.empty? ? [] : value
-    file_names = Array(path_names).map do |pn|
-      Pathname.new(pn).absolute? ? pn : File.expand_path(pn)
-    end.join("\n")
-    native.send_keys(file_names)
+    with_file_detector do
+      path_names = value.to_s.empty? ? [] : value
+      file_names = Array(path_names).map do |pn|
+        Pathname.new(pn).absolute? ? pn : File.expand_path(pn)
+      end.join("\n")
+      native.send_keys(file_names)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def with_file_detector
+    if driver.options[:browser] == :remote &&
+       bridge.respond_to?(:file_detector) &&
+       bridge.file_detector.nil?
+      begin
+        bridge.file_detector = lambda do |(fn, *)|
+          str = fn.to_s
+          str if File.exist?(str)
+        end
+        yield
+      ensure
+        bridge.file_detector = nil
+      end
+    else
+      yield
+    end
   end
 
   def set_content_editable(value) # rubocop:disable Naming/AccessorMethodName
@@ -359,6 +379,10 @@ private
     driver.browser
   end
 
+  def bridge
+    browser.send(:bridge)
+  end
+
   def browser_action
     browser.action
   end
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/chrome_node.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/chrome_node.rb
index ac869258..0ba91dfd 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/chrome_node.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/chrome_node.rb
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ private
     end
   end
 
-  def bridge
-    driver.browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
-
   def w3c?
     (defined?(Selenium::WebDriver::VERSION) && (Selenium::WebDriver::VERSION.to_f >= 4)) ||
       capabilities.is_a?(::Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::W3C::Capabilities)
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/edge_node.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/edge_node.rb
index 6fbf5cbf..8bded239 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/edge_node.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/edge_node.rb
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ private
     end
   end
 
-  def bridge
-    driver.browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
-
   def browser_version
     @browser_version ||= begin
       caps = driver.browser.capabilities
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/firefox_node.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/firefox_node.rb
index 113ce73f..07fcbffb 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/firefox_node.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/firefox_node.rb
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ private
     actions
   end
 
-  def bridge
-    driver.browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
-
   def upload(local_file)
     return nil unless local_file
     raise ArgumentError, "You may only upload files: #{local_file.inspect}" unless File.file?(local_file)
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/safari_node.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/safari_node.rb
index 745aa54e..4305164a 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/safari_node.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/nodes/safari_node.rb
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ class Capybara::Selenium::SafariNode < Capybara::Selenium::Node
 
 private
 
-  def bridge
-    driver.browser.send(:bridge)
-  end
-
   def _send_keys(keys, actions = browser_action, down_keys = ModifierKeysStack.new)
     case keys
     when *MODIFIER_KEYS
diff --git a/spec/selenium_spec_chrome_remote.rb b/spec/selenium_spec_chrome_remote.rb
index 79e5f940..afcaf53b 100644
--- a/spec/selenium_spec_chrome_remote.rb
+++ b/spec/selenium_spec_chrome_remote.rb
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ module TestSessions
   Chrome = Capybara::Session.new(CHROME_REMOTE_DRIVER, TestApp)
 end
 
-TestSessions::Chrome.driver.browser.file_detector = lambda do |args|
-  # args => ["/path/to/file"]
-  str = args.first.to_s
-  str if File.exist?(str)
-end
-
 skipped_tests = %i[response_headers status_code trigger download]
 
 Capybara::SpecHelper.run_specs TestSessions::Chrome, CHROME_REMOTE_DRIVER.to_s, capybara_skip: skipped_tests do |example|
diff --git a/spec/selenium_spec_firefox_remote.rb b/spec/selenium_spec_firefox_remote.rb
index 9a77fba7..571654c3 100644
--- a/spec/selenium_spec_firefox_remote.rb
+++ b/spec/selenium_spec_firefox_remote.rb
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ module TestSessions
   RemoteFirefox = Capybara::Session.new(FIREFOX_REMOTE_DRIVER, TestApp)
 end
 
-TestSessions::RemoteFirefox.driver.browser.file_detector = lambda do |args|
-  # args => ["/path/to/file"]
-  str = args.first.to_s
-  str if File.exist?(str)
-end
-
 skipped_tests = %i[response_headers status_code trigger download]
 
 Capybara::SpecHelper.run_specs TestSessions::RemoteFirefox, FIREFOX_REMOTE_DRIVER.to_s, capybara_skip: skipped_tests do |example|
diff --git a/spec/selenium_spec_ie.rb b/spec/selenium_spec_ie.rb
index 0ad42396..4a73d92f 100644
--- a/spec/selenium_spec_ie.rb
+++ b/spec/selenium_spec_ie.rb
@@ -39,12 +39,7 @@ Capybara.register_driver :selenium_ie do |app|
     Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(app,
                                    browser: :remote,
                                    options: options,
-                                   url: url).tap do |driver|
-      driver.browser.file_detector = lambda do |args|
-        str = args.first.to_s
-        str if File.exist?(str)
-      end
-    end
+                                   url: url)
   else
     Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(
       app,