diff --git a/Palto/Palto/forms.py b/Palto/Palto/forms.py
index eb9aebd..f1116ae 100644
--- a/Palto/Palto/forms.py
+++ b/Palto/Palto/forms.py
@@ -3,6 +3,24 @@ from django import forms
 from Palto.Palto import models
 
 
+# Common
+class MultipleFileInput(forms.ClearableFileInput):
+    allow_multiple_selected = True
+
+
+class MultipleFileField(forms.FileField):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault("widget", MultipleFileInput())
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def clean(self, data, initial=None):
+        file_cleaner = super().clean
+        if isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
+            return [file_cleaner(d, initial) for d in data]
+        else:
+            return file_cleaner(data, initial)
+
+
 # Users
 
 
@@ -19,6 +37,7 @@ class NewAbsenceForm(forms.Form):
     start = forms.DateTimeField(widget=forms.TextInput(attrs=dict(type='datetime-local')))
     end = forms.DateTimeField(widget=forms.TextInput(attrs=dict(type='datetime-local')))
     message = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea)
+    attachments = MultipleFileField(required=False)
 
     def __init__(self, student: models.User, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_new.html b/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_new.html
index f9dcb66..e73e87c 100644
--- a/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_new.html
+++ b/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_new.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends "Palto/base.html" %}
 
 {% block body %}
-    <form method="POST">
+    <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <table>
             {{ form_new_absence.as_table }}
diff --git a/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_view.html b/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_view.html
index 6f93217..91f8e29 100644
--- a/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_view.html
+++ b/Palto/Palto/templates/Palto/absence_view.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     {# absence's attachments #}
     <div>
         {% for attachment in absence.attachments.all %}
-            <a href="{{ attachment.content.url }}">{{ attachment.content.name }}</a>
+            <a href="{{ attachment.content.url }}" target="_blank">{{ attachment.content.name }}</a>
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/Palto/Palto/views.py b/Palto/Palto/views.py
index 7e0bbb7..ca4eabe 100644
--- a/Palto/Palto/views.py
+++ b/Palto/Palto/views.py
@@ -202,24 +202,31 @@ def new_absence_view(request: WSGIRequest):
         return HttpResponseForbidden()
 
     # create a form for the new absence
-    form_new_absence = forms.NewAbsenceForm(request.user, request.POST)
+    form_new_absence = forms.NewAbsenceForm(request.user, request.POST, request.FILES)
 
     if form_new_absence.is_valid():
-        try:
-            models.Absence.objects.create(
-                student=request.user,
-                start=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["start"],
-                end=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["end"],
-                department=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["department"],
-                message=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["message"],
-            )
-        except IntegrityError:
+        print(form_new_absence.files, form_new_absence.cleaned_data)
+
+        absence, is_created = models.Absence.objects.get_or_create(
+            student=request.user,
+            start=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["start"],
+            end=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["end"],
+            department=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["department"],
+            message=form_new_absence.cleaned_data["message"],
+        )
+
+        if not is_created:
+            # if the absence already existed, show an error
             form_new_absence.add_error(None, "This absence already exists.")
 
         else:
-            return redirect("Palto:homepage")  # TODO(Faraphel): redirect to absence list
+            # add the attachments files to the absence
+            for file in form_new_absence.cleaned_data["attachments"]:
+                absence.attachments.create(
+                    content=file
+                )
 
-    # TODO(Faraphel): add attachments to the forms
+            return redirect("Palto:homepage")  # TODO(Faraphel): redirect to absence list
 
     # render the page
     return render(