diff --git a/data/common.go b/data/common.go
index f5fe830..090eee4 100644
--- a/data/common.go
+++ b/data/common.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // This module contains Flyte CoPilot related code.
 // Currently it only has 2 utilities - downloader and an uploader.
 // Usage Downloader:
-//  downloader := NewDownloader(...)
-//  downloader.DownloadInputs(...) // will recursively download all inputs
+//
+//	downloader := NewDownloader(...)
+//	downloader.DownloadInputs(...) // will recursively download all inputs
 //
 // Usage uploader:
 // uploader := NewUploader(...)
diff --git a/data/upload.go b/data/upload.go
index 34049c1..adb0c3d 100644
--- a/data/upload.go
+++ b/data/upload.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/futures"
@@ -56,6 +57,39 @@ func (u Uploader) handleSimpleType(_ context.Context, t core.SimpleType, filePat
 	return coreutils.MakeLiteralForSimpleType(t, string(b))
 }
 
+func (u Uploader) handleCollectionType(_ context.Context, t *core.LiteralType, filePath string) (*core.Literal, error) {
+	fpath, info, err := IsFileReadable(filePath, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if info.IsDir() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected file for type [%s], found dir at path [%s]", t.String(), filePath)
+	}
+	if info.Size() > maxPrimitiveSize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("maximum allowed filesize is [%d], but found [%d]", maxPrimitiveSize, info.Size())
+	}
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	literalString := strings.Split(strings.ReplaceAll(string(b), " ", ""), ",")
+	literals := make([]*core.Literal, 0, len(literalString))
+	for _, val := range literalString {
+		lv, err := coreutils.MakeLiteralForType(t.GetCollectionType(), val)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		literals = append(literals, lv)
+	}
+	res := &core.Literal{}
+	res.Value = &core.Literal_Collection{
+		Collection: &core.LiteralCollection{
+			Literals: literals,
+		},
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
 func (u Uploader) handleBlobType(ctx context.Context, localPath string, toPath storage.DataReference) (*core.Literal, error) {
 	fpath, info, err := IsFileReadable(localPath, true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -158,6 +192,10 @@ func (u Uploader) RecursiveUpload(ctx context.Context, vars *core.VariableMap, f
 			varFutures[varName] = futures.NewAsyncFuture(childCtx, func(ctx2 context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 				return u.handleSimpleType(ctx2, varType.GetSimple(), varPath)
 			})
+		case *core.LiteralType_CollectionType:
+			varFutures[varName] = futures.NewAsyncFuture(childCtx, func(ctx2 context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+				return u.handleCollectionType(ctx2, varType, varPath)
+			})
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("currently CoPilot uploader does not support [%s], system error", varType)
 		}
diff --git a/data/upload_test.go b/data/upload_test.go
index 2e3c84e..1e781ec 100644
--- a/data/upload_test.go
+++ b/data/upload_test.go
@@ -60,4 +60,41 @@ func TestUploader_RecursiveUpload(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, string(data), string(b), "content dont match")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("upload-collection", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(tmpFolderLocation, tmpPrefix)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		defer func() {
+			assert.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll(tmpDir))
+		}()
+
+		lt := core.LiteralType{Type: &core.LiteralType_Simple{Simple: core.SimpleType_INTEGER}}
+		vmap := &core.VariableMap{
+			Variables: map[string]*core.Variable{
+				"y": {
+					Type: &core.LiteralType{Type: &core.LiteralType_CollectionType{CollectionType: &lt}},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		data := []byte("1, 2, 3, 4")
+		assert.NoError(t, ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(tmpDir, "y"), data, os.ModePerm))
+		fmt.Printf("Written to %s ", path.Join(tmpDir, "y"))
+
+		store, err := storage.NewDataStore(&storage.Config{Type: storage.TypeMemory}, promutils.NewTestScope())
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		outputRef := storage.DataReference("output")
+		rawRef := storage.DataReference("raw")
+		u := NewUploader(context.TODO(), store, core.DataLoadingConfig_JSON, core.IOStrategy_UPLOAD_ON_EXIT, "error")
+		assert.NoError(t, u.RecursiveUpload(context.TODO(), vmap, tmpDir, outputRef, rawRef))
+
+		outputs := &core.LiteralMap{}
+		assert.NoError(t, store.ReadProtobuf(context.TODO(), outputRef, outputs))
+		assert.Len(t, outputs.Literals, 1)
+		assert.NotNil(t, outputs.Literals["y"])
+		assert.NotNil(t, outputs.Literals["y"].GetCollection())
+		assert.NotNil(t, outputs.Literals["y"].GetCollection().GetLiterals())
+		assert.NotNil(t, outputs.Literals["y"].GetCollection().GetLiterals()[0].GetScalar())
+	})
 }