diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f37e847..712ddcf 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Issue tracker: https://github.com/HumanBrainProject/pyunicore
 
 Version 1.1.0 (mmm dd, 2024)
 ----------------------------
- - new feature: added upload() method on PathFile object
- - API CHANGE: remove Storage.upload() method
+ - API CHANGE: Storage.upload() method now accepts str-like or
+file-like data to upload and requires destination name
 
 Version 1.0.1 (Mar 22, 2024)
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/pyunicore/client.py b/pyunicore/client.py
index 1e9f684..9254639 100755
--- a/pyunicore/client.py
+++ b/pyunicore/client.py
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ def new_job(self, job_description, inputs=[], autostart=True):
         if len(inputs) > 0:
             working_dir = job.working_dir
             for input_item in inputs:
-                working_dir.upload(input_item)
+                with open(input_item, "rb") as f:
+                    working_dir.upload(f, input_item)
         if autostart and job_description.get("haveClientStageIn", None) == "true":
             job.start()
         return job
@@ -725,6 +726,20 @@ def makedirs(self, name):
         """create directory"""
         return self.mkdir(name)
 
+    def upload(self, source, destination):
+        """upload data to the destination file on this storage
+
+        Args:
+            source (str-like or file-like): this will be uploaded
+            destination: target path (parent directory will be created if needed)
+
+        """
+        _headers = {"Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"}
+        with self.transport.put(
+            url=self._to_file_url(destination), headers=_headers, stream=True, data=source
+        ) as r:
+            r.close()
+
     def send_file(
         self,
         file_name,
@@ -888,19 +903,6 @@ def download(self, file):
                 for chunk in resp.iter_content(chunk_size):
                     file.write(chunk)
 
-    def upload(self, source):
-        """upload data or file
-
-        Args:
-            source (str-like or file-like): this will be uploaded
-
-        """
-        _headers = {"Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"}
-        with self.transport.put(
-            url=self.resource_url, headers=_headers, stream=True, data=source
-        ) as r:
-            r.close()
-
     def raw(self, offset=0, size=-1):
         """access the raw http response for a streaming download.
         The optional 'offset' and 'size' parameters allow to download only
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_storage.py b/tests/integration/test_storage.py
index d0ef37d..54629b7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_storage.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_storage.py
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ def test_upload_download(self):
         home = self.get_home_storage()
         _path = "tests/integration/files/script.sh"
         _length = os.stat(_path).st_size
-        remote_file = home.stat("script.sh")
         with open(_path, "rb") as f:
-            remote_file.upload(f)
+            home.upload(f, "script.sh")
+        remote_file = home.stat("script.sh")
         self.assertEqual(_length, int(remote_file.properties["size"]))
         _out = BytesIO()
         remote_file.download(_out)
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def test_upload_download_data(self):
         home = self.get_home_storage()
         _data = "this is some test data"
         _length = len(_data)
+        home.upload(_data, "test.txt")
         remote_file = home.stat("test.txt")
-        remote_file.upload(_data)
         self.assertEqual(_length, int(remote_file.properties["size"]))
         _out = BytesIO()
         remote_file.download(_out)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_transfer(self):
         _path = "tests/integration/files/script.sh"
         _length = os.stat(_path).st_size
         with open(_path, "rb") as f:
-            storage1.stat("script.sh").upload(f)
+            storage1.upload(f, "script.sh")
         site_client = self.get_client()
         storage2 = site_client.new_job({}).working_dir
         transfer = storage2.receive_file(storage1.resource_url + "/files/script.sh", "script.sh")