diff --git a/lib/file.js b/lib/file.js
index e34c10e4..483d1257 100644
--- a/lib/file.js
+++ b/lib/file.js
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ module.exports = File;
 util.inherits(File, EventEmitter);
 
 File.prototype.open = function() {
+  var self = this;
   this._writeStream = new WriteStream(this.path);
+  this._writeStream.on('error', function(err) {
+    self.emit('error', err);
+  })
 };
 
 File.prototype.toJSON = function() {
diff --git a/lib/incoming_form.js b/lib/incoming_form.js
index 27b9aedb..29de02d1 100644
--- a/lib/incoming_form.js
+++ b/lib/incoming_form.js
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ IncomingForm.prototype.handlePart = function(part) {
       self._maybeEnd();
     });
   });
+
+  file.on('error', function(err) {
+    self.emit('error', err);
+  });
 };
 
 function dummyParser(self) {