diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/files.py b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
index 59bd35e27f..949f991c5c 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/files.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ class FieldFile(File):
         return self.storage.url(self.name)
     url = property(_get_url)
 
+    def _get_size(self):
+        self._require_file()
+        return self.storage.size(self.name)
+    size = property(_get_size)
+
     def open(self, mode='rb'):
         self._require_file()
         return super(FieldFile, self).open(mode)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/file_storage/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/file_storage/models.py
index c0557bcab4..6a62c5252a 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/file_storage/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/file_storage/models.py
@@ -46,5 +46,23 @@ if Image:
 >>> p2.mugshot.save("shot", ContentFile(image_data))
 >>> os.remove(p2.mugshot.path)
 >>> p2.delete()
+
+# Bug #8534: FileField.size should not leave the file open.
+>>> p3 = Person(name="Joan")
+>>> p3.mugshot.save("shot", ContentFile(image_data))
+
+# Get a "clean" model instance
+>>> p3 = Person.objects.get(name="Joan")
+
+# It won't have an opened file. This is a bit brittle since it depends on the
+# the internals of FieldFile, but there's no other way of telling if the
+# file's been opened or not.
+>>> hasattr(p3.mugshot, '_file')
+False
+
+# After asking for the size, the file should still be closed.
+>>> _ = p3.mugshot.size
+>>> hasattr(p3.mugshot, '_file')
+False
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