diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/files.py b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
index 0d83ef5d0f..b2c93227e7 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/files.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class FileField(Field):
         file = super(FileField, self).pre_save(model_instance, add)
         if file and not file._committed:
             # Commit the file to storage prior to saving the model
-            file.save(file.name, file, save=False)
+            file.save(file.name, file.file, save=False)
         return file
 
     def contribute_to_class(self, cls, name, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tests/model_fields/test_filefield.py b/tests/model_fields/test_filefield.py
index 19d414161d..e67b6dd515 100644
--- a/tests/model_fields/test_filefield.py
+++ b/tests/model_fields/test_filefield.py
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+from django.core.files import temp
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import TemporaryUploadedFile
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from .models import Document
 
@@ -54,3 +60,16 @@ class FileFieldTests(TestCase):
     def test_defer(self):
         Document.objects.create(myfile='something.txt')
         self.assertEqual(Document.objects.defer('myfile')[0].myfile, 'something.txt')
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith('win'), "Windows doesn't support moving open files.")
+    # The file's source and destination must be on the same filesystem.
+    @override_settings(MEDIA_ROOT=temp.gettempdir())
+    def test_move_temporary_file(self):
+        """
+        The temporary uploaded file is moved rather than copied to the
+        destination.
+        """
+        with TemporaryUploadedFile('something.txt', 'text/plain', 0, 'UTF-8') as tmp_file:
+            tmp_file_path = tmp_file.temporary_file_path()
+            Document.objects.create(myfile=tmp_file)
+            self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(tmp_file_path), 'Temporary file still exists')